File photo shows Nikki Haley (R) talking to U.S. President Donald Trump prior to a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, Sept. 26, 2018. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said here on Friday that the person to replace Nikki Haley as the new ambassador to the United Nations is still under consideration.

Before leaving for France, Trump told reporters at the White House that he would make the decision by the end of the year.

"We are looking at Heather," Trump said, referring to Heather Nauert, spokeswoman for the State Department. "We're looking at numerous people," he added.

While Trump had accepted Haley's resignation as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations last month, Haley would remain in the post until the end of the year.

Trump said last week that Nauert was "under very serious consideration" for the post.

Nauert, 48, a former anchor at Fox News Channel, has worked for the State Department as a spokeswoman since April 2017. She was named acting undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs earlier this year.