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Welcome to Nikki Haley’s era of American diplomacy

<p>U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley finishes her opening statement to the House Appropriations State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee on the budget for the United Nations on June 27, 2017.</p>
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley finishes her opening statement to the House Appropriations State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee on the budget for the United Nations on June 27, 2017. Joshua Roberts/Reuters

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  • Stewart M. Patrick
    James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program

In an op-ed recently published in The Hill, I review U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley’s tenure thus far, and how she is shaping U.S. foreign policy.

As the Trump spectacle enters its eighth month, it is the rare senior administration official whose reputation remains intact, much less enhanced. The brightest remaining star may be Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. As chaos engulfs the White House and the State Department descends into irrelevance, the former South Carolina governor has emerged as a vigorous, independent voice in U.S. foreign policy, burnishing her credentials within the Republican Party.

Read the full op-ed here.