From: BBC November 12, 2024 Trump appoints UN ambassador Elise Stefanik
New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, 40 has been made ambassador to the United Nations, the BBC's US partner CBS News has confirmed.
A senior source close to Trump's transition told CBS News that Trump had picked Stefanik for ambassador to the UN, and Stefanik accepted the role.
A longtime Trump ally, Stefanik is a staunch supporter of Israel and has also been critical of the UN for what she argues is a lack of sufficient backing for its war against Hamas.
Since Hamas's 7 October attack, she has become one of the most outspoken supporters of Israel in Congress, garnering national attention as she led congressional hearings about university presidents' handling of protests on college campuses.
Last month, she argued there should be a “complete reassessment of US funding of the United Nations” after the Palestinian Authority tried to expel Israel from the UN over human rights abuses in Gaza.
In a statement on Monday, Israel's international spokesperson to the UN, Jonathan Harounoff, said the country's ambassador, Danny Danon, "looks forward to working closely with Elise Stefanik on tackling malicious lies at the UN advanced by hostile nations while staying unswervingly committed to truth and justice".
