Haley Resigns as Ambassador to UN, to Exit Role at End of Year

President Donald Trump announces that he has accepted the resignation of Nikki Haley as US Ambassador to the United Nations, in the Oval Office in Washington, on Oct. 9, 2018. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Nikki Haley, the United States’ ambassador to the United Nations, has resigned and will step down from her role at the end of the year, President Donald Trump said.

Trump, along with Haley, made the announcement at the White House on Oct. 9. The White House will pick a successor in two to three weeks, the president said.