List of current permanent representatives to the United Nations
This is a list of the current permanent representatives to the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters, New York City. The list includes the country that they represent and the date that they presented their credentials to the UN Secretary-General.[1] The list is sorted by the official order in which the flags are flown in front of UN buildings. This is also the seating arrangement in the General Assembly. Permanent representatives are also appointed to the United Nations Offices in Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi; and permanent delegates to specialized agencies of the UN, such as FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy and UNESCO Headquarters at Paris, France.
United Nations member states[edit]
United Nations General Assembly observers[edit]
Non-member observer states[edit]
(as of 03 September 2020)
State | Name | Date of presentation of credentials[1] |
Former Permanent Observers |
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Gabriele Giordano Caccia | 28 January 2020 | Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations |
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Riyad H. Mansour | 12 September 2005[4] | Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations |
Intergovernmental organizations[edit]
Other entities[edit]
Listed below are representatives from organizations, not sovereign states, described by the United Nations as "Other entities having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and maintaining permanent offices at Headquarters." (as of 28 July 2019)
Entity | Name | Date of presentation of credentials |
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Robert Mardini[29] | 5 September 2018 |
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Richard Blewitt[30] | 13 August 2018 |
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Mario Pescante[31] | 15 March 2010 |
Inter-Parliamentary Union | Paddy Torsney[32] | 16 April 2014 |
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Paul Beresford-Hill[33] | 1 August 2019 |
See also[edit]
- Outline of the United Nations
- United Nations Headquarters, New York City
- United Nations Office at Geneva
- United Nations Office at Nairobi
- United Nations Office at Vienna
- List of United Nations organizations by location
- List of current foreign ministers
- List of female foreign ministers
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "List of Permanent Representatives and Observers to the United Nations in New York (As of Friday, 4 December 2020)" (PDF). United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Biographical note - New permanent Representative of Georgia presents credentials". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Representative of South Africa presents credentials". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of Palestine presents appointment letter". Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for African Union presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of the Caribbean Community presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for Economic Community of Central African States presents letter of appointment". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of Economic Community of Western African States presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for European Public Law Organization Presents Letter of Appointment". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Head of European Union Delegation presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for Gulf Cooperation Council Presents Letter of Appointment". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for International Chamber of Commerce presents Letter of Appointment". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of International Organization for Migration presents Letter of Appointment". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for International Organization of la Francophonie presents Letter of Appointment". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for International Renewable Energy Agency presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for the Organisation for International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for the Organisation for International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for Latin American, Caribbean Indigenous Peoples Fund Presents Letter of Appointment". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for the League of Arab States presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for Organisation of American States presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for Organization of Islamic Cooperation presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of Partners in Population and Development presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for South Centre presents Letter of Appointment". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of University for Peace presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Delegation presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Delegation presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of the International Olympic Committee presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of Inter-Parliamentary Union presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of Sovereign Military Order of Malta presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
External links[edit]
- United Nations official website
- History of the United Nations – UK Government website