"As part of Nikki Haley's push to advance the Trump administration's 'America First' agenda at the United Nations, the hard-charging ambassador is fighting for U.S. businesses to get a bigger slice of the more than $18 billion in contracts the world body hands out each year.
The U.S. already is the biggest recipient of these procurement contracts, but officials say that number is growing since Haley took office. In 2017, the U.S. won $1.74 billion in contracts -- approximately 9 percent of the $18.6 billion available. The next highest was India, which picked up 4.8 percent of all contracts.
That marks almost a 10 percent uptick in contracts awarded to U.S. businesses from 2016. But Haley and the U.S. Mission aren't done, and are looking at ways to get more lucrative contracts awarded. It's part of a broader effort by Haley and the Trump administration to make sure the United Nations' biggest contributor gets a better deal there.
'We are very proud of our American companies, from the quality of their products to the efficiencies of their services. We will continue to use all of the resources we have available to help our companies win U.N. contracts,' Haley told Fox News..."