Security Council Diplomats to Have Lunch With Trump
Late last year, when the members of the Council were meeting with other senior White House officials, President Barack Obama joined them for what was supposed to be a quick meet
and greet and ended up staying and talking for about 40 minutes on a range of issues on the Council’s agenda, according to diplomats who attended.
The visit is potentially an opportunity for Ms. Haley to show to fellow Council diplomats
that she can deliver the White House, just as it is a way for her to show how much the United States matters to the United Nations.
Their talk lasted less than 20 minutes and came after a longer meeting between Mr. Guterres
and Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, the national security adviser, said the United Nations spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric.
The White House meeting follows a series of slights by the Trump administration toward the United Nations —
and toward the idea of international cooperation in general.
By SOMINI SENGUPTAAPRIL 23, 2017
UNITED NATIONS — President Trump, who recently had Ted Nugent, Sarah Palin
and Kid Rock over for a White House dinner, is planning to host 14 diplomats from around the world for lunch on Monday.
It’s a testament to Nikki Haley’s increasing prominence within the administration." The visit by Council members
comes days after Mr. Trump met for the first time with the United Nations secretary general, António Guterres.
