Trump’s UN pick vows to step back from talks on coal
Kelly Craft's current record as US ambassador to Canada is under scrutiny as she has reportedly been absent for 300 days. – EPA pic, June 20, 2019.
PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to the United Nations promised yesterday to allow climate diplomacy to move forward despite her family’s fortune in coal. Kelly Craft, at a Senate hearing to confirm her for the high-profile post that has been vacant for nearly half a year, said she would not participate personally in discussions at the United Nations in which coal is discussed.
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