A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Tressa Rae Finerty assumed duties as the Chargé d’Affaires for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva on January 20, 2025.

It was established in its current form by the United Nations General Assembly in 1979 and meets annually in Geneva in a three-part session. The U.S. Permanent Representative also heads the U.S. interagency delegation to the UN General Assembly’s First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, which meets annually in New York.

Office of the Spokesperson Today, we welcome the long-overdue release of 25 crew members of the MV Galaxy Leader hailing from Bulgaria, Mexico, the Philippines, Romania, and Ukraine. The United States is deeply grate…

In Geneva, the U.S. Mission’s Office of Human Rights Affairs advances U.S. policies at the United Nations Human Rights Council, works with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and engages with a broad range of international partners, diplomatic missions, civil society, and non-governmental organizations to bring us closer ...

Sep 23, 2024 · The United States called on participants to: Commit new resources to address humanitarian crises; Strengthen coordination between humanitarian and development actors, including multilateral development banks, to better connect efforts, especially from the onset of a …

Sep 9, 2024 · 1. UNITED STATES – ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES ON CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS FROM JAPAN: STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES (WT/DS184/15/ADD.252) • The United States provided a status report in this dispute on September 12, 2024, in accordance with Article 21.6 of the DSU.

Sep 24, 2024 · We announced that the United States will contribute for the first time to the UNICEF–UNFPA Global Program to End Child Marriage. Following the Iranian regime’s killing of Mahsa Amini and crackdown on protestors, we helped establish a new UN Fact-Finding Mission to investigate human rights abuses.

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Dec 6, 2023 · The United States notes the conclusion of the 59th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) on the Conflict in Georgia, which took place December 5-6 in Geneva. The United States delegation, led by Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the U.S. Mission to the OSCE Michael Carpenter, welcomed dialogue with participants to seek a ...

Nov 5, 2024 · In preparation for the conclusion of the OEWG in 2025