Nikki Haley - Wikipedia

Capt. Marty Hogan---- She is a good one. I see a future for this lady. She has shown her backbone at the UN.
Marty have a wonderful week-end.

Thank you, my friend Maj Marty Hogan for letting us know that January 20 is the anniversary of the birth of 116th governor of South Carolina and is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives Nikki Nimrata Haley who was born under the name of Nimrata Randhawa who currently serves as the 29th United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
As far as I am concerned she is doing a great job as United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Happy Birthday Nikki Haley with many happy returns!

Governor Nikki Haley Inauguration 2011 | The Big Picture

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley issued a stern warning to North Korea, saying the US "will never accept a nuclear North Korea." after speaking about the protests in Iran and supporting freedom in Iran.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waRVWv_UDCk

Images:
1. Nimrata 'Nikki' Randhawa Haley; 86th Governor of the State of South Carolina 2011 to 2017
2. Gov. Nikki Haley with her husband Michael and their son Nalin and daughter Rena at governor’s innauguration
3. Nikki Haley - great advocate for India
4. Nikki Haley celebrates with her family- husband Michael, son Nalin and daughter Rena after being elected governor of South Carolina in November 2010.

Biographies
1. jewishvirtuallibrary.org/nikki-haley
2. carolana.com/SC/Governors/nhaley.htm

Background from [https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/nikki-haley]
"Republican South Carolina Governor Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley, better known as Nikki Haley, was born on January 20, 1972, in Bamberg, South Carolina, to Sikh immigrants from Punjab, India. She attended local schools and graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. Haley went on to work for her mother’s upscale clothing business, Exotica International, helping to make it a multimillion-dollar company.
In 1998, Haley was named to the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors and, in 2003, to that of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce. She became president of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) in 2004 and became involved in several other organizations, including the Lexington Medical Foundation, West Metro Republican Women and the South Carolina Chapter of NAWBO.
Haley converted to Christianity and sits on the board of the Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church. Out of respect for her parents’ culture, she still attends Sikh services.
Political Career
Haley ran for a seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2004 and faced a challenge in the primary from incumbent Republican Larry Koon, the longest-serving member of the House at that time. She won the primary and then the general election, in which she ran unopposed, and became the first Indian-American to hold office in South Carolina. She ran unopposed for re-election in 2006 and defeated her Democrat challenger in 2008.
As a Republican, Haley’s platform was anti-tax and fiscally conservative. She voted for bills that restrict abortion and those that protect fetuses. As the child of legal immigrants, Haley has expressed support for greater enforcement of immigration laws.
Haley, a member of the Tea Party movement, announced in May 2009 that she would run for governor of South Carolina in 2010. She was endorsed by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, and the incumbent first lady of South Carolina Jenny Sanford. She was elected governor on November 2, 2010.
The Republican Party selected Haley to deliver the GOP response following President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address on January 12, 2016, significantly raising her national profile.
Following her response, press outlets reported that Haley was on the GOP short list as a possible vice presidential running mate for the party’s nominee, Donald Trump, who ultimately chose Indiana governor Mike Pence as his running mate. During the presidential campaign, Haley initially campaigned for Marco Rubio and then endorsed Ted Cruz. Haley criticized Trump for not immediately disavowing the Ku Klux Klan’s support of him and for his proposed Muslim ban. Trump responded to Haley's criticism with his own critiques of her, including calling her “weak on immigration” and tweeting in March 2016: “The people of South Carolina are embarrassed by Nikki Haley!”
By the end of the contentious campaign, Haley backed Trump and celebrated his victory. “I have never known what it’s like to have a Republican president,” she said at a gathering of Republican leaders after the election. “I can tell you that the last five years, Washington has been the hardest part of my job. This is a new day.”
On November 22, 2016, president-elect Donald Trump picked Haley to become the United States ambassador to the United Nations. She was the first woman to be named to his administration. “Governor Haley has a proven track record of bringing people together regardless of background or party affiliation to move critical policies forward for the betterment of her state and our country,” Trump said in a statement. “She will be a great leader representing us on the world stage.”
In accepting the offer, Haley said that she was “honored that the President-elect has asked me to join his team and serve the country we love.” She added, “When the President believes you have a major contribution to make to the welfare of our nation, and to our nation's standing in the world, that is a calling that is important to heed.”
On January 24, 2017, Haley was confirmed as U.N. Ambassador by the Senate, 94-6, and she resigned as governor of South Carolina to serve in her new role.
Over her first few months as the U.N. Ambassador, Haley found her time consumed by keeping the international community attuned to threats from Russia, North Korea and Iran. In December 2017, she forcefully defended President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, referring to it as the “will of the American people” and something that would “fastball the peace process going forward.” Haley has also vociferously condemned anti-Israel bias at the United Nations.
Haley has also made human rights a priority. During her tenure as the Security Council President in April 2017, Haley hosted the council’s first ever session solely devoted to the discussion of human rights."

