Nikki Haley: Indian-American US ambassador to UN 'resigns'
Nikki Haley, the Indian-American US Ambassador to the United Nations, resigned on Tuesday, according to multiple US media reports. President Donald Trump has accepted 46-year-old Haley's resignation as UN ambassador. Notably, the reason behind her resignation was not immediately clear. Haley was the senior most Indian-American official in the Trump administration. Here are more details.
Trump confirms he would be making a "big announcement"
She was confirmed as UN Ambassador in January'17
The former governor of South Carolina was confirmed as UN Ambassador in January 2017. She was approved with wide bipartisan support, 96-4. Further, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders also tweeted that Trump and Ambassador Haley will meet in the Oval Office on Tuesday morning.
