Nimarata Nikki Haley ( née Randhawa; born January 20, 1972 [1] [2] [3]) is an American politician who served as the 116th governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017. She was the 29th United States ambassador to the United Nations for two years, from January 2017 through December 2018. [4]
- Clemson University (BS)
- Michael Haley (m. 1996)
Feb 14, 2023 · Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador who entered the presidential race on Tuesday, has long been seen as a rising Republican star: someone who broke the...
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Feb 14, 2023 · Nikki Haley is challenging Donald Trump by running for president not two years after she said she wouldn’t. “I don’t think you need to be 80 years old to go be a leader in D.C.,” she told Fox...
Mar 18, 2023 · Nikki Haley, original name Nimrata Nikki Randhawa, (born January 20, 1972, Bamberg, South Carolina, U.S.), American politician who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (2017–18) in the administration of U.S. Pres. Donald Trump. She was the first woman to serve as governor of South Carolina (2011–17).
- What was Nikki Haley’s childhood like?Nikki Haley grew up in Bamberg, South Carolina, as the daughter of Punjabi Sikh immigrants, the first to live in Bamberg. Her father was a professo...
- How has Nikki Haley been influential?Nikki Haley served in South Carolina as a state representative from 2005 to 2011 and as governor from 2011 to 2017. She was the first woman to be g...
- What did Nikki Haley do as governor of South Carolina?Nikki Haley, a Republican, was elected governor with backing from the surging conservative Tea Party. She focused on creating jobs and cutting smal...
- How did Nikki Haley respond after the Charleston church shooting?In 2015 nine black congregants were killed in a historic Charleston church. The murderer admitted to having racist motives. As South Carolina’s gov...
- What issues did Nikki Haley confront as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations?As ambassador from 2017 to 2018, Nikki Haley supported strong U.S.-Israel relations. She regularly denounced North Korea, Iran, and the 2015 Iran n...
Feb 15, 2023 · Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, right, waves as she and her husband, Michael Haley, left, are introduced at the second inaugural of Gov. Henry McMaster on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in...