List of Ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations in Geneva
Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva | |
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since December 18, 2021 | |
United States Department of State | |
Nominator | President of the United States |
Formation | 1958 |
Website | geneva.usmission.gov |
The Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva is the Chief of Mission of the United States Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, representing the United States of America at the United Nations Office at Geneva. The full official title of the position is Representative of the United States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador.[1]
The office was established in 1958 by 22 U.S.C. § 287 : US Code - Section 287(e): Representation in Organization. The Representative has the rank of Ambassador and reports directly to the United States Ambassador to the United Nations.[2][3]
Formerly, the position was known as the "Representative of the United States to the European Office of the United Nations".[4] The United Nations changed the nomenclature from "European Office" to "UN Office at Geneva (UNOG)" in 1966.[5] Further, Geneva is the home of many UN-affiliated international organizations which are not technically part of the United Nations, as well as many important international organizations entirely independent of the UN, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
List of Permanent Representatives
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U.S. diplomatic terms |
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Career FSO After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time. Political appointee A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends). Appointed The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office. Presented credentials The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely. Terminated mission Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy. Chargé d'affaires The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country. Ad interim Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". |
References from[4] unless otherwise indicated.
Name | Background | Appointed | Terminated mission |
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Henry Serrano Villard | Career FSO[6] | June 15, 1958 | August 3, 1960 |
Graham Martin | Career FSO[7] | September 18, 1960 | April 15, 1962 |
Roger Tubby | Political appointee[8] | October 18, 1967 | September 24, 1969 |
Idar D. Rimestad | Career FSO | September 26, 1969 | June 16, 1973 |
Francis L. Dale | Political appointee | December 19, 1973 | July 1, 1976 |
Henry E. Catto, Jr. | Political appointee | July 1, 1976 | April 4, 1977 |
William vanden Heuvel | Political appointee | July 1, 1977 | December 5, 1979 |
Gerald B. Helman | Career FSO | December 6, 1979 | October 13, 1981 |
Geoffrey Swaebe | Political appointee | November 8, 1981 | November 17, 1983 |
Gerald P. Carmen | Political appointee | April 12, 1984 | August 31, 1986 |
Joseph Carlton Petrone | Political appointee | March 12, 1987 | July 27, 1989 |
Morris B. Abram | Political appointee | May 12, 1989 | March 19, 1993 |
Daniel L. Spiegel | Political appointee | November 4, 1993 | 1996[9] or 1997[10] |
George Moose | Career FSO | November 18, 1997 | May 31, 2001[10] |
Kevin Moley | Political appointee[11] | October 1, 2001 | April 30, 2006 |
Warren W. Tichenor | Political appointee | May 30, 2006 | January 20, 2009[12] |
Betty E. King | Political appointee[13][14] | April 2, 2010 | November 2, 2013[15] |
Pamela Hamamoto | Political appointee[16] | May 12, 2014 Presentation of credentials June 26, 2014 |
January 20, 2017 |
Andrew Bremberg | Political appointee | October 22, 2019[17] Presentation of credentials November 12, 2019[18] |
January 20, 2021 |
Bathsheba Nell Crocker | Political appointee | June 24, 2021 Presentation of credentials January 18, 2022 |
Incumbent |
References
[edit]- ^ US Department of State https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-03-Ambassador-Assignments-Overseas-Report.pdf. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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(help) - ^ "22 U.S.C. § 287 : US Code - Section 287: Representation in Organization". FindLaw.com. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "§ 287. Representation in Organization". Cornell University Law School. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ a b "Representatives of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva)". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "Is UNOG the European headquarters of the United Nations? | the United Nations Office at Geneva". The United Nations Office at Geneva. United Nations. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Serrano was designated rather than commissioned.
- ^ Martin was designated rather than commissioned.
- ^ Tubby was commissioned on October 18, 1967. He had been designated rather than commissioned at an original appointment.
- ^ "Daniel L. Spiegel". Covington & Burling LLP. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ a b "Ambassadorial Appointments – William J. Clinton". American Foreign Service Association. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "Kevin E. Moley". NNDB.com. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "Warren W. Tichenor". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "List of Ambassadorial Appointments". American Foreign Service Association. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ "Betty E. King". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "Betty E. King, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva". geneva.usmission.gov. Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ "Biography: Ambassador Pamela Hamamoto, Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva". geneva.usmission.gov. Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva. June 26, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ "PN2545 — Andrew P. Bremberg — United Nations". Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Ambassador Andrew Bremberg Presents his Credentials to Tatiana Valovaya UNOG Director-General". 13 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.