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Trump's choice for UN Ambassador withdraws: State Department

Spokesperson Heather Nauert (L) speaks as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dialogues with reporters in his plane while flying from Panama to Mexico.

US President Donald Trump’s choice for ambassador to the United Nations, Heather Nauert, has withdrawn from consideration for the job for family reasons, the State Department said on Saturday.

Nauert was State Department spokeswoman when Trump chose her for the U.N. position after working as a host for the conservative-leaning Fox News Channel. She had been criticized by Democrats for her lack of diplomatic experience.

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