This is CBS. I on the world. I'm John Batchfair. The new president of the United States, Donald Trump,

who is a former president, has nominated a very outspoken and successful young member of the Congress,

Elise Stefanik, to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

John Bolton, who a former U.N. U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, writing in the Wall

State Journal recently, has some recommendations for Ms. Stefonic so that she doesn't become frustrated

beyond belief the first day in the job.

This has to do with who pays for what?

John, a very good evening to you.

I had no idea, none whatsoever.

I knew that the U.S. has for years generously paid a great deal of the budget of the United Nations.

I didn't know how they arrived at it.

And when I read the details, I think, who invented this, a system?

Where?

What idea of fairness does this suit?

Let's get to definitions.

What is a voluntary contribution?

What is an assessed contribution?

Good evening to you, John.

Good evening. Well, John. Good evening.

Well, a voluntary contribution is exactly what it implies.

It's each member government of the UN decides, for example, in case of the UN High Commissioner

for Refugees or the World Food Program or UNICEF, the UN's program to aid children, each

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