Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the UN Security Council Press Statement on Haiti
Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the UN Security Council Press Statement on Haiti The United States applauds today’s United Nations Security Council Press Statement on Haiti, in which all 15 Council Members forcefully condemned the ongoing violence and human rights abuses – including kidnappings, murders, and gender-based violence – committed by criminal armed gangs […]
Women’s History Month: More Inspiring ‘Firsts’ by Female African American Ambassadors
Last year for Women’s History Month, I compiled an article “Honoring the Many ‘Firsts’ of African American Female Ambassadors.” The article included 14 female former ambassadors and was meant to be a work in progress to eventually include more of the approximately 55 African American women who have served in the capacity of U.S. ambassadors. Encouraging comments such as those from […]
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.