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TexasTowelie

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Sun Nov 20, 2016, 02:18 AM Nov 2016

Nikki Haley could be DC-bound regardless of foreign policy inexperience [View all]

WASHINGTON -- South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who is being considered for secretary of state in a Trump administration, has an unusual background for the job: No foreign policy experience.

But Capitol Hill lawmakers and South Carolinians said she’d be a strong addition to the team because of her stature in the Republican party and her background as one of the few minorities and women being considered.

Haley, who ran as a jobs governor in 2010 and is in her second and final term, could be considered for other administration jobs, including secretary of commerce or an ambassadorship.

“She’s done a good job as governor of South Carolina,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. “She’s talented, capable and would do a good job in any assignment given to her.”

Read more here: http://www.islandpacket.com/news/politics-government/election/article115758533.html

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