Ambassador Michele J. Sison U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City July 20, 2017 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Mr. President. With today’s vote, this Security Council is taking another important step to help defeat ISIS and Al-Qaida. Thank you to the co-sponsors of the resolution ... Read More»

Ambassador Michele J. Sison U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City July 20, 2017 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you also to Assistant Secretary-General Wane and President Mogae for your briefings. When it comes to South Sudan, we hear lots of promises. We ... Read More»

Jason Lawrence Adviser for Economic and Social Affairs U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City July 20, 2017 AS DELIVERED Good afternoon. As stated yesterday when the Ministerial Declaration was adopted by the HLPF, I would like to thank the co-facilitators, Ambassador Rattray and Ambassador Kickert, for their efforts throughout the negotiations. We ... Read More»

Ambassador Nikki Haley U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City July 19, 2017 AS DELIVERED Thank you to our briefers, and thank you to China for organizing this very important debate. Over the past couple of decades, a welcome shift has occurred in the international community’s ... Read More»

Stefanie Amadeo U.S. Deputy Representative to ECOSOC U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City July 19, 2017 AS DELIVERED Good afternoon. I would like to start by thanking the co-facilitators, Ambassador Rattray and Ambassador Kickert, for their efforts throughout the negotiations. We would also like to thank all of our colleagues and other ... Read More»