Nikki Haley: podcast appearances and interviews

Nimarata Nikki Haley is an American politician and diplomat born on January 20, 1972. She served as the 116th governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017 and as the 29th United States ambassador to the United Nations from January 2017 to December 2018. A member of the Republican Party, Haley is notable for being the first Indian American to serve in a presidential cabinet. She previously joined her family's clothing business and later held roles as treasurer and president of the National Association of Women Business Owners. Haley was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2004, serving three terms before being elected governor 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 tenure as governor, she garnered national attention for leading South Carolina's response to the 2015 Charleston church shooting. As U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Haley was known for her advocacy for Israel, her defense of the Trump administration's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate agreement, as well as her decision to withdraw the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council. After stepping down in 2018, she announced her presidential campaign in 2023, becoming the first female Republican candidate to win a primary and the second woman of color to secure a major party nomination. Following her defeat in most Super Tuesday contests, she suspended her campaign in March 2024 and endorsed Donald Trump. Subsequently, she was named the Walter P. Stern Chair at the Hudson Institute.