KEMI BADENOCH, OF NIGERIAN DESCENT, IS APPOINTED UK TRADE SECRETARY

Kemi Badenoch has been named Secretary of State for International Trade as well as President of the Board of Trade

She was earlier in the race for the position of UK prime minister following the resignation of Boris Johnson.

Liz Truss, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has appointed British-Nigerian Kemi Badenoch to her newly reshuffled cabinet.

Truss named Badenoch as the new Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade on Tuesday.

The appointment was announced in a tweet from the UK Prime Minister's verified Twitter account, @10DowningStreet.

The tweet read, "Kemi Badenoch MP @KemiBadenoch has been appointed Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade @TradeGovUK."

Badenoch, who also took to her verified Twitter account, expressed her excitement about the appointment.

She wrote on Twitter: "I'm excited to begin my new job at @tradegovuk! We look forward to realizing Global Britain's full potential in order to create more jobs, growth, and opportunity across the UK."

Kemi Badenoch had previously served as Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities, and Equalities.

Badenoch, who also ran for Conservative Party leader, was defeated in the race to become the next Prime Minister by Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, and the eventual winner, Truss.