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Representing the United States at the United Nations

The U.S. Mission to the United Nations (USUN) serves as the United States’ delegation to the United Nations. In 1947, USUN was created by an act of Congress to assist the President and the Department of State in conducting United States policy at the United Nations.

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    Assures that the obligations of the United States to the United Nations Organization and to the UN community in New York are upheld.

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    Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Ethiopia and the Situation in Tigray

    26 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    This Council was very clear when we passed Resolution 2417 in 2018: the denial of humanitarian access and depriving civilians of objects indispensable to their…

    Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on Iraq

    25 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    To this end, we applaud UNAMI’s work documenting human rights abuses and violations and laying the groundwork for proper accountability. Together, let us hold perpetrators…

    Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the 30th Anniversary of Ukraine’s...

    24 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    The United States supports Ukraine’s initiative to establish an international Crimea Platform to focus diplomatic efforts on ending Russia’s occupation and restoring the peninsula to…

    Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on Syria

    24 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    After more than a decade of conflict, we need to reach a peaceful resolution to the conflict and an end to this war. So, the…

    Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on Yemen

    23 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    We continue to have grave concerns over the state of the Safer tanker, as you have heard from other members today. With their delays and…

    Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on ISIL/Da’esh

    19 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    And as President Biden has stressed, we will hold the Taliban accountable for its commitments not to allow any terrorists to threaten the United States…

    Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on World Humanitarian Day

    19 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    Today, we honor the world’s humanitarian aid workers who selflessly put themselves at risk to ensure vulnerable people have the food, medicine, and supplies they…

    Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with Gayle King and Tony Dokoupil of CBS This Morning

    18 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    You know, Gayle, absolutely preparations were made. We did contingency planning but none of us can appreciate what happens when the end of a civil…

    Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Open Debate on Protecting the...

    18 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    Technology can be used both as a tool for good or a weapon for harm. It can take lives. Or, more importantly, it can save…

    Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with Nicolle Wallace of MSNBC

    17 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    Let me just state, one, to say how courageous Malala is, and I did read her article in the New York Times. And yes, we…

    Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with Ailsa Chang on NPR’s “All Things Considered”

    17 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    Well, look, there is always a window for diplomacy. That is what we do. But, I think we have to be clear that any –…

    Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with Wolf Blitzer of CNN

    17 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    We are hearing from people in Afghanistan that they are getting threats from the Taliban. And we have expressed, in no uncertain terms, here at…

    UN Security Council Press Statement on Afghanistan

    16 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    The members of the Security Council called for an immediate cessation of all hostilities and the establishment, through inclusive negotiations, of a new government that…

    Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on Afghanistan

    16 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    Finally, and critically, all Afghan nationals and international citizens who wish to depart must be allowed to do so safely. President Biden has made clear…

    Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Somalia

    12 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    The United States remains committed to ensuring both UNSOM and AMISOM are mandated to provide tailored, appropriate support to the Somali people during this time…

    Remarks at a UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Overcoming Challenges in Situations of Armed...

    11 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    So, to conclude, it's imperative that the UN Security Council collaborate with Member States, humanitarian organizations, civil society, and the private sector to tailor solutions on how best to navigate requirements and risks…

    Readout of Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Meeting with Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut...

    11 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha of Thailand today in Bangkok. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield and Prime Minister Prayut reaffirmed the enduring…

    Readout of Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Meetings with Thailand’s Deputy PM and FM Don Pramudwinai...

    10 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield met in Bangkok today with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai and National Security Council Secretary-General Nattaphon Narkphanit.…

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