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Heather Nauert withdraws bid to be UN ambassador

Heather Nauert, a former Fox News Channel reporter, joined the State Department as spokeswoman less than two years ago.
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State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017.

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The State Department says Heather Nauert, nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has withdrawn her name from consideration.

Nauert, State Department spokeswoman, said that "the past two months have been grueling for my family and therefore it is in the best interest of my family that I withdraw my name from consideration."

She was a Fox News Channel reporter with little foreign policy experience when she joined the State Department as spokeswoman less than two years ago.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he respected Nauert's decision and that she had performed her duties as a senior member of his team "with unequalled excellence."

The State Department said Trump would announce a nominee for the position "soon."

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State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017.

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