United States Mission to the United Nations

Opening Statement for Ambassador Jeffrey Bartos, U.S. Representative for UN Management and Reform UNGA81 Fifth Committee, Main Session

Reform cannot stop at posts and budget lines. Elimination of duplicative functions must become routine practice, not a ...
United States Mission to the United NationsOpinion

Remarks at a UN General Assembly Meeting on Russia’s and China’s Use of Veto of a UN Security Council Resolution on Iran Sanctions

Article 25 requires members to “accept and carry out” Council decisions. The 1737 Committee exists for exactly that purpose: ...
United States Mission to the United Nations

Remarks Following the Adoption of a UN Security Council Resolution to Renew the Gang Suppression Force Mandate

You probably heard the old line: the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a much different result. And I think that line could certainly have applied to ...
usun.usmission

Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in Afghanistan

Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you to the briefers. I’ll start my remarks with something that should not surprise anyone: that the United States will not tolerate the Taliban taking American citizens ...