New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for US ambassador to the United Nations, is now refusing to stand by her previous push for Ukraine’s NATO membership — a stance she once framed as critical to regional stability.

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped House Republican Conference chair and longtime ally Rep. Elise Stefanik, of New York, to serve as ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik is Trump's first Cabinet pick for his second term in the White House.

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, in one of his first major appointments since winning the presidential election.