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{{Short description|American politician and diplomat (born 1972)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Nikki Haley
| image               = Nikki Haley by Gage Skidmore 5.jpg
| alt                 = Haley smiling
| caption             = Haley in 2024
| order1              = 29th
| office1             = United States Ambassador to the United Nations
| president1          = [[Donald Trump]]
| deputy1             = {{unbulleted list|[[Michele J. Sison]]|[[Kelley Eckels Currie]] (acting)|[[Jonathan R. Cohen|Jonathan Cohen]]}}
| term_start1         = January 27, 2017
| term_end1           = December 31, 2018
| predecessor1        = [[Samantha Power]]
| successor1          = [[Kelly Craft]]
| order2              = 116th
| office2             = Governor of South Carolina
| term_start2         = January 12, 2011
| term_end2           = January 24, 2017
| lieutenant2         = {{unbulleted list|[[Ken Ard (politician)|Ken Ard]]|[[Glenn F. McConnell]]|[[Yancey McGill]]|Henry McMaster}}
| predecessor2        = [[Mark Sanford]]
| successor2          = [[Henry McMaster]]
| state_house3        = South Carolina
| district3           = 87th
| term_start3         = January 11, 2005
| term_end3           = January 11, 2011
| predecessor3        = [[Larry Koon (politician)|Larry Koon]]
| successor3          = [[Todd Atwater]]
| birth_name          = Nimarata Nikki Randhawa<ref name=":3" /><ref name=UST>Vercellone, Chiara. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/05/05/fact-check-haley-didnt-white-wash-her-name-nikki-punjabi/4928061001/ "Fact check: Nikki Haley didn't 'white-wash' her name. It's Punjabi"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010180246/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/05/05/fact-check-haley-didnt-white-wash-her-name-nikki-punjabi/4928061001/ |date=October 10, 2021 }}, [[USA Today]] (May 5, 2021): "Haley, the daughter of Indian immigrants, was born Nimarata Nikki Randhawa ... [<span class="ltr">H</span>]er [http://static.sepiamutiny.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/NikkiHaley.yearbook-300x279.jpg yearbook photo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320150033/http://static.sepiamutiny.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/NikkiHaley.yearbook-300x279.jpg |date=March 20, 2023 }} listed her full name: 'Nimarata Nikki Randhawa'."</ref>
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1972|01|20}}
| birth_place         = [[Bamberg, South Carolina]], U.S.
| death_date          =
| death_place         =
| occupation          = {{flatlist|
* Politician
* diplomat
* author
* businesswoman}}
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|[[Michael Haley (soldier)|Michael Haley]]|1996}}
| children            = 2
| education           = [[Clemson University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])
| signature           = Nikki Haley Signature.svg
| website             = {{Official URL}}
| module              = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Nikki Haley speaks in response to Syrian Gas Attacks.ogg|title=Nikki Haley's voice|type=speech|description=Nikki Haley speaks in response to [[Khan Shaykhun chemical attack|Syrian Gas Attacks]]<br />Recorded April 5, 2017}}
}}
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'''Nimarata Nikki Haley''' (''[[née#Maiden and married names|née]]'' '''Randhawa'''; born January 20, 1972)<ref name=":3" /><ref name="UST" /><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Cobb|first=Jelani|title=The Complicated History of Nikki Haley|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-complicated-history-of-nikki-haley|access-date=November 3, 2020|magazine=The New Yorker|language=en-us|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125225128/https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-complicated-history-of-nikki-haley|url-status=live}}</ref> is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 116th [[governor of South Carolina]] from 2011 to 2017 and as the 29th [[United States ambassador to the United Nations|U.S. ambassador to the United Nations]] from January 2017 to December 2018.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/09/politics/nikki-haley-resignation-letter/index.html|title=Read Nikki Haley's resignation letter to Trump &#124; CNN Politics|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=October 9, 2018|access-date=October 20, 2021|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103060638/https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/09/politics/nikki-haley-resignation-letter/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], Haley is the first [[Indian American]] to serve in a [[presidential cabinet]].<ref name=":2">{{cite news |title=Nikki Haley – great advocate of India-US relationship: Indian-Americans |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/nikki-haley-great-advocate-of-india-us-relationship-indian-americans/articleshow/66144960.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813094558/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/nikki-haley-great-advocate-of-india-us-relationship-indian-americans/articleshow/66144960.cms |archive-date=August 13, 2022 |access-date=November 3, 2020 |website=The Economic Times|date=October 10, 2018 }}</ref> She was a candidate in the [[2024 Republican Party presidential primaries]]. Her victory in the [[2024 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary|Washington, D.C. primary]] on March 3, 2024 made her the first woman ever to win a Republican Party presidential primary contest.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 4, 2024 |title=Nikki Haley Defeats Donald Trump In D.C. GOP Presidential Primary|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nikki-haley-wins-dc-republican-presidential-primary_n_65e49820e4b013678e15af26 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref>

Haley joined her family's clothing business before serving as treasurer and then president of the [[National Association of Women Business Owners]]. She was elected to the [[South Carolina House of Representatives]] in 2004 and served three terms. In 2010, during her third term, she was [[2010 South Carolina gubernatorial election|elected governor of South Carolina]]. Haley was [[South Carolina]]'s first female governor and the second U.S. governor of Indian descent, after [[Bobby Jindal]] of [[Louisiana]]. During her time as governor, she received national attention for leading the state's response to the 2015 [[Charleston church shooting]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2015/06/19/the-latest-church-shooting-haley-calls-for-death-penalty/Sd50001xUfcaWDV1XdZxHM/story.html|title=S.C. governor calls for death penalty in church shooting – The Boston Globe|website=BostonGlobe.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/charleston-church-shooting/nikki-haley-roofs-background-check-failure-fbi-issue-n390756|title=South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley: Roof's Background Check Failure an 'FBI Issue'|date=July 12, 2015|website=NBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/30/nikki-haley-south-carolina-governor-confederate-flag-charleston-shooting|title=Nikki Haley and the Confederate flag: the latest battle in career that defies the odds|first=Sabrina|last=Siddiqui|date=June 30, 2015|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

In January 2017, Haley resigned as governor to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in the [[administration of Donald Trump]].<ref name="Haaretz">{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-13-times-nikki-haley-stood-up-for-israel-at-the-un-and-aipac-1.6545972|title=13 Times Nikki Haley Stood Up for Israel at the UN (And AIPAC)|last=Hennigan|first=Adrian|date=September 10, 2018|work=Haaretz|access-date=June 9, 2020|archive-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404152439/https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-13-times-nikki-haley-stood-up-for-israel-at-the-un-and-aipac-1.6545972|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[U.S. Senate]] confirmed her by a vote of 96–4. As U.N. ambassador, Haley was notable for her advocacy for [[Israel]], her defense of the Trump administration's withdrawal of the U.S. from the [[Iran nuclear deal]] and the Paris climate agreement, and her withdrawal of the U.S. from the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]]. She stepped down as ambassador on December 31, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Borger |first=Julian |date=October 10, 2018 |title=Nikki Haley resigns as US ambassador to UN, shocking fellow diplomats |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/09/nikki-haley-resigns-quits-trump-un-ambassador-latest-news |access-date=February 14, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214191148/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/09/nikki-haley-resigns-quits-trump-un-ambassador-latest-news |url-status=live}}</ref>

Haley announced [[Nikki Haley 2024 presidential campaign|her campaign]] for [[President of the United States]] in February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nikki Haley launches presidential campaign, challenging Trump for GOP nomination |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/nikki-haley-launches-presidential-campaign/story?id=97168476 |access-date=February 14, 2023 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=February 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221171629/https://abcnews.go.com/US/nikki-haley-launches-presidential-campaign/story?id=97168476 |url-status=live }}</ref> After the [[2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses|Iowa caucuses]], Haley and Trump became the only remaining major candidates in the [[2024 Republican Party presidential primaries|Republican primaries]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 22, 2024 |title=Nikki Haley finally gets her solo showdown with Donald Trump in New Hampshire |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68052806 | publisher=BBC |access-date=January 22, 2024 |language=en-GB}}</ref> She campaigned directly against Trump for almost two months, defeating him in the [[2024 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary|District of Columbia]] and [[2024 Vermont Republican presidential primary|Vermont]] primaries. After being defeated in [[Super Tuesday]] contests in multiple states, Haley suspended her campaign on March 6, 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 6, 2024 |title='I have no regrets': Nikki Haley drops out of Republican presidential race |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/06/nikki-haley-drops-out | work=The Guardian |access-date=March 6, 2024 |language=en-US |archive-date=March 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306160515/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/06/nikki-haley-drops-out |url-status=live}}</ref> On April 15, the [[Hudson Institute]] announced Haley would join the [[think tank]] as the next Walter P. Stern Chair.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinhauser |first=Paul |date=2024-04-15 |title=Trump's last GOP rival lands new gig after failed 2024 presidential bid |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-job-for-nikki-haley-trumps-last-rival-republican-presidential-nomination |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
[[File:NikkiHaleyYearbook.jpg|thumb|186x186px|Haley's 1989 high school yearbook photo]]
Haley was born Nimarata Nikki Randhawa at Bamberg County Hospital in [[Bamberg, South Carolina]],<ref name=":3">{{cite tweet |user=AmbNikkiHaley|number=998051865433640966|title=Nikki is my name on my birth certificate. I married a Haley. I was born Nimarata Nikki Randhawa and married Michael Haley.|date=May 20, 2018|author=Archive: Ambassador Nikki Haley|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230921183810/https://twitter.com/AmbNikkiHaley/status/998051865433640966|archive-date=September 21, 2023}}</ref><ref name=UST /><ref>{{cite news |last1=McCammon |first1=Sarah |title=A visit to Nikki Haley's hometown — where division 'still exists' |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/02/19/1158172815/a-visit-to-nikki-haleys-hometown-where-race-still-exists |access-date=February 21, 2023 |work=[[NPR]] [[Weekend Edition Sunday]] |date=February 19, 2023 |archive-date=February 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221175411/https://www.npr.org/2023/02/19/1158172815/a-visit-to-nikki-haleys-hometown-where-race-still-exists |url-status=live }}</ref> to immigrant [[Sikhism|Sikh]] parents from [[Amritsar District|Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thetandd.com/news/jackson-haley-to-blame-for-bamberg-s-lack-of-hospital/article_b431346c-7b53-549c-ab55-b4df73b19e8c.html |title=Jackson: Haley to blame for Bamberg's lack of hospital |publisher=thetandd.com |date=January 14, 2016 |access-date=November 20, 2020 |archive-date=July 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724072252/https://thetandd.com/news/jackson-haley-to-blame-for-bamberg-s-lack-of-hospital/article_b431346c-7b53-549c-ab55-b4df73b19e8c.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="theroux42">{{cite book |last1=Theroux |first1=Paul |author-link1=Paul Theroux |title=Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads |date=2015 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |isbn=978-0-544-32352-0 |page=42 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=un-GCgAAQBAJ&q=42 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324144031/https://books.google.com/books?id=un-GCgAAQBAJ&q=42 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her father, Ajit Singh Randhawa (1933–2024),<ref>[https://www.mcalister-smith.com/obituaries/dr-ajit-randhawa "Dr. Ajit Singh Randhawa"], McAlister-Smith Funeral and Cremation, June 18, 2024</ref> was a professor at [[Punjab Agricultural University]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/nikki-haley-background-career-milestones-india-connection-of-trumps-new-challenger/articleshow/97921665.cms|title=Nikki Haley: Background, career milestones & India connection of Trump's new challenger|newspaper=The Economic Times |date=February 14, 2023|access-date=January 20, 2024|archive-date=January 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120040237/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/nikki-haley-background-career-milestones-india-connection-of-trumps-new-challenger/articleshow/97921665.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> and her mother, Raj Kaur Randhawa, received her law degree from the [[University of Delhi]].<ref name=McClatchy>{{cite news|title=Exotica founders closing store, plan retirement|url=http://thetandd.com/business/exotica-founders-closing-store-plan-retirement/article_c6f33fcb-c822-5a2a-8b89-ff6ebf3583ac.html|access-date=January 18, 2016|publisher=[[The Times and Democrat]]|date=April 20, 2008|archive-date=June 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620055601/http://thetandd.com/business/exotica-founders-closing-store-plan-retirement/article_c6f33fcb-c822-5a2a-8b89-ff6ebf3583ac.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Her parents emigrated from India to Canada in 1964 after Ajit received a scholarship offer from the [[University of British Columbia]].<ref name="diversity">[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-historic-diversit/135624082/ Historic diversity in S.C. House] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123015538/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-historic-diversit/135624082/ |date=November 23, 2023 }}. ''[[The Charlotte Observer]]''. July 7, 2004</ref> After he received his PhD in 1969, he moved with his family to South Carolina, where he was a professor of biology at [[Voorhees College]], a [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black institution]] in [[Denmark, South Carolina]]. He retired from teaching in 1998.<ref name=lavinastory>{{cite news |first=Lavina |last=Melwani |url=http://www.lassiwithlavina.com/thebuzz/the-nikky-haley-story/html |title=The Nikki Haley Story |work=Lassi with Lavina |date=December 30, 2010 |access-date=January 11, 2015 |archive-date=August 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806095205/http://www.lassiwithlavina.com/thebuzz/the-nikky-haley-story/html |url-status=live }}</ref> Raj earned her [[Master of Education|master's degree in education]] and taught for seven years in [[Bamberg School District One|Bamberg public schools]]. In May 1976, she opened a popular women's clothing boutique, Exotica International, in [[West Columbia, South Carolina|West Columbia]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Maurice |last=Thomas |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-chambers-of-commerce-abound-in/135623841/ |title=Chambers of commerce abound in Midlands |work=The State |date=March 4, 2002 |access-date=November 23, 2023 |archive-date=November 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123020047/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-chambers-of-commerce-abound-in/135623841/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At age 12, Nikki Randhawa began helping with bookkeeping at the clothing shop.<ref name=HaleyEconomist>{{cite news|title=Vice-presidential contenders: The governor of South Carolina auditions for the Republican ticket|url=https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21688410-governor-south-carolina-auditions-republican-ticket-haleys-comet|access-date=April 5, 2017|newspaper=The Economist|date=January 16, 2016|archive-date=December 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226110732/https://www.economist.com/united-states/2016/01/16/haleys-comet|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1993, the Randhawas opened The Gentlemen's Quarters, a male counterpart to Exotica.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-family-business-e/135766837/ |title=Family business expanding and moving |newspaper=The Times and Democrat |date=September 3, 1995 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125222645/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-family-business-e/135766837/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The stores closed in 2008 upon Raj's retirement from merchandising.<ref name=McClatchy/>

Haley has two brothers and a sister.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phillip |last=Abby |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-south-carolina-flag-issue-st/135725833/ |title=South Carolina flag issue strikes home for governor |work=Daily Press |date=June 30, 2015 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125033653/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-south-carolina-flag-issue-st/135725833/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She attended [[Orangeburg Preparatory Schools]], graduating in 1989.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Martha Rose |title=Haley encourages OPS grads to follow their convictions |url=http://thetandd.com/news/local/haley-encourages-ops-grads-to-follow-their-convictions/article_90c0e122-e305-11e3-b722-001a4bcf887a.html |access-date=February 10, 2017 |publisher=The Times & Democrat |date=May 24, 2014 |archive-date=August 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817230855/https://thetandd.com/news/local/haley-encourages-ops-grads-to-follow-their-convictions/article_90c0e122-e305-11e3-b722-001a4bcf887a.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She graduated from [[Clemson University]] in 1994 with a [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] degree in accounting and finance.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nikki Haley makes Saturday a Clemson holiday |url=http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article126414489.html |author=Marchant, Bristow |work=[[The State (newspaper)|The State]] |date=January 13, 2017 |access-date=January 27, 2017 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202035727/http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article126414489.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://www.biography.com/people/nikki-haley-20939217 "Nikki Haley"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115194613/https://www.biography.com/people/nikki-haley-20939217 |date=November 15, 2017 }}. [[Biography.com]]. Retrieved November 15, 2017.</ref><ref>Herrington, Caitlin.  [https://www.postandcourier.com/greenville/nikki-haley-remains-clemson-trustee-amid-presidential-run-but-future-unclear/article_393baad0-a3cd-11ed-965c-030e09a2645c.html "Nikki Haley remains Clemson trustee amid presidential run, but future unclear"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218134648/https://www.postandcourier.com/greenville/nikki-haley-remains-clemson-trustee-amid-presidential-run-but-future-unclear/article_393baad0-a3cd-11ed-965c-030e09a2645c.html |date=February 18, 2023 }}, [[The Post and Courier]] (February 3, 2023).</ref> Haley has been known by her middle name, Nikki, a Punjabi name meaning "little one", since she was born.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vercellone|first=Chiara|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/05/05/fact-check-haley-didnt-white-wash-her-name-nikki-punjabi/4928061001/|title=Fact check: Nikki Haley didn't 'white-wash' her name. It's Punjabi|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=May 5, 2021|access-date=November 30, 2021|archive-date=October 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010180246/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/05/05/fact-check-haley-didnt-white-wash-her-name-nikki-punjabi/4928061001/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Early career ==
After graduating from college, Haley worked for FCR Corporation, a [[waste management]] and [[recycling company]], before joining her family's clothing business as its [[bookkeeper]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Vice-presidential contenders: The governor of South Carolina auditions for the Republican ticket |url=https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21688410-governor-south-carolina-auditions-republican-ticket-haleys-comet |access-date=April 12, 2016 |newspaper=The Economist |date=January 16, 2016 |archive-date=December 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226110732/https://www.economist.com/united-states/2016/01/16/haleys-comet |url-status=live }}</ref> and chief financial officer.<ref name=seattle>{{cite news|title=Moxie came early to Nikki Haley|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/moxie-came-early-to-nikki-haley/|first1=Shaila|last1=Dewan|first2=Robbie|last2=Brown|work=The Seattle Times|date=June 14, 2010|access-date=January 27, 2017|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927074352/https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/moxie-came-early-to-nikki-haley/|url-status=live}}</ref> After she married [[Michael Haley (soldier)|Michael Haley]] in 1996,<ref name="New York Times">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/us/politics/14haley.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=In South Carolina Governor's Race, Nikki Haley Focuses on Similarities|first1=Shaila|last1=Dewan|first2=Robbie|last2=Brown|date=June 13, 2010|access-date=February 25, 2017|archive-date=December 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226110734/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/us/politics/14haley.html|url-status=live}}</ref> she became active in civic affairs. In 1998, she was named to the board of directors of the [[Orangeburg County, South Carolina|Orangeburg County]] Chamber of Commerce. She was named to the board of directors of the [[Lexington, South Carolina|Lexington]] [[Chamber of Commerce]] in 2003. Haley became treasurer of the National Association of Women Business Owners in 2003, and president in 2004.<ref name="off">[https://web.archive.org/web/20071219073547/http://www.scstatehouse.net/members/bios/0735227185.html "Representative Nikki Randhawa Haley"]. South Carolina General Assembly.</ref>

Haley chaired the Lexington Gala to raise funds for a local hospital.<ref>{{cite news |title=Haley's time fundraising for Lexington Medical Center raises questions |url=http://www.postandcourier.com/news/haley-s-time-fundraising-for-lexington-medical-center-raises-questions/article_12d9832b-f086-54a7-8f62-17825759cb48.html |first=John |last=O'Connor |publisher=[[The Post and Courier]] |date=September 26, 2010 |access-date=January 27, 2017 |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920202734/https://www.postandcourier.com/news/haley-s-time-fundraising-for-lexington-medical-center-raises-questions/article_12d9832b-f086-54a7-8f62-17825759cb48.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She also served on the Lexington Medical Foundation, Lexington County Sheriff's Foundation, and West Metro Republican Women.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/nikki-haley-20939217 |title=Nikki Haley |website=Biography.com |access-date=January 27, 2017 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331220016/https://www.biography.com/people/nikki-haley-20939217 |url-status=live }}</ref> She was the president of the South Carolina Chapter of the [[National Association of Women Business Owners]], and was chair for the 2006 Friends of Scouting Leadership Division campaign.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Mainstreaming of Nikki Haley |url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/02/nikki-haley-2016-south-carolina-213657 |first=Jeremy |last=Markovich |work=[[Politico]] |date=February 20, 2016 |access-date=January 27, 2017 |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920013811/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/02/nikki-haley-2016-south-carolina-213657 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== South Carolina House of Representatives (2005–2011) ==
=== Campaigns ===
In 2004, Haley ran for the [[South Carolina House of Representatives]] to represent District 87 in [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington County]]. She ran in the Republican primary on a platform of education reform and property tax relief.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nikki Randhawa wins in S Carolina |url=http://www.nriinternet.com/Section3Who/WhoUSA/NikkiRandhawa/110204_Elected.htm |publisher=NRI Internet |date=November 3, 2004 |access-date=January 1, 2007 |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225044322/https://www.nriinternet.com/Section3Who/WhoUSA/NikkiRandhawa/110204_Elected.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Haley overcomes Koon in GOP runoff |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-haley-overcomes-koon-in-gop-ru/135628610/ |last=Falch |first=Tim |publisher=The State |date=June 23, 2004 |access-date=November 23, 2023 |archive-date=November 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123034840/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-haley-overcomes-koon-in-gop-ru/135628610/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Initially, she ran because she believed that incumbent Republican state representative [[Larry Koon (politician)|Larry Koon]], who was the longest-serving legislator in the South Carolina Statehouse at the time, was not going to seek reelection. However, Koon entered the race just before the filing deadline.<ref>{{cite news |title=Koon's late entry lures contenders into fray |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-koons-late-entry-lures-conten/135626521/ |publisher=The State |date=June 6, 2004 |access-date=November 23, 2023 |archive-date=November 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123025735/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-koons-late-entry-lures-conten/135626521/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Nevertheless, Haley stayed in the race.

