Trump, Nikki Haley to share U.S. spotlight at U.N. gathering


  • World
  • Monday, 18 Sep 2017

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, delivers remarks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on North Korea in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File Photo

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - When President Donald Trump takes the world stage at the United Nations for the first time this week, he will share the spotlight with his envoy Nikki Haley, who has emerged as the surprising public face of U.S. foreign policy.

Haley, the 45-year-old former South Carolina governor, has proven to be a high-profile member of Trump's administration, at times overshadowing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the former chief executive of Exxon Mobil Corp, despite her lack of previous foreign policy experience, diplomats say.

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