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Nikki Haley
$\"Haley$ Official portrait, 2017

29th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
In office January 27, 2017 \u2013 December 31, 2018
President	Donald Trump
Deputy	Michele J. Sison Kelley Eckels Currie (acting) Jonathan Cohen
Preceded by	Samantha Power
Succeeded by	Kelly Craft
116th Governor of South Carolina
In office January 12, 2011 \u2013 January 24, 2017
Lieutenant	Ken Ard Glenn F. McConnell Yancey McGill Henry McMaster
Preceded by	Mark Sanford
Succeeded by	Henry McMaster
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 87th district
In office January 11, 2005 \u2013 January 11, 2011
Preceded by	Larry Koon
Succeeded by	Todd Atwater
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Personal details
Born	Nimarata Nikki Randhawa^[1]^[2] (1972-01-20) January 20, 1972 (age 53) Bamberg, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	\n Michael Haley (m. 1996)
Children	2
Education	Clemson University (BS)
Occupation	\n Politician \n diplomat \n author \n businesswoman \n
Signature	$\"\"$
Website	nikkihaley.com $\"Edit$
\n \n \n Nikki Haley's voice \n \n Nikki Haley speaks in response to Syrian Gas Attacks Recorded April 5, 2017 \n

Nimarata Nikki Randhawa Haley^[3]^[4]^[5] (n\u00e9e Randhawa; born January 20, 1972)^[1]^[2]^[6] is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 116th governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017 and as the 29th U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from January 2017 to December 2018.^[7] A Republican, Haley is the first Indian American to serve in a presidential cabinet.^[8] She was a candidate in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.\n

Haley joined her family's clothing business before serving as treasurer and then president of the National Association of Women Business Owners. She was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2004 and served three terms. She was elected governor of South Carolina in 2010, making her the state's first female governor and the second U.S. governor of Indian descent, after Bobby Jindal of Louisiana. During her time as governor, she received national attention for leading the state's response to the 2015 Charleston church shooting.^[9]^[10]^[11]\n

In January 2017, Haley became the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in the administration of Donald Trump.^[12] As U.N. ambassador, Haley was notable for her advocacy for Israel, her defense of the Trump administration's withdrawal of the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate agreement, and her withdrawal of the U.S. from the United Nations Human Rights Council. She stepped down as ambassador on December 31, 2018.^[13]\n

Haley announced her campaign for President of the United States in February 2023.^[14] After the Iowa caucuses, Haley and Trump became the only remaining major candidates in the Republican primaries.^[15] She campaigned directly against Trump for almost two months. She became first female Republican presidential candidate to win a presidential primary after her victory in the Washington DC primary.^[16]^[17] After losing in all of the Super Tuesday contests, with the exception of Vermont, Nikki Haley suspended her campaign on March 6, 2024. On April 15, the Hudson Institute announced Haley would join the think tank as the next Walter P. Stern Chair.^[18]\n

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Legislative Veto Action \n	Total\n	% of Total\n
Sustained \n	17	34%\n
Overridden \n	24	48%\n
Partial/Certain Items Sustained \n	9	18%\n
Total Vetoes \n	50	\u2013\n

Party\n	Candidate\n	Votes\n	%\n
\n	Republican\n	Larry Koon (incumbent) \n	2,354 \n	42.3% \n
\n	Republican\n	Nikki Haley \n	2,247 \n	40.4% \n
\n	Republican\n	David Perry\n	968\n	17.4%\n
Total votes\n	5,569 \n	100 \n

Party\n	Candidate\n	Votes\n	%\n
\n	Republican\n	Nikki Haley \n	2,929 \n	54.7% \n
\n	Republican\n	Larry Koon (incumbent)\n	2,426\n	45.3%\n
Total votes\n	5,355 \n	100 \n

Party\n	Candidate\n	Votes\n	%\n
\n	Republican\n	Nikki Haley \n	14,421 \n	98.9% \n
\n	None\n	Write-ins\n	155\n	1.1%\n
Total votes\n	14,576 \n	100 \n
\n	Republican hold\n

Party\n	Candidate\n	Votes\n	%\n
\n	Republican\n	Nikki Haley (incumbent) \n	11,387 \n	99.5% \n
\n	None\n	Write-ins\n	60\n	0.5%\n
Total votes\n	11,447 \n	100 \n
\n	Republican hold\n