In the primary election, Koon received 42 percent of the vote, Haley received 40 percent, and David Perry received 17 percent.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-statehouse-races/135627302/ Statehouse Races] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123025735/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-statehouse-races/135627302/ |date=November 23, 2023 }}, (June 10, 2004). ''The Times and Democrat''</ref> As no candidate received a majority of the vote (50 percent or higher), Haley and Koon advanced to a [[two-round system|runoff election]] on June 22.<ref name="NRI Internet 2007">{{cite news |title=Nikki Randhawa-Haley eyes South Carolina assembly |url=http://www.nriinternet.com/Section3Who/WhoUSA/NikkiRandhawa/061004.htm |publisher=NRI Internet |access-date=January 1, 2007 |archive-date=August 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816210412/http://www.nriinternet.com/Section3Who/WhoUSA/NikkiRandhawa/061004.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the runoff, she defeated Koon 55 percent to 45 percent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=97598 |title=SC State House 087 – R Runoff Race – Jun 22, 2004 |work=Our Campaigns |access-date=July 19, 2013 |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404084741/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=97598 |url-status=live }}</ref> After his loss, Koon accused Haley of running a [[smear campaign]], which she denied.<ref>Jordan, Jacob (June 23, 2004). [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-runoffs-turn-nast/135627703/ Runoffs turn nasty and negative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123025737/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-runoffs-turn-nast/135627703/ |date=November 23, 2023 }}. ''The Times and Democrat''</ref> She ran unopposed in the general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=41699|title=SC State House 087 Race |date= November 2, 2004|publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=July 19, 2013|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403153613/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=41699|url-status=live}}</ref>

Haley became the first [[Indian-American]] to hold office in South Carolina.<ref>{{cite news |title= Who is Nikki Haley? |url= http://www.voanews.com/a/who-is-nikki-haley/3608474.html |publisher= [[Voice of America]] |date= November 23, 2016 |access-date= January 27, 2017 |archive-date= May 13, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190513102338/https://www.voanews.com/a/who-is-nikki-haley/3608474.html |url-status= live }}</ref> She was unopposed for re-election to a second term in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trump Announces Additions to National Security Team |url=http://arabcenterdc.org/presidential/trump-announces-additions-to-national-security-team/ |first=Roxanne |last=Perugino |publisher=Arab Center of Washington DC |date=December 1, 2016 |access-date=January 27, 2017 |archive-date=February 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204081626/http://arabcenterdc.org/presidential/trump-announces-additions-to-national-security-team/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, she won re-election with 83 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Edgar Gomez, who garnered only 17 percent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=451745 |title=SC State House 087 Race |date=November 4, 2008 |work=Our Campaigns |access-date=July 19, 2013 |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403155228/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=451745 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=State House of Representatives District 87 |url=http://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/8562/15723/en/summary.html |website=Enr-scvotes.org |date=June 1, 2009 |access-date=November 24, 2011 |archive-date=July 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709085054/http://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/8562/15723/en/summary.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2012, Haley credited [[Hillary Clinton]] with inspiring her to run for office; in an interview she said:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nikki Haley announces 2024 presidential campaign, mounting first GOP challenge to Trump |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/nikki-haley-announces-2024-presidential-campaign-rcna70541 |access-date=February 14, 2023 |website=NBC News |date=February 14, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214123704/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/nikki-haley-announces-2024-presidential-campaign-rcna70541 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<blockquote>The reason I actually ran for office is because of Hillary Clinton.... She said that when it comes to women running for office, there will be everybody that tells you why you shouldn't, but that's all the reasons why we need you to do it, and I walked out of there thinking, "That's it. I'm running for office."</blockquote>

=== Legislative tenure and policies ===
{{see also|Political positions of Nikki Haley}}
Haley was elected chair of the [[freshman#First Year Congressional representatives|freshman]] [[Caucus#In the United States|caucus]] in 2005 and majority [[Whip (politics)|whip]] in the [[South Carolina General Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/directory/nikki-haley/ |title=Nikki Haley |work=Women's Political Communication Archives |publisher=Global Reach Internet Productions |access-date=June 5, 2017 |archive-date=June 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622204851/https://awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/directory/nikki-haley/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She was the only freshman legislator who had been named to be a whip at the time.<ref name="chan">[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060118/world.htm#1 Sikh American woman is Republican whip] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061217095102/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060118/world.htm#1 |date=December 17, 2006 }}, ''The Tribune'' (Chandigarh), January 18, 2006.</ref>

One of Haley's stated goals was to lower taxes. She voted against a proposed cigarette [[surtax]] three times.<ref>{{cite web|title= Nikki Haley's Voting Records|url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/47879/nikki-haley/10/budget-spending-and-taxes|work= Project Vote Smart|access-date= November 4, 2011|archive-date= April 3, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190403084338/https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/47879/nikki-haley/10/budget-spending-and-taxes|url-status= live}}</ref> She voted for a bill that raised sales taxes from five cents per dollar to six cents per dollar, exempted sales tax on unprepared food such as canned goods, and exempted property tax on "owner-occupied residential property" except for the taxes due from what is still owed on the property.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sales and Property Taxes|url=http://votesmart.org/bill/953/2770/47879/sales-and-property-taxes|work=Votesmart.org|access-date=November 10, 2011|archive-date=June 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625013837/https://votesmart.org/bill/953/2770/47879/sales-and-property-taxes|url-status=live}}</ref> Haley was named a "Taxpayer Hero" by Governor [[Mark Sanford]] in 2005 and a "Friend of the Taxpayer" by the South Carolina Association of Taxpayers in 2009.<ref name="tbty5r">{{cite web|title=Nikki Randhawa Haley|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-nikki-randhawa-haley/135951949/|work=The Herald|access-date=November 28, 2023|date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129165659/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-nikki-randhawa-haley/135951949/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Haley implemented a plan in which teachers' salaries would be based on not only seniority and qualifications but also job performance, as determined by evaluations and reports from principals, students, and parents.<ref>{{cite news|title=Teacher pay bill expected to pass, but educators are worried|url=http://www.wistv.com/story/14222574/teacher-pay-bill-expected-to-pass-but-educators-are-worried|first=Taylor|last=Kearns|publisher=WisTV|year=2011|access-date=January 27, 2017|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928193858/https://www.wistv.com/story/14222574/teacher-pay-bill-expected-to-pass-but-educators-are-worried/|url-status=live}}</ref> She supports [[school choice]] and [[charter schools]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nikki Haley Unveils Education Plan|url=http://www.wyff4.com/article/nikki-haley-unveils-education-plan/6993912|website=wyff4|date=August 20, 2010|access-date=November 23, 2016|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930073645/https://www.wyff4.com/article/nikki-haley-unveils-education-plan/6993912|url-status=live}}</ref> Haley also supports barring legislators from collecting legislative pensions while in office. She believes such pensions should be based on only the $10,400 legislative salary instead of the salary plus lawmakers' $12,000 annual expense allowance.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-09-29/sc-legislators-pensions/50610868/1|title=S.C. Gov. Haley wants to end legislators' inflated pensions|first=Thomas|last=Frank|work=[[USA Today]]|date=September 30, 2011|access-date=July 19, 2013|archive-date=July 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715010806/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-09-29/sc-legislators-pensions/50610868/1}}</ref>

Haley has stated that, as a daughter of immigrants, she believes the immigration laws should be enforced.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.postandcourier.com/politics/state_politics/gov-nikki-haley-signs-illegal-immigration-police-checks-law/article_c56235c8-5b8d-510b-952e-3ae4834ec48c.html|title= Gov. Nikki Haley signs illegal immigration police checks law|work= The [[Post and Courier]]|date= June 26, 2011|access-date= June 26, 2011|archive-date= June 26, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200626224035/https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/state_politics/gov-nikki-haley-signs-illegal-immigration-police-checks-law/article_c56235c8-5b8d-510b-952e-3ae4834ec48c.html|url-status= live}}</ref> She voted in favor of a law that requires employers to be able to prove that newly hired employees are legal residents of the United States, and also requires all immigrants to carry documentation at all times proving that they are legally in the United States.

Haley describes herself as [[United States anti-abortion movement|pro-life]] and has supported legislation to restrict abortion.<ref name="FaussetNYT11232016">{{cite news|last1=Fausset|first1=Richard|last2=Sengupta|first2=Somini|date=November 23, 2016|title=Nikki Haley's Path: From Daughter of Immigrants to Trump's Pick for U.N.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/us/nikki-haley-donald-trump-un-ambassador.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 26, 2016|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201215351/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/us/nikki-haley-donald-trump-un-ambassador.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Oppenheim">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/nikki-haley-trump-first-female-un-ambassador-a7434781.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/nikki-haley-trump-first-female-un-ambassador-a7434781.html |archive-date=June 21, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Nikki Haley: Pro-life ex-Tea Party star who challenged Donald Trump's rhetoric becomes his first female appointment|last= Oppenheim |first=Maya|date=November 23, 2016 | work =[[The Independent]]|access-date= November 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Prabhu">{{cite web|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/politics/haley-touts-new-anti-abortion-law-holds-ceremonial-second-signing/article_4e4f8d8f-9e99-5318-bd34-977c1dfa1bf0.html|title=Haley touts new anti-abortion law Holds ceremonial second signing of 20-week ban in conservative Upstate|last=Prabhu|first=Maya|date=June 7, 2016|work=[[The Post and Courier]]|access-date=November 27, 2016|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015622/https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/haley-touts-new-anti-abortion-law-holds-ceremonial-second-signing/article_4e4f8d8f-9e99-5318-bd34-977c1dfa1bf0.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She has stated "I'm not pro-life because the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] tells me. I'm pro-life because all of us have had experiences of what it means to have one of these special little ones in our life."<ref name=Prabhu/> In 2009, she co-sponsored a bill that would mandate a 24-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions after an ultrasound, also known as the "reflecting" period.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rewirenewsgroup.com/2009/04/23/south-carolina-puts-one-more-boulder-into-path-abortion-access/|title=South Carolina Puts One More Boulder Into the Path to Abortion Access|last=Billings|first=Debbie|date=April 23, 2009|work=[[The Post and Courier]]|access-date=November 29, 2023|archive-date=November 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129165659/https://rewirenewsgroup.com/2009/04/23/south-carolina-puts-one-more-boulder-into-path-abortion-access/|url-status=live}}</ref> The bill passed both legislative chambers in 2010 and was signed into law by Governor Sanford later that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/3245.htm|title=South Carolina General Assembly 118th Session, 2009–2010 |work=[[South Carolina General Assembly]]|access-date=November 29, 2023}}</ref>

In 2016, as governor, Haley re-signed a new state law that bans abortions at 20 weeks of pregnancy.<ref name=Prabhu/> She has voted in favor of some abortion-related bills that were tabled or rejected, including the Inclusion of Unborn Child/Fetus in Definition for Civil Suits Amendment, Prohibiting Employment Termination Due to Abortion Waiting Period amendment, and Exempting Cases of Rape from Abortion Waiting Period amendment. The latter would have allowed women not to have to wait 24 hours before having an abortion in some cases.<ref name="Nikki Haley Voting Record">{{cite web | work =Project Vote Smart | title =Legislation: Nikki Haley | url =http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/47879/ | publisher =One Common Ground | access-date =November 3, 2011 | archive-date =October 21, 2012 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121021185559/http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/47879/ | url-status =live }}</ref>

As a state legislator, Haley served on the Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry<ref name= state>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/election/article13903013.html|title=Governor: Nikki Haley (Republican, incumbent)|work=[[The State (newspaper)|The State]]|date=October 25, 2014|access-date=January 27, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202035447/http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/election/article13903013.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and the Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs.<ref name=state/> She had several caucus memberships, including the Freshman Caucus in 2005–06 (chair), the Sportsman's Caucus, and the Women's Caucus in 2007 (vice chair).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/47879/nikki-haley#.UedEg23AG-c|title=Governor Nikki Haley's Biography – Project Vote Smart|publisher=Votesmart.org|access-date=July 19, 2013|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403203549/https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/47879/nikki-haley#.UedEg23AG-c|url-status=live}}</ref> She also served on the Lexington County Meth Taskforce.

== Governor of South Carolina (2011–2017) ==
=== 2010 gubernatorial election ===
{{Main|2010 South Carolina gubernatorial election}}
[[File:Nikki Haley official portrait.jpg|thumb|upright|Haley in 2010]]
On May 14, 2009, Haley announced that she would run for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nomination for governor of South Carolina in the 2010 election.<ref name=heraldonline.com>{{cite news|title=Haley announces run for governor|url=http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article14343167.html|first=John|last=O'Connor|work=[[The State (newspaper)|The State]]|date=May 15, 2009|access-date=January 27, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202034914/http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article14343167.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Haley had been persuaded to run by incumbent governor and fellow Republican Mark Sanford.<ref name=JRutenberg>{{cite news|last1=Rutenberg|first1=Jim|title=Mark Sanford's Path of Most Resistance|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/magazine/mark-sanfords-path-of-most-resistance.html|access-date=June 30, 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 26, 2014|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308152941/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/magazine/mark-sanfords-path-of-most-resistance.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She was endorsed by
former Massachusetts Governor [[Mitt Romney]], as well as [[Jenny Sanford]], the first lady of South Carolina.<ref name=Romney>{{cite news|title=Romney backs Haley in S.C.|first=Josh|last=Kraushaar|newspaper=[[Politico]]|date=March 16, 2010|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34504.html|access-date=March 16, 2010|archive-date=August 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816010704/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34504.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jenny Sanford endorses in gov race|first=Andy|last=Barr|newspaper=[[Politico (newspaper)|Politico]]|date=November 11, 2009|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29401.html|access-date=November 11, 2009|archive-date=August 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816044456/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29401.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Haley also received the endorsement of former Alaska Governor [[Sarah Palin]] three weeks before the primary. When she received Palin's endorsement, Haley was trailing three other candidates in the polls.<ref>{{cite news|title=Palin endorses Haley for S.C. governor|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2010/05/palin-endorses-haley-for-sc-governor-037225|first=Andy|last=Barr|work=[[Politico]]|date=May 13, 2010|access-date=January 27, 2017|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309184313/https://www.politico.com/story/2010/05/palin-endorses-haley-for-sc-governor-037225|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Republican gubernatorial primary took place on June 8, 2010, and Haley received 49% of the vote, forcing a runoff election on June 22.<ref name="tryst accusations">{{cite news|author=Davenport, Jim|title=Haley weathers tryst accusations in SC gov race|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/haley-weathers-tryst-accusations-in-sc-gov-race/|agency=Associated Press|date=June 9, 2010|access-date=January 27, 2017|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927081156/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/haley-weathers-tryst-accusations-in-sc-gov-race/|url-status=live}} Also published on MSNBC.com as "[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37577412/ns/politics-decision_2010/ Sordid S.C. governor's race heads to runoff] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923231300/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37577412/ns/politics-decision_2010/ |date=September 23, 2020 }}"</ref> Haley won the runoff vote 65 to 35 percent.<ref>{{cite news|author=Davenport, Jim|title=Haley's S.C. win ensures spot on national stage|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37862339/ns/politics-decision_2010/t/haleys-sc-win-ensures-spot-national-stage/|work=[[Boston Globe]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=August 13, 2013|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923231323/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37862339/ns/politics-decision_2010/t/haleys-sc-win-ensures-spot-national-stage/|url-status=live}}</ref> According to ABC News, "pundits credited the notable endorsements of tea party groups, former state first lady Jenny Sanford, and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin with legitimizing her candidacy in the face of the state's male-dominated political establishment".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/2010_Elections/nikki-haley-wins-south-carolina-gop-primary-runoff/story?id=10988607|title=Nikki Haley Clinches South Carolina GOP Gubernatorial Nomination|website=ABC News|date=June 21, 2010}}</ref>

Haley was elected governor on November 2, 2010, defeating Democratic candidate [[Vincent Sheheen]], 51% to 47%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pickenssentinel.com/view/full_story/10145728/article-Nikki-Haley-to-be-state%E2%80%99s-first-female-governor-|title=Nikki Haley to be state's first female governor|first=Jason|last=Evans|work=The Pickens Sentinel|date=November 2010|access-date=July 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221165212/http://pickenssentinel.com/view/full_story/10145728/article-Nikki-Haley-to-be-state%E2%80%99s-first-female-governor-|archive-date=December 21, 2010}}</ref> Upon her election, Haley became the third [[List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States|non-white American]] to be elected governor of a [[Southern United States|Southern state]] (the first two such governors were [[Virginia]]'s [[Douglas Wilder]] and Louisiana's [[Bobby Jindal]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=From Twitter spat with Trump to entry into his administration: Nikki Haley's journey into spotlight|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/from-twitter-spat-with-donald-trump-to-entry-into-his-administration-nikki-haleys-journey-into-spotlight-4391775/|access-date=February 10, 2017|work=The Indian Express|date=November 23, 2016|archive-date=February 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081429/http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/from-twitter-spat-with-donald-trump-to-entry-into-his-administration-nikki-haleys-journey-into-spotlight-4391775/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2014 reelection ===
{{Main|2014 South Carolina gubernatorial election}}
[[File:Nikki Haley by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|thumb|Haley speaking at the [[Conservative Political Action Conference]] in National Harbor, Maryland, March 2013]]
On August 12, 2013, Haley announced she would seek a second term as governor.<ref>{{cite news|title=South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will run for reelection, bringing in GOP heavyweights Bobby Jindal, Rick Perry, Scott Walker and Tim Scott for formal announcement|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/gov-nikki-haley-run-reelection-south-carolina-article-1.1424581|first=Leslie|last=Larson|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York|date=August 12, 2013|access-date=August 13, 2013|archive-date=August 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819051348/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/gov-nikki-haley-run-reelection-south-carolina-article-1.1424581|url-status=live}}</ref> She faced a challenge in the Republican primary from [[Tom Ervin]], who later withdrew and reentered the race as an independent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fitsnews.com/2014/03/29/nikki-haley-draws-primary-opponent/|title=Nikki Haley Draws a Primary Opponent|date=March 29, 2014|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=FITSNews|archive-date=February 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228083817/http://www.fitsnews.com/2014/03/29/nikki-haley-draws-primary-opponent/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=ervin-independent>{{cite web|url=http://www.fitsnews.com/2014/04/11/tom-ervin-to-challenge-nikki-haley-as-independent/|title=Nikki Haley Challenger to Run as Independent|date=April 11, 2014|access-date=April 13, 2014|work=FITSNews|archive-date=January 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117152310/http://www.fitsnews.com/2014/04/11/tom-ervin-to-challenge-nikki-haley-as-independent/|url-status=live}}</ref> As in 2010, Vincent Sheheen of the Democratic Party ran against Haley. Libertarian Steve French and United Citizens Party candidate Morgan Bruce Reeves also ran.<ref name=ervin-independent/> The five candidates debated twice.<ref>[http://www.c-span.org/video/?322069-1/south-carolina-governors-debate South Carolina Gubernatorial Debate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125030033/http://www.c-span.org/video/?322069-1/south-carolina-governors-debate |date=November 25, 2020 }} C-Span (October 14, 2014)</ref><ref>[http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20141021/PC1603/141029841 Gov. Haley defends positions on education, health care in second debate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091123/http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20141021/PC1603/141029841 |date=March 4, 2016 }} Jeremy Borden, Post and Courier (October 26, 2014)</ref> A week after the second debate, Ervin withdrew from the race and endorsed Sheheen.<ref>[http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20141028/PC1603/141029380 Tom Ervin drops out, endorses Vincent Sheheen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232251/http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20141028/PC1603/141029380 |date=March 3, 2016 }} The Post and Courier (October 28, 2014)</ref>

Haley was reelected on November 4, 2014, defeating Sheheen, 55.9% to 41.3%.<ref>[http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2014/11/05/nikki-haley-point-victory-south-carolina-gives-mandate-experts-say/18546377/ Nikki Haley's 14-point victory gives her mandate, experts say] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710092717/https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2014/11/05/nikki-haley-point-victory-south-carolina-gives-mandate-experts-say/18546377/ |date=July 10, 2020 }} Greenville, Garnett Publications (November 5, 2014)</ref>

=== Tenure ===
Haley took office as governor in January 2011. In 2012, former governor [[Mitt Romney]] considered her for his vice-presidential running mate.<ref name="FaussetNYT11232016"/> Haley said that she would turn down any potential vice presidential offer.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=Nikki Haley On Republican Vice Presidential Prospects: 'I'd Say Thank You But No'|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/02/nikki-haley-vice-president_n_1396937.html|first=Ariel|last=Edwards-Levy|work=HuffPost|date=April 12, 2012|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202041651/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/02/nikki-haley-vice-president_n_1396937.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2011, Haley signed an "[[Arizona SB 1070|Arizona-style]]" immigration law.<ref>{{cite news | first =Richard | last =Fausset | work =[[Los Angeles Times]] | url =https://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/18/nation/la-na-romney-immigration-20120119 | title =For Romney, immigration issue offers an opportunity | date =January 18, 2012 | access-date =February 18, 2020 | archive-date =November 25, 2016 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20161125112317/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/18/nation/la-na-romney-immigration-20120119 | url-status =live }}</ref> Much of the act was blocked by the federal courts, which found several key provisions to be unconstitutional.<ref>[https://www.aclusc.org/en/press-releases/fourth-circuit-upholds-decision-to-block-key-portions-of-sc-anti-immigrant-law Fourth Circuit Upholds Decision to Block Key Portions of SC Anti-Immigrant Law] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829001627/https://www.aclusc.org/en/press-releases/fourth-circuit-upholds-decision-to-block-key-portions-of-sc-anti-immigrant-law |date=August 29, 2023 }}, ACLU of South Carolina (July 23, 2013).</ref><ref>''[https://www.aclu.org/cases/lowcountry-immigration-coalition-et-al-v-nikki-haley# Lowcountry Immigration Coalition, et al. v. Nikki Haley] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829001630/https://www.aclu.org/cases/lowcountry-immigration-coalition-et-al-v-nikki-haley |date=August 29, 2023 }}'' (February 15, 2015)</ref>

