Trump reportedly wants Heather Nauert to be the next U.N. ambassador

The White House has reportedly found U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley's successor.

President Trump has offered the job of U.N. ambassador to State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert, ABC News reports. Asked about the report on Thursday, Trump said a final decision has not been made but that Nauert is under "very serious consideration." CNN, meanwhile, reports that Nauert has not been formally offered the job but is the leading choice and is likely to be offered it this week.

Nauert has a background in journalism and was a presenter on Fox & Friends up until 2017, when she was selected as the State Department's spokesperson, becoming one of a number of Fox stars to join the Trump administration. She had no prior foreign policy experience. In March 2018, she became the fourth highest-ranking person at the State Department when she was appointed under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs; she served in that position until October and remains the department's spokesperson.

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Haley announced in October that she would be leaving her post at the end of the year. Trump has considered a number of possible replacements, including Dina Powell, the White House's former deputy national security adviser for strategy, but she reportedly withdrew from consideration. CNN reports Trump told his aides he wants a woman for the job.