President Donald Trump stated on Friday that the spokeswoman for the Department of State, Heather Nauert, will be nominated to become the 30th US envoy to the United Nations.
"I also want to inform you that … Heather Nauert will be nominated for the ambassador to the United Nations", the president told journalists during a meeting in the White House.
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Trump described his pick for the UN post as "very talented" and "very smart", expressing his confidence in her success at her new position. He has previously mentioned her as being among the candidates for the post, stressing that she was under "very serious consideration".
Nauert, 48, is a former Fox News reporter, who became a spokesperson for the Department of State in April 2017.