2. Background from [https://www.carolana.com/SC/Governors/nhaley.html]
"Clemson University, B.S. in Accounting: Graduated in 1994
SC House of Representatives: 2005-2010
Governor of South Carolina: 2011 - 2017
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Nimrata Nikki Randhawa was born on January 20, 1972 in Bamberg, SC to an Indian Sikh family. Her parents, Ajit Singh Randhawa and Raj Kaur Randhawa, are immigrants from Amritsar District, India. She was a graduate of Orangeburg Preparatory Schools and Clemson University with a B.S. in Accounting.
Randhawa worked for the FCR Corporation, a waste management and recycling company, before joining her mother's business, Exotica International, an upscale clothing firm, in 1994. The family business grew to become a multi-million dollar company.
On September 6, 1996, Nimrata Nikki Randhawa married Michael Haley in both a Methodist church ceremony and a Sikh gurdwara. They have two children.
Nikki Randhawa Haley was named to the board of directors of the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce in 1998. She was named to the board of directors of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce in 2003. Haley became treasurer of the National Association of Women Business Owners in 2003 and president in 2004. She chaired the Lexington Gala to raise funds for the local hospital. She also serves on the Lexington Medical Foundation, Lexington County Sheriff's Foundation, West Metro Republican Women, President of the South Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners, Chairman for 2006 Friends of Scouting Leadership Division campaign and is a member of the Rotary Club in Lexington.
In 2004, Nikki Randhawa Haley was first elected to represent the SC House District No. 87, which included the central part of Lexington County, in the House of Representatives of the:
- 116th General Assembly that met from 2005-2006
- 117th General Assembly that met from 2007-2008
- 118th General Assembly that met from 2009-2010
In the 2010 general election, Nikki Randhawa Haley was elected the next Governor of South Carolina, and she was inaugurated on January 12, 2011. She was re-elected in the 2014 general election.
Since taking office, Gov. Nikki Haley focused on creating jobs and improving the business climate in South Carolina. Other states now look to South Carolina as an example for how to recruit new businesses while taking care of the businesses they already have.
From the start of her administration, Gov. Haley has been proud to announce over 57,000 new jobs created and more than $13.8 billion invested in South Carolina. While job creation is her main focus, she has also fought for good government reforms. During her first year in office, and after a three year fight that began during her time in the Legislature, she was able to pass roll call voting reform which keeps legislators from voting anonymously and allows citizens to see the spending habits of their elected officials.
Governor Haley has also been able to pass tax relief for small businesses, pension reform, Medicaid reform, illegal immigration reform, Voter ID, and created an Inspector General to help remove waste and abuse in state government.
On January 27, 2017, Nikki Haley was sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, after being appointed by President Donald J. Trump and approved by the U.S. Senate. She resigned from being the Governor of South Carolina on January 24th.
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Nikki Haley was named to the Board of Directors of the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce in 1998.
She was named to the Board of Directors of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce in 2003. She became treasurer of the National Association of Women Business Owners in 2003 and president in 2004. Nikki chaired the Lexington Gala to raise funds for the local hospital. She also serves on the Lexington Medical Foundation, Lexington County Sheriff’s Foundation, West Metro Republican Women, President of the South Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners, Chairman for 2006 Friends of Scouting Leadership Division campaign and is a member of the Rotary Club in Lexington.
In 2004, she ran for the South Carolina House of Representatives against incumbent Republican representative Larry Koon. Koon, who had served since 1975, was the longest-serving member of the SC House. In the primary election, Haley won 40% of the vote (2,247 votes) to Koon's 42% (2,354 votes), thus forcing a runoff. Her platform was anti-tax and fiscally conservative with an emphasis on education.
In the runoff, Haley won with 54.7% (2,928 votes) of the total. She then ran unopposed for the House seat as there was no Democratic opponent. She became the first Indian-American GOP state legislator in the United States.
She has served as secretary of the Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committees. She also was elected chairman of the Freshman caucus in 2005 and elected as a Majority whip in the South Carolina General Assembly. She was the only freshman legislator named to a whip spot.
Nikki Haley was born in Bamberg, South Carolina and raised as a Sikh. Her parents Dr. Ajit and Raj Randhawa are Indian Punjabi Sikh immigrants from Amritsar and she has an older brother Mitti, sister Simran Singh, and younger brother Charan. She went to Clemson University and majored in Accounting and then joined the FCR Corporation before joining her mother's business in 1994. The family business grew to a multi million dollar company.
On September 6, 1996 she married Michael Haley in both a Methodist church ceremony and a Sikh gurdwara. Haley identifies herself today as a Christian, but also attends both Sikh and Methodist services out of respect for her parents' culture. She sits on the board for Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church.
Michael is a federal employee with the United States Department of the Army and an officer in the South Carolina Army National Guard. Together they have two children, Rena and Nalin."

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Now here's a woman I'd vote for POTUS.