U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft. | Photo Credit: RS
Kelly Craft has the backing of Mitch McConnell and Pompeo
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he has selected Kelly Craft, the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, as his nominee to serve as the next Ambassador to the UN. Mr. Trump said in a pair of tweets that Ms. Craft “has done an outstanding job representing our Nation” and he has “no doubt that, under her leadership, our Country will be represented at the highest level.”
Two people familiar with the matter said that Mr. Trump had been advised that Ms. Craft’s confirmation would be the smoothest of the three candidates he had been considering to fill the job last held by Nikki Haley.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had backed Ms. Craft for the post, and she also has the support of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Adviser John Bolton, the people said. Mr. Trump’s first pick to replace Ms. Haley, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert, withdrew over the weekend. Ms. Craft was a member of the U.S. delegation to the UN General Assembly under the George Bush administration.
Trade agreement
As U.S. ambassador to Canada, she played a role in facilitating the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, a revamp of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Ms. Craft is married coal-mining executive Joe Craft, and they are major Republican donors.
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