Party\n	Candidate\n	Votes\n	%\n
\n	Republican\n	Nikki Haley (incumbent) \n	17,043 \n	83.1% \n
\n	Democratic\n	Edgar Gomez\n	3,446\n	16.8%\n
\n	None\n	Write-ins\n	16\n	0.1%\n
Total votes\n	20,505 \n	100 \n
\n	Republican hold\n

Party\n	Candidate\n	Votes\n	%\n
\n	Republican\n	Nikki Haley \n	206,326 \n	48.9% \n
\n	Republican\n	Gresham Barrett \n	91,824 \n	21.8% \n
\n	Republican\n	Henry McMaster\n	71,494\n	16.9%\n
\n	Republican\n	Andre Bauer\n	52,607\n	12.5%\n
Total votes\n	422,251 \n	100 \n

Party\n	Candidate\n	Votes\n	%\n
\n	Republican\n	Nikki Haley \n	233,733 \n	65.1% \n
\n	Republican\n	Gresham Barrett\n	125,601\n	35.0%\n
Total votes\n	655,984 \n	100 \n

Party\n	Candidate\n	Votes\n	%\n
\n	Republican\n	Nikki Haley \n	690,525 \n	51.4% \n
\n	Democratic\n	Vincent Sheheen\n	630,534\n	46.9%\n
\n	Green\n	Morgan Bruce Reeves\n	20,114\n	1.5%\n
\n	None\n	Write-ins\n	3,025\n	0.2%\n
Total votes\n	1,344,188 \n	100 \n
\n	Republican hold\n

Party\n	Candidate\n	Votes\n	%\n
\n	Republican\n	Nikki Haley (incumbent) \n	696,645 \n	55.9% \n
\n	Democratic\n	Vincent Sheheen\n	516,166\n	41.4%\n
\n	Libertarian\n	Steve French\n	15,438\n	1.2%\n
\n	Independent\n	Tom Ervine\n	11,496\n	0.9%\n
\n	United Citizens\n	Morgan Bruce Reeves\n	5,622\n	0.5%\n
\n	None\n	Write-ins\n	934\n	0.1%\n
Total votes\n	1,243,601 \n	100 \n
\n	Republican hold\n

South Carolina House of Representatives\n
Preceded by Larry Koon \n	Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 87th district 2005\u20132011\n	Succeeded by Todd Atwater \n
Party political offices\n
Preceded by Mark Sanford \n	Republican nominee for Governor of South Carolina 2010, 2014\n	Succeeded by Henry McMaster \n
Preceded by Joni Ernst \n	Response to the State of the Union address 2016\n	Succeeded by Steve Beshear \n
Political offices\n
Preceded by Mark Sanford \n	Governor of South Carolina 2011\u20132017\n	Succeeded by Henry McMaster \n
Diplomatic posts\n
Preceded by Samantha Power \n	United States Ambassador to the United Nations 2017\u20132018\n	Succeeded by Kelly Craft \n
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)\n
Preceded by Mark Sanford as Former Governor \n	Order of precedence of the United States Within South Carolina\n	Succeeded by Mike Castle as Former Governor \n
Order of precedence of the United States Outside South Carolina\n	Succeeded by John H. Sununu as Former Governor \n

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Early life

Early career

South Carolina House of Representatives (2005\u20132011)

Campaigns

Legislative tenure and policies

Governor of South Carolina (2011\u20132017)

2010 gubernatorial election

2014 reelection

Tenure

Gubernatorial policies

Veto record

United States ambassador to the United Nations (2017\u20132018)

Nomination and confirmation

Tenure

Russia and Syria

Iran

Comments on proposed Muslim ban

North Korea

Israel\u2013Palestine

Rohingya persecution in Myanmar

Hatch Act

Capital punishment resolution

Comments on Trump sexual abuse allegations

Withdrawal of U.S. from Human Rights Council

China

Resignation

Theories behind the resignation

Post-ambassadorship (2019\u20132022)

Relations with Donald Trump

Presidential campaign (2023\u20132024)

Positions and policies during presidential campaign

Social issues

Fiscal issues

Trump and DeSantis

Environment and energy

Foreign policy

Term limits

Labor

American Civil War and slavery

Post-presidential campaign politics

Personal life

Books

Awards and honors

Electoral history

See also

References

External links

Nikki Haley

Talks

12 January, 2011