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The United States Ambassador to the United Nations (full title: Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations, also known as the U.S. Permanent Representative, or "Perm Rep", to the United Nations) is the leader of the United States' delegation to the United Nations. As such, he/she is charged with representing the United States on the UN Security Council, as well as being the representative of the United States in all plenary meetings of the General Assembly except in the rare situation in which a superior officer of the United States (such as the U.S. Secretary of State or the President of the United States) is present. Like all United States ambassadors, he/she must be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
Currently, the permanent Ambassador is Zalmay Khalilzad, having succeeded acting Ambassador Alejandro Daniel Wolff. The previous interim permanent Ambassador, John R. Bolton (selected by recess appointment) resigned in the face of poor confirmation prospects after the 2006 elections returned a Democratic majority. On November 24, 2008, ABC News reported that Khalilzad is likely to be replaced by former State Department official Susan Rice once President-elect Barack Obama takes office.[1]
The following is a list of those who have held the office:
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US Ambassador to UN
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Years served
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U.N. Secretary/Secretaries-General
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U.S. President(s)
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1
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Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.
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1945–1946
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Sir Gladwyn Jebb, Trygve Lie
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Harry S. Truman
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—
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Herschel V. Johnson (acting)
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1946–1947
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Trygve Lie
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Harry S. Truman
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2
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Warren R. Austin
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1947–1953
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Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjöld
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Harry S. Truman
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3
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Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
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1953–1960
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Dag Hammarskjöld
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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4
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James J. Wadsworth
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1960–1961
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Dag Hammarskjöld
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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5
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Adlai Stevenson
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1961–1965
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Dag Hammarskjöld, U Thant
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John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
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6
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Arthur J. Goldberg
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1965–1968
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U Thant
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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7
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George W. Ball
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1968
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U Thant
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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8
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James Russell Wiggins
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1968–1969
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U Thant
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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9
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Charles W. Yost
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1969–1971
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U Thant
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Richard Nixon
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10
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George H. W. Bush
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1971–1973
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U Thant, Kurt Waldheim
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Richard Nixon
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11
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John A. Scali
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1973–1975
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Kurt Waldheim
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Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
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12
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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1975–1976
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Kurt Waldheim
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Gerald Ford
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13
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William Scranton
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1976–1977
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Kurt Waldheim
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Gerald Ford
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14
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Andrew Young
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1977–1979
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Kurt Waldheim
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Jimmy Carter
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15
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Donald McHenry
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1979–1981
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Kurt Waldheim
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Jimmy Carter
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16
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Jeane Kirkpatrick
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1981–1985
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Kurt Waldheim, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
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Ronald Reagan
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17
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Vernon A. Walters
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1985–1989
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Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
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Ronald Reagan
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18
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Thomas R. Pickering
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1989–1992
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Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Boutros Boutros-Ghali
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George H. W. Bush
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19
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Edward J. Perkins
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1992–1993
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali
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George H. W. Bush
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20
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Madeleine Albright
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1993–1997
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Kofi Annan
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Bill Clinton
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21
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Bill Richardson
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1997–1998
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Kofi Annan
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Bill Clinton
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—
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Albert Peter Burleigh (acting)
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1998–1999
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Kofi Annan
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Bill Clinton
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22
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Richard Holbrooke
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1999–2001
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Kofi Annan
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Bill Clinton
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—
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James B. Cunningham (acting)
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2001
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Kofi Annan
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George W. Bush
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23
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John D. Negroponte
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2001–2004
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Kofi Annan
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George W. Bush
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24
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John Danforth
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2004–2005
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Kofi Annan
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George W. Bush
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—
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Anne W. Patterson (acting)
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2005
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Kofi Annan
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George W. Bush
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25
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John R. Bolton
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2005–2006
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Kofi Annan
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George W. Bush
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—
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Alejandro Daniel Wolff (acting)
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2006–2007
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Kofi Annan, Ban Ki-moon
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George W. Bush
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26
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Zalmay Khalilzad
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2007–2009
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Ban Ki-Moon
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George W. Bush
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27
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Susan Rice
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2009 designate
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Ban Ki-Moon
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Barack Obama
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