Security Council Diplomats to Have Lunch With Trump<br />Late last year, when the members of the Council were meeting with other senior White House officials, President Barack Obama joined them for what was supposed to be a quick meet<br />and greet and ended up staying and talking for about 40 minutes on a range of issues on the Council’s agenda, according to diplomats who attended.<br />The visit is potentially an opportunity for Ms. Haley to show to fellow Council diplomats<br />that she can deliver the White House, just as it is a way for her to show how much the United States matters to the United Nations.<br />Their talk lasted less than 20 minutes and came after a longer meeting between Mr. Guterres<br />and Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, the national security adviser, said the United Nations spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric.<br />The White House meeting follows a series of slights by the Trump administration toward the United Nations —<br />and toward the idea of international cooperation in general.<br />By SOMINI SENGUPTAAPRIL 23, 2017<br />UNITED NATIONS — President Trump, who recently had Ted Nugent, Sarah Palin<br />and Kid Rock over for a White House dinner, is planning to host 14 diplomats from around the world for lunch on Monday.<br />It’s a testament to Nikki Haley’s increasing prominence within the administration." The visit by Council members<br />comes days after Mr. Trump met for the first time with the United Nations secretary general, António Guterres.
