US President-Elect Donald Trump has nominated South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley to be the next US ambassador to the United Nations.
As the daughter of Indian immigrants Haley will be the first non-white female in his top team.
But does her appointment help Trump to climb down from his fierce criticism of the United Nations?
Nick Harper reports from the UN headquarters in New York.
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Richard Gowan, Fellow, European Council of Foreign Relations
Professor Michael John Williams, International Relations, New York University
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As the daughter of Indian immigrants Haley will be the first non-white female in his top team.
But does her appointment help Trump to climb down from his fierce criticism of the United Nations?
Nick Harper reports from the UN headquarters in New York.
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In New York, there's just a single road separating the US mission from the United Nations itself. But UN watchers like Richard Gowan from the European Council of Foreign Relations are worried that gap will widen under a Trump Presidency.
Richard Gowan, Fellow, European Council of Foreign Relations
"It's pretty clear Donald Trump is on a collision course with the UN on issues from climate change to human rights and UN officials are very very concerned about what the Trump presidency means for them."
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During campaigning Trump vowed to reverse the UN-backed Iran nuclear deal, championed coal and criticized the recent UN climate change agreement.
Donald Trump, US President-Elect
"We're going to cancel the Paris Climate Agreement. And stop all payments of the United States tax dollars to UN global warming programs."
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But his cabinet selections so far have encouraged some analysts, like Professor Michael John Williams of New York University, who feels they suggest Trump is open to support.
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During campaigning Trump vowed to reverse the UN-backed Iran nuclear deal, championed coal and criticized the recent UN climate change agreement.
Donald Trump, US President-Elect
"We're going to cancel the Paris Climate Agreement. And stop all payments of the United States tax dollars to UN global warming programs."
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But his cabinet selections so far have encouraged some analysts, like Professor Michael John Williams of New York University, who feels they suggest Trump is open to support.
Professor Michael John Williams, International Relations, New York University
"He's going to bring in people who are highly experienced from what we have seen. And they will probably bring much more perspective to the realities of the situation are and that may temper him. So I certainly think you're going to see a change of position towards the UN, but I doubt you're going to see the wholesale out-the-window chucking of many of the policies he advocated on the campaign trail."
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Yet, Nikki Haley is not known for her diplomatic or international experience, having had very little as South Carolina's Governor.
That said she is considered a deal-maker rather than an aggressive agitator.
And that could help send a message of potential peacemaking to the Security Council's Permanent Five members, like China.
Richard Gowan, Fellow, European Council of Foreign Relations
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Yet, Nikki Haley is not known for her diplomatic or international experience, having had very little as South Carolina's Governor.
That said she is considered a deal-maker rather than an aggressive agitator.
And that could help send a message of potential peacemaking to the Security Council's Permanent Five members, like China.
Richard Gowan, Fellow, European Council of Foreign Relations
"China is a powerful actor at the UN but often avoids controversies. And I expect that Chinese diplomats will be hoping that they don't have major showdowns with the Trump administration whether or issues such as Syria or issues such as climate change which is a big priority for Beijing."
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So Trump may need to re-consider his position on climate change if he and Haley are to maintain good relations at the UN.
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So Trump may need to re-consider his position on climate change if he and Haley are to maintain good relations at the UN.
The new year will undoubtedly be a period of change. A new UN Secretary-General, a new US President and a new US representative at the UN. And for better or worse, Donald Trump's choice of Nikki Haley will dictate the role the US plays on international stage in the years to come.
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