National Security Council

A New US National Security Council Pick May Mean More Trouble for the UN

February 10, 2020

Hugh Dugan, a retired United States Foreign Service officer and former US delegate to the United Nations, has been appointed to the US National Security Council as special assistant for international organization affairs, an integral post for government relations with the UN. Dugan was a US delegate to the UN from 1989 to 2015. Most …

GOINGS-ON, US-UN Relations

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NIKKI HALEY WATCH

Nikki Haley’s Chief of Staff Is Leaving New York to Work for Her in D.C.

June 4, 2018

by Dulcie Leimbach

David Glaccum, the chief of staff for Nikki Haley, America’s envoy to the United Nations, is leaving the New York office to move to Washington, D.C., where he will apparently continue working for Haley as a senior adviser based in the State Department. His move will allow him to be closer to his family, …

Nikki Haley Watch, Security Council, US-UN Relations

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Nikki Haley Tells US Congress: The UN Does Matter

January 21, 2017

by Barbara Crossette

Nikki Haley, President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the United States ambassador to the United Nations, appeared in a confirmation hearing on January 18 lasting more than three hours in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. She introduced herself in an address to members that was both autobiographical — the daughter of immigrants — and political. …

Security Council, UN Peacekeeping, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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A New, Free Program for Students to Learn US Foreign Policymaking

May 19, 2016

by Alexander Brotman

With the goal of helping young people better understand the challenges of shaping American foreign policy, the Council on Foreign Relations has begun a new program, called Model Diplomacy, geared to high school and college students who are interested in international relations and public policy. Through a series of case studies, including on climate …

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Jane Holl Lute, US Security Expert, Is Now UN Adviser on Iranian Exiles

January 14, 2014

by Benjamin Foldy

With the appointment of Jane Holl Lute, an American, as his special adviser for relocating the residents of Camp Hurriya, located outside Baghdad in Iraq, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is showing a willingness to take major steps toward resolving a situation that has become an increasingly sore point for the Iraqi, Iranian and …

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WORLDVIEWS

Susan Rice’s Rise Beyond the United Nations

April 18, 2013

by Patrick Rosenow

JENA, Germany — Many rumors abound regarding the future of America’s top envoy at the United Nations, Susan E. Rice. While she is still working as the United States ambassador to the UN, some media reports are predicting that she will become President Obama’s next national security adviser, succeeding Thomas E. Donilon. As to …

Security Council, US-UN Relations, WORLDVIEWS

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