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Representing the United States at the United Nations

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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    Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting Co-Sponsored...

    12 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    What we’ve discussed today is not only an effort to punish those who are responsible, and vindicate the rights of victims. It’s also a commitment…

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

    12 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    There is only one way to permanently address the humanitarian crisis in Yemen: a lasting ceasefire and an inclusive political solution. But until that happens,…

    Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a High-Level Virtual Event Co-Hosted by the United States...

    12 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    We will keep standing up and speaking out until China’s government stops its crimes against humanity and the genocide of Uyghurs and other minorities in…

    Explanation of Vote on the Adoption of a UN Security Council Resolution on the UN Interim Security Force...

    11 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    The people of Abyei deserve to live in peace without fear of violence. This resolution to renew UNISFA’s mandate recognizes that the people of Abyei…

    Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield’s Participation in a UN Side Event on the Situation of Uyghurs and...

    11 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield will deliver remarks at a high-level virtual event on the situation of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim minorities in Xinjiang at 10…

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

    11 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    Ultimately, real economic recovery – like real elections – is about trust. The corruption endemic to so much of Iraq undermines economic progress at every…

    Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the UN Investigative Team for Accountability of...

    10 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    Accountability is one of the most important pillars holding up our rules-based order. And so, we thank the Government of Iraq and UNITAD for their…

    Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the Lewis & Clark College Commencement

    8 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    To President Wiewel; Dean Suttmeier, distinguished alumni, faculty, and staff; and most importantly to the Lewis & Clark College Class of 2021: Congratulations! You did…

    Remarks at a UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on the Impact of COVID-19 on Violations against...

    7 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    While we’ve all been impacted by this pandemic, the work of the Country Task Forces on Monitoring and Reporting has faced particular challenges. Their work…

    Remarks by Secretary Antony Blinken at a UN Security Council Open Debate on Multilateralism

    7 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    When countries came together after World War II to form the United Nations, virtually all of human history up till then indicated that might made…

    Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Chemical Weapons in Syria

    6 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    The United States assesses that the regime’s innumerable atrocities – some of which rise to the level of war crimes, crimes against humanity – include…

    Joint Statement Following Russia’s Arria-Formula Meeting on Odessa Events

    5 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    Russia held an informal Arria-formula meeting at the UN today to again promote a false narrative about Ukraine. We regret this deliberate attempt to divert…

    Remarks at a UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Neo-Nazism and Violent Nationalism as Drivers...

    5 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    Let us all be clear about why we are here today. Russia continues to misuse its Security Council seat by convening events on Ukraine as…

    Remarks at a UN Interactive Dialogue to Commemorate and Promote the International Day of Multilateralism...

    5 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    I have one question for the panel’s thoughts: what can all of us do to reaffirm the foundational values, the principles, the rules of the…

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

    4 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    The U.S. position on the Dayton Peace Accords, and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s future as a single state destined for the Euro-Atlantic community, remains unchanged. We…

    Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN General Assembly Tribute to Late Chadian President...

    3 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    Today, we remember a leader and a partner who dedicated his life to the fight against violent extremism. His passing is a seismic development for…

    Remarks by Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield in a Video Statement to the People of Burma for Amnesty International’s...

    3 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    To the people of Burma, and especially the journalists in Burma: The United States stands with you. We commend the brave journalists who are circumventing…

    Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on World Press Freedom Day

    3 May, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights guarantees journalists, and all people, a right to the freedom of expression. This is a foundational value of the…

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