He posted the corresponding message on his Twitter page.

“I am very pleased that the President of the United States intends to appoint Heather Nauert to the post of Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN. She accompanied me from the first day in the role of deputy in public diplomacy and public relations and the official representative of the State Department. I trust her completely, ”he pointed out.

Very pleased with @POTUS 'intent to nominate Heather Nauert as @USUN Amb. She's been traveling with me since Day One as @UnderSecPD & @statedeptspox. I have great confidence in her. Heather plays a key role in advancing international policy.

- Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) December 7, 2018

At the same time, he added that, in his opinion, Heather plays an important role in promoting US foreign policy, so he hopes that it will be quickly approved.

On December 7, Trump confirmed that he was nominating State Department spokesman Heather Nauert for the position of US Permanent Representative to the UN.

Political analyst Stanislav Byshok in an interview with the publication "PolitEkspert" commented on this decision.