During her second term, Haley feuded with veteran lawmakers in the General Assembly. She endorsed powerful senate finance chairman [[Hugh Leatherman]]'s primary opponent in 2016.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|last1=Wilks|first1=Avery G.|last2=Hobbs|first2=Stephen|date=April 8, 2020|title=How Hugh Leatherman took control of South Carolina's budget and built a political empire|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/news/how-hugh-leatherman-took-control-of-south-carolinas-budget-and-built-a-political-empire/article_b8d8fe2e-6ec3-11ea-a4f6-bf2f6cd93f5c.html|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=Post and Courier|language=en|archive-date=February 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228094432/https://www.postandcourier.com/news/how-hugh-leatherman-took-control-of-south-carolinas-budget-and-built-a-political-empire/article_b8d8fe2e-6ec3-11ea-a4f6-bf2f6cd93f5c.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After winning the primary, Leatherman stated that Haley was not just a lame duck, but a "dead duck".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jackson|first=Gavin|date=November 12, 2016|title=Gov. Nikki Haley lame duck? 'Not so fast'|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/news/gov-nikki-haley-lame-duck-not-so-fast/article_cb4f3a7a-a6a1-11e6-af68-7b19c6fba123.html|url-access=subscription|access-date=June 9, 2021|website=Post & Courier|archive-date=June 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609135332/https://www.postandcourier.com/news/gov-nikki-haley-lame-duck-not-so-fast/article_cb4f3a7a-a6a1-11e6-af68-7b19c6fba123.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her second term as governor was set to expire on January 9, 2019; however, Haley resigned her position on January 24, 2017, to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 25, 2017|title=SC Gov. Haley resigns to take UN post; Lt. Gov. replaces her|url=https://apnews.com/article/363026f9ca37460a9d5855fdd60b1981|access-date=November 3, 2020|website=AP NEWS|archive-date=November 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110121852/https://apnews.com/article/363026f9ca37460a9d5855fdd60b1981|url-status=live}}</ref>

Haley delivered the official Republican response to President [[Barack Obama]]'s [[2016 State of the Union Address]] on January 12, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/12/politics/state-of-the-union-2016-republican-response-nikki-haley/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113040558/http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/12/politics/state-of-the-union-2016-republican-response-nikki-haley/|title=Republican response to State of the Union: Transcript|date=January 13, 2016|archive-date=January 13, 2016|work=[[CNN]]}}</ref>

In 2016, Haley was named by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.<ref name="WSAV">{{cite news |url=http://wsav.com/2016/04/21/governor-nikki-haley-among-time-magazines-100-most-influential/ |title=Governor Nikki Haley among Time Magazine's '100 Most Influential' |last1=Campbell |first1=Shanay |date=April 21, 2016 |access-date=December 20, 2018 |publisher=WSAV |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407221130/http://wsav.com/2016/04/21/governor-nikki-haley-among-time-magazines-100-most-influential/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The 100 Most Influential People">{{cite magazine |title=The 100 Most Influential People |url=http://time.com/collection/2016-time-100/ |access-date=April 23, 2016 |magazine=Time |archive-date=November 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129133525/http://time.com/collection/2016-time-100/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Haley was mentioned in January 2016 as a potential candidate for vice presidency in the 2016 presidential election.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vice-presidential contenders: The governor of South Carolina auditions for the Republican ticket|url=https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21688410-governor-south-carolina-auditions-republican-ticket-haleys-comet|access-date=January 17, 2016|newspaper=The Economist|date=January 16, 2016|archive-date=December 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226110732/https://www.economist.com/united-states/2016/01/16/haleys-comet|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Phillips>{{cite news|last1=Phillips|first1=Amber|title=Gov. Nikki Haley just got a chance to try out for vice president|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/06/gov-nikki-haley-just-got-a-chance-to-try-out-for-vice-president/|access-date=January 13, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 6, 2016|archive-date=January 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112140620/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/06/gov-nikki-haley-just-got-a-chance-to-try-out-for-vice-president/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=HaleyEconomist/> On May 4, 2016, after Trump became the presumptive presidential nominee, Haley said she had no interest in the vice presidential nomination.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/05/nikki-haley-donald-trump-222819|title=Haley signals support for Trump|work=[[Politico]]|date=May 4, 2016|access-date=May 5, 2016|archive-date=May 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505012612/http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/05/nikki-haley-donald-trump-222819|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/31892881/gov-nikki-haley-will-support-donald-trump-but-no-thanks-on-vp-nod|title= Gov. Nikki Haley will support Donald Trump, but no thanks on VP nod|date= May 4, 2016|publisher= Fox Carolina|access-date= May 5, 2016|archive-date= August 29, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072259/http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/31892881/gov-nikki-haley-will-support-donald-trump-but-no-thanks-on-vp-nod}}</ref>

Four [[Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina|lieutenant governors]] served under Haley. Haley, a Republican, welcomed [[Yancey McGill]], a Democrat, to serve as her lieutenant governor after [[Glenn F. McConnell]]'s resignation. Haley was initially against having a Democrat serve as the second-in-command to the governor, but she, along with the Senate, eventually acquiesced.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/nikki-haley-describes-yancey-mcgill-as-a-true-statesman/article_afa69340-1c5a-52e6-ac2e-3901faf30bb6.html|title=Nikki Haley describes Yancey McGill as a 'true statesman'|agency=Associated Press|website=Post & courier|access-date=January 12, 2018|archive-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404142325/https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/nikki-haley-describes-yancey-mcgill-as-a-true-statesman/article_afa69340-1c5a-52e6-ac2e-3901faf30bb6.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On December 17, 2012, Haley announced she would appoint [[Tim Scott]] to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Senator [[Jim DeMint]], who previously announced that he would retire from the Senate to become the president of [[the Heritage Foundation]].<ref name="NYTimesZeleny12172012">{{cite news|url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/tim-scott-to-be-named-for-empty-south-carolina-senate-seat-republicans-say/|title=Tim Scott to Be Named for Empty South Carolina Senate Seat, Republicans Say|last=Steinhauer|first=Jennifer|date=December 17, 2012|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|author2=Zeleny, Jeff|author-link=Jennifer Steinhauer|access-date=August 3, 2021|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121034037/https://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/tim-scott-to-be-named-for-empty-south-carolina-senate-seat-republicans-say/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following his appointment, Scott became the first African American U.S. senator from South Carolina.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/12/17/nikki-haley-to-appoint-rep-tim-scott-to-senate/|title=Nikki Haley appoints Rep. Tim Scott to Senate|first1=Aaron|last1=Blake|first2=Chris|last2=Cillizza|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=December 17, 2012|access-date=August 3, 2021|archive-date=January 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107094519/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/12/17/nikki-haley-to-appoint-rep-tim-scott-to-senate/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Haley chose Scott over others on her short list, including Representative [[Trey Gowdy]], former South Carolina attorney general [[Henry McMaster]], former First Lady of South Carolina Jenny Sanford, and South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Director Catherine Templeton.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/12/11/nikki-haleys-short-list-includes-tim-scott-jenny-sanford/ | title=Nikki Haley's short list includes Tim Scott, Jenny Sanford | author=Blake, Aaron | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=December 11, 2012 | access-date=August 3, 2021 | archive-date=August 14, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814225139/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/12/11/nikki-haleys-short-list-includes-tim-scott-jenny-sanford/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2013, Haley was fined $3,500 by the State Ethics Commission and given a "public warning" for failing to report the addresses of eight donors during her 2010 campaign for governor.<ref>{{cite news|title=Haley agrees to pay fine, forward 8 donations|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/politics/state_politics/haley-agrees-to-pay-fine-forward-donations/article_c60ddcd0-9124-5b4c-8fd7-ed43318d5932.html|first=Seanna|last=Adcox|publisher=[[The Post and Courier]]|date=July 15, 2013|access-date=January 30, 2017|archive-date=July 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710092625/https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/state_politics/haley-agrees-to-pay-fine-forward-8-donations/article_d1f92c18-b1ca-5d48-8537-4a84ad648b5f.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2013, Haley signed an extradition order for [[Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl#Case history|Dusten Brown]] to be brought to South Carolina in the ''[[Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl]]'' case.<ref>{{cite news|title="Baby Veronica" case: Gov. Haley signs extradition order for birth father|url=https://www.southcarolinaradionetwork.com/2013/08/13/baby-veronica-case-father-arrested-continues-to-fight-adoption/ |publisher=South Carolina Radio Network|date=August 13, 2013|access-date=January 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202040839/https://www.southcarolinaradionetwork.com/2013/08/13/baby-veronica-case-father-arrested-continues-to-fight-adoption/ |archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gov. Nikki Haley signs warrant for extradition of Dusten Brown|url=http://www.live5news.com/story/23108616/james-isl-couple-to-speak-on-latest-veronica-developments|publisher=Live 5 News|date=August 12, 2013|access-date=January 29, 2017|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924073400/https://www.live5news.com/story/23108616/james-isl-couple-to-speak-on-latest-veronica-developments/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Gubernatorial policies ===
{{see also|Political positions of Nikki Haley}}
Upon becoming governor, Haley appointed [[Bobby Hitt]] as the state's secretary of commerce.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/state_politics/bobby-hitt-bmw-exec-gets-new-role/article_22db57ac-246a-5693-bdf2-c58b8a694243.html|title=Bobby Hitt, BMW exec gets new role|first=Yvonne|last=Wenger|website=Post & courier|date=December 6, 2010 |access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404142326/https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/state_politics/bobby-hitt-bmw-exec-gets-new-role/article_22db57ac-246a-5693-bdf2-c58b8a694243.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In her [[State of the State address]] and other speeches, she touted South Carolina's economic growth and low unemployment rate,<ref>{{cite web|first1=Andrew|last1=Knittle|first2=Maya T.|last2=Prabhu|title=Gov. Nikki Haley delivers sentimental State of the State address|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/gov-nikki-haley-delivers-sentimental-state-of-the-state-address/article_1422b218-d82a-11e6-8f9b-770f1d8c6d0c.html|access-date=August 25, 2020|website=Post and Courier|date=January 11, 2017 |language=en|archive-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404142326/https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/gov-nikki-haley-delivers-sentimental-state-of-the-state-address/article_1422b218-d82a-11e6-8f9b-770f1d8c6d0c.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and urged businesses to move to the state based on a low cost of doing business, "a loyal, willing workforce," and South Carolina's status as "one of the lowest [[Labor unions in the United States|union-participation states in the country]]."<ref>Martel, Ned (December 15, 2011). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/nikki-haley-south-carolinas-hard-charging-gop-governor/2011/11/28/gIQA10vhwO_story.html "Nikki Haley picks Romney, but can they help each other?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801040203/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/nikki-haley-south-carolinas-hard-charging-gop-governor/2011/11/28/gIQA10vhwO_story.html |date=August 1, 2017 }} ''The Washington Post''.</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Macgillis|first=Alec|url=http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-stump/98641/mitt-buys-er-receives-haley-nod|title=Romney... Receives Haley Nod|magazine=The New Republic|date=December 16, 2011|access-date=July 19, 2013|archive-date=January 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109035446/http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-stump/98641/mitt-buys-er-receives-haley-nod|url-status=live}}</ref>

Before June 2015, Haley supported flying the [[Flags of the Confederate States of America|Confederate flag]] on the statehouse grounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2014/10/15/nikki_haley_its_ok_to_have_the_confederate_flag_at_the_statehouse_because_not_a_single_ceo_has_complained/|title=Nikki Haley: It's OK to have the Confederate flag at the statehouse because not "a single CEO" has complained|last=Brinker|first=Luke|work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|access-date=January 25, 2017|date=October 15, 2014|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118021529/https://www.salon.com/2014/10/15/nikki_haley_its_ok_to_have_the_confederate_flag_at_the_statehouse_because_not_a_single_ceo_has_complained/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the immediate aftermath of the [[Charleston church shooting]], Haley did not take a position on removing the flag, saying, "I think the state will start talking about that again, and we'll see where it goes."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/19/dylann-roof-charleston-police-charged-with-murder-black-church/28975573/|title=Dylann Roof charged with 9 counts of murder in Charleston attack|work=USA Today|date=June 19, 2015|access-date=July 1, 2017|first1=Yamiche|last1=Alcindor|first2=Doug|last2=Stanglin|archive-date=June 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610133812/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/19/dylann-roof-charleston-police-charged-with-murder-black-church/28975573/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/19/confederate-flag-south-carolina_n_7620490.html|title=Nikki Haley, Mark Sanford Weigh In On Confederate Flag Debate|last=Lavender|first=Paige|date=June 19, 2015|journal=HuffPost|access-date=July 1, 2017|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122214138/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/19/confederate-flag-south-carolina_n_7620490.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 22, Haley called for the removal of the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nikki Haley, South Carolina Governor, Calls for Removal of Confederate Battle Flag|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/us/south-carolina-confederate-flag-dylann-roof.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|first1=Frances|last1=Robles|first2=Richard|last2=Fausset|first3=Michael|last3=Barbaro|date=June 22, 2015|access-date=June 6, 2022|archive-date=February 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214032047/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/us/south-carolina-confederate-flag-dylann-roof.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She stated:

<blockquote>"These grounds [the State Capital] are a place that everybody should feel a part of. What I realized now more than ever is people were driving by and felt hurt and pain. No one should feel pain." Haley also said, "There is a place for that flag", but she added, "It's not in a place that represents all people in South Carolina."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Scott|first1=Eugene|title=Nikki Haley: Confederate flag 'should have never been there'|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/10/politics/nikki-haley-confederate-flag-removal/|access-date=April 12, 2016|publisher=CNN|date=July 10, 2015|archive-date=February 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215105609/https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/10/politics/nikki-haley-confederate-flag-removal/|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote>

In July 2015, Haley signed a bill to authorize [[Modern display of the Confederate flag#Removal from South Carolina State Capitol|removing]] the Confederate flag from the flagpole on the grounds of the South Carolina Capitol.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?327026-1%2Fsouth-carolina-confederate-flag-removal-bill-signing-ceremony|title=South Carolina Confederate Battle Flag Removal Bill Signing Ceremony|publisher=[[C-SPAN]]|date=July 9, 2015|access-date=July 9, 2015|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021162532/https://www.c-span.org/video/?327026-1/south-carolina-confederate-flag-removal-bill-signing-ceremony|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/09/421531368/south-carolina-gov-nikki-haley-to-sign-confederate-flag-bill-into-law|title=South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley Signs Confederate Flag Bill Into Law|publisher=[[NPR]]|date=July 9, 2015|access-date=April 4, 2018|archive-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124041722/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/09/421531368/south-carolina-gov-nikki-haley-to-sign-confederate-flag-bill-into-law|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2019, she defended the people of South Carolina, saying that "some people" in South Carolina saw the flag as a representation of "service and sacrifice and heritage" before the flag was hijacked by the white supremacist mass killer [[Dylann Roof]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/12/11/nikki-haley-says-confederate-flag-couldnt-removed-today/4405665002/|title=Nikki Haley: Confederate flag could not be taken down in South Carolina in today's 'outrage culture'|last=Santucci|first=Jeanine|website=USA Today|language=en-US|access-date=December 21, 2019|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027182927/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/12/11/nikki-haley-says-confederate-flag-couldnt-removed-today/4405665002/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/07/us/Nikki-Haley-confederate-flag.html|title=Nikki Haley's Confederate Flag Comments Spark Backlash|last=Ortiz|first=Aimee|date=December 7, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 21, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214031940/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/07/us/Nikki-Haley-confederate-flag.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In regard to the state trial of Roof, Haley urged prosecutors to seek the [[Capital punishment in the United States|death penalty]] against him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2015/06/19/the-latest-church-shooting-haley-calls-for-death-penalty/Sd50001xUfcaWDV1XdZxHM/story.html|title=S.C. governor calls for death penalty in church shooting|work=The Boston Globe|date=June 19, 2015|access-date=June 19, 2015|archive-date=June 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619175307/https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2015/06/19/the-latest-church-shooting-haley-calls-for-death-penalty/Sd50001xUfcaWDV1XdZxHM/story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Prime Minister Modi meets South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley in New York.jpg|thumb|Haley and Indian prime minister [[Narendra Modi]] in New York on September 28, 2014]]

In April 2016, Haley indicated she would not support an [[2020s anti-LGBT movement in the United States|anti-trans]] "[[bathroom bill]]" introduced by the South Carolina State Senate that would require [[transgender]] individuals to use restrooms based on their gender assigned at birth. Haley said that the legislation was unnecessary and would not solve any identifiable problem in the state.<ref name="SternSlate04082016">{{cite news|last1=Stern|first1=Mark|title=Listen to a Republican Governor Explain Why Anti-Trans Bathroom Laws Are Unnecessary|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2016/04/08/south_carolina_governor_gov_nikki_haley_criticizes_bathroom_bills.html|access-date=April 12, 2016|publisher=ppSlate|date=April 8, 2016|archive-date=June 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623223013/http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2016/04/08/south_carolina_governor_gov_nikki_haley_criticizes_bathroom_bills.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=SC governor says bill similar to HB2 not necessary|url=http://wncn.com/2016/04/07/sc-governor-says-bill-similar-to-hb2-not-necessary/|access-date=April 12, 2016|publisher=WNCN – North Carolina News|date=April 7, 2016|archive-date=July 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731235539/http://wncn.com/2016/04/07/sc-governor-says-bill-similar-to-hb2-not-necessary/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Berman|first1=Mark|title=South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says her state doesn't need transgender bathroom law|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/04/07/south-carolinas-gov-nikki-haley-says-her-state-doesnt-need-transgender-bathroom-law/|access-date=April 12, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=April 7, 2016|archive-date=April 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424135206/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/04/07/south-carolinas-gov-nikki-haley-says-her-state-doesnt-need-transgender-bathroom-law/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, Haley spoke against [[Executive Order 13988]], officially titled Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Norman|first1=Greg|title=Nikki Haley calls Biden's executive order about transgender athletics an 'attack on women's rights'|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-criticizes-biden-executive-order-transgender-athletics|access-date=February 16, 2023|work=Fox News|date=February 8, 2021|archive-date=September 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911045706/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-criticizes-biden-executive-order-transgender-athletics|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Ambassador Nikki Haley visit June 2017 Ambassador Nikki Haley vi (35064841051).jpg|thumb|Haley with Israeli defense minister [[Avigdor Lieberman]] in 2017]]
Haley has been described by South Carolina senator [[Lindsey Graham]] as a "strong supporter of the [[Israel|State of Israel]]." As governor, she signed a [[Anti-BDS laws|anti-BDS law]] to stop efforts of the [[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions]] (BDS) movement. This legislation was the first of its kind on a statewide level.<ref name="MWilnerJPost11232016">{{cite news|last=Wilner|first=Michael|date=November 23, 2016|title=South Carolina governor who opposed anti-Israel BDS to be Trump's UN envoy|url=http://www.jpost.com/Us-Elections/Donald-Trump/South-Carolina-governor-who-opposed-anti-Israel-BDS-to-be-Trumps-UN-envoy-473448|newspaper=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|access-date=November 25, 2016|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107014628/https://www.jpost.com/Us-Elections/Donald-Trump/South-Carolina-governor-who-opposed-anti-Israel-BDS-to-be-Trumps-UN-envoy-473448|url-status=live}}</ref> Haley also stated that "nowhere has the UN's failure been more consistent and more outrageous than in its bias against our close ally Israel."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/011817_Haley_Testimony.pdf|title=Opening Statement of Governor Nikki Haley|website=Foreign.senate.gov|access-date=February 14, 2023|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308133435/https://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/011817_Haley_Testimony.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Haley supports [[Voter ID laws (United States)|voter photo ID laws]].<ref name=ID>{{cite news|title=Civil Rights Leaders Criticize Haley|work=[[The Post and Courier]]|date=January 22, 2012|author=Collins, Jeffrey|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/civil-rights-leaders-criticize-haley/article_b3735238-9b24-5c5c-bf49-03f4022a2801.html|access-date=February 18, 2023|archive-date=February 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218155025/https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/civil-rights-leaders-criticize-haley/article_b3735238-9b24-5c5c-bf49-03f4022a2801.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Veto record ===
During her 2011–2017 gubernatorial term, Haley vetoed 50 bills, 24 (48%) of which were overridden by the state legislature.
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|+Haley's Veto Record<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/rats.php?session=119|title=Session 119 (2011–2012) Ratifications/Acts Log|year=2012|website=scstatehouse.gov|publisher=South Carolina Legislature|access-date=June 23, 2020|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125233716/https://www.scstatehouse.gov/rats.php?session=119|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/rats.php?session=120|title=Session 120 (2013–2014) Ratifications/Acts Log|year=2014|website=scstatehouse.gov|publisher=South Carolina Legislature|access-date=June 23, 2020|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126000202/https://www.scstatehouse.gov/rats.php?session=120}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/rats.php?session=121|title=Session 121 (2015–2016) Ratifications/Acts Log|year=2016|website=scstatehouse.gov|publisher=South Carolina Legislature|access-date=June 23, 2020|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126000136/https://www.scstatehouse.gov/rats.php?session=121|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!% of Total
|-
!scope=row | {{align|left|Sustained}}
|17|| 34%
|-
!scope=row | {{align|left|Overridden}}
|24|| 48%
|-
!scope=row | {{align|left|Partial/Certain Items Sustained}}
|9|| 18%
|-
!scope=row | {{align|left|Total Vetoes}}
|50|| –
|}

