Trump UN Pick Is Asked Why She Spent 300 Days Away From Canada Post

U.S. envoy to Canada Craft speaks at confirmation hearing
Craft says she’ll have a deep bench if confirmed as ambassador

Kelly Craft testifies before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations during a confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 19. — Kelly Craft testifies before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations during a confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 19.
Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg

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By David Wainer and Glen Carey

June 19, 2019 at 3:57 PM UTC

Updated on

June 19, 2019 at 6:04 PM UTC

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President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations was pressed at her confirmation hearing on why she was away from her current post as envoy to Canada for more than 300 days since taking the job in October 2017.

Kelly Craft, a prominent donor to Trump’s 2016 campaign, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday that she was frequently working on the road and that the U.S. embassy in Ottawa was always staffed in her absences. She also said her travel was preapproved by the State Department.