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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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    Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield with Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC

    5 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    Well, I think they represent the best that the world has to offer. These are young people who have faced adversity. They have been forced…

    U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Travel to Japan and Thailand

    4 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield will lead the Presidential Delegation to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan from August 6-9, to represent the United States at the…

    Joint Statement by UN Security Council Members Following an AOB on Georgia

    4 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    We remain deeply worried that in the past several years no international human rights monitoring mechanism has been granted unrestricted access to the regions of…

    Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield to the YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit

    4 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    The challenges Africa faces are great. But Africa’s promise – thanks to motivated young people like you – is far greater. We are here to…

    Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on Chemical Weapons in...

    4 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    The Security Council must call out atrocities and hold those who use chemical weapons accountable. Without accountability for the atrocities committed against the Syrian people,…

    UN Security Council Press Statement on the Escalating Violence in Afghanistan

    3 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the deplorable attack against the United Nations compound in Herat, Afghanistan, on 30 July…

    Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the Adoption of a Resolution Establishing the Permanent...

    2 August, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    First, we want to emphasize that our strong support for this resolution does not change the United States position on Durban. The creation of this…

    Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the Attack on a UN Compound in Afghanistan

    30 July, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    The United States condemns the attack on the United Nations compound in Herat by anti-government militants, which resulted in the death of a local guard…

    Remarks at a UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Burma

    29 July, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    The United States remains committed to helping vulnerable persons from Burma seeking protection and assistance, including Rohingya, and is the leading contributor of humanitarian assistance…

    Explanation of Vote Following the Adoption of a UN Security Council Resolution on the Central African...

    29 July, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    ​We also call on the CAR authorities to cooperate fully with MINUSCA, ensuring that UN peacekeepers are fully empowered to carry out their mandate. A…

    Remarks at a UN Arria-Formula Meeting Co-Sponsored by the United States on Preventing Terrorism and Violent...

    28 July, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    It’s important that we recognize the role that gender stereotypes play in radicalization. In June, the White House released our first National Strategy for Countering…

    Remarks by Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield during a Conversation with the U.S. Institute of Peace on the...

    28 July, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    I was at the Syria border and I saw the extraordinary work that was being done by humanitarian workers, NGOs, United Nations, as well as…

    Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the...

    28 July, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    The United States has zero tolerance for manifestations of anti-Semitism, racism, or other forms of hatred in UN agencies, and that includes UNRWA. This is…

    Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Sudan and South Sudan

    27 July, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    We emphasize that the primary responsibility to protect civilians remains with the Government of Sudan. We support UNITAMS fully utilizing its mandated authority to assist…

    Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a Fireside Chat with Haydé Adams for the Corporate Council...

    27 July, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    We have to do everything possible to ensure that whatever experiences women have right now in Africa that we find a way to turn those around. There is a…

    Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield during “It’s Your Turn! Africa’s Recovery Talk Series”...

    26 July, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    We have to look for opportunities to invest in the continent, and we have, through our institutions, worked to do that. So to give you…

    Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Today’s Presidential Delegation to Haiti

    23 July, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    Members of the Presidential Delegation to the funeral of President Moïse have arrived safely back in the United States. The people of Haiti deserve peace,…

    Explanation of Position on Resolution on the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS President’s...

    23 July, 2021 | Highlights, Remarks and Highlights

    At the UNAIDS PCB, civil society, represented through the NGO delegation, is an invaluable voice, one that firmly—and necessarily— grounds us in the reality of…

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