U.S. Department of State representative Tammy Bruce nominated to serve as the nation's deputy representative at the United Nations
In a significant move, President Donald Trump has nominated Tammy Bruce to be the U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations. The announcement was made on August 9, 2025, via Trump's social media platform, Truth Social, praising Bruce for her work as State Department spokesperson.
As of August 17, 2025, there is no publicly available information indicating that the confirmation process for Bruce's nomination has begun or been completed. Bruce herself has mentioned that in the coming weeks, she expects to advance her commitment on the global stage in this new role, implying the confirmation process is anticipated but still pending.
Tammy Bruce has served as the State Department spokesperson since January 2025. The U.S. currently does not have a fully confirmed ambassador at the UN, and some nominees remain unconfirmed. The confirmation process for such appointments typically involves Senate committee hearings followed by a Senate vote, but no such steps for Bruce have been publicly reported yet.
In a separate development, President Trump also nominated Mike Waltz as his UN ambassador. Waltz was Trump's national security adviser until he was ousted on May 1 after being caught up in a March scandal involving a Signal chat among top Trump national security aides on military strikes in Yemen. Waltz's Senate confirmation for the role, where he will be Bruce's boss, is still due.
Bruce, a political contributor and commentator on Fox News for over 20 years before her current role, has defended the Trump administration's foreign policy decisions in press briefings. Her nomination comes after she authored books criticizing liberals and left-leaning viewpoints, such as "Fear Itself: Exposing the Left's Mind-Killing Agenda."
These foreign policy decisions include an immigration crackdown, visa revocations, the U.S.'s responses to Russia's war in Ukraine, and Israel's war in Gaza.
The U.S. Senate, controlled by Trump's Republican Party, will be responsible for confirming both Bruce and Waltz's appointments. Neither Trump nor Bruce has mentioned an exact timeline for the roles. However, Bruce suggested in a post after Trump's announcement that her new role as U.S. deputy representative to the UN is a "few weeks" away.
[1] White House Press Release: Trump Nominates Tammy Bruce as U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations. (2025). Truth Social. [2] Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. (2025). Nominations Pending. Retrieved from https://www.foreign.senate.gov/nominations [3] The New York Times. (2025). Trump Nominates Tammy Bruce as U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/us/politics/trump-nominates-tammy-bruce.html [4] CNN. (2025). Trump Nominates Tammy Bruce as U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations. Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/09/politics/trump-nominates-tammy-bruce/index.html
[1] As the confirmation process for Tammy Bruce's nomination as U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations remains pending, discussions about policy and legislation regarding war-and-conflicts, such as the U.S.'s responses to Russia's war in Ukraine and Israel's war in Gaza, may influence the proceedings in the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
[2] Meanwhile, the general news of President Trump's political appointments and nominations, including Mike Waltz as the proposed UN ambassador, continue to dominate headlines in policy-and-legislation and news networks like The New York Times, CNN, and Politico.
