Kelly Craft confirmed as US ambassador to the UN
By DW
02 August 2019 |
1:08 pm
The US Senate has backed Kelly Craft as President Donald Trump's envoy to the United Nations. Critics say she's far too inexperienced for the key diplomatic post, which was vacated by Nikki Haley at the end of last year.
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