Kelly Knight Craft has little more than a week to settle into her new job before world leaders – and her boss - converge on the UN for their annual meetings
Kelly Knight Craft arrives little more than a week before the annual gathering of world leaders at the General Assembly
The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations took up her post on Thursday. Kelly Knight Craft will not have much time to settle in, as she arrives little more than a week before the annual gathering of world leaders at the General Assembly. VOA U.N. Correspondent Margaret Besheer has more.
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Kentucky native Kelly Knight Craft will be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations after winning confirmation by a slim majority in the Senate this week. Some Democrats complained about her lack of foreign policy experience going into a senior diplomatic post. VOA's U.N. Correspondent Margaret Besheer has more.
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