The Riley Institute at Furman University, 2015 First Lady's Visionary Award, Claflin University, 2016 "The 100 Most Influential People", Time, 2016 Hyman Rubin Award, Greater Columbia Community Relations Council, 2016 WDN "10 for 10" award, International Republican Institute, 2016 Global Vision Award, Columbia World Affairs Council, 2016 The World's 100 Most Powerful Women, Forbes, 2017 The 25 Most Powerful Female Political Leaders, Forbes, 2017 Honorary Doctorate of Humanities, Clemson University, May 10, 2018 Freedom award, International Republican Institute, 2018 Defender of Israel, Christians United for Israel, July 23, 2018 FDD's Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Statesmanship Award, Foundation for Defense of Democracies 2018 Global Leadership Award Hudson Institute 2018 Barbara K. Olson Woman of Valor Award, Independent Women's Forum,2018 Excellence in Diplomacy Award, B'nai B'rith International, 2018 Citizen of the Carolinas Award, 2018 Ralph Hauenstein Fellowship Award, Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, 2019 Friend of Israel Humanitarian Award, Miami Jewish Federation, 2019 JCCM King David Award 11 April 2019 UN Watch's Eleanor Roosevelt Award, UN Watch 2019 Humanitarian Laureate Award, The Simon Wiesenthal Center, May 24, 2019 Irving Kristol Award American Enterprise Institute 2019 World Jewish Congress Theodor Herzl Award, 6 November 2019 Woman of Courage, College of Charleston's School of Business Award, February 27, 2020 SOTE Award finalist – delayed ceremony due to COVID-19 pandemic. Electoral history See also Indian Americans in New York City List of female governors in the United States List of governors of South Carolina List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States References External links Announcement of presidential candidacy, via Twitter video, 14 Feb. 2023 |- |- |- |- |- |- 1972 births 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians American accountants Women accountants American people of Punjabi descent American politicians of Indian descent American state governors of Indian descent American United Methodists American women ambassadors Ambassadors of the United States Asian-American people in South Carolina politics Asian-American members of the Cabinet of the United States Clemson University alumni Converts to Christianity from Sikhism Republican Party governors of South Carolina Living people Republican Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives People from Bamberg, South Carolina People from Lexington, South Carolina Permanent Representatives of the United States to the United Nations Trump administration cabinet members Women members of the Cabinet of the United States Women state governors of the United States Women state legislators in South Carolina Asian conservatism in the United