Posts Tagged: ambassador rice

Secretary General elected to new term

  UN Photo/Mark Garten On Tuesday, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously voted to give Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and second five year term.  The Secretary General is chosen in a two-step process.    Article 97 of the UN Charter states that, “The Secretary-General shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation… Read more »

Statement by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at a Security Council Briefing on Sudan, June 20, 201

Below is a release from the United States Mission to the United Nations, a statement by Ambassador Rice to the Security Council on the ongoing situation in Sudan.     USUN PRESS RELEASE #123 June 20, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Mr. President, we welcome the news that the parties have just signed an agreement… Read more »

High-Level Talks on HIV/AIDS at the UN

U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Susan Rice gave a statement about HIV/AIDS to the Security Council this afternoon.  She said, “Two decades of often heroic international efforts to extend the lives of those living with HIV/AIDS have significantly alleviated the health effects of the disease, but most people living with HIV still… Read more »