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Nikki Haley Is Better Known in the UK Than Her British Counterpart. How Come?

October 18, 2017October 9, 2017 by Rhona Scullion

DUNDEE, Scotland — While most British people have a generally positive view of the United Nations, public awareness of who their diplomats are and how they carry out their work in New York is minimal to nonexistent. Yet the United States ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, has had no trouble attracting headlines in Britain … Read more

The US Ambassador’s Love Affair With TV News Shows

September 4, 2017August 25, 2017 by Kacie Candela

Nikki Haley has been appearing on American TV news programs an awful lot lately, so what gives? Some observers point to Haley as a refreshing and stable face amid an unpredictable White House and uncannily quiet secretary of state, while others herald her visibility as a sign of higher political ambitions. Another possibility is that … Read more

GEOPOLITICS

Russia and US Clash on Syria in the UN Security Council, Once Again

April 17, 2017April 7, 2017 by Barbara Crossette

Russia called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday, a day after the United States launched a missile attack in Syria. But Russia’s deputy ambassador to the UN, Vladimir Safronkov, faced a tough response from the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, who castigated the Russians for supporting Syria’s … Read more

Who’s on the Security Council? New York City Junior Ambassadors Tour the UN

March 26, 2017March 17, 2017 by Lori Silberman Brauner

They have years to go before they could conceivably sit in the Security Council seat as the United States ambassador to the United Nations, participate in a high-level summit on refugees or cast a vote for their country in the General Assembly. But for a select group of New York City students, the ways of … Read more

Men Voting for Men: UN Security Council Holds Its First Straw Poll to Pick a Secretary-General

August 3, 2016July 21, 2016 by Dulcie Leimbach

United Nations Secretary General Straw Poll Webcast

The first straw poll to test the support of Security Council members for candidates vying to become the next United Nations secretary-general occurred Thursday morning. The vote took place amid strong interest by global media who report on the world body as well as the dozen candidates, the UN’s 193 member states and people who … Read more

Civil and Polite, Nations Participate in First-Ever UN Security Council Election Hearings

June 1, 2016May 25, 2016 by Vesna Jaksic Lowe

Thailand said it had no enemies, while Kazakhstan pointed out it had voluntarily given up the fourth-largest nuclear arsenal in the world more than two decades ago. Sweden emphasized it was militarily nonaligned. Italy, the only Mediterranean candidate, said it could ensure geographic balance because it sits at the crossroads of the east and the … Read more

The UN General Assembly Grows More Assertive Under a Dane

March 3, 2016February 18, 2016 by Shazia Z. Rafi

Corridor diplomacy — private nonmeetings, informal discussions — has been the norm at the United Nations since its founding 70 years ago. It is the preferred method of its most powerful organ, the Security Council, particularly now, as the election of the UN’s next secretary-general for the 2017-2022 term is underway. In this election year, … Read more