Washington D.C., Oct 9, 2018 / 10:00 am
Nikki Haley will leave her post as the United States' ambassador to the United Nations at the end of the year, it was announced Tuesday. Haley has been a vocal champion of religious freedom during her time at the UN.
Speaking during a joint announcement from the Oval Office Oct. 9, President Donald Trump said that Haley first told him six months ago that she would look to "take a break" after two years on the job. The president said that Ambassador Haley had done an "incredible job" during her time in post and was "very special."
"She's a fantastic person, very importantly, but she also is somebody that gets it," said Trump.
During her time at the United Nations, Haley spoke frequently in defense of persecuted Christian communities in the Middle East, and delivered the closing keynote at July's Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom.