Now that most of the Senate confirmation hearings have wrapped up, Global CItizens have a clearer picture of who will make up President Donald Trump’s administration and what policies they will seek to advance.

Two people, Nikki Haley and Rex Tillerson, are slated to serve in top foreign policy roles in 2017. Our team, and many Global Citizens worldwide, have followed Haley and Tillerson’s confirmation hearings.

While much of the focus of both hearings was placed on Russia, both leaders made important commitments on foreign assistance and development priorities.

As Haley and Tillerson step into their new roles, Global Citizen looks forward to work with them to address extreme poverty. We will hold Haley and Tillerson accountable to the promises that they have made to support international family planning, to take action on climate change, and to place girls and women at the heart of global development.

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Ambassador Nikki Haley

Ambassador Haley isn’t a new face to many Global Citizens. Haley was the first female governor of South Carolina and the second Indian American, after Bobby Jindal, to serve as a governor in the United States. Haley was also the first-ever Sikh to serve as a governor in U.S. history.

Haley’s parents are immigrants from Amritsar, in Punjab, India where her father was a professor at Punjab Agricultural University. Her parents immigrated to Canada so that her father could earn his PhD at the University of British Columbia. The family moved to South Carolina in 1969.

Haley became a household name in June 2015. Prior to then, Haley had supported the flying of the Confederate flag on the statehouse grounds in South Carolina. But following the Charleston church shooting, Haley led bipartisan calls for the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house, arguing that “these grounds 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.” In July 2015, the Confederate flag was removed from the grounds of the South Carolina Capitol.

Haley was selected by President Trump to serve as US Ambassador to the United Nations in December. During her Senate confirmation hearing, Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN) outlined some of the challenges facing the UN and peacekeeping operations. Chairman Corker explained that the United Nations can plan an important role in the modern world.

In her opening remarks, Haley explained that "when we look to the United Nations, we see a checkered history." She mentioned the lifesaving work the UN has done to promote food security, global health, and peacekeeping but highlighted that the UN's bias against Israel is contrary to American interests.

Throughout the hearing she was asked tough questions about international relations, Russia, and foreign assistance. In the confirmation process, Haley made a few promises to which Global Citizen will hold her accountable.

–Ranking Member Ben Cardin (D-MD) asked Haley directly about the possibility of creating a muslim registry, a topic that was discussed extensively throughout the 2016 election by President Trump. Haley was clear that there would be “no justification” for a registry based on religion.

–As US Ambassador to the United Nations, Haley will be responsible for ongoing climate negotiations and the implementation of the Paris climate agreement. "Climate change should always be on the table," Haley said, but that our actions should not come at the peril of businesses and the private sector.

–Democratic senators asked Haley several tough questions about family planning. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) cited that 60% of maternal deaths happen in humanitarian crisis and that these deaths can be prevented by access to family planning and other resources. Haley explained that, as a pro-life American, she is supportive of efforts to help educate, help plan, and help women and families know what options are in place.

On January 25, Haley became the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations following a vote of 96-4. As Ambassador Haley and her family move to New York and settle in at the United Nations, Global Citizen is counting on her to work constructively with other member states to stand up for the world’s poor and for our environment. The United Nations is a critical agent for fighting poverty and continued support for the United Nations is vital for achieving the Global Goals for Sustainable Development.

Global Citizen looks to the United Nations, with Ambassador Haley as a key leader, to address the global refugee crisis. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHRC) reports that 4.8 million people have fled Syria to neighboring countries and 6.6 million are internally displaced within Syria.

“Syria is the biggest humanitarian and refugee crisis of our time, a continuing cause of suffering for millions which should be garnering a groundswell of support around the world,” said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, adding that only a political settlement would end the suffering but that more countries need to take a greater share of refugees in the meantime. Solutions to crises of this scale are not easy but it will fall on Ambassador Haley and her peers to ensure that displaced children have access to education. The world cannot wait.

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

President Trump selected Tillerson, former chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, to serve as secretary of state. In this position, Tillerson will be the chief diplomat for the United States government. Tillerson has been employed by ExxonMobil since 1975. He has never held political office which made his confirmation hearings in the Senate especially fascinating as Tillerson was placed on the record on issues relating to global development for the first time.

Chairman Sen. Corker (R-TN) opened Tillerson’s confirmation hearing by discussing the importance of American leadership in the world, highlighting the transformative impact that the United States has had on global education and on increasing access to power.

Throughout the hearing, Tillerson was asked tough questions about international development, diplomacy, and Russia. Tillerson promised to support foreign assistance and Global Citizens across the United States will hold him accountable to this promise in 2017 and beyond.

–Several senators, including Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) spoke about the critical role of development assistance and asked directly if Tillerson would commit to continuing these programs if confirmed. Tillerson was clear that — if confirmed as Secretary of State — he will support development assistance through USAID and other means. Tillerson cited his deep support for the Millennium Challenge Corporation which is a federal agency that creates compacts to further development goals in countries like Niger.

–Tillerson spoke at length about putting girls and women at the heart of global development. Tillerson described that these programs are “extraordinarily powerful programs and an important part of foreign aid.” Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) asked Tillerson if he would pledge to continue prioritizing quality family planning in developing countries while assuring that this critical aid is not conflated with abortion. Tillerson agreed with Sen. Shaheen and indicated that current funding for international family planning is “an important level of support.”

–Tillerson demonstrated his support for global health citing that PEPFAR has, “clearly been one of the most successful programs in Africa.” Tillerson spoke in detail about the positive impact of PEPFAR and the role that PEPFAR has played in projecting American goodwill within Africa.

–Several senators — and many people across America — were worried that the CEO of a major oil company may not think of environmental protection as a core priority. Tillerson explained in his hearing that he came to the conclusion a few years ago that the risk of climate change does exist and that the consequences could be serious enough that action should be taken.

Now that Tillerson’s nomination has been approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the full Senate will have the opportunity to vote on his fitness to serve as Secretary of State.

Should Tillerson be confirmed, Global Citizen will look to him to protect important foreign assistance programs that are saving lives around the world. For example, the United States government spends around $400 million annually on water and sanitation programs globally. In 2011 and 2012, the United States government provided almost 7 million people with improved access to drinking water supply, and almost 3 million with improved access to sanitation. Around the world, nearly 800 million people do not have access to safe drinking water and 2.5 billion people lack access to basic sanitation services. Millions of people in extreme poverty rely on the United States government for their basic needs. Maintaining a strong United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is vital to ensuring that the United States is able to tackle global development challenges.

As Sen. Corker so poignantly said, "The world is at its best when America leads.” Continued American leadership is vital to addressing global health, education, food security, and so many other critical programs.