On 1 May, President Donald Trump said that he picked National Security Adviser Mike Waltz to be US ambassador to the UN.
“I am pleased to announce that I will be nominating Mike Waltz to be the next United States Ambassador to the United Nations,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“From his time as my National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz has worked hard to put our Nation’s Interests first. I know he will do the same in his new role,” Trump said.
He added that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as interim National Security Adviser.
The role does not require Senate confirmation.
Rubio is now simultaneously serving in four government roles. In February, Trump made him Acting Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and acting Archivist at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
