Nikki Haley has resigned from Boeing's board of directors over the company's pursuit of federal assistance in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the company disclosed Thursday.

Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said that while there is "no better team I could think of being a part of" than Boeing, she had to resign since she "cannot in good faith support the direction of the team."


"I cannot support a move to lean on the federal government for a stimulus or bailout that prioritizes our company over others and relies on taxpayers to guarantee our financial position," Haley wrote in a resignation letter included in the filing. "I have long held strong convictions that this is not the role of government."