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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs (GS.NDina Powell, a member of the Executive Board, has stepped down to succeed Nikki Haley as US ambassador to the United Nations, a source familiar with the issue said Thursday.
PHOTO FILE: US Security Strategy Advisor Dina Powell attends a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump in the UN Security Council White House in Washington, United States, March 17, 2017. REUTERS / Jim Bourg / Files
Powell told President Donald Trump by phone that she was honored to be considered, but that she was considering staying at Goldman Sachs, the source told Reuters.
Trump had spoken to Powell about this post since Haley announced this week his intention to resign. Powell had previously served Trump White House as an Assistant National Security Advisor.
In the White House, there was some resistance to Powell's return, and a senior administration official has already told Reuters that it was no longer under review.
Trump said Wednesday that he had several candidates for the post of United States Representative to the United Nations to succeed Haley, who announced his resignation Tuesday.
Report from Steve Holland; edited by Dan Grebler and James Dalgleish