== United States ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018) ==

[[File:Dan_Sullivan_and_Nikki_Haley.jpg|thumb|Haley meeting with Sen. [[Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)|Dan Sullivan]] shortly after her nomination to become US ambassador to the United Nations]]

=== Nomination and confirmation ===

On November 23, 2016, then [[President-elect of the United States|President-elect]] [[Donald Trump]] announced his intention to nominate Haley for [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations|ambassador to the United Nations]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sc-gov-nikki-haley-tapped-to-be-trumps-un-ambassador/2016/11/23/c1395cb6-b144-11e6-8616-52b15787add0_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|title=Gov. Nikki Haley tapped to be Trump's U.N. ambassador|date=November 23, 2016|access-date=November 23, 2016|first=Robert|last=Costa|archive-date=November 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123065549/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sc-gov-nikki-haley-tapped-to-be-trumps-un-ambassador/2016/11/23/c1395cb6-b144-11e6-8616-52b15787add0_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Upon taking office on January 20, 2017, Trump sent Haley's nomination to the [[United States Senate]].<ref name="Nominations Sent to the Senate">{{cite news|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/20/nominations-sent-senate|title=Nominations Sent to the Senate|date=January 20, 2017|language=en|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|publisher=[[White House]]|access-date=January 21, 2017|archive-date=March 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330190549/https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/nominations-sent-senate/|url-status=live}}</ref> She was confirmed two days later on a 96–4 vote; the four senators who voted against Haley were independent [[Bernie Sanders]] (Vermont) and Democrats [[Martin Heinrich]] (New Mexico), [[Tom Udall]] (New Mexico), and [[Chris Coons]] (Delaware).<ref name=confirm>{{cite web|access-date=April 14, 2021|title=South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley wins easy confirmation as UN ambassador|date=January 24, 2017 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/south-carolina-gov-nikki-haley-confirmed-un-ambassador-n711701|publisher=NBC News|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414205930/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/south-carolina-gov-nikki-haley-confirmed-un-ambassador-n711701|url-status=live}}</ref>

Trump reportedly considered Haley for the position of secretary of state, which she declined.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/349585-haley-i-turned-down-trumps-offer-to-be-secretary-of-state/|title=Haley turned down Trump's State Department consideration|last1=Shellbourne|first1=Mallory|date=September 7, 2017|work=The Hill|access-date=January 4, 2019|archive-date=January 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104021521/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/349585-haley-i-turned-down-trumps-offer-to-be-secretary-of-state|url-status=live}}</ref> Haley was the first Indian American to hold a Cabinet-level position.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trump pleased Nikki Haley first Indian-American cabinet official|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/trump-pleased-nikki-haley-first-indian-american-cabinet-official/story-79wZMt9koWYheXTlMWqa4H.html|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=June 28, 2017|language=en|date=January 26, 2017|archive-date=September 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919100312/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/trump-pleased-nikki-haley-first-indian-american-cabinet-official/story-79wZMt9koWYheXTlMWqa4H.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Immediately following her confirmation by the U.S. Senate, Haley resigned as South Carolina governor, and Lt. Governor [[Henry McMaster]] became governor.<ref>[https://wach.com/news/local/senate-panel-approves-haley-nomination-to-un-01-24-2017 US Senate confirms Haley as next UN ambassador] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928211337/https://wach.com/news/local/senate-panel-approves-haley-nomination-to-un-01-24-2017 |date=September 28, 2023 }}, Associated Press/WACH (January 24, 2017).</ref>

[[File:Nikki Haley sworn in as UN Ambassador.jpg|thumb|Haley sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence on January 25, 2017, Senator [[Marco Rubio]] standing to the side]]

Haley was sworn in by Vice President [[Mike Pence]] on January 25, 2017.<ref name="voanews.com">{{cite news |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/haley-sworn-in-as-us-ambassador-to-un/3691707.html |title=Haley Sworn In as US Ambassador to UN |agency=Associated Press |website=VOA News |date=January 25, 2017 |access-date=October 7, 2017 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331215525/https://www.voanews.com/a/haley-sworn-in-as-us-ambassador-to-un/3691707.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She met with [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|United Nations secretary-general]] [[António Guterres]] on January 27, 2017, at the [[Headquarters of the United Nations|UN Headquarters]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/27/nikki-haley-new-us-ambassador-un-were-taking-names/|work=[[The Washington Times]]|title=Nikki Haley, new U.S. ambassador at the U.N.: 'We're taking names' of opposition|date=January 27, 2017|access-date=January 31, 2017|first=Edith|last=Lederer|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208092210/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/27/nikki-haley-new-us-ambassador-un-were-taking-names/|url-status=live}}</ref> She replaced Ambassador [[Samantha Power]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/11/trump-picks-nikki-haley-who-called-him-everything-a-governor-doesn-t-want-in-a-president-for-u-n-ambassador.html|title=Trump Picks Nikki Haley, Who Called Him "Everything a Governor Doesn't Want in a President", for U.N. Ambassador|first=Joshua|last=Keating|date=November 23, 2016|website=Slate|access-date=June 9, 2021|archive-date=June 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609213925/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/11/trump-picks-nikki-haley-who-called-him-everything-a-governor-doesn-t-want-in-a-president-for-u-n-ambassador.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Tenure ===

Defining aspects of Haley's tenure as U.S. ambassador include her consistently strong advocacy for Israel,<ref name=Harb>Ali Harb, [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/15/nikki-haleys-israel-advocacy-defined-her-tenure-at-un-advocates Nikki Haley's Israel advocacy defined her tenure at UN: Advocates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922190436/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/15/nikki-haleys-israel-advocacy-defined-her-tenure-at-un-advocates |date=September 22, 2023 }}, Al Jazeera (February 2, 2023).</ref><ref name=Lebowitz>Megan Lebowitz, [https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/are-nikki-haleys-top-moments-un-ambassador-rcna69895 Here are Nikki Haley's top moments as U.N. ambassador] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928211337/https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/are-nikki-haleys-top-moments-un-ambassador-rcna69895 |date=September 28, 2023 }}, NBC News, ''Meet the Press Blog'' (February 16, 2023).</ref><ref name=Astor>[https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/14/us/politics/nikki-haley-career-background.html 5 Things to Know About Nikki Haley] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920000202/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/14/us/politics/nikki-haley-career-background.html |date=September 20, 2023 }}, ''New York Times'' (February 14, 2023).</ref> her defense of the Trump administration's 2018 withdrawal of the U.S. from the [[Iran nuclear deal]],<ref name=Lebowitz/> and her withdrawal of the U.S. from the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]], a move reversed under the Biden administration, when the U.S. rejoined the council.<ref name=Lebowitz/>

She defended the Trump administration's decision to [[United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement|withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement]], a move later reversed, as the Biden administration reentered the agreement.<ref name=Lebowitz/> As ambassador, Haley sometimes took positions at odds from the Trump White House; she announced that the U.S. would impose new sanctions on Russia and on the [[Bashar al-Assad]] regime in Syria, but new sanctions were blocked by the White House.<ref name=Lebowitz/>

====Russia and Syria====
In 2017, Haley declared to the U.N. Security Council that [[sanctions against Russia]] for its [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|Crimean conflict]] would not be lifted until Russia returned control over the region to [[Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/02/politics/haley-russia-un/index.html|title=UN Ambassador Haley hits Russia hard on Ukraine|publisher=CNN|first1=Nicole|last1=Gaouette|first2=Richard|last2=Roth|date=February 2, 2017|access-date=February 7, 2017|archive-date=February 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206215423/http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/02/politics/haley-russia-un/index.html}}</ref> Later that year, Haley said the U.S. would retain "strong and tough" sanctions against Russia due to its actions in Ukraine.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/04/nikki-haley-russia-sanctions-kushner-239112|title=Haley: U.S. plans to retain Russia sanctions|first=Madeline|last=Conway|work=Politico|date=June 4, 2017|access-date=June 6, 2017|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112014010/https://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/04/nikki-haley-russia-sanctions-kushner-239112|url-status=live}}</ref>

On March 30, 2017, Haley stated that the U.S. would no longer focus on forcing Syrian president [[Bashar al-Assad]] to leave power. This was a policy shift from former president Barack Obama's initial stance on Assad.<ref>{{cite news|title=U.S. priority on Syria no longer focused on 'getting Assad out': Haley|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-usa-haley-idUSKBN1712QL|work=Reuters|date=March 30, 2017|access-date=July 2, 2017|archive-date=May 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502174900/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-usa-haley-idUSKBN1712QL|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 5, speaking to the U.N. Security Council a day after the [[2017 Khan Shaykhun chemical attack|Khan Shaykhun chemical attack]], Haley said Russia, Assad, and Iran "have no interest in peace" and attacks similar to this would continue occurring should nothing be done in response.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/5/nikki-haley-blasts-syria-russia-directly-address-u/|title=Nikki Haley blasts Syria, Russia directly in address to U.N.|first=Tom Jr.|last=Howell|work=The Washington Times|date=April 5, 2017|access-date=April 5, 2017|archive-date=December 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224014138/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/5/nikki-haley-blasts-syria-russia-directly-address-u/|url-status=live}}</ref> A day later, [[2017 Shayrat missile strike|the U.S. launched]] 59 [[Tomahawk cruise missile]]s toward the [[Shayrat Air Base]] in Syria. Haley called the strike a "very measured step" and warned that the U.S. was prepared "to do more" despite wishing it would not be required.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-launches-strike-assad-syria-decries-dirty-war/story?id=46646770|title=Nikki Haley warns the US is 'prepared to do more' in Syria|date=April 7, 2017|work=ABC News|access-date=June 28, 2020|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125120130/https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-launches-strike-assad-syria-decries-dirty-war/story?id=46646770|url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 12, after Russia blocked a draft resolution meant to condemn the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack, Haley criticized Russia, saying, "We need to see Russia choose to side with the civilized world over an Assad government that brutally terrorizes its own people."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/nikki-haley-russia-syria-237160|title=Haley: 'Russia said no' to peace in Syria|first=Nolan D.|last=McCaskill|date=April 12, 2017|work=Politico|access-date=April 12, 2017|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126135132/https://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/nikki-haley-russia-syria-237160|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 28, while appearing before the [[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs]], Haley credited Trump's warning to Syria with stopping another chemical attack: "I can tell you due to the president's actions, we did not see an incident."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/28/nikki-haley-trump-syria-warning-240041|title=Haley: Trump saved 'many innocent' lives with Syria statement|date=June 28, 2017|work=Politico|first=Kelsey|last=Tamborrino|access-date=June 28, 2017|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119032300/https://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/28/nikki-haley-trump-syria-warning-240041|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2017, Haley spoke out against [[Ramzan Kadyrov]] amid the [[Anti-gay purges in Chechnya|murders and persecution of gay men in Chechnya]], which is part of the Russian Federation. She said: "We continue to be disturbed by reports of kidnapping, torture, and murder of people in Chechnya based on their sexual orientation...this violation of human rights cannot be ignored."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://time.com/4743694/nikki-haley-chechnya-persecuting-gay-men-united-nations/|title=Nikki Haley: Reported Killings of Gay People in Chechnya 'Cannot Be Ignored'|magazine=Time|access-date=November 8, 2017|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203141453/https://time.com/4743694/nikki-haley-chechnya-persecuting-gay-men-united-nations/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Iran====

[[File:Nikki Haley official photo.jpg|thumb|Official portrait, September 2017]]

In April 2017, while holding her first session as president of the UN Security Council, Haley charged [[Iran]] and [[Hezbollah]] with having "conducted terrorist acts" for decades within the Middle East.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-iran-israel-trump-haley-un-20170420-story.html|title=UN Ambassador Nikki Haley says Iran, not Israel, bears blame for Middle East crisis|date=April 20, 2017|first=Kambiz|last=Foroohar|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=April 21, 2017|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403211145/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-iran-israel-trump-haley-un-20170420-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2017, Haley stated that "some countries", a reference to Russia, although Haley did not refer to Russia by name, were shielding Iran by blocking the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] from verifying Iranian compliance with the [[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|international nuclear agreement with Iran]]. Haley said that it "appears that some countries are attempting to shield Iran from even more inspections. Without inspections, the Iran deal is an empty promise."<ref>Ben Evansky, [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/10/01/russia-giving-cover-to-iran-could-doom-nuclear-deal-as-trump-considers-whether-to-certify.html Russia giving cover to Iran could doom nuclear deal as Trump considers whether to certify] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907110146/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/10/01/russia-giving-cover-to-iran-could-doom-nuclear-deal-as-trump-considers-whether-to-certify.html |date=September 7, 2018 }}, Fox News (October 1, 2017).</ref>

Also in December 2017, Haley accused [[Iran]] of backing the Houthi rebels in the [[Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)|Yemeni Civil War]], in which the Houthis were fighting the [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]]-backed [[Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi|Hadi government]]. She said that the "fight against Iranian aggression is the world's fight." Iranian officials denied the accusations, saying that they "seek also to cover up for the [[Human rights violations during the Yemeni Civil War (2015-present)|Saudi war crimes]] in Yemen, with the US complicity, and divert attention from the stalemate war of aggression against the Yemenis." Iran likened Haley's presentation to that of then-Secretary of State [[Colin Powell]], before the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]].<ref name="foreign">"[https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/12/14/nikki-haley-yemen-houthi-rebels-iran-missiles-press-conference-pentagon-skepticism-united-nations-trump-nuclear-deal-diplomacy/ Haley's 'Smoking Gun' on Iran Met With Skepticism at U.N.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615130758/http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/12/14/nikki-haley-yemen-houthi-rebels-iran-missiles-press-conference-pentagon-skepticism-united-nations-trump-nuclear-deal-diplomacy/ |date=June 15, 2018 }}". ''Foreign Policy''. December 14, 2017.</ref> Haley also said that "It's hard to find a conflict or terrorist group in the Middle East that doesn't have Iran's fingerprints all over it."

====Comments on proposed Muslim ban====
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On March 15, 2017, Haley said she would not support a ban on Muslim immigration to the U.S. should President Trump choose to enact one, but argued that Trump's proposal was not a Muslim ban. She insisted she would "never support a Muslim ban", saying "It would be un-American" and "I don't think we should ever ban anyone based on their religion". Haley affirmed this stance by claiming Trump said, "Let's temporarily pause, and you prove to me that the vetting is okay, that I can trust these people coming through for the American people."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.today.com/news/un-ambassador-nikki-haley-today-i-will-never-support-muslim-t109290|title=UN Ambassador Nikki Haley on Today: 'I will never support a Muslim ban'|date=March 16, 2017|first=Eun Kyung|last=Kim|work=Today|access-date=March 29, 2017|archive-date=March 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330083435/http://www.today.com/news/un-ambassador-nikki-haley-today-i-will-never-support-muslim-t109290|url-status=live}}</ref>

====North Korea====
Haley said the U.S. military could be deployed in response to any further [[North Korean missile tests]] or usage of nuclear missiles and that she believed [[Kim Jong-un]] understood this due to pressure by both the U.S. and China.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/24/nikki-haley-north-korea-military-action-237519|title=Haley: Another missile test by North Korea could prompt U.S. military action|date=April 27, 2017|first=Louis|last=Nelson|work=Politico|access-date=April 24, 2017|archive-date=March 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314192742/https://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/24/nikki-haley-north-korea-military-action-237519|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/09/rex-tillerson-nikki-haley-state-department |title=Does Rex Tillerson Even Care That Nikki Haley Is Stealing His Thunder? |first=Abigail |last=Tracy |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=September 22, 2017 |access-date=November 8, 2017 |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120203130/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/09/rex-tillerson-nikki-haley-state-department |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 14, 2017, after North Korea performed a ballistic missile test, Haley said Kim was "in a state of paranoia" after feeling pressure from the U.S.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/14/nikki-haley-north-korea-238375|title=U.S. will 'tighten the screws' on North Korea, Haley says|date=May 14, 2017|work=Politico|first=Louis|last=Nelson|access-date=May 14, 2017|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026225115/https://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/14/nikki-haley-north-korea-238375|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 2, 2017, after the U.N. Security Council approved a resolution adding fifteen North Koreans and four entities linked to North Korea's nuclear and missile programs to a sanctions blacklist, Haley said the council's vote was "sending a clear message to North Korea today: Stop firing ballistic missiles or face the consequences"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/u-n-security-council-sanctions-212001987.html|title=U.N. Security Council Sanctions 15 North Koreans With Ties to Nuclear Programs|date=June 2, 2017|magazine=Time|access-date=April 4, 2021|archive-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404211806/https://news.yahoo.com/u-n-security-council-sanctions-212001987.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 5, 2017, during a U.N. Security Council meeting, in response to North Korea launching an intercontinental ballistic missile, Haley announced the US would within days "bring before the Security Council a resolution that raises the international response in a way that is proportionate to North Korea's new escalation."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nikki-haley-us-prepared-to-use-full-range-of-capabilities-defend-against-north-korea/|title=Nikki Haley: U.S. prepared to use "full range" of capabilities to defend against N. Korea|date=July 5, 2017|work=CBS News|access-date=July 5, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201194413/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nikki-haley-us-prepared-to-use-full-range-of-capabilities-defend-against-north-korea/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following month the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved sanctions on North Korea banning exports worth over $1&nbsp;billion. Haley said that the sanctions package was "the single largest ... ever leveled against the North Korean regime."<ref name="Lederer">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/diplomat-1-billion-in-nkorea-exports-would-be-banned-by-un/2017/08/04/53b1d654-7972-11e7-8c17-533c52b2f014_story.html|title=UN imposes tough new sanctions on North Korea|first=Edith M.|last=Lederer|date=August 5, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=August 6, 2017|archive-date=August 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806061712/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/diplomat-1-billion-in-nkorea-exports-would-be-banned-by-un/2017/08/04/53b1d654-7972-11e7-8c17-533c52b2f014_story.html}}</ref>

==== Israel–Palestine ====
[[File:Ambassador Nikki Haley visit June 2017 Ambassador Nikki Haley vi Ambassador Nikki Haley visit June 2017 Ambassador Nikki Haley (34469110513).jpg|thumb|Haley in the [[Golan Heights]]]]

In a May 2017 interview, Haley expressed interest in moving the [[Embassy of the United States, Tel Aviv|U.S. embassy to Israel]] from [[Tel Aviv]] to [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/333779-nikki-haley-calls-for-us-embassy-to-move-to-jerusalem/|title=Nikki Haley calls for US Embassy to move to Jerusalem|first=Rebecca|last=Savransky|date=May 17, 2017|work=The Hill|access-date=May 17, 2017|archive-date=May 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517145018/http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/333779-nikki-haley-calls-for-us-embassy-to-move-to-jerusalem|url-status=live}}</ref> She said the U.N. had "bullied Israel for a very long time" and pledged the US would end this treatment while in Jerusalem.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/envoy-haley-us-bully-israel-anymore-47886215|title=Envoy Haley says US won't let the UN 'bully' Israel anymore|first=Ian|last=Deitch|date=June 7, 2017|work=ABC News|access-date=June 28, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611140302/http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/envoy-haley-us-bully-israel-anymore-47886215|url-status=live}}</ref> In response to a December 2017 [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/19|General Assembly Resolution ES-10/19]] (an Egyptian-sponsored resolution to void any unilateral decisions on Jerusalem's status and demand that countries "refrain from the establishment of diplomatic missions in the holy city"), Haley warned UN members that she would be "taking names" of countries that voted to reject Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the U.S. embassy there, writing, "As you consider your vote, I encourage you to know the president and the US take this vote personally. The president will be watching this vote carefully and has requested I report back on those who voted against us."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/20/us-take-names-united-nations-vote-to-reject-jerusalem-recognition|title=US will 'take names of those who vote to reject Jerusalem recognition'|first=Peter|last=Beaumont|date=December 20, 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=December 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223083042/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/20/us-take-names-united-nations-vote-to-reject-jerusalem-recognition|url-status=live}}</ref>

The resolution passed with 128 in favor, 9 against, and 35 abstaining. Haley traveled to some countries that voted "No," such as Guatemala and Honduras, and thanked them for their support in the emergency special session.<ref name="Amin">{{cite web|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/politics/nikki-haley-racial-opportunism-rising-political-star-trump-america|title=The racial opportunism of a rising political star in Trump's America|last=Amin|first=Shaan|website=The Caravan|language=en|access-date=May 21, 2019|archive-date=June 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615144803/https://caravanmagazine.in/politics/nikki-haley-racial-opportunism-rising-political-star-trump-america|url-status=live}}</ref> The U.S. moved its embassy to Jerusalem in 2018. In her later memoirs, Haley said that a faction within the Trump administration, led by Secretary of State [[Rex Tillerson]], strongly opposed the decision to move the embassy.<ref>Eric Cortellessa, [https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-new-book-haley-says-tillerson-vehemently-opposed-embassy-move-to-jerusalem/ In new book, Haley says Tillerson vehemently opposed embassy move to Jerusalem] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929021420/https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-new-book-haley-says-tillerson-vehemently-opposed-embassy-move-to-jerusalem/ |date=September 29, 2023 }}, ''Times of Israel'' (November 13, 2018).</ref>

In 2017, Haley blocked the appointment of [[Salam Fayyad]], a Palestinian, as UN envoy to Libya, saying that "The United States does not currently recognize a Palestinian state or support the signal this appointment would send within the United Nations."<ref name=Harb/> However, the same year—one day after Trump had suggested he might be open to a [[one-state solution]] to the [[Israel-Palestinian conflict]]—Haley reaffirmed that U.S. policy was to "absolutely support a [[two-state solution]]" to the conflict.<ref>Somini Sengupta, [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/world/middleeast/nikki-haley-israel-palestinians-two-state-solution.html U.N. Envoy Says U.S. Still Backs Palestinian State] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928211337/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/world/middleeast/nikki-haley-israel-palestinians-two-state-solution.html |date=September 28, 2023 }}, ''New York Times'' (February 16, 2017).</ref>

