Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley was the 29th United States Ambassador to the United Nations. She was born in Bamberg, South Carolina in 1972, and was one of 4 children. Haley ran for the South Carolina State House in 2004 against a 30-year incumbent Republican lawmaker in the primary and won. In 2010, Nikki Haley was elected the 116th governor of South Carolina. She was the youngest governor in the country and was re-elected in 2014. In 2016, President Donald Trump nominated Governor Haley to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. In that role, she also served as a member of the President’s Cabinet and on the National Security Council. Nikki married Michael Haley in 1996 after they had met at college. They have two children, Rena and Nalin. Nikki Haley suspended her campaign on March 6, 2024.
