The U.S. Senate just confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to be the next United States Ambassador to the United Nations. 

Breitbart News reports that former congressman Mike Waltz (R-FL) was confirmed to the position on Friday.

This is the same Mike Waltz who was Trump's National Security Adviser before being removed from the position, earlier this year, after he found himself at the center of a controversy.

🚨 The only Republican to vote against Waltz was Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul. Meanwhile, three Democrats — John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Mark Kelly of Arizona — crossed the aisle to confirm Waltz. pic.twitter.com/FCBL3k5XVv

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) September 19, 2025

He's in

The Daily Caller reports that Waltz made it through the U.S. Senate by a vote of 47 to 43.

Per the outlet:

The Senate confirmed Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (UN) on Friday afternoon. The upper chamber approved Waltz’s confirmation in a near party-line vote of 47 to 43, just in time for the UN General Assembly gathering in New York City which is slated to start Sept. 23.

The outlet goes on to note that U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was the only Republican to vote against Waltz's confirmation.

Three Democrats, however, voted in Waltz's favor, namely, U.S. Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ).

The outlet also notes that Waltz's confirmation "fills the final vacancy in Trump’s cabinet — almost eight months into the president’s second term." It took a lot longer than Trump was hoping.

"Thank you"

Waltz expressed his gratitute to Trump, for naming him to the United Nation's post, on social media.

There, Waltz wrote:

Thank you President Trump & the U.S. Senate for your trust and confidence to Make the UN Great Again.

Trump reposted the message.

Breitbart reports:

Waltz pledged to press for reforms, including reducing overlapping agencies, setting clear mandates and cost limits on peacekeeping missions, and backing the Secretary General’s plan to cut staff by 20 percent. He drew from his military service in Africa and the Middle East to illustrate how aid often failed to reach those in need due to bureaucratic inefficiencies. Another central theme of his testimony was China’s role within the UN. Waltz challenged the favorable status China enjoys as a “developing nation,” despite being the world’s second-largest economy, and warned of Beijing’s growing influence across international standard-setting bodies.

This is some of what we can expect from Waltz as the next UN ambassador.