Trump Taps Waltz for US Ambassador to the United Nations

By Reuters

Published 5 hours ago on

May 1, 2025

U.S. National Security Advisor Michael Waltz attends a presentation of the Commander-in-Chief trophy to the U.S. Navy Midshipmen football team of the United States Naval Academy by U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2025. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)

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(Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is nominating national security adviser Mike Waltz to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

Trump also said in a social media post that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as interim, national security advisor.

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(Reporting by Brendan O’Brien in Chicago)

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