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Trump said New York Rep. Elise Stefanik to be appointed US Ambassador to the UN

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President-elect Donald Trump has appointed New York Rep. Elise Stefanik was offered the job of American ambassador to the United Nations and she accepted the offer, they told the New York Post on Sunday evening.

“I am honored to nominate President Elise Stefanik to serve in my Cabinet as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Elise is an incredibly strong, tough and smart America First fighter,” Trump said in a statement to the newspaper.

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Representative Elise Stefanik, a Republican from New York, speaks with members of the media in the spin room after the first vice presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York on October 1, 2024.

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Stefanik confirmed her acceptance of the role in a statement to the newspaper.

“I am truly honored to earn President Trump’s nomination to serve in his Cabinet as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations,” said Stefanik. “During my conversation with President Trump, I expressed how deeply humbled I am to accept his nomination and that I look forward to earning the support of my colleagues in the U.S. Senate.”

The post requires Senate confirmation.

Stefanik, a vocal and staunch Trump ally and the No. 4 Republican in the House of Representatives chairman of the Republican Conference of the House of Representativeswould take on a role that Nikki Haley held during the first Trump administration.

The former South Carolina governor sought the Republican Party’s presidential nomination during the just-concluded election season and voiced her support for Trump after withdrawing from the race. Haley said she was “on standby” to appear on the campaign trail on his behalf, but that didn’t happen.

Stefanik spoke at the controversial Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in late October.

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Representative Eloise Stefanik, a Republican from New York, speaks during a campaign rally for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 27, 2024.

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