BREAKING NEWS

Trump picks envoy to Canada Kelly Craft for U.N. ambassador

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was nominating Kelly Craft, currently the US ambassador to Canada, as his envoy to the United Nations.
Craft, a top Republican donor from Kentucky, rose this week as a serious contender for the post based on a recommendation by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a fellow Kentuckian.
It was not immediately clear if Craft would hold a Cabinet-level position, as the previous ambassador Nikki Haley did. Regardless, she will need to be confirmed by the US Senate.
"Kelly has done an outstanding job representing our Nation and I have no doubt that, under her leadership, our Country will be represented at the highest level," Trump said in a tweet announcing his decision.