As the biggest contributor to the UN, the United States expects respect for its decisions, US envoy Nikki Haley has said, adding that Washington will remember the day it was “singled out” for an attack, reports RT.

Haley was speaking ahead of the UN vote on the status of Jerusalem, in a desperate last attempt to swing the tide in Washington’s favor.

“When we make a generous contributions to the UN, we also have a legitimate expectation that our goodwill is recognized and respected,” Haley said.

The outcome of vote would not affect the US decision on Jerusalem, which reflects the will of the American people and is not negotiable, Haley emphasized. What will be affected is Washington’s attitude towards the UN, the envoy warned.

“The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out for attack in the General Assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation,” Haley told the UNGA session. “We will remember it when we are called upon to once again make the world’s largest contribution to the United Nations, and so many countries come calling on us, as they so often do, to pay even more and to use our influence for their benefit.”