Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will serve as the new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Vice President Pence administered the oath of office to Haley on January 25. The U.S. Senate voted 96-4 the previous night in favor of her nomination.
Haley, the daughter of immigrants from India, was the first female governor of South Carolina and the country’s first female governor of Indian descent. Before she resigned as governor January 24, Haley — born in 1972 — had been the nation’s youngest chief state executive.
After secretary of state, the ambassadorship is often seen as the country’s highest-profile diplomatic position.