In July 2017, after the [[UNESCO]] voted to designate the [[Old City of Hebron|Hebron's Old City]] and the [[Cave of the Patriarchs]] as [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] territory as well as endangered [[World Heritage Site]]s, Haley called the choice "tragic on several levels" in a statement (see [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict in Hebron]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Nikki-Haley-UNESCO-vote-on-Hebron-tragic-an-affront-to-history-499088|title=Nikki Haley: UNESCO vote on Hebron tragic, an affront to history|first=Joy|last=Bernard|date=July 8, 2017|work=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=July 9, 2017|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803100033/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/nikki-haley-unesco-vote-on-hebron-tragic-an-affront-to-history-499088|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2018, she supported President Trump's withholding [[humanitarian aid]] to [[Palestinians]] through the [[UNRWA|U.N. Relief and Works Agency]] (UNRWA).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lynch|first1=Colum|last2=Gramer|first2=Robbie|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/01/17/u-s-withholds-millions-of-dollars-in-promised-palestinian-food-aid-united-nations-relief-and-works-agency-humanitarian-assistance-state-department-middle-east-gaza-strip-west-bank/|title=U.S. Withholds Millions of Dollars in Promised Palestinian Food Aid: The U.N. relief agency has been left with millions in unpaid bills.|work=[[Foreign Policy (magazine)|Foreign Policy]]|date=January 17, 2018|access-date=December 4, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225014616/https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/01/17/u-s-withholds-millions-of-dollars-in-promised-palestinian-food-aid-united-nations-relief-and-works-agency-humanitarian-assistance-state-department-middle-east-gaza-strip-west-bank/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Rohingya persecution in Myanmar====
In September 2017, Haley said that her government was "deeply troubled" by reports of [[Rohingya persecution in Myanmar (2016–present)|atrocities against Rohingya Muslims]] in [[Myanmar]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/little-us-pressure-amid-talk-of-ethnic-cleansing-in-myanmar/2017/09/09/93f469ca-9515-11e7-8482-8dc9a7af29f9_story.html|title=As Myanmar Muslims flee crackdown, US is wary of involvement|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=September 9, 2017|access-date=October 26, 2017|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909074733/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/little-us-pressure-amid-talk-of-ethnic-cleansing-in-myanmar/2017/09/09/93f469ca-9515-11e7-8482-8dc9a7af29f9_story.html}}</ref> Haley criticized Myanmar's civilian leader [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] for justifying the imprisonment of the two Reuters journalists ([[Wa Lone]] and [[Kyaw Soe Oo]]) who reported on the [[ethnic cleansing]] and other atrocities perpetrated by the government.<ref>{{cite news |title=Suu Kyi defense of jailing of Reuters journalists 'unbelievable': Haley |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-journalists-suukyi/myanmars-suu-kyi-defends-jailing-of-two-reuters-journalists-idUSKCN1LT08A |work=Reuters |date=September 13, 2018 |access-date=February 7, 2019 |archive-date=April 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404161116/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-journalists-suukyi/myanmars-suu-kyi-defends-jailing-of-two-reuters-journalists-idUSKCN1LT08A |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:President Trump, Ambassador Haley, and UN Secretary General Guterres.jpg|thumb|Haley alongside President Donald Trump and [[United Nations Secretary-General]] [[António Guterres]], October 2017]]

====Hatch Act====
In October 2017, the federal [[Office of Special Counsel]] determined that Haley had violated the federal [[Hatch Act of 1939|Hatch Act]] in June 2017 by retweeting Trump's endorsement of [[Ralph Norman]], a Republican candidate for Congress in South Carolina. Haley deleted the retweet after a complaint was filed by the government watchdog group [[Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington]]. The Office of Special Counsel issued a reprimand by letter but did not recommend any further action be taken against Haley. The special counsel's letter warned Haley that any future violation could be considered "a willful and knowing violation of the law."<ref>Darren Samuelsohn, [http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/03/nikki-haley-hatch-act-trump-retweet-243415 Nikki Haley hit for Hatch Act violation over Trump retweet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313083005/https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/03/nikki-haley-hatch-act-trump-retweet-243415 |date=March 13, 2021 }}, ''Politico'' (October 3, 2017).</ref><ref>Jessica Estepa, [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/10/03/un-ambassador-nikki-haley-hit-hatch-act-reprimand/728611001/ UN ambassador Nikki Haley hit with Hatch Act reprimand] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125104616/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/10/03/un-ambassador-nikki-haley-hit-hatch-act-reprimand/728611001/ |date=January 25, 2021 }}, ''USA Today'' (October 3, 2017).</ref>

====Capital punishment resolution====
In October 2017, the U.S., along with 13 other nations, voted against a U.N. Human Rights Council resolution that condemned the use of capital punishment when "applied arbitrarily or in a discriminatory manner" and specifically condemned "the imposition of the death penalty as a sanction for specific forms of conduct, such as [[apostasy]], blasphemy, adultery and consensual same-sex relations." LGBTQ rights advocates in the U.S., including the [[Human Rights Campaign]], were critical of the vote. After the vote, a State Department spokeswoman said that the U.S. voted against the resolution "because of broader concerns with the resolution's approach in condemning the death penalty in all circumstances" and said that the U.S. "unequivocally condemns the application of the death penalty for conduct such as homosexuality, blasphemy, adultery, and apostasy. We do not consider such conduct appropriate for criminalization."<ref name=NBC>{{cite news|last1=Brammer|first1=John Paul|title=Following Backlash, US Clarifies UN Vote on 'Death Penalty for Gays'|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/following-backlash-us-clarifies-un-vote-death-penalty-gays-n807151|access-date=December 1, 2017|publisher=NBC News|date=October 4, 2017|archive-date=April 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405035510/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/following-backlash-us-clarifies-un-vote-death-penalty-gays-n807151|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Comments on Trump sexual abuse allegations====
In December 2017, Haley said that the women who had accused President Trump of touching or groping them without their consent "should be heard, and should be dealt with... And I think any woman who has felt violated or felt mistreated in any way, they have every right to speak up." When questioned on whether the accusations were a "settled issue" as a result of the 2016 election, she stated that this was "for the people to decide. I know that he was elected. But, you know, women should always feel comfortable coming forward. And we should all be willing to listen to them."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nikki-haley-says-trumps-accusers-should-be-heard/2017/12/10/bd23e65e-ddd6-11e7-bbd0-9dfb2e37492a_story.html|title=Nikki Haley says Trump's accusers 'should be heard'|date=December 10, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=October 9, 2018|archive-date=October 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010011446/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nikki-haley-says-trumps-accusers-should-be-heard/2017/12/10/bd23e65e-ddd6-11e7-bbd0-9dfb2e37492a_story.html}}</ref>

====Withdrawal of U.S. from Human Rights Council====
On June 19, 2018, Haley and U.S. Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]] announced that the U.S. was pulling out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, accusing the council of being "hypocritical and self-serving"; in the past, Haley had accused it of "chronic anti-Israel bias."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/44537372|title=US quits 'biased' UN human rights council|work=BBC News|date=June 19, 2018|access-date=June 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619194046/https://www.bbc.com/news/44537372|archive-date=June 19, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> "When the Human Rights Council treats Israel worse than [[North Korea]], [[Iran]], and [[Syria]], it is the Council itself that is foolish and unworthy of its name. It is time for the countries who know better to demand changes," Haley said at the time, pointing to the council's adoption of five resolutions condemning Israel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/u-s-withdraw-u-n-human-rights-council-n884751|title=U.S. withdraws from U.N. Human Rights Council|date=June 20, 2018 |publisher=NBC News|access-date=June 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620150913/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/u-s-withdraw-u-n-human-rights-council-n884751|archive-date=June 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

====China====
In October 2018, Haley raised the issue of [[People's Republic of China|China]]'s [[Xinjiang re-education camps|re-education camps]] and human rights abuses against the [[Uyghurs|Uyghur]] [[Islam in China|Muslim]] minority. She said that "At least a million Uighurs and other Muslim minorities have been imprisoned in so-called 're-education camps' in western China," and detainees are "tortured...forced to renounce their religion and to pledge allegiance to the Communist Party."<ref>{{cite news |title=Haley slams China over 'internment of civilians' in first public remarks since announcing resignation |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/411578-haley-blasts-china-over-internment-of-civilians-in-first-public/ |work=The Hill |date=October 16, 2018 |access-date=February 7, 2019 |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124215/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/411578-haley-blasts-china-over-internment-of-civilians-in-first-public |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Resignation====
On October 9, 2018, Haley resigned as the U.N. ambassador, effective December 31, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/donald-trump-nikki-haley-resignation-d25b64a9-264e-483a-a79b-ae8a48e367db.html|title=Scoop: Trump has accepted Nikki Haley's resignation|publisher=Axios|access-date=October 8, 2018|archive-date=October 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009141338/https://www.axios.com/donald-trump-nikki-haley-resignation-d25b64a9-264e-483a-a79b-ae8a48e367db.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/09/us/politics/nikki-haley-united-nations.html |title=Nikki Haley Resigned as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations |work=The New York Times |access-date=October 9, 2018 |date=October 9, 2018 |last1=Haberman |first1=Maggie |last2=Landler |first2=Mark |last3=Wong |first3=Edward |archive-date=May 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519195913/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/09/us/politics/nikki-haley-united-nations.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-nikki-haley-resigns-20181009-story.html |title=Nikki Haley resigning as Trump's United Nations ambassador |work=Chicago Tribune |date=October 9, 2018 |access-date=October 9, 2018 |archive-date=October 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009172158/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-nikki-haley-resigns-20181009-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Her resignation was announced one day after Trump appeared at a political rally in Mississippi and mocked [[Christine Blasey Ford]], who had accused Trump's Supreme Court nominee [[Brett Kavanaugh]] of sexual assault.<ref name="Guardian Oct 2018">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/09/nikki-haley-resigns-quits-trump-un-ambassador-latest-news |title=Nikki Haley resigns as US ambassador to UN, shocking fellow diplomats |work=[[The Guardian]]|date=October 9, 2018 |access-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009153553/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/09/nikki-haley-resigns-quits-trump-un-ambassador-latest-news |url-status=live }}</ref> Trump heaped praise on Haley, declaring she was "special to me" at the [[Oval Office]] meeting where her resignation was announced, emphasizing that she was not leaving on bad terms.<ref name="Guardian Oct 2018"/> He even raised the possibility she might rejoin the administration later "in a different capacity".<ref name="Hennigan Oct 2018">{{cite news |url=https://time.com/5419623/nikki-haley-resignation-trump/ |title=How Nikki Haley Left the Trump Administration on Her Own Terms |work=[[Time (magazine|Time]]|date=October 9, 2018 |access-date=January 20, 2024 |archive-date= January 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112112631/https://time.com/5419623/nikki-haley-resignation-trump/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Haley portrayed her departure as the act of a conscientious public servant, saying, "I think you have to be selfless enough to know when you step aside and allow someone else to do the job."<ref name="Guardian Oct 2018" /> The news shocked allied diplomats and other senior [[White House]] officials.<ref name="Guardian Oct 2018" /><ref name="Hennigan Oct 2018" /> [[Kelly Craft]] succeeded Haley in the post.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/ky-state-wire-global-trade-canada-nikki-haley-politics-513d3a51bc934ed583a6f88d7b455009|title=Senate confirms Kelly Craft as US ambassador to UN|work=[[Associated Press]]|date=May 8, 2021|access-date=June 9, 2021|archive-date=June 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609213919/https://apnews.com/article/ky-state-wire-global-trade-canada-nikki-haley-politics-513d3a51bc934ed583a6f88d7b455009|url-status=live}}</ref>

=====Theories behind the resignation=====
Haley's sudden resignation stunned the political world and multiple theories were floated as potential reasons.<ref name="Cillizza Oct 2018">{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/09/politics/nikki-haley-resignation-donald-trump/index.html |title=3 theories behind Nikki Haley's shocking resignation |work=[[CNN]]|date=October 9, 2018 |access-date=January 20, 2024 |archive-date= April 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407195209/https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/09/politics/nikki-haley-resignation-donald-trump/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Hennigan Oct 2018"/> A theory many political commentators cited was that her "voice of moderation" was not in line with those of newly appointed Trump cabinet officials such as [[John Bolton]] and [[Mike Pompeo]]. Haley wielded more influence than [[Rex Tillerson]], then [[United States Secretary of State|secretary of state]], during the first year of the Trump administration, acting almost as a "shadow secretary of state".<ref name="Gearan Oct 2018">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-hell-make-an-announcement-about-nikki-haley-amid-reports-she-is-resigning-as-un-ambassador/2018/10/09/bfd62eee-cbcd-11e8-a360-85875bac0b1f_story.html |title=Nikki Haley resigns as Trump's U.N. ambassador, and speculation turns to her future |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=October 9, 2018 |access-date=January 20, 2024 |archive-date= December 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226193820/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-hell-make-an-announcement-about-nikki-haley-amid-reports-she-is-resigning-as-un-ambassador/2018/10/09/bfd62eee-cbcd-11e8-a360-85875bac0b1f_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On this theory, Haley left on her own terms after seeing her influence shrink after Pompeo was appointed secretary of state.<ref name="Cillizza Oct 2018"/>

Haley's resignation was announced one day after the anti-corruption watchdog group [[Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington]] (CREW) accused Haley of accepting seven luxury private plane trips as gifts from South Carolina business leaders.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45802828|title=UN envoy Nikki Haley in shock resignation|date=October 9, 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=October 9, 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=October 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009162100/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45802828|url-status=live}}</ref> CREW was the first to break this story after requesting an Inspector General investigation. Haley listed these seven flights as gifts on a 2018 financial disclosure, claiming they were not ethics violations because they were from personal contacts. A spokesperson for CREW said it has no reason to believe that this was related to her resignation as ambassador, and that this was similar to the activities of other Trump administration officials.<ref>{{cite web|date=October 10, 2018|title=Nikki Haley accepted private flights from GOP donors while in office; IG investigation requested|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2018/10/nikki-haley-accepted-private-flights-from-gop-donors-while-in-office-ig-investigation-requested/|publisher=[[OpenSecrets]]|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=February 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209042131/https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2018/10/nikki-haley-accepted-private-flights-from-gop-donors-while-in-office-ig-investigation-requested|url-status=live}}</ref> Another theory cites her then college-age children, family finances, and intention to take a break, which Haley conveyed to Trump six months before she resigned.<ref name="Cillizza Oct 2018"/>

== Post-United Nations interlude (2019–2022) ==
In 2019, Haley created a new [[501(<span class="ltr">c</span>)(<span class="ltr">4</span>)]] advocacy group, Stand for America.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nikki-haleys-next-act-a-policy-group-a-book--but-no-word-on-2024/2019/02/25/babedbec-361a-11e9-a400-e481bf264fdc_story.html|title=Nikki Haley's next act: A policy group, a book — but no word on 2024|first=Anne|last=Gearan|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=November 7, 2020|archive-date=September 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920095744/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nikki-haleys-next-act-a-policy-group-a-book--but-no-word-on-2024/2019/02/25/babedbec-361a-11e9-a400-e481bf264fdc_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=PoliticoList>{{cite web | url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/26/donors-secretly-funded-nikki-haleys-nonprofit-00053963 | title=Document reveals identity of donors who secretly funded Nikki Haley's political nonprofit | website=[[Politico]] | date=August 26, 2022 | access-date=September 1, 2022 | archive-date=September 2, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902192513/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/26/donors-secretly-funded-nikki-haleys-nonprofit-00053963 | url-status=live }}</ref> Stand for America did not disclose its donors, but a document subsequently obtained by the press showed that it raised $71&nbsp;million in 2019 from several billionaires and well-known Republican Party mega-donors, including [[Paul Singer (businessman)|Paul Singer]], [[Stanley Druckenmiller]], [[Sheldon Adelson|Sheldon]] and [[Miriam Adelson]], and [[Scott Bessent]].<ref name=PoliticoList/> Haley's team unsuccessfully demanded that ''Politico'' not report on the donor list it had obtained.<ref name=PoliticoList/>

In February 2019, Haley was nominated to the board of directors of [[Boeing]], elected at the annual shareholder meeting in April 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/26/boeing-nominates-former-trump-un-ambassador-nikki-haley-to-board.html|title=Boeing nominates former Trump UN ambassador Nikki Haley to board|first=Michael|last=Sheetz|publisher=CNBC|date=February 26, 2019|access-date=March 13, 2019|archive-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228012640/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/26/boeing-nominates-former-trump-un-ambassador-nikki-haley-to-board.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=FoughtUnion>{{cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/nikki-haley-nominated-for-board-seat-at-boeing/|title=Nikki Haley, who fought union effort at Boeing S.C. plant, nominated to jet maker's board|work=The Seattle Times|date=February 26, 2019|access-date=March 13, 2019|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309042544/https://www.seattletimes.com/business/nikki-haley-nominated-for-board-seat-at-boeing/|url-status=live}}</ref> She had previously fought a unionization effort at [[Boeing South Carolina]] plant in [[North Charleston, South Carolina|North Charleston]], where the [[787 Dreamliner]] is produced.<ref name=FoughtUnion/><ref name=McCormickTangel>John McCormick & Andrew Tangel, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-nikki-haley-went-from-friend-to-foe-of-government-aid-for-boeing-ef6c3e9f How Nikki Haley Went From Friend to Foe of Government Aid for Boeing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901014234/https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-nikki-haley-went-from-friend-to-foe-of-government-aid-for-boeing-ef6c3e9f |date=September 1, 2023 }}, ''Wall Street Journal'' (April 3, 2023).</ref><ref name=MacMillan>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/19/nikki-haley-quits-boeing-board-citing-disagreement-with-companys-bailout-request/|title=Nikki Haley quits Boeing board, citing disagreement with company's bailout request|work=The Washington Pos|first=Douglas|last=MacMillan|date=March 19, 2020|access-date=January 11, 2024|archive-date=February 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226182058/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/19/nikki-haley-quits-boeing-board-citing-disagreement-with-companys-bailout-request/|url-status=live}}</ref> She supported a 2009 economic development package, valued at up to $900&nbsp;million, to incentivize Boeing to relocate the 787 Dreamliner production facility to North Charleston, and, as governor, approved an additional $120&nbsp;million to Boeing for its expansion.<ref name=McCormickTangel/> Boeing board members earn at least $315,000 a year as of 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/business/boeing-taps-ex-trump-aide-nikki-haley-for-board-seat-worth-315-000-a-year |title=Boeing taps ex-Trump aide Nikki Haley for board seat worth $315,000 a year |date=February 26, 2019 |website=Washington Examiner |access-date=July 13, 2019 |archive-date=March 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312123329/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/business/boeing-taps-ex-trump-aide-nikki-haley-for-board-seat-worth-315-000-a-year |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2020, Haley resigned from Boeing's board of directors, saying she disagreed with the company's decision to request federal bailout funds during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=MacMillan/><ref name=McCormickTangel/> Following the [[Alaska Airlines Flight 1282|2024 grounding]] of the [[Boeing 737 MAX|Boeing 737 Max-9]], ''[[the Lever]]'' reported that Haley, while at Boeing, helped kill an initiative that would have forced the company to "more comprehensively disclose its spending to influence politicians and safety regulators."<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 12, 2024 |title=Nikki Haley Helped Boeing Kill Dark Money Disclosure Initiative |url=https://www.levernews.com/nikki-haley-helped-boeing-kill-dark-money-disclosure-initiative/ |access-date=January 12, 2024 |website=The Lever |language=en |archive-date=January 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112165704/https://www.levernews.com/nikki-haley-helped-boeing-kill-dark-money-disclosure-initiative/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2019, Nikki Haley critiqued Senator [[Bernie Sanders]] for comparing healthcare costs in Finland and the U.S., saying: "Health care costs are too high. That is true. But comparing us to Finland is ridiculous. Ask them how their health care is. You won't like their answer".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/21/health/nikki-haley-finland-health-care-comment/index.html|title=Nikki Haley is criticized for her comment on health care in Finland|first=Faith|last=Karimi|date=March 21, 2019|website=CNN|access-date=January 2, 2024|archive-date=January 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102204301/https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/21/health/nikki-haley-finland-health-care-comment/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Nikki Haley and Glenn Youngkin 2.jpg|thumb|Haley endorses [[Glenn Youngkin]]'s gubernatorial campaign in 2021.]]

