The current U.S. Ambassador to Canada has reportedly emerged as the favorite to become the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
According to The New York Post:
WASHINGTON — US Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft is emerging as the front-runner to be the next US ambassador to the United Nations.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is backing Craft for the post, and she also has the support of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters. They say President Donald Trump has been advised that Craft’s confirmation would be the smoothest of the three candidates he is considering to fill the job last held by Nikki Haley.
Craft, a Kentucky native, was a member of the US delegation to the UN General Assembly under President George W. Bush’s administration. She is also friends with McConnell’s wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, and thanked Chao for her “longtime friendship and support” at her swearing-in as ambassador.
As US ambassador to Canada, she played a role in facilitating the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, a revamp of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Over the weekend, Trump’s original pick, Heather Nauert withdrew her name from consideration.
