U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday his nomination of Heather Nauert for the position of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. 

The nomination follows an October announcement that the current Ambassador to the UN – Nikki Haley – would be stepping down from the position at the end of 2018.

“Heather Nauert will be nominated for the Ambassador to the United Nations,” Trump told reporters at the White House, describing her as “someone we know very well who has done a great job working with Mike Pompeo and others over at the state department”.

“She is going to work