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Nikki Haley

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Nikki Haley is an American politician and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from January 2017 to December 2018. She was the first female governor of South Carolina, holding office from January 2011 to January 2017. As governor, Haley focused on economic development, education reform, and job creation, and she gained national attention for her leadership during the aftermath of the Charleston church shooting in 2015, where she called for the removal of the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds.

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Jan 17, 2017

I think we always talk about the values of America. I think we always talk about why we are the greatest country in the world.

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Jan 17, 2017

The fact that Russia and China were supportive is the red flag that I need to know that there is a problem with the deal

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Jan 17, 2017

I think that we absolutely have to strengthen the whistleblower protections because it is not working.

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Jan 17, 2017

If followed. And that is the thing, that they are not following that, and so actions need to happen from there.

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Jan 17, 2017

It is in our best interest to be distrustful of all countries as we move forward.

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Jan 17, 2017

We have got to start seeing something that happens

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Jan 17, 2017

I think that we have to really make sure that we are holding our contributing countries accountable.

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Jan 17, 2017

I think that you have to look at--and this is a lot of what we discussed yesterday.

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Jan 17, 2017

Those violating countries need to be held accountable.

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Jan 17, 2017

I think watching that very closely is important. What we did is we gave the state sponsor of terrorism a pass...

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Jan 17, 2017

I think that now we have to make sure that we continue to hold that ground on that front.

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Jan 17, 2017

I do not believe that sanctions should be removed from Russia without positive actions regarding the actions that led to the sanctions in the first place.

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Jan 17, 2017

We need to build an international institution that honors America's commitment to freedom, democracy, and human rights.

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Jan 17, 2017

We have to call out anyone that is helping Iran do anything.

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Jan 17, 2017

I think it is very important that we look at every aspect of the Iran deal and see if it is being followed.

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Jan 17, 2017

I think that there is a role for the United Nations. And I think that is in negotiating deals, in telling what our story is, in talking about America's values and ideals and freedoms and what makes us the best country in the world.

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Jan 17, 2017

I think NATO is an important alliance for us to have.

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Jan 17, 2017

I would never have abstained. I do not like when legislators abstain.

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Jan 17, 2017

War crimes have been committed in Aleppo by the Russian military.

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Jan 17, 2017

I am very proud to say as governor of South Carolina that we were the first state in the country to pass an anti-BDS law in our state.

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Jan 17, 2017

I do not think we should have a slash and burn of the U.N.

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Jan 17, 2017

I am going to use the power of my voice in the U.N. to talk about America's ideals, and our values, and our strength, and our freedoms.

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Jan 17, 2017

We have to acknowledge that some countries are contributing troops because they are making money off of that.

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Jan 17, 2017

I strongly believe of the importance of, should I be confirmed, the U.N. always working with Congress.

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