Nikki Haley

From Bamberg To The United Nations

... 12, 2011. File/Brett Flashnick/AP. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, right, with Sen. Harvey Peeler, R-Cherokee, left, raises her fists to celebrate the recent Clemson football national championship while delivering the state of the state address at the state Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Columbia, S. C. Sean Rayford/AP. Sean Rayford. COLUMBIA — It’s time for South Carolina to say goodbye to Gov. Nikki Haley. The Bamberg native will trade the Governor’s Mansion for a residence in a New York hotel suite after she wins an expected Senate confirmation to become President Donald Trump’s U. S. ambassador to the United Nations in as little as two weeks. It's the culmination of her rapid rise over the last 12 years, going from business manager at her family’s Lexington clothing store to a healing national political figure. After her confirmation — the process begins Wednesday with her Senate Foreign Relations screening appearance — the state’s first woman and ...

Senate Panel Grills S.c. Gov. Nikki Haley In Her Bid To Become U.n. Ambassador

... And what I know about president-elect is he actually will listen. KELEMEN: The South Carolina governor told the Senate committee that she has spoken to Trump about Russia and about China but not in much detail. She distanced herself from Trump's Twitter comments that are dismissive of America's longtime alliances. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING). HALEY: It is important that we have alliances. I know the president-elect realizes that. It is important that we create coalitions, and I know that he realizes that as well. And so his comments are really coming from the fact that he does have a fresh set of eyes. He is looking at those things. But my job's not just at the U. N. My job is to come back to the National Security Council and let them know what I know. KELEMEN: When Trump tapped ...

Haley Supports Moving Us Embassy In Israel To Jerusalem

... moving US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. RICHARD LARDNER. View photos. UN Ambassador-designate, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, accompanied by her husband Michael, left, prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci). WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley declared her support for moving the U. S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a shift firmly endorsed by Donald Trump but one that could trigger increased violence in the Middle East. Haley, Trump's pick to be the U. S. ambassador to the United Nations, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday that she "absolutely" backs the embassy move because that's what Israel and congressional Republicans want. But a spokesman for Jordan's government recently told The Associated Press that the ...

S.c. Gov. Nikki Haley Prepares For Confirmation Hearing In Tough Political Terrain

... extent, for what Tillerson did or did not say at his confirmation hearing. But ultimately, he said, his state’s governor is applying for a different job and would be judged independently of the secretary of state nominee. This past week, Graham unveiled legislation to cut off federal funding for the United Nations unless the National Security Council reverses a late-December 2016 resolution condemning Israeli settlements. Graham is the senior Senate appropriator in charge of the U. N.’s purse strings. He said his bill had nothing to do with Haley, whom he supports, but senators' attitudes on Israel will, without question, come up during her confirmation hearing, and it could put her in a difficult spot. She is expected to be a strong proponent of Israel but it could be hard for her to reconcile her disapproval of the U. N. resolution with support for efforts to withhold ...

Gov. Nikki Haley Keeps The Port A High Priority

... by 2025. It would make Jasper home to the largest port in the United States and the budget allocations will help build surrounding infrastructure. Sauls said even though Haley will no longer be governor, he expects to maintain a good relationship with Henry Mc Master and the governor’s office and expects the port to continue to be on the radar in Columbia. “We are going to continue to work with the new governor, continue to make sure he is fully abreast,” Sauls said. “He’s an important facilitator in this process. We’ll work side by side with the governor’s office to make sure benchmarks are being met.”. The county is growing. This week officials broke ground on the extension of the Ridgeland-Claude Dean airport, an endeavor that Sauls said will have a multimillion-dollar economic impact. He believes the “ripple effect” ...

Expect Gov. Nikki Haley To Be 'confirmed Overwhelmingly' To Un Post

... hours, our state has ever known - the Emanuel massacre - she led not only as the governor, not only as a strong leader, but as a mother, as a human being, that was impacted by such an atrocity. She led our state to come together. With those types of leadership skills, bringing people together under the worst of times, under the most difficult conditions, is something that she specializes in," Scott said. The formal hearing started with questions from ranking member Sen. Ben Cardin, who although was impressed with Haley in their private discussions, said he had concerns about her lack of foreign policy experience. Still, her work during the removal of the Confederate flag was of particular note to Cardin. "Your actions not only demonstrated your willingness to address hate and bigotry, but also your ability to build and work with coalitions which will be critically important if confirmed to be our United Nations ...

Is Access To Abortion A Human Right

... taken very restrictive positions is a direct reflection of American internal politics, since this issue is something that plays well to certain constituencies,” Ergas said. The use of the phrase ‘reproductive health’. (does) not create any rights and cannot be interpreted to constitute support, endorsement or promotion of abortion. John Bolton, ambassador to the U. N. under George W. Bush, clarifying the U. S. position in front of the General Assembly in 2006. Anti-abortion groups hope Trump will follow in the footsteps of Reagan and George W. Bush by reinstating what is known as the Mexico City Policy , which prevents foreign aid dollars from going to organizations abroad that perform or promote abortions. As ambassador, Haley would not be making policy but voicing the views of the State Department. She would report directly to Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, if they are both confirmed. At his own confirmation hearing last week, Tillerson did not directly answer a question about whether the U. S. would continue ...

Tom Price, Nikki Haley, Wilbur Ross Faced Senate Hearings For Cabinet

... large nations. “They talk much more about free trade than they actually practice,” Mr. Ross told lawmakers. “We would like to levelize that playing field and bring the realities a bit closer to the rhetoric.”. Trump has an “American First” policy, but Ross assured the committee that he remains “pro-sensible trade.”. Asked about the tariffs Trump has spoken about, Ross mentioned the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act in the 1930 s, which some believe “extended the Great Depression.” That taught Ross the tariffs “didn’t work very well then, and it very likely wouldn’t work now.”. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley took aim at the UN’s anti-Israel bias and Russia during her hearing with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “Nowhere has the U. N.’s failure been more consistent and more outrageous than in ...

Gov. Nikki Haley Delivers Sentimental State Of The State Address

... of the State address, Gov. Nikki Haley struck a somewhat sentimental chord Wednesday night at the Capitol, calling her time in South Carolina’s highest elected office “the greatest honor of my life.”. Wearing a royal blue dress and stopping to take selfies with lawmakers as she made her way to the podium, Haley delivered her farewell without any pause or sign that she might lose her composure. And while the short-term governor did address public education and took time to remind those in attendance of her work as a so-called jobs governor, she did not mention transportation and roads funding, or the ethics probe hanging over the Legislature, the state’s ailing pension system and many of the issues lawmakers will undoubtedly grapple with in the next few months. “The state of our state is blessed,” Haley said after ...