Nauert Withdraws as Candidate for UN Ambassador Citing ‘Grueling’ Time for Family

Nauert Withdraws as Candidate for UN Ambassador Citing ‘Grueling’ Time for Family
U.S. Department of State spokesperson Heather Nauert speaks in the press briefing room at the Department of State in Washington, DC., on Nov. 30, 2017.Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images
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The State Department says Heather Nauert, who was picked by President Donald Trump as a nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has withdrawn.

Nauert, currently spokeswoman for the Department of State, said that “the past two months have been grueling for my family and therefore it is in the best interest of my family that I withdraw my name from consideration.”