Nikki Haley

Nikki Haley Promises 'fresh Eyes' At Un

... ready to prove that our goal with the administration has to show value with the UN. And the weight it will show values to show our strength. Joseph our voice. Half the backs of our allies. And make sure that our allies have our back as well. For those that don't have our back we're taking names we will make points to respond to that according might. But this is the Thomas during this is the time and actually this is a time getting things done. And this administration. Is prepared and ready to go and two at me go and look at the UN. And everything that's working we're gonna make it better. Everything that's not working we're gonna try and fix and anything that is seems to be obsolete not necessary. We're gonna do away with it but this is a time of fresh chives. New strength new vision and a great day at the US human thank you very much. This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% ...

White House Hobbles Nikki Haley Before Her First Day At The U.n

... said the senior Democratic Senate aide. “It’s our impression that this is coming from the White House without a lot of consultation.” He said the proposed funding cuts would simply reduce U. S. leverage over issues that matter to its interests. “One of the things money buys is influence,” the aide said. “If we withdraw, others with competing interests will rush to fill the vacuum.”. Although pulling out of the U. N. seems to fit Trump’s “America First” approach, it’s an inefficient way to meet foreign-policy goals, said Edward Luck, a U. N. historian at Columbia University. “If you are going to do everything bilaterally, your own costs are going to go up enormously for taxpayers,” he said. One area that could be immediately affected is the global migrant crisis, which has spooked many European countries and frightened the Trump administration into considering banning asylum-seekers fleeing terrorism. Peter Yeo, the president of the Better World Campaign, a U. N. advocacy group in Washington, who has reviewed the draft order, said the ...

From Bamberg To The United Nations

... relocation in the South and one of the nation’s more hostile states to organized labor. Since Haley has been in the governor's office, she's been associated with the Boeing airplane expansion plant in North Charleston, went to Sweden to help land the Volvo plant for Berkeley County, and helped push the state to the top of the manufacturing and exporting of tires. Republicans say she deserves business credit, since job recruiting is one of the main functions that modern day governors have. “She came into office at a very difficult time, economically,” said Massey, who’s served in the Senate since 2007. “The unemployment rate was very high, and she went to work on industrial recruitment and job development with a laser-like focus. And, really, she’s been focused on that her entire time in office.”. Huffmon said Haley quickly learned that associating herself with the recruitment of new jobs would be a excellent way to build up political capital, both in the state and nationally. “That's why every time the smallest little business would open she would be there ...

Nikki Haley Easily Confirmed As Un Ambassador

... of President Trump's National Security Cabinet," said Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the second-ranking Republican leader. Read More. RELATED: Trump nominee questions US funding of UN. But Democrats defended what they said was a necessary pace. They charged that Trump selected several people with complicated financial portfolios that needed to be cleared by a government ethics watchdog to ensure they would not have conflicts of interest while in office and others with alleged ethical lapses related to stock trade and unpaid nanny taxes. "There are a bunch of nominees that have real problems," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat. "Isn't it the obligation of both Democrats and Republicans to vet these candidates thoroughly? They are going to have huge power over the lives of every American.". Two embattled nominees, Georgia Republican Rep. Tom Price and Republican South Carolina ...

Much Good Accomplished, Much Damage Done, Much Potential Squandered

... even without an aggressive governor and a talented commerce secretary, it would have taken some doing for the economy not to improve. But she did pick a talented commerce secretary, Bobby Hitt, and she did work closely with him, and they brought the big fish to South Carolina, along with schools of minnows, they encouraged S. C. businesses to expand, and 400,000 more people are employed today than when she took office. Governors, like presidents, get credit or blame for the economy, regardless of how much impact they have individually. So she gets a great deal of credit here. The same is true for the way she led our state through the massacre at Emanuel A. M. E. Church, and the floods of 2015, and the hurricane of 2016, and smaller crises. Although she made the right calls when calls were called for, mostly what’s needed at such times is an unquantifiable, perhaps even emotional thing: A governor either does an awful job, an adequate job or a superior job. We’ll never know whether another governor could have handled the moments of crisis as well as she did, but time ...

New Us Envoy Nikki Haley Says To Un

... Aleppo. “We need to let them know we are not OK with what happened in Ukraine, in Crimea and what is happening in Syria, but we’re also going to tell them that we do need their help with ISIS and with some other threats that we all share,” she exclaimed. In that hearing, Haley was also asked about the U. N. Security Council resolution that called for an end to Israeli settlements. In a break with tradition, the U. S. abstained from the vote, angering many Republicans and Israelis. Trump lashed out on Twitter, calling the United Nations a “club for people to get together, talk and have a good time.” He has said the U. N. is not a friend of Israel. Haley also blasted the U. N. for the resolution, which the Obama administration chose not to veto, and said that “nowhere has the U. N.’s failure been more ...

