Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the UN Security Council Stakeout on the UN Panel of Experts’ Report on Sudan

Hello, and thank you so much for being here this morning. Late last week, the UN Panel of Experts issued a long-awaited report on Sudan. This is the final report. And I have it here. If you don’t have copies of it, we can certainly get it for you. And I think you will see […]
Teddy Taylor to the East-West Center Board of Governors

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has appointed five new members to three-year terms on East-West Center’s Board of Governors. The new members are:
Dana Banks to the African Development Bank as Director

Dana Lynn Banks, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five years, vice Oren E. Whyche-Shaw.
Charles Ray Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From DSP!

One of the great Western authors of today received one of the most prestigious awards DSP can offer. Charles Ray, bestselling author of several series including “Caleb Johnson: Mountain Man,” “Texas Ranger J.D. Pettit,” “Jacob Blade: Vigilante” and many others, won the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award. Charles, who has been with DSP for over ten […]
Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the UN Security Council Stakeout Following a Vote on the Situation in the Middle East

Good afternoon, everyone. You just heard me make the case for a resolution that I believe all of us can agree to. In fact, the points in the proposed resolution have all been articulated by the other 14 members of this Council. These were not just U.S. ideas. They were all of our ideas that […]
Black woman quits State due to “gaslighting”

I’m a Black woman who quit the State Department over racial gaslighting. Here’s why prestigious workplaces can be toxic for people like me. Image Credit: Freddie Everett – Public Domain – Flickr
Explanation of Vote by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield

from the United States Mission to the United Nations website Thank you, Mr. President. Over the past month, the world has watched with understandable frustration, and increasing concern as this Council has been unable to speak out on this pressing matter of international peace and security. And it was not for lack of trying. We […]
Ambassador Ruth Davis lost a keepsake, then a Redditor came to the rescue
A retired career diplomat. A thrift-shopping college student. A treasured autograph. The Queens of the Stone Age. They all crossed paths, one day this past summer, in a story with a happy ending.
Ambassador Delano E. Lewis

We note with sadness the passing of Ambassador (ret.) Delano Lewis, who served as the U.S. Ambassador to South Africa during the term of President Clinton.
Livetalk: Zimbabwe Votes 2023

with Ambassador Charles Ray