Inside the cold snap between Nikki Haley and Rex Tillerson

Nikki Haley and Rex Tillerson.
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Nikki Haley, the high-profile U.N. ambassador who has gained notoriety for her strong, unabashed public statements, has attracted a significant spotlight as America's most visible diplomat.

There's just one problem: The country's top diplomat is usually the secretary of state. In a sprawling examination of Haley's tenure as U.N. ambassador, published Friday, Foreign Policy reporter Colum Lynch details the chilly relationship between Haley and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who has become somewhat sidelined as Haley elbows her way to the forefront.

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Kimberly Alters

Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.