United State Mission to the United Nations
Office of Press and Public Diplomacy
For Immediate Release
April 17, 2023
Media Note: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield to Lead U.S. Delegation to the UN Financing for Development Forum
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, will lead the U.S. delegation to the 2023 Financing for Development Forum (FfD), to be held April 17-20, 2023, at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield will deliver the U.S. national statement on Monday, April 17. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will also participate in the FfD via a recorded statement on April 17.
Ambassador Lisa Carty, Representative of the United States to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, will serve as Alternate Representative.
The 2023 FfD Forum will provide a platform for inclusive, multi-stakeholder dialogue to address the current global challenges and advance policies for financing long-term sustainable development priorities, in line with its mandate laid out in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda.
The Forum will be livestreamed on UN Web TV. For more information, visit: https://www.un.org/development/desa/financing/events/financing-development-forum-2023
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