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Asked whether Powell was the front-runner, Trump told reporters
at the White House: "No, but she's somebody we're talking to."
"We're looking at many people," Trump said, adding that some of
the people under consideration were currently in his
administration. "There are some tremendous, talented people."
Haley, who served as governor of South Carolina before taking
the U.N. job under Trump, said on Tuesday she was stepping down
at the end of the year.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday aboard Air Force One, Trump
said he had five people on his short list for U.N. envoy,
including Powell. He said U.S. ambassador to Germany Richard
Grenell was not on the list but he was willing to consider him.
Powell served in the first year of the Trump administration as
deputy national security adviser for strategy and was a key
player in diplomatic efforts in the Middle East and part of the
president's inner circle.
She returned to Goldman Sachs, where she worked for more than a
decade, this year. She also was a high-ranking State Department
official under President George W. Bush.
(Reporting by Steve Holland; Writing by Tim Ahmann; Editing by
James Dalgleish)
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