State Department spokeswoman Nauert offered U.S. ambassador to U.N. job: ABC News
Spokesperson Heather Nauert (L) speaks as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dialogues with reporters in his plane while flying from Panama to Mexico, October 18, 2018. Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert has been offered the job of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, ABC News reported on Thursday, citing an unnamed senior White House official.
ABC News said it was not clear Nauert had agreed to accept the nomination from President Donald Trump. A source familiar with the selection process told Reuters earlier on Thursday that Nauert was “at the top of the list.”
Asked by Reuters whether Nauert had been offered the job, a White House official said only that she was under consideration.
If nominated by the president and subsequently confirmed by the Senate, Nauert would replace Nikki Haley, who announced last month that she would leave the post at the end of the year.
Nauert, a former anchor and correspondent at Fox News Channel, joined the State Department as spokeswoman in April 2017.
Reporting by Makini Brice and Jeff Mason; Writing by Tim Ahmann; Editing by Eric Beech and Tom Brown
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