Upstate Congresswoman Stefanik Named UN Ambassador

https://stefanik.house.gov/

New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has accepted President-elect Donald Trump’s offer to be his the next United Nations ambassador.

The New York Post reports the 40-year-old upstate Republican, who helped force out two Ivy League presidents with her sharp questioning on campus antisemitism, will the lead Trump’s “America first” and pro-Israel message.

Trump told the Post Sunday night “I am honored to nominate Chairwoman Elise Stefanik to serve in my Cabinet as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter.”

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