In August 2019, Trump denied rumors that he had sought to replace Vice President [[Mike Pence]] with Haley as his running mate in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 U.S. presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/22/trump-pence-nikki-haley-2020-ticket-072874|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123174308/https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/22/trump-pence-nikki-haley-2020-ticket-072874|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 23, 2019|title= Trump denies rumors he could replace Pence with Nikki Haley on 2020 ticket|date= December 11, 2019|publisher= Politico|access-date= November 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/06/26/trump-says-mike-pence-will-be-running-mate/1570218001/|title= Trump says Mike Pence is his 2020 running mate '100%', dismisses idea of running with Nikki Haley|date= June 26, 2019|publisher= USA Today|access-date= November 12, 2022|archive-date= July 13, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190713025530/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/06/26/trump-says-mike-pence-will-be-running-mate/1570218001/|url-status= live}}</ref>

In November 2019, Haley criticized Trump's first impeachment. Comparing it to "the death penalty" for a public official, she added, "You're gonna impeach a president for asking for a favor that didn't happen and – and giving money and it wasn't withheld?"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nikki-haley-says-she-doesnt-think-trump-will-be-removed-from-office-2019-11-08/|title=Nikki Haley says she doesn't think Trump will be removed from office|date=November 8, 2019|website=CBS News|access-date=December 30, 2023|archive-date=December 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230003655/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nikki-haley-says-she-doesnt-think-trump-will-be-removed-from-office-2019-11-08/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Haley supported Trump's [[Assassination of Qasem Soleimani|January 2020 killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-pentagon-idUSKBN1Z2056|title=Pentagon says Iranian commander Soleimani was developing plans to attack Americans|date=January 3, 2020|work=Reuters|access-date=January 11, 2020|language=en|archive-date=February 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226172822/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-pentagon-idUSKBN1Z2056|url-status=live}}</ref> In a [[Fox News]] appearance and a later tweet, she falsely claimed that Democrats were "mourning the loss of Soleimani."<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2020/jan/07/nikki-haley/nikki-haleys-pants-fire-claim-top-democrats-are-mo/|title=Haley's wrong that Democrats are mourning Soleimani|website=PolitiFact|language=en|access-date=January 11, 2020|archive-date=January 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115174237/https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2020/jan/07/nikki-haley/nikki-haleys-pants-fire-claim-top-democrats-are-mo/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/07/nikki-haley-iran-qassem-suleimani-democrats|title=Nikki Haley claims Democrats the 'only ones mourning loss' of Suleimani|last=Pengelly|first=Martin|date=January 7, 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=January 11, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=November 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128015607/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/07/nikki-haley-iran-qassem-suleimani-democrats|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 8, 2021, Haley condemned Twitter's controversial decision to suspend Trump from its platform in the aftermath of the Capitol riots. On Twitter, she compared the suspension to [[Censorship in China|Chinese censorship]], writing: "Silencing people, not to mention the President of the US, is what happens in China not our country. #Unbelievable."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-trump-twitter-ban-china|title=Nikki Haley says Trump Twitter ban is 'what happens in China'|first=Adam|last=Shaw|date=January 9, 2021|website=Fox News|access-date=December 29, 2023|archive-date=December 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229133245/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-trump-twitter-ban-china|url-status=live}}</ref>

In early 2021, Haley created a PAC to endorse and support candidates in the 2022 midterm elections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/nikki-haley-starts-pac-as-her-expected-2024-white-house-bid-takes-shape/article_78e3ab50-55f1-11eb-9421-3f3b7a293f1f.html|title=Nikki Haley starts PAC as her expected 2024 White House bid takes shape|first=Andy|last=Shain|website=Post and Courier|date=January 13, 2021 |access-date=June 29, 2022|archive-date=November 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108150916/https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/nikki-haley-starts-pac-as-her-expected-2024-white-house-bid-takes-shape/article_78e3ab50-55f1-11eb-9421-3f3b7a293f1f.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She hired former NRSC political director Betsy Ankney to be the executive director.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/2021/02/03/nikki-haley-hires-nrsc-political-director-pac|title=Exclusive: Nikki Haley hires former NRSC political director to run new PAC|date=February 3, 2021|access-date=June 29, 2022|archive-date=June 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629054506/https://www.axios.com/2021/02/03/nikki-haley-hires-nrsc-political-director-pac|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2021, Haley was selected to replace David Wilkins for a lifetime position on the [[Clemson University]] Board of Trustees.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 12, 2021|title=Haley selected to Clemson Board of Trustees · Clemson News|url=https://news.clemson.edu/haley-selected-to-clemson-board-of-trustees/|access-date=November 3, 2021|website=Clemson News|language=en-US|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022040131/https://news.clemson.edu/haley-selected-to-clemson-board-of-trustees/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Interaction with Donald Trump ==
During the [[2016 Republican Party presidential primaries|2016 Republican presidential primaries]], Haley supported and campaigned for U.S. Senator [[Marco Rubio]] of Florida.<ref>Jeremy W. Peters & Jonathan Martin. [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/18/us/politics/nikki-haley-endorses-rubio-aiming-to-project-vibrant-new-gop.html Nikki Haley Endorses Marco Rubio, Aiming to Project Vibrant New G.O.P.], ''New York Times'' (February 18, 2016).</ref> After Rubio dropped out of the election, she supported [[Ted Cruz]].<ref name=UNPick>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/11/23/5-things-know-trumps-united-nations-pick-sc-gov-nikki-haley/94333682/|title=5 things to know about Trump's U.N. pick: S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley|website=USA Today|access-date=December 24, 2017|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118051510/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/11/23/5-things-know-trumps-united-nations-pick-sc-gov-nikki-haley/94333682/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2016, on the one-year anniversary of the [[Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting|Emanuel AME Church shooting]], Haley warned that Trump's rhetoric could lead to violent tragedy.<ref>{{Cite news|title=S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley warns that Trump's rhetoric could lead to violent tragedy|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/06/03/s-c-gov-nikki-haley-warns-that-trumps-rhetoric-could-lead-to-violent-tragedy/|access-date=May 11, 2021|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=February 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212150139/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/06/03/s-c-gov-nikki-haley-warns-that-trumps-rhetoric-could-lead-to-violent-tragedy/|url-status=live}}</ref> She received extensive press coverage for saying "[[bless your heart]]" in response to an attack by Trump.<ref>{{cite web|first=Pamela|last=Engel|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/nikki-haley-donald-trump-2016-3|title=Nikki Haley dismisses Donald Trump|work=[[Business Insider]]|date=March 1, 2016|access-date=March 2, 2016|archive-date=June 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627030829/https://www.businessinsider.com/nikki-haley-donald-trump-2016-3|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20160301/PC1603/160309952|title=Haley to Trump: 'Bless your heart' as Twitter fight flares|publisher=[[Post and Courier]]|date=May 29, 2014|access-date=March 2, 2016|archive-date=April 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404101503/http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20160301/PC1603/160309952|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Krieg|first=Gregory|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/01/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump-bless-your-heart/index.html|title=Nikki Haley response to Trump attack: 'Bless your heart'|publisher=CNN|date=March 1, 2016|access-date=March 2, 2016|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108105658/https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/01/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump-bless-your-heart/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gass|first=Nick|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/nikki-haley-donald-trump-twitter-220048|title=Nikki Haley to Donald Trump: 'Bless your heart'|work=[[Politico]]|date=March 1, 2016|access-date=March 2, 2016|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126000833/https://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/nikki-haley-donald-trump-twitter-220048|url-status=live}}</ref> Trump had attacked her on Twitter after she called for him to release his tax records.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/01/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump-bless-your-heart/index.html|title=Nikki Haley response to Trump attack: 'Bless your heart'|first=Gregory|last=Krieg|publisher=CNN|date=March 1, 2016|access-date=September 7, 2016|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108105658/https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/01/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump-bless-your-heart/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[2016 United States presidential election|election]], she said: <blockquote>I will not stop until we fight a man that chooses not to disavow the KKK. That is not a part of our party. That's not who we want as president. We will not allow that in our country.<ref>{{cite web|title=Never forget Nikki Haley in 2016: "I will not stop until we fight a man (@realDonaldTrump) that chooses not to disavow the KKK, that is not a part of our party." It is now...|url=https://twitter.com/rexchapman/status/1298279699731406855|access-date=2020-08-25|via=Twitter|language=en|archive-date=August 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825220915/https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1298279699731406855|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote>

In October 2016, while acknowledging she was "not a fan" of Trump, Haley said she would vote for him and endorsed him as "the best person based on the policies, and dealing with things like Obamacare."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nbcnews.com/card/gov-nikki-haley-endorses-trump-kind-n613741|title= S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley Endorses Trump|publisher= NBC News|access-date= February 12, 2021|archive-date= November 29, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201129032620/https://www.nbcnews.com/card/gov-nikki-haley-endorses-trump-kind-n613741|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/27/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump/index.html|title= Nikki Haley 'not a fan' of Trump – but still going to vote for him|publisher= CNN|date= October 27, 2016|access-date= February 12, 2021|archive-date= January 9, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210109163531/https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/27/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump/index.html|url-status= live}}</ref>
[[File:President Donald J. Trump at the United Nations General Assembly (43978178255).jpg|thumb|[[Donald Trump]] with Haley at the [[United Nations General Assembly]], 2018]]

After being elected president of the United States in 2016, Donald Trump nominated Haley to the post of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in January 2017.<ref name="Nominations Sent to the Senate"/> Following Senate confirmation,<ref name=confirm/> Haley was sworn in as U.N. ambassador on January 25, 2017.<ref name="voanews.com"/>

After resigning as UN ambassador in December 2018, Haley remained supportive of the Trump administration and called Trump a "friend." She said she was "proud of the successes of the administration" and "I'm not going to apologize" for working with Trump. After Trump's [[2020 United States Presidential election|election loss]] to [[Joe Biden]], she said, "I understand the president. I understand that genuinely, to his core, he believes he was wronged. This is not him making it up."<ref name="Alberta">{{cite web|last1=Alberta|first1=Tim|url=https://www.politico.com/interactives/2021/magazine-nikki-haleys-choice/|title=Nikki Haley's Choice|website=Politico|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=February 12, 2021|archive-date=March 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327160435/https://www.politico.com/interactives/2021/magazine-nikki-haleys-choice/}}</ref>

Haley called Trump's actions around the [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol]] "not his finest," but opposed [[Second impeachment of Donald Trump|Trump's second impeachment]], criticizing Democrats and journalists on [[Fox News]]'s ''[[The Ingraham Angle]]'' with [[Laura Ingraham]]. In that January 25 interview, she also said she would vote against impeachment: "They will bring about impeachment, yet they say they are for unity. They beat him up before he got into office. They are beating him up after he leaves office. At some point, give the man a break. I mean, move on."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KK0pbkCu4U |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/1KK0pbkCu4U |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |url-status=live|title= Nikki Haley condemns Biden's energy policy: He's not a unifying president|date=January 25, 2021 |publisher= Fox News|access-date= February 12, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In an interview on January 12, 2021, published a month later, while Trump's [[Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump|second impeachment trial]] was underway on charges that he had incited the January 6 attack, Haley said, "We need to acknowledge he let us down. He went down a path he shouldn't have, and we shouldn't have followed him, and we shouldn't have listened to him. And we can't let that ever happen again."<ref name="Nikki Haley's Time for Choosing">{{Cite web|url=https://politico.com/interactives/2021/magazine-nikki-haleys-choice/|title=Nikki Haley's Time for Choosing|website=Politico|access-date=February 13, 2021|archive-date=March 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314110356/https://www.politico.com/interactives/2021/magazine-nikki-haleys-choice/|url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''[[Politico]]'' in February 2021, Haley reached out to Trump to request a meeting at [[Mar-a-Lago]]. Trump reportedly declined the request.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2021/02/18/trump-snubs-haley-491802|title= Trump snubs Haley|website= Politico|date= February 18, 2021|access-date= February 18, 2021|archive-date= April 2, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210402201150/https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2021/02/18/trump-snubs-haley-491802|url-status= live}}</ref>

In February 2021, when asked whether Trump was a friend, Haley replied, "Friend is a loose term."<ref name="Alberta"/> She has been critical of Trump's role during the [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol]],<ref name="Alberta"/> saying that she was angry that Trump took no action to protect Vice President Pence, adding, "When I tell you I'm angry, it's an understatement."<ref name="Alberta"/>

In an [[op-ed]] published in the ''Wall Street Journal'' in February 2021, Haley wrote: "Most of Mr. Trump's major policies were outstanding and made America stronger, safer and more prosperous. Many of his actions since the election were wrong and will be judged harshly by history...I will gladly defend the bulk of the Trump record and his determination to shake up the corrupt status quo in Washington."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Haley|first1=Nikki R.|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-media-tries-to-divide-republicans-11613580575|title=The Media Tries to Divide Republicans|website=The Wall Street Journal|date=February 17, 2021|access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520201538/https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-media-tries-to-divide-republicans-11613580575|url-status=live}}</ref>

Haley has repeatedly said that she would support Trump in 2024 if he received the Republican nomination, even if he were to be convicted of criminal charges. She has also asserted that Trump cannot win a general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/13/opinions/nikki-haley-donald-trump-filipovic/index.html|title=Nikki Haley fails the Trump test|last=Filipovic|first=Jill|publisher=CNN|date=April 14, 2021|access-date=April 14, 2021|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414153757/https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/13/opinions/nikki-haley-donald-trump-filipovic/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Jared Gans, [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4116068-haley-says-shell-support-trump-if-hes-2024-nominee/ Haley says she'll support Trump if he's 2024 nominee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101041559/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4116068-haley-says-shell-support-trump-if-hes-2024-nominee/ |date=November 1, 2023 }}, ''The Hill'' (July 24, 2023).</ref> In a September 2023 appearance on ''[[Face the Nation]]'', she said that she would "always" support the Republican presidential nominee but added that Americans "are not going to vote for a convicted criminal."<ref>Sarah Fortinsky, [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4185281-haley-on-supporting-trump-americans-are-not-going-to-vote-for-a-convicted-criminal/ Haley on supporting Trump: Americans 'are not going to vote for a convicted criminal'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116181732/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4185281-haley-on-supporting-trump-americans-are-not-going-to-vote-for-a-convicted-criminal/ |date=November 16, 2023 }}, ''The Hill'' (September 3, 2023).</ref> In March 2024, however, Haley hinted that she may not endorse Trump and asserted that she may no longer be bound by her pledge to support the eventual Republican nominee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/2024/03/03/nikki-haley-donald-trump-republican-party-rnc|title=Haley doesn't commit to endorsing Trump, walks back signing RNC pledge}}</ref>

On May 22, 2024, Haley said she intends to vote for Trump.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-22 |title=Nikki Haley says she is voting Trump for president |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ck77rvmp8xno |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=BBC News |language=en-gb}}</ref>

== Presidential campaign (2023–2024) ==
{{main|Nikki Haley 2024 presidential campaign}}
In July 2022, Haley hinted at a potential run for the [[2024 United States presidential election]] during her speech at the [[Christians United for Israel]] summit in [[Washington, D.C.]] Her strong stance against any potential [[Iran nuclear deal]] resonated, as she asserted her readiness to "shred" such an agreement on her first day in office.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Starr |first1=Michael |title=Nikki Haley hints at 2024 presidential run, promises no Iran Deal at Christian Zionist rally |url=https://www.jpost.com/international/article-712508 |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post – Christian World |access-date=August 2, 2022 |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810215827/https://www.jpost.com/international/article-712508 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On February 14, 2023, Haley formally announced her candidacy, becoming the second major candidate to enter the race for the [[2024 Republican Party presidential primaries|2024 Republican presidential nomination]], following [[Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign|Trump's earlier announcement]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kraushaar |first=Josh |date=February 14, 2023 |title=Nikki Haley launches 2024 presidential challenge to Trump |url=https://www.axios.com/2023/02/14/nikki-haley-2024-presidential-campaign-video |access-date=February 14, 2023 |website=Axios |language=en |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214190656/https://www.axios.com/2023/02/14/nikki-haley-2024-presidential-campaign-video |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/politics/nikki-haley-2024-announcement/index.html|title=Nikki Haley announces 2024 White House bid|author1=Kate Sullivan |author2=Terence Burlij |author3=Kaitlan Collins |date=February 14, 2023|publisher=CNN|access-date=February 14, 2023|archive-date=February 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214193230/https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/politics/nikki-haley-2024-announcement/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Notably, she had previously stated she would not run if Trump also sought the nomination.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenwood |first=Max |date=April 12, 2021 |title=Nikki Haley says if Trump runs for president in 2024 then she won't |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/547784-nikki-haley-says-she-will-not-run-if-trump-runs-for-president-in-2024/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=The Hill |language=en-US |archive-date=February 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211153851/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/547784-nikki-haley-says-she-will-not-run-if-trump-runs-for-president-in-2024/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Haley's candidacy marked a historic moment as she became the fifth woman and the first [[Person of color|woman of color]] to contend for the Republican presidential nomination.<ref name="WOC">{{Cite web|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/nikki-haley-is-taking-on-trump/|title=Nikki Haley Is The First Woman of Color To Run For The Republican Nomination|author1=Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux|author2=Meredith Conroy|work=Five Thirty Eight|date=February 14, 2023|access-date=February 14, 2023|archive-date=February 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214154500/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/nikki-haley-is-taking-on-trump/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/nikki-haley-becomes-5th-gop-woman-run-president-rcna70638|title=Nikki Haley becomes 5th GOP woman to run for president|website=NBC News|date=February 16, 2023 |access-date=February 19, 2023|archive-date=February 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219005632/https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/nikki-haley-becomes-5th-gop-woman-run-president-rcna70638|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite being considered a serious contender for the nomination, Haley faced an uphill battle against Trump and [[Ron DeSantis|DeSantis]].<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2024/president/us/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html/ 2024 Republican Presidential Nomination] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005215228/https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2024/president/us/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html |date=October 5, 2023 }}, ''RealClearPolitics''.</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author=The Editorial Board |title=Opinion {{!}} Nikki Haley's 'Great Day' |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/nikki-haley-2024-presidential-race-republican-ron-desantis-donald-trump-south-carolina-417f6427 |access-date=February 27, 2023 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=February 14, 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=February 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227052640/https://www.wsj.com/articles/nikki-haley-2024-presidential-race-republican-ron-desantis-donald-trump-south-carolina-417f6427 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Haley garnered endorsements from New Hampshire Gov. [[Chris Sununu]];  U.S. Representative [[Ralph Norman]]; former U.S. Representative [[Will Hurd]]; and Cindy Warmbier, the mother of [[Otto Warmbier]].<ref>Max Greenwood and Jared Gans, [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3942482-2024-gop-primary-endorsements/ 2024 GOP primary endorsements: Where they stand], ''The Hill'' (September 5, 2023).</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McIntire |first1=Mary Ellen |title=Haley treads carefully seeking nomination in Trump's GOP |url=https://rollcall.com/2023/02/15/haley-treads-carefully-seeking-nomination-in-trumps-gop/ |website=Roll Call |date=February 15, 2023 |access-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216151724/https://rollcall.com/2023/02/15/haley-treads-carefully-seeking-nomination-in-trumps-gop/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2023 |title=Will Hurd drops out of 2024 Republican presidential race and backs Nikki Haley {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/09/politics/will-hurd-drops-out-2024-presidential-race/index.html |access-date=October 10, 2023 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010001925/https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/09/politics/will-hurd-drops-out-2024-presidential-race/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hagstrom |first1=Anders |title=Otto Warmbier's mother endorses Nikki Haley for president in heartfelt speech |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/otto-warmbiers-mother-endorses-nikki-haley-president-heartfelt-speech |website=Fox News |date=February 15, 2023 |access-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-date=February 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217021048/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/otto-warmbiers-mother-endorses-nikki-haley-president-heartfelt-speech |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2023, Haley solidified her position in the race by receiving the endorsement of [[Americans for Prosperity|Americans for Prosperity Action]], an organization connected to the [[Koch network]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/nikki-haley-koch-network-endorsement-desantis-trump-938d932aaf2b9b299c32b4d736aaade4|title=Nikki Haley wins backing from powerful Koch network as she aims to take on Trump|date=November 28, 2023|website=AP News|access-date=January 17, 2024|archive-date=January 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117141527/https://apnews.com/article/nikki-haley-koch-network-endorsement-desantis-trump-938d932aaf2b9b299c32b4d736aaade4|url-status=live}}</ref>

In early January 2024, CNN reported that Haley had polled within single digits of Trump (at 32%, to Trump's 39%) in New Hampshire.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edwards-Levy |first=Ariel |date=January 9, 2024 |title=CNN Poll: Haley trims Trump's lead to single digits in New Hampshire |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/09/politics/cnn-new-hampshire-poll/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117142223/https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/09/politics/cnn-new-hampshire-poll/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On January 15, 2024, Haley finished in third place in the Iowa caucuses with 19% of the vote, behind Trump with 51% and DeSantis with 21%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-iowa-caucus-haley-desantis-cold-voting-begins-0af10f1ba21d488af54776b2c8d4028c|title=Trump notches a commanding win in the Iowa caucuses as DeSantis edges Haley for second place|date=January 15, 2024|website=AP News|access-date=January 17, 2024|archive-date=January 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117141048/https://apnews.com/article/trump-iowa-caucus-haley-desantis-cold-voting-begins-0af10f1ba21d488af54776b2c8d4028c|url-status=live}}</ref> Notably, she prevailed over Trump by one vote in [[Johnson County, Iowa|Johnson County]], showcasing pockets of support within the state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/2024/01/15/iowa-caucus-results-nikki-haley-donald-trump-johnson-county-iowa-city/72238563007/|title=Nikki Haley hands Donald Trump his only loss in Johnson County Caucus, winning by a single vote|website=Iowa City Press-Citizen|date=January 15, 2024}}</ref>

On January 19, U.S. senator and former presidential candidate [[Tim Scott]] – who was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Haley in 2012 – endorsed Trump for president.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Steinhauser|first1=Paul|last2=McAdams|first2=Alexis|last3=Persons|first3=Sally|date=January 19, 2024|title=Ron DeSantis argues Tim Scott endorsement of Donald Trump 'is a blow to Nikki Haley|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ron-desantis-argues-tim-scott-endorsement-donald-trump-blow-nikki-haley|work=Fox News|accessdate=January 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Byrd|first=Caitlyn|date=January 19, 2024|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/tim-scott-snubs-nikki-haley-will-endorse-donald-trump-in-2024-gop-race/article_f5d096d2-b340-11ee-840b-23c2e576cb82.html|title=Tim Scott snubs Nikki Haley, will endorse Donald Trump in 2024 GOP race|work=[[The Post and Courier]]|accessdate=January 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sen. Tim Scott to endorse Trump in blow to Haley campaign|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sen-tim-scott-endorse-trump-blow-haley-campaign/|work=CBS News|date=January 19, 2024|accessdate=January 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kilgore|first=Ed|date=January 19, 2024|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2024/01/tim-scott-endorsing-trump-is-another-blow-to-nikki-haley.html|title=Tim Scott Endorsing Trump Is Really Bad for Nikki Haley|work=The New York Magazine|accessdate=January 20, 2024}}</ref> Days before she dropped out of the race, she received the endorsements of Republican senators [[Susan Collins]] of [[Maine]] and [[Lisa Murkowski]] of [[Alaska]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raju |first=Manu |date=2024-03-24 |title=Murkowski, done with Trump, won't rule out leaving GOP {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/24/politics/lisa-murkowski-done-with-trump/index.html |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>