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

... Donald Trump once dismissed the United Nations as a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time. His pick to become the next U. S. ambassador to the U. N. says she doesn't see it that way. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports. MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE: South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was a surprise pick for the post. She was not a Trump supporter during the Republican primaries. The daughter of Indian immigrants, she's a businesswoman turned politician with no foreign policy experience. But at her Senate confirmation hearing, Haley said she's ready to work to reform the U. N. and to challenge the anti-Israel bias at the world body. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING). NIKKI HALEY: It is what I've done all my life. I love to fix things. And I see a U. N. that can absolutely be fixed. KELEMEN: Haley fielded questions about topics from North Korea to Iran. The ranking Democrat, Ben Cardin, zeroed in on Russia, which he says meddled in U. S. elections and faces sanctions for its actions in Ukraine. Haley reassured him those sanctions should only be lifted if Russia takes positive ...

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

... and many Republicans for refusing to call Vladimir Putin a war criminal. He would not commit to imposing new sanctions on Russia for cyber-attacks during the 2016 elections, or say if he would support maintaining existing sanctions recently put in place by outgoing President Barack Obama. The former Exxon Mobil CEO with close business ties to Russia also was unwilling to take a stance on how the United States should work with certain countries with troubling records on human rights. There’s a possibility Haley will be tested by members of the committee to see whether she shares Tillerson’s views, if she can distance herself from him, or even alleviate concerns about his nomination. "I think she’ll get many of the same questions Mr. Tillerson did," predicted committee Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire. "It will be ...

Haley Supports Moving U.s. Embassy In Israel To Jerusalem

... she said she would not endorse a “slash and burn” strategy when it comes to determining where to spend money. Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland, the committee’s top Democrat, said that despite the U. N. shortcomings, “it is almost impossible to imagine a world without the U. N.” He emphasized the need to strengthen America’s alliances, particularly in light of Trump’s view that NATO is “obsolete.”. “We need to be reassuring our allies, not threatening to abandon them,” Cardin told Haley. Last December, Israel and its supporters lashed out at Obama for his decision to abstain and allow the U. N. Security Council to approve the resolution, which called the Israeli settlements “a flagrant violation under international law.”. But Secretary of State John Kerry defended the decision in a speech last month, saying the U. S. was standing up for a two-state solution when it abstained on the resolution. He criticized Israel for settlement building and blamed Netanyahu for dragging Israel away from democracy. Kerry ...

Us Ambassador Nikki Haley At Un

... the way to show value is to show our strength, show our full voice. Have the backs of our allies and make sure our allies have our backs as well.". She then added, "For those who don't have our backs, we're taking names, and we will make points to respond to that accordingly.". There have been reports the Trump administration is prepared to demand major cutbacks in UN agencies and personnel in slashing Washington's financial contributions to the global organization. France's envoy to the United Nations, François Delattre, emphasized he had "only good things to say" about Haley. But in response to reports the new administration may seek funding cuts for crucial UN programs, Delattre gave an analysis of America's role at the international organization that demonstrated how dramatically the United States has pivoted since Trump's election. "As France's ambassador to Washington in the early 2000 s, my key message to the White House ...

Nikki Haley Confirmed As U.s. Ambassador To The U.n

... under Native American water supplies and through sacred lands. Environmentalists heavily oppose both the Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines. On Monday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Trump intended to grow jobs with the pipeline projects. Reports: Trump expected to sign executive orders on immigration, border wall. On Wednesday, President Trump is expected to sign several executive orders on immigration at the Department of Homeland Security. The New York Times reports he will order the construction of a Mexican border wall, while several congressional aides and immigration experts with knowledge of the matter told Reuters he will restrict access to the U. S. for refugees from Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Libya and block visas from being issued to Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Nikki ...

Nikki Haley Tells Us Congress

... South Carolina, who has scant international experience, was asked to discuss her priorities as US envoy and her attitudes toward the UN and global issues. Her replies sometimes tempered or broke with Trump's recent pronouncements. Here are excerpts of what she said. On Russia and the US in the UN Security Council: Russia's going to be at the forefront of a lot of issues that we have to deal with. Russia is trying to show their muscle right now. It is what they do, and I think we always have to be cautious. I don't think that we can trust them. We have to try and see what we can get from them before we give to them. They certainly have done terrible atrocities, when you look at things in Syria, and how they are working with Iran. I think we need to let them know we are not O. K. with what happened in Ukraine and Crimea and what is happening in Syria. Support for ...