The United States President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley as the US Ambassador to the United Nations. She will be the first woman tapped for a top-level administration post during Trump's White House transition so far.

The Washington Post reported, the move comes as Mr. Trump's advisers are seeking to diversify his ranks and marks his first female appointment to a Cabinet-level post. Ms. Haley will replace Samantha Power as the next US Ambassador to the UN.

According to the leading newspaper of South Carolina, “The move, expected Wednesday, continues the steep political rise of the daughter of Indian immigrants that started six years ago when the Bamberg native was elected as South Carolina’s first female and minority governor.”

Ms. Haley is serving her second term as the South Carolina Governor. She has worked on trade and labor issues as the Governor but brings little foreign policy experience. Her views on various US military and national security matters usually fall within the Republican Party’s hawkish mainstream.

“The planned nomination to the Cabinet-level post, confirmed by multiple sources with knowledge of the decision, is likely to raise questions about Ms. Haley’s qualifications for a major foreign policy role since she has little diplomatic experience as state lawmaker and governor,” it reported.

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