On January 23, Haley was defeated by Trump in the [[2024 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary|New Hampshire primary]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Samuels |first1=Brett |title=Trump tears into Haley after New Hampshire victory|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4425600-trump-tears-into-haley-after-new-hampshire-victory |access-date=January 25, 2024 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |date=January 23, 2023 |archive-date=January 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172912/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4425600-trump-tears-into-haley-after-new-hampshire-victory/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 54.3%-43.3%.<ref>{{cite web|title=2024 Republican Presidential Primary Election Results|url=https://www.sos.nh.gov/2024-republican-presidential-primary-election-results|publisher=[[New Hampshire Secretary of State]]|access-date=February 29, 2024|archive-date=February 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228082319/https://www.sos.nh.gov/2024-republican-presidential-primary-election-results|url-status=live}}</ref>

Haley won her first primary on March 2, 2024, taking the [[2024 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary|District of Columbia Republican primary]] with 62% of the vote. Two days later, on [[Super Tuesday]], she won only one primary (the [[2024 Vermont Republican presidential primary|Vermont Republican Party primary]]) compared to the 14 primaries won by Trump. On March 6, 2024, Haley announced the suspension of her campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/2024/03/04/nikki-haley-wins-republican-primary-washington-dc|title=Nikki Haley wins D.C. primary, her first of 2024 race|website=Axios|date=March 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Heintz |first=Emma Cotton, Paul |date=2024-03-06 |title=Nikki Haley wins Vermont, the only state to spurn Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary |url=http://vtdigger.org/2024/03/05/joe-biden-wins-vermonts-democratic-presidential-primary/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=VTDigger |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-06 |title=Nikki Haley to end presidential campaign, ceding GOP nomination to Trump |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/nikki-haley-ends-presidential-campaign-trump-gop-primary-rcna134811 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>  On March 12, Trump officially became the party's presumptive presidential nominee.<ref>{{Citation |title=2024 United States presidential election |date=2024-05-11 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2024_United_States_presidential_election&oldid=1223314376 |access-date=2024-05-11 |language=en}}</ref>

Haley is the first woman to have won a state or territorial Republican presidential primary contest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=News |first=A. B. C. |title=Nikki Haley projected to become 1st woman to win a Republican primary |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/washington-dc-2024-gop-primary-results/story?id=107649794 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref>

=== Positions and policies during presidential campaign ===
====Social issues====
In February 2023, Haley supported a proposal by Senator [[Lindsey Graham]] to establish a national 15-week abortion ban, with exceptions for rape, incest, health, and life of the mother, arguing that this proposal had a chance at gaining a "national consensus."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bustos |first=Joseph |date=February 16, 2023 |title=SC's Nikki Haley says United States needs consensus on abortion restrictions |url=https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article272524629.html |access-date=February 16, 2023 |website=The State |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314193949/https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article272524629.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=RamerKinnard>Holly Ramer & Meg Kinnard, [https://apnews.com/article/nikki-haley-abortion-president-republican-2024-cc067f58fd652c7e377e3f67c7b1d8dd Haley commits to federal abortion ban but says it's unlikely without more Republicans in Congress] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111071705/https://apnews.com/article/nikki-haley-abortion-president-republican-2024-cc067f58fd652c7e377e3f67c7b1d8dd |date=November 11, 2023 }}, Associated Press (May 24, 2023).</ref><ref name=NYTIssues>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/18/us/politics/nikki-haley-republican-candidates-2024-issues.html Nikki Haley: On the Issues] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113165845/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/18/us/politics/nikki-haley-republican-candidates-2024-issues.html |date=November 13, 2023 }}, ''New York Times'' (August 18, 2023).</ref> In May 2023, she pledged to sign a federal abortion ban, without specifying how many weeks such a ban should cover.<ref name=RamerKinnard/> In an August 2023 primary debate, Haley refused to directly say whether she supported a federal abortion ban.<ref name=Ollstein>Alice Miranda Ollstein, [https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/23/gop-debate-national-abortion-ban-00112666  GOP candidates clash over national abortion ban], ''Politico'' (August 23, 2023).</ref> She supports promoting access to contraception.<ref name=NYTIssues/><ref name=Ollstein/> Following an Alabama Supreme Court decision ruling that embryos are children under state law and, therefore, that fertility clinics are liable for embryos as if they were children, Haley said she agreed with the court's reasoning and that "embryos, to me, are babies."<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Demissie |first1=Hannah |last2=Kerr |first2=Nicholas |date=February 21, 2024 |title=After Alabama court ruling, Nikki Haley agrees that 'embryos, to me, are babies' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/nikki-haley-agrees-alabama-court-ruling-embryos-people/story?id=107422810 |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nikki Haley responds to controversial Alabama court ruling: 'Embryos, to me, are babies' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/21/nikki-haley-alabama-court-ivf-ruling-embryos-babies/72688521007/ |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> After backlash against the ruling, Haley distanced herself from her previous comments, saying that she agrees that an embryo is an "unborn baby" but does not agree with the effect of the Alabama ruling on fertility clinics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fortinsky |first=Sarah |date=February 22, 2024 |title=Haley: I didn't say I agreed with Alabama IVF ruling |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4482507-haley-didnt-say-agreed-alabama-ivf-ruling/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222131930/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4482507-haley-didnt-say-agreed-alabama-ivf-ruling/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref>

In February 2023, Haley said that the [[Florida Parental Rights in Education Act]], known as the "Don't Say Gay" law, which bars discussions of sex and sexuality, did not go far enough. She suggested that such a prohibition—which Florida had initially made effective through third grade—be extended through seventh grade, and that any discussions about sex and sexuality require parental consent.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pengelly |first=Martin |date=February 17, 2023 |title=Nikki Haley says Florida's 'don't say gay' law does not go 'far enough' |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/17/nikki-haley-ron-desantis-dont-say-gay-law |access-date=February 19, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219055038/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/17/nikki-haley-ron-desantis-dont-say-gay-law |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shapero |first=Julia |date=February 17, 2023 |title=Haley says DeSantis didn't go 'far enough' with 'Don't Say Gay' |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3862946-haley-says-desantis-didnt-go-far-enough-with-dont-say-gay/ |access-date=February 19, 2023 |website=The Hill |language=en-US |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219101331/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3862946-haley-says-desantis-didnt-go-far-enough-with-dont-say-gay/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (In April 2023, Florida extended the ban through 12th grade.)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Contorno |first=Steve |date=April 19, 2023 |title=Florida bans teaching of gender identity and sexual orientation through 12th grade |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/politics/florida-bans-teaching-gender-identity-sexual-orientation/index.html |access-date=May 16, 2023 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en}}</ref>

Haley has said she supports "freedom" regarding [[same-sex marriage in the United States|same-sex marriage]],<ref>Robin Opsahl, [https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/livefeeds/nikki-haley-disputes-that-she-opposes-gay-marriage/ Nikki Haley disputes that she opposes gay marriage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828180854/https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/livefeeds/nikki-haley-disputes-that-she-opposes-gay-marriage/ |date=August 28, 2023 }}, ''Iowa Capital Dispatch'' (August 12, 2023).</ref> but has depicted [[Transgender people in sports|the participation of trans women in women's sports]] as a threat to the ability of cisgender women to compete in women's categories.

Haley was the third candidate, after Trump and [[Vivek Ramaswamy]],<ref name=NYTIssues/> to sign a placard circulated by the [[Concerned Women for America]] that stated "only women can be pregnant and bear children". The placard also called for federal agencies to "uphold" the concept of binary sex "in every policy and program", but stopped short of calling pregnancy a precondition for womanhood.<ref>{{cite web |title=Woman Presidential Candidate Declares What a Woman Is |url=https://concernedwomen.org/woman-presidential-candidate-declares-what-a-woman-is/?fbclid=IwAR0nem50vfpJWpKT6ygGEr6NoQsP8_3FuRwknqPBjs2Y45g3f2XzHTHFA2A%5C |website=Concerned Women for America |date=August 8, 2023 |access-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010215223/https://concernedwomen.org/woman-presidential-candidate-declares-what-a-woman-is/?fbclid=IwAR0nem50vfpJWpKT6ygGEr6NoQsP8_3FuRwknqPBjs2Y45g3f2XzHTHFA2A%5C |url-status=live }}</ref>

Haley met with [[Caitlyn Jenner]] at the UN in 2017 while US ambassador to discuss "global LGBT issues".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Byrd |first1=Caitlin |title=Caitlyn Jenner says she will meet with Nikki Haley to discuss global LGBT issues |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/caitlyn-jenner-says-she-will-meet-with-nikki-haley-to-discuss-global-lgbt-issues/article_731d6bba-67f3-11e7-9b6c-8b9cc63ddd97.html |access-date=October 9, 2023 |publisher=The Post and Courier}}</ref> In 2021, when a far-right commentator on social media mocked her friendship with a trans woman, Haley responded, "Caitlin came to see me at the UN and I appreciated her conservative views". Haley also rebuked actor [[Dean Cain]], who had laughed at the post, tweeting "I don't find it funny."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Foley |first1=Ryan |title=Nikki Haley defends picture with Caitlyn Jenner, appreciates 'her conservative views' |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/nikki-haley-defends-picture-with-caitlyn-jenner-amid-backlash.html |access-date=October 9, 2023 |publisher=Christian Post |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010061438/https://www.christianpost.com/news/nikki-haley-defends-picture-with-caitlyn-jenner-amid-backlash.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Haley has proposed a [[TikTok]] ban, citing the app's ties to the Chinese government.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |date=December 8, 2023 |title=Nikki Haley went after TikTok, but she may have flubbed her statistics |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/nikki-haley-went-tiktok-data-scientist-says-misquoted-study-rcna128633 |access-date=January 19, 2024 |website=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119233445/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/nikki-haley-went-tiktok-data-scientist-says-misquoted-study-rcna128633 |url-status=live }}</ref> Critics have said she cites false statistics to bolster her claims<ref name="auto1"/> and Ramaswamy said during the debates that Haley had "made fun of me for actually joining TikTok while her own daughter was actually using the app for a long time."<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2023 |title='You're just scum': Nikki Haley rips Vivek Ramaswamy for mentioning her daughter |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/just-scum-nikki-haley-fires-back-vivek-ramaswamys-attacks-rcna124326 |access-date=January 19, 2024 |website=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119191356/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/just-scum-nikki-haley-fires-back-vivek-ramaswamys-attacks-rcna124326 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Fiscal issues====
On fiscal policy, Haley has indicated that she would be willing to make significant budget cuts, including to [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] and [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]].<ref name=NYTIssues/> She has called for raising the [[retirement age]] for future Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries (without identifying a specific age) and supports [[means-testing]] the programs.<ref>Kate Sullivan & Jeff Zeleny, [https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/09/politics/nikki-haley-retirement-age-social-security-medicare/index.html Nikki Haley calls for changing retirement age for Americans who are now in their 20s] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828180853/https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/09/politics/nikki-haley-retirement-age-social-security-medicare/index.html |date=August 28, 2023 }}, CNN (March 12, 2023).</ref><ref>Meg Kinnard, [https://apnews.com/article/haley-social-security-medicare-president-2024-0b6ea12f7ee8c650ce2de4bf2df5a787 Haley wants entitlement program changes for younger people] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828180852/https://apnews.com/article/haley-social-security-medicare-president-2024-0b6ea12f7ee8c650ce2de4bf2df5a787 |date=August 28, 2023 }}, Associated Press (March 13, 2023).</ref> She criticized both the [[American Rescue Plan Act of 2021|pandemic relief act enacted by Democrats in 2021]] and the initial [[CARES Act|pandemic relief act enacted by Republicans and signed by Trump in March 2020]].<ref name=NYTIssues/>

====Trump and DeSantis====
Referencing Trump's tenure, Haley said, "We cannot have four years of chaos, vendettas and drama." She added, "America needs a captain who will steady the ship, not capsize it," emphasizing that she would support America's allies rather than praising dictators such as [[Vladimir Putin]] and [[Kim Jong Un]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/us/politics/nikki-haley-trump.html Nikki Haley's Path From Trump Critic to Defender and Back] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206153904/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/us/politics/nikki-haley-trump.html |date=December 6, 2023 }}, ''[[New York Times]]'', Sharon LaFraniere, December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.</ref>

As a candidate, Haley has taken an ambivalent stance toward Trump, implicitly critiquing him (for example, by calling for a "new generation" of leadership) but generally avoiding direct criticism of him.<ref>Dylan Wells, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/15/nikki-haley-presidential-candidate-2024-speech/ Haley kicks off 2024 run drawing implicit contrasts with Trump] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329100446/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/15/nikki-haley-presidential-candidate-2024-speech/ |date=March 29, 2023 }}, ''Washington Post'' (February 15, 2023).</ref><ref name=Jacobs>{{cite web|first=Ben|last=Jacobs|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2023/2/15/23601423/nikki-haley-2024-presidential-campaign|title=Nikki Haley's 'new generation' 2024 campaign is actually a throwback to the pre-Trump GOP|work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|date=February 15, 2023|access-date=January 12, 2024|archive-date=January 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114212325/https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2023/2/15/23601423/nikki-haley-2024-presidential-campaign|url-status=live}}</ref> In speeches and interviews, she attempted to appeal to both [[Reaganite]] Republicans, who dominated the party in the past, and [[Trumpist]] Republicans, who have dominated the party in the 2020s.<ref name=Jacobs/> Haley has said she "would be inclined" to grant a [[pardon]] to Trump, who has been indicted on various criminal charges, saying it would be "good for the country."<ref name=NYTIssues/>

She denounced the [[Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York|criminal charges against Trump in New York]], asserting that the prosecution was "political", but took a less firm stance on [[Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (classified documents case)|the indictment of Trump for keeping classified documents]], saying that if the "indictment is true...then President Trump was incredibly reckless with our national security" but also criticizing the prosecution as "overreach" and a "vendetta".<ref name=NYTIssues/> During a debate in August 2023, she said she would support Trump as the Republican nominee even if he was convicted of crimes.<ref name=NYTIssues/>

Trump has called Haley "birdbrain,"<ref name=birdbrain>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/04/nikki-haley-republican-presidential-primary-trump Nikki Haley's unexpected rise from 'scrappy' underdog to Trump's closest rival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206051229/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/04/nikki-haley-republican-presidential-primary-trump |date=December 6, 2023 }}, ''[[The Guardian]]'', Lauren Gambino, November 4, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.</ref> criticizing her at a 2023 election rally for breaking the promise she made him that she would not oppose him for the party's presidential nomination if he ran again.<ref name=birdbrain/> DeSantis's campaign criticized her after [[Reid Hoffman]], co-founder of [[LinkedIn]], gave $250,000 to Stand for America, Haley's [[Super PAC]]. DeSantis said she was an establishment candidate and a liberal darling.<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/desantis-attacks-liberal-haley-fourth-gop-debate DeSantis steps up attacks on 'liberal' Haley before fourth GOP debate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206060414/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/desantis-attacks-liberal-haley-fourth-gop-debate |date=December 6, 2023 }}, ''[[Washington Examiner]]'', Naomi Lim, December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.</ref>

====Environment and energy====
Haley has acknowledged that [[Scientific consensus on climate change|climate change is caused by human activity]], but has rejected policies to decrease [[greenhouse gas emissions]].<ref name=NYTIssues/> She has pledged, if elected, to again [[United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement|withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement]], revoke regulations restricting [[fossil fuel]] production and curtailing pollution from power plants and vehicles, and eliminate [[renewable energy]] subsidies.<ref name=NYTIssues/> She criticized the Biden administration's decision to allocate funds appropriated by the [[Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act|Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal]] to create a national [[electric vehicle charging network]].<ref name=NYTIssues/>

====Foreign policy====
In a February 2023 [[op-ed]] published by the ''New York Post'', Haley vowed to "cut every cent in foreign aid for countries" that she deemed "enemies" of the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haley |first=Nikki |date=February 24, 2023 |title=Nikki Haley: I'll cut the billions in foreign aid we send our enemies |url=https://nypost.com/2023/02/24/nikki-haley-ill-cut-the-billions-in-foreign-aid-we-send-our-enemies/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225021830/https://nypost.com/2023/02/24/nikki-haley-ill-cut-the-billions-in-foreign-aid-we-send-our-enemies/ |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |access-date=February 27, 2023 |website=New York Post}}</ref> In June 2023, she attacked Trump and DeSantis for their positions on the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reid |first1=Tim |title=Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley attacks Trump and DeSantis over Ukraine stance |url=https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/presidential-hopeful-nikki-haley-attacks-trump-and-desantis-over-ukraine-stance-20230605-p5de3a.html |access-date=June 5, 2023 |work=[[The Age]] |date=June 5, 2023 |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605095522/https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/presidential-hopeful-nikki-haley-attacks-trump-and-desantis-over-ukraine-stance-20230605-p5de3a.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She said that Biden had not done enough on Ukraine, but did not detail what she would do differently as president.<ref name=NYTIssues/>

In December 2023, Haley rejected calls for a ceasefire in the [[2023 Israel–Hamas war]], saying that the "best way to save people in Gaza is to eliminate Hamas."<ref>{{cite news |title=First on ABC: Nikki Haley opens up about Trump, Israel and more |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/abc-nikki-haley-opens-trump-israel/story?id=105523630 |work=ABC News |date=December 10, 2023 |access-date=December 10, 2023 |archive-date=December 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210202845/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/abc-nikki-haley-opens-trump-israel/story?id=105523630 |url-status=live }}</ref> She called for a tougher approach to [[Iran]], saying, "You've got to punch them hard."<ref>{{cite news|title=Haley Urges Tougher Stance on Iran: 'Punch Them Hard'|url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/gop-republican-debate-alabama/card/haley-urges-tougher-stance-on-iran-punch-them-hard--5TswlbZO0veyIq6tpom3|work=The Wall Street Journal|first=Eliza|last=Collins|date=December 8, 2023|access-date=January 12, 2024|archive-date=December 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222091417/https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/gop-republican-debate-alabama/card/haley-urges-tougher-stance-on-iran-punch-them-hard--5TswlbZO0veyIq6tpom3|url-status=live}}</ref> She said that [[Palestinian refugees]] from [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] should be accepted by countries sympathetic to Hamas such as [[Qatar]], Iran and [[Turkey]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Haley argues Middle Eastern nations should take Gaza refugees |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4260755-haley-middle-east-should-take-gaza-refugees/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017183344/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4260755-haley-middle-east-should-take-gaza-refugees/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |work=The Hill |date=October 17, 2024}}</ref>

Haley has faced criticism for her [[War hawk|hawkish]] foreign policy positions as well as her positions on censoring and controlling social media and calling for the end of anonymous social media accounts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 21, 2023 |title=Nikki Haley, a foreign policy hawk and foe of free speech, isn't a great alternative to Trump or Biden |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2023/11/21/nikki-haley-is-a-hawkish-foe-of-free-speech/ |access-date=January 17, 2024 |website=Orange County Register |language=en-US |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117134643/https://www.ocregister.com/2023/11/21/nikki-haley-is-a-hawkish-foe-of-free-speech/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Mehdi |date=October 11, 2018 |title=Don't Call Nikki Haley a Moderate. She's an Extremist on Israel, Iran, and Human Rights. |url=https://theintercept.com/2018/10/11/nikki-haley-resigns-un-ambassador/ |access-date=January 17, 2024 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117134642/https://theintercept.com/2018/10/11/nikki-haley-resigns-un-ambassador/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Term limits====
In February 2023, Haley announced that she supports congressional [[term limit]]s and "mandatory mental competence tests for politicians over 75 years old," which received mixed feedback from U.S. senators.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Metzger |first1=Brian |title=Elderly senators have mixed feelings about Nikki Haley's call for 'mandatory mental competency tests' for politicians over 75 |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/nikki-haley-mental-competency-tests-75-over-2024-campaign-2023-2 |website=Business Insider |access-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216161818/https://www.businessinsider.com/nikki-haley-mental-competency-tests-75-over-2024-campaign-2023-2 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Labor====
Haley opposes [[labor union]]s and has called herself a "[[union buster]]".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/22/republican-hopefuls-split-on-how-to-curry-favor-with-striking-uaw-workers | title=Republicans seize on auto workers strike as opportunity to recapture the White House | newspaper=The Guardian | date=September 22, 2023 | last1=Tait | first1=Robert | access-date=January 2, 2024 | archive-date=January 2, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102194336/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/22/republican-hopefuls-split-on-how-to-curry-favor-with-striking-uaw-workers | url-status=live }}</ref> As governor, she sought to stop workers at [[South Carolina]]'s [[Boeing]] plant from unionizing, pledging to "make the unions understand full well that they are not needed, not wanted and not welcome in the state of South Carolina."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/28/us-republican-candidates-2024-unions-uaw | title=Where do each of the US Republican candidates stand on labor and unions? | newspaper=The Guardian | date=September 28, 2023 | last1=Sasani | first1=Ava | access-date=January 2, 2024 | archive-date=January 2, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102194335/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/28/us-republican-candidates-2024-unions-uaw | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/feb/15/boeing-south-carolina-union-collective-bargaining | title=Boeing workers in South Carolina consider unionizing in landmark case | newspaper=The Guardian | date=February 15, 2017 | access-date=January 2, 2024 | archive-date=January 2, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102194335/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/feb/15/boeing-south-carolina-union-collective-bargaining | url-status=live }}</ref>

