Elise Stefanik is not currently serving as United States Representative to the United Nations. According to reporting compiled by Wikipedia and major outlets, she was nominated by President Donald Trump in late 2024 to become U S ambassador to the United Nations, appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in January 2025, but the nomination was withdrawn in March 2025 over concerns about the slim Republican majority in the House of Representatives. Instead of moving to New York to take up the United Nations post, she returned to her role as a member of Congress from New Yorks twenty first district and a key Trump ally.

During her January 2025 confirmation hearing, coverage summarized in Wikipedia notes that Stefanik emphasized several priorities she would have pursued at the United Nations. She pledged to confront antisemitism in international bodies, press for stronger support for Israel and Taiwan, and challenge what she called growing Chinese influence inside United Nations agencies. She also signaled that she wanted to use American funding as leverage, arguing that Washington should demand institutional reforms and greater accountability from agencies it helps bankroll.

The hearing also drew scrutiny. According to that same compiled reporting, Stefanik faced criticism when she struggled to answer a direct question about whether the Palestinian people have a right to self determination. Her strong defense of Israel and her previously stated view that Israel has what she called a biblical right to the occupied West Bank drew attention from diplomats and activists who follow United Nations politics closely.

In committee deliberations, senators advanced her nomination by a wide margin, nineteen to three, positioning her for what many observers expected would be a relatively smooth confirmation once House Republicans had a slightly larger cushion. But in late March 2025, President Trump announced on his social media platform that he was pulling the nomination at his own request, saying he needed Stefanik to remain in Congress to protect every Republican seat and hinting that she could be considered for another senior role later in his administration.

Since then, news outlets such as The Hill have focused on her actions inside the House, including clashes with Speaker Mike Johnson and her successful push to add a counterintelligence notification provision to the annual defense bill, rather than on any United Nations portfolio. There has been no new move in the last few days suggesting a fresh United Nations appointment for Stefanik, and current reporting continues to describe her as a powerful House Republican and Trump confidante, not as the sitting U S representative to the United Nations.

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