The “moral clarity” that Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is bringing to her new role as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations will help combat the organization's “hatred and lies,” Israel's U.N. ambassador said Monday. stated.
President-elect Donald Trump's appointment of the New York Republican is one of the first appointments announced early in the transition period.
“Congratulations to Congresswoman Elise Stefanik on your nomination as the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations,” Israeli Ambassador Danny Dannon wrote to X. “At a time when hatred and lies are flooding the United Nations, your unwavering moral clarity is needed more than ever.” ”
Israel's U.N. spokesperson Jonathan Haronoff told Fox News Digital that Danon “remains unwaveringly committed to truth and justice, while working with Elise Stefani to address malicious lies at the United Nations perpetrated by adversaries.” He said he looks forward to working closely with Ku.
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Representative Elise Stefanik (RN.Y.) joins former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Grappon Convention Center in Concord, New Hampshire, on January 19. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“Elise is an incredibly strong, tough and smart America First fighter,” President Trump said in an earlier statement to the New York Post, which first reported Stefanik's nomination. .
Stefanik currently chairs the House Republican Conference, the fourth-highest ranking Republican in the House.
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Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon looks forward to “working closely” with Stefanik, Israel's U.N. spokesperson told Fox News Digital. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
She was elected to a sixth term in the House of Representatives last week and has previously harshly criticized Ivy League university presidents for the rise in anti-Semitism on college campuses in the wake of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks against Israel, and has It made headlines.
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (RN.Y.) speaks at a press conference on May 15 at the U.S. Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
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Stefanik told the New York Post: “I am truly honored to have been nominated by President Trump to serve as a member of his Cabinet and to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.” “During my conversation with President Trump, I shared how humbled I was to accept his nomination and that I looked forward to gaining the support of my colleagues in the United States Senate. “A historic landslide election gave hope to the American people and the nation.”This is a reminder that brighter days are ahead, both at home and abroad. ”
