Report: Trump to nominate Heather Nauert as next U.N. ambassador

Heather Nauert.
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State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert is President Trump's choice to replace Nikki Haley as ambassador to the United Nations, and he's expected to make the announcement on Friday, three people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on Thursday.

Nauert, 48, is a former Fox News host. She came to the State Department in April 2017, with no government or foreign policy experience. Nauert didn't click with former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Bloomberg reports, but does get along with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who supports Trump's decision to nominate her.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.