====American Civil War and slavery====
At a town hall in [[Berlin, New Hampshire]], on December 27, 2023, Haley responded to a question about the [[Origins of the American Civil War|origins]] of the [[American Civil War]]: "I think the cause of the Civil War was basically how government was going to run. The freedoms and what people could and couldn't do." After receiving criticism for her failure to mention [[Slavery in the United States|slavery]], Haley restated her position the next day, saying, "Of course the Civil War was about slavery."<ref>{{cite news|agency=CNN|title=Haley seeks to clarify Civil War comments as backlash mounts|author=Ebony Davis|date=December 28, 2023|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/28/politics/nikki-haley-civil-war-slavery/index.html|access-date=December 28, 2023|archive-date=December 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228170226/https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/28/politics/nikki-haley-civil-war-slavery/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 16, 2024, Haley stated, "The US has never been a racist country."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/19/politics/nikki-haley-why-america-isnt-racist/index.html|title=Nikki Haley in her own words: Why America 'has never been a racist country' &#124; CNN Politics|first=Chelsea|last=Bailey|date=January 19, 2024|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fox59.com/news/national-world/haley-says-us-has-never-been-a-racist-country/|title=Haley says US has 'never been a racist country'|date=January 16, 2024}}</ref>

== Post-presidential politics ==
On April 15, 2024, it was announced that Haley would join the [[Hudson Institute]], a conservative think-tank.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Nick |date=2024-04-15 |title=Haley joining conservative think tank |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4594519-haley-joining-conservative-think-tank/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240415160045/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4594519-haley-joining-conservative-think-tank/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 15, 2024 |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref> In a statement released on the same day, she described the group’s work as “critical” and said she "looked forward to partnering with them to defend the principles that make America the greatest country in the world”. She will serve as the next Walter P. Stern Chair.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-28 |title=Nikki Haley Joins Hudson {{!}} Hudson |url=https://www.hudson.org/nikki-haley-joins-hudson |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=www.hudson.org |language=en}}</ref>

Despite suspending her campaign, Haley still received votes in Republican primaries beyond February, sometimes up to 20%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nikki Haley says she is voting Trump for president |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ck77rvmp8xno |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> On May 11, Trump confirmed that Haley was not under [[2024 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection|consideration to be his running mate]] in the 2024 election.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-11/trump-s-campaign-weighs-haley-as-his-running-mate-axios-reports |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref> Ten days later, she stated she would vote for Trump in the [[2024 United States presidential election|general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zeleny |first=Eric Bradner, Jeff |date=2024-05-22 |title=Nikki Haley says she's voting for Trump in November {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/22/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump/index.html |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> ''[[The New Republic]]'' described her announcement as an endorsement.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Nikki Haley Savagely Dragged Over Her Trump Endorsement |url=https://newrepublic.com/post/181862/nikki-haley-trump-endorsement-vote-election |access-date=2024-05-23 |magazine=The New Republic |issn=0028-6583}}</ref>

In May 2024, Haley visited Israel during the [[Israel–Hamas war|Israel-Hamas war]] and wrote "Finish Them!" and signed her name on artillery shells. Haley faced controversy due to Israel being accused of genocide.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Venegas |first=Natalie |date=2024-05-28 |title=Nikki Haley's 4-word message on Israeli bomb sparks outrage |url=https://www.newsweek.com/nikki-haley-mesage-israeli-bomb-sparks-outrage-1905578 |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ramirez |first=Nikki McCann |date=2024-05-28 |title=Nikki Haley Writes 'Finish Them!' on Israeli Bomb After Refugee Massacre |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/nikki-haley-finish-them-bomb-israel-gaza-1235028702/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Haley married [[Michael Haley (soldier)|Michael Haley]] on September 7, 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-bridal-registry/135782239/|title=BRIDAL REGISTRY|publisher=The Times and Democrat|date=August 11, 1996|access-date=November 26, 2023|archive-date=November 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126025004/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-bridal-registry/135782239/|url-status=live}}</ref> They celebrated with both [[Sikh]] and [[Methodist]] ceremonies.<ref name="New York Times"/> The couple have two children, Rena (b. 1998) and Nalin (b. 2001).<ref name=5facts>{{cite news |title=Nikki Haley's Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=http://heavy.com/news/2016/02/nikki-haley-family-husband-michael-kids-children-parents-brothers-sister-marco-rubio-south-carolina-politics/ |first=Laura |last=Amato |publisher=[[Heavy.com]] |date=February 18, 2016 |access-date=January 27, 2017 |archive-date=December 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206003755/http://heavy.com/news/2016/02/nikki-haley-family-husband-michael-kids-children-parents-brothers-sister-marco-rubio-south-carolina-politics/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/11/23/nikki-haley-un-ambassador/94325672/|title=Trump adds Haley, DeVos to his Cabinet for UN, education posts|first1=David|last1=Jackson|first2=William|last2=Cummings|work=[[USA Today]]|date=November 23, 2016|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201050306/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/11/23/nikki-haley-un-ambassador/94325672/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Haley [[Conversion to Christianity|converted to Christianity]] in 1997.<ref name=Brody>{{cite web|url=https://www1.cbn.com/thebrodyfile/archive/2010/06/03/nikki-haley-reflects-more-christian-tone|title=Nikki Haley Reflects More Christian Tone|first=David|last=Brody|publisher=[[CBN News]]|date=June 3, 2010|access-date=January 27, 2017|archive-date=December 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226110725/http://www1.cbn.com/thebrodyfile/archive/2010/06/03/nikki-haley-reflects-more-christian-tone%20|url-status=live}}</ref> She and her husband regularly attend the [[United Methodist Church]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/nikki-haley-family-husband-kids-immigrant-parents-photos#haleys-parents-ajit-singh-randhawa-and-raj-kaur-randhawa-are-indian-immigrants-from-punjab-who-both-worked-as-teachers-and-owned-a-clothing-boutique-2|title=Nikki Haley's husband, Michael, will soon begin a yearlong deployment in Africa with the National Guard|work=businessinsider|date=June 5, 2023|access-date=September 26, 2023|archive-date=August 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822132211/https://www.businessinsider.com/nikki-haley-family-husband-kids-immigrant-parents-photos#haleys-parents-ajit-singh-randhawa-and-raj-kaur-randhawa-are-indian-immigrants-from-punjab-who-both-worked-as-teachers-and-owned-a-clothing-boutique-2|url-status=live}}</ref> She also attends Sikh services once or twice a year.<ref name=Brody /> She visited the [[Harmandir Sahib]] with her husband in 2014 during her visit to India. During a ''[[Christianity Today]]'' interview, when asked whether or not she hopes her parents convert to Christianity, Haley responded, "What I hope is that my parents do what's right for them."<ref>{{cite interview|title=Q & A: Nikki Haley on Faith, the 'War on Women', and Why She Would Say No to VP|url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/aprilweb-only/nikki-haley-faith-interview.html|website=Christianity Today|first=Nikki|last=Haley|interviewer=Sarah Pulliam Bailey|date=April 26, 2012|access-date=October 9, 2018|archive-date=October 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009235756/https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/aprilweb-only/nikki-haley-faith-interview.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Her husband, an officer in the [[South Carolina Army National Guard]], had a tour of duty in [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's husband deploying to Afghanistan|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/10/south-carolina-gov-nikki-haleys-husband-deploying-to-afghanistan/|publisher=CNN|access-date=January 11, 2013|date=January 10, 2013|archive-date=January 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111010145/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/10/south-carolina-gov-nikki-haleys-husband-deploying-to-afghanistan/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=S.C. Gov. Haley's husband deploys with Guard|first=Susanne M.|last=Schafer|location=Fort Jackson, South Carolina|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=http://www.armytimes.com/mobile/news/2013/01/ap-south-carolina-governor-haley-husband-deploy-guard-011013|newspaper=Army Times|date=January 10, 2013|access-date=January 12, 2013|archive-date=July 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710092614/https://www.armytimes.com/mobile/news/2013/01/ap-south-carolina-governor-haley-husband-deploy-guard-011013/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Haley and her family reside on [[Kiawah Island, South Carolina]], near the city of [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 3, 2021 |title=Nikki Haley moves back to SC, fuels political speculation |url=https://apnews.com/article/sc-state-wire-south-carolina-nikki-haley-charleston-politics-4074dc106a8a4f2bb0faed9e9e999fca |access-date=July 25, 2022 |website=AP NEWS |language=en |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324053214/https://apnews.com/article/sc-state-wire-south-carolina-nikki-haley-charleston-politics-4074dc106a8a4f2bb0faed9e9e999fca |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2, 2020 |title=Former SC Gov. Haley registers to vote at new coastal home |url=https://apnews.com/article/3e25f38e148e99e2aec6bc12a2b96ea7 |access-date=July 25, 2022 |website=AP NEWS |language=en |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412202004/https://apnews.com/article/3e25f38e148e99e2aec6bc12a2b96ea7 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Haley had an estimated [[net worth]] of $1&nbsp;million in 2019. Her net worth grew to an estimated $8&nbsp;million by 2022, propelled in part by book sales and joining the [[Board of directors|corporate boards]] of Boeing and United Homes Group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Kavya |title=How Nikki Haley Built An $8 Million Fortune (And Helped Bail Out Her Parents) |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kavyagupta/2023/08/08/how-nikki-haley-built-an-8-million-fortune-and-helped-bail-out-her-parents/ |access-date=August 12, 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=August 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812041524/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kavyagupta/2023/08/08/how-nikki-haley-built-an-8-million-fortune-and-helped-bail-out-her-parents/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Books ==
* ''[[Can't Is Not an Option|Can't Is Not an Option: My American Story]]'', Sentinel, New York (2012). {{ISBN|978-1595230850}}
* ''[[With All Due Respect (book)|With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace]]'', St. Martin's Press, New York (2019). {{ISBN|978-1250266552}}
* Foreword of ''A Better Blueprint for International Organizations: Advancing American Interests on the Global Stage'', Foundation for Defense of Democracies, (2021).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Goldberg |first=Richard |url=https://www.fdd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/fdd-monograph-a-better-blueprint-for-international-organizations-advancing-american-interests-on-the-global-stage.pdf |title=A Better Blueprint for International Organizations: Advancing American Interests on the Global Stage |date=2021 |publisher=FDD Press |language=en}}</ref>
* ''If You Want Something Done: Leadership Lessons from Bold Women'', St. Martin's Press, New York (2022). {{ISBN|978-1250284976}}

== Awards and honors ==
Haley was inducted into the [[Order of the Palmetto]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.sc.gov/resources/orderofpalmetto/Documents/OOPalpha1971-2010.pdf|title=Order of the Palmetto Recipients|date=April 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125032058/http://archives.sc.gov/resources/orderofpalmetto/Documents/OOPalpha1971-2010.pdf|archive-date=January 25, 2017|access-date=April 7, 2017}}</ref> She has two honorary degrees: a [[Doctor of Humane Letters|Doctorate of Humanities]] from [[Clemson University]] (2018)<ref name=clemson>{{Cite web|url=http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/clemson-awards-1800-degrees-honorary-doctorate-to-u-n-ambassador-nikki-haley/|title=Clemson awards 1,800 degrees, honorary doctorate to U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley|access-date=May 18, 2018|archive-date=December 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226110730/http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/clemson-awards-1800-degrees-honorary-doctorate-to-u-n-ambassador-nikki-haley/}}</ref> and a [[Doctor of Public Service|Doctorate of Public Service]] from the [[University of South Carolina]] (2015).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2015/04_may_commencement.php|title=Haley, Scott, Staley to deliver UofSC commencement addresses|website=University of South Carolina|access-date=February 13, 2021|archive-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404142812/https://www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2015/04_may_commencement.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2015/05_video_2015_spring_commencement.php |title=Highlights from 2015 Spring Commencement |access-date=October 10, 2018 |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125214307/https://www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2015/05_video_2015_spring_commencement.php |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, Haley received an honorary 4th-dan [[Black belt (martial arts)|black belt]] in [[Taekwondo]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Whack! S.C. Gov. Haley shows off karate moves |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/12/18/nikki-haley-black-belt-south-carolina-governor/4114563/ |access-date=August 23, 2023 |website=USA Today |language=en-US |archive-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823225733/https://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/12/18/nikki-haley-black-belt-south-carolina-governor/4114563/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DelReal |first=Jose |date=December 18, 2013 |title=Haley chops her way to a black belt |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/nikki-haley-black-belt-101291 |access-date=August 23, 2023 |website=Politico |language=en |archive-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823225719/https://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/nikki-haley-black-belt-101291 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Video South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley Shows Off Tae Kwon Do Chops |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/south-carolina-governor-nikki-haley-shows-off-tae-21270881 |access-date=August 23, 2023 |work=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823225719/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/south-carolina-governor-nikki-haley-shows-off-tae-21270881 |url-status=live }}</ref>

She has also received awards from [[India Abroad]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110625005033/en/Nikki-Haley-First-Indian-American-Governor-of-South-Carolina-is-India-Abroad-Person-of-the-Year-2010|title=Nikki Haley, First Indian-American Governor of South Carolina, is India Abroad Person of the Year 2010|date=June 25, 2011|website=Business Wire|access-date=February 13, 2021|archive-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404151528/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110625005033/en/Nikki-Haley-First-Indian-American-Governor-of-South-Carolina-is-India-Abroad-Person-of-the-Year-2010|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[International Republican Institute]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Gov. Nikki Haley Accepts Award Recognizing Global Women Leaders|url=http://www.wdn.org/news-events-press-center/news/gov-nikki-haley-accepts-award-recognizing-global-women-leaders|website=Women's Democracy Network|access-date=February 16, 2017|date=August 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217062918/http://www.wdn.org/news-events-press-center/news/gov-nikki-haley-accepts-award-recognizing-global-women-leaders|archive-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iri.org/freedom-award-honorees|title=Freedom Award Honorees|website=IRI|access-date=August 4, 2020|archive-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404152552/https://www.iri.org/freedom-award-honorees|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Christians United for Israel]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?448774-2/israels-70th-anniversary-commemoration-ambassador-haley|title=Israel's 70th Anniversary Commemoration, Ambassador Haley|website=C-SPAN.org|access-date=December 22, 2021|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809085359/https://www.c-span.org/video/?448774-2/israels-70th-anniversary-commemoration-ambassador-haley}}</ref> the [[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://medium.com/@FDD/ambassador-nikki-haley-at-the-fdd-summit-f027444d5449 |title=Ambassador Nikki Haley at the FDD Summit &#124; by Foundation for Defense of Democracies |publisher=Medium |date=October 2, 2018 |access-date=November 20, 2020 |archive-date=April 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404151549/https://medium.com/@FDD/ambassador-nikki-haley-at-the-fdd-summit-f027444d5449 |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Hudson Institute]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hudson.org/research/14721-ambassador-nikki-haley-receives-hudson-institute-s-2018-global-leadership-award |title=Ambassador Nikki Haley Receives Hudson Institute's 2018 Global Leadership Award |publisher=Hudson Institute |date=December 4, 2018 |access-date=November 20, 2020 |archive-date=April 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404152449/https://www.hudson.org/research/14721-ambassador-nikki-haley-receives-hudson-institute-s-2018-global-leadership-award |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Independent Women's Forum]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/416921-haley-honored-with-woman-of-valor-award-at-independent-womens/|title=Haley honored with 'Woman of Valor' award at Independent Women's Forum gala|first=Meghashyam|last=Mali|date=November 15, 2018|website=The Hill|access-date=February 13, 2021|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305143642/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/416921-haley-honored-with-woman-of-valor-award-at-independent-womens|url-status=live}}</ref> [[UN Watch]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unwatch.org/remarks-by-nikki-haley-on-receiving-un-watchs-eleanor-roosevelt-award/|title=Remarks by Nikki Haley on receiving UN Watch's Eleanor Roosevelt Award|date=December 16, 2019|website=UN Watch|access-date=August 4, 2020|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805045541/https://unwatch.org/remarks-by-nikki-haley-on-receiving-un-watchs-eleanor-roosevelt-award/|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Simon Wiesenthal Center]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.jpost.com/international/simon-wiesenthal-center-grants-nikki-haley-humanitarian-laureate-award-590581/amp|title=Nikki Haley receives Simon Wiesenthal Center Humanitarian Laureate Award|website=The Jerusalem Post &#124; JPost.com|access-date=August 28, 2020|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930113130/https://m.jpost.com/international/simon-wiesenthal-center-grants-nikki-haley-humanitarian-laureate-award-590581/amp|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[American Enterprise Institute]],<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.aei.org/press/release-nikki-haley-to-receive-the-2019-aei-irving-kristol-award/|title=RELEASE: Nikki Haley to Receive the 2019 AEI Irving Kristol Award|website=Aei.org|access-date=February 14, 2023|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928192411/https://www.aei.org/press/release-nikki-haley-to-receive-the-2019-aei-irving-kristol-award/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[World Jewish Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/nikki-haley-to-be-honored-by-world-jewish-congress-for-calling-out-bias-in-un/|title=Nikki Haley to be honored by World Jewish Congress for calling out bias in UN|last=Oster|first=Marcy|website=The Times of Israel|language=en-US|access-date=October 27, 2019|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202132744/https://www.timesofisrael.com/nikki-haley-to-be-honored-by-world-jewish-congress-for-calling-out-bias-in-un/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Electoral history ==
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| title = '''South Carolina House of Representatives 87th District Republican Primary Election, 2004'''<ref name="NRI Internet 2007"/>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate =  Larry Koon (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 2,354
| percentage = 42.3%
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate =  Nikki Haley
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 2,247
| percentage = 40.4%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = David Perry
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 968
| percentage = 17.4%
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{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 5,569
  |percentage = 100
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{{Election box begin no change
| title = '''SC House of Representatives 87th District Republican Primary Election Runoff, 2004'''
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate =  Nikki Haley
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 2,929
| percentage = 54.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Larry Koon (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 2,426
| percentage = 45.3%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 5,355
  |percentage = 100
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{{Election box begin no change
| title = '''SC House of Representatives 87th District Election, 2004'''
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate =  Nikki Haley
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 14,421
| percentage = 98.9%
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{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins''
| party = None
| votes = 155
| percentage = 1.1%
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{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 14,576
  |percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
  |winner     = Republican Party (United States)}}
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{{Election box begin no change
| title = '''SC House of Representatives 87th District Election, 2006'''
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Nikki Haley (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 11,387
| percentage = 99.5%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins''
| party = None
| votes = 60
| percentage = 0.5%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 11,447
  |percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
  |winner     = Republican Party (United States)}}
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{{Election box begin no change
| title = '''SC House of Representatives 87th District Election, 2008'''
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate =  Nikki Haley (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 17,043
| percentage = 83.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Edgar Gomez
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 3,446
| percentage = 16.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate = Write-ins
| party = None
| votes = 16
| percentage = 0.1%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 20,505
  |percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
  |winner     = Republican Party (United States)}}
{{election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
| title = '''South Carolina Governor Republican Primary Election, 2010'''<ref name="enr-scvotes1">{{cite web|url=https://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/16117/28318/en/summary.html|title=2010 Republican and Democratic Primary|year=2010|publisher=South Carolina State Elections Commission|access-date=June 12, 2020|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805074818/https://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/16117/28318/en/summary.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate =  Nikki Haley
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 206,326
| percentage = 48.9%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate =  [[Gresham Barrett]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 91,824
| percentage = 21.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Henry McMaster]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 71,494
| percentage = 16.9%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Andre Bauer]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 52,607
| percentage = 12.5%
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{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 422,251
  |percentage = 100
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{{Election box begin no change
| title = '''South Carolina Governor Republican Primary Election Runoff, 2010'''<ref name="enr-scvotes1"/>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate =  Nikki Haley
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 233,733
| percentage = 65.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate =  [[Gresham Barrett]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 125,601
| percentage = 35.0%
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{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 655,984
  |percentage = 100
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{{election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
| title = '''South Carolina Governor Election, 2010'''
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate =  Nikki Haley
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 690,525
| percentage = 51.4%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Vincent Sheheen]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 630,534
| percentage = 46.9%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Morgan Bruce Reeves
| party = Green Party (United States)
| votes = 20,114
| percentage = 1.5%
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{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate = Write-ins
| party = None
| votes = 3,025
| percentage = 0.2%
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{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 1,344,188
  |percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
  |winner     = Republican Party (United States)}}
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{{Election box begin no change
| title = '''South Carolina Governor Election, 2014'''
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate =  Nikki Haley (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 696,645
| percentage = 55.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Vincent Sheheen]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 516,166
| percentage = 41.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Steve French
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 15,438
| percentage = 1.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Tom Ervine
| party = Independent (politician)
| votes = 11,496
| percentage = 0.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Morgan Bruce Reeves
| party = United Citizens Party
| votes = 5,622
| percentage = 0.5%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate = Write-ins
| party = None
| votes = 934
| percentage = 0.1%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 1,243,601
  |percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
  |winner     = Republican Party (United States)}}
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== See also ==
{{Portal|Biography|Politics|United States}}
* [[List of female governors in the United States]]
* [[List of governors of South Carolina]]
* [[List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{Official website}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724230149/https://usun.state.gov/leadership/7653 |date=July 24, 2018 |title=Ambassador Nikki R. Haley}}
* {{C-SPAN|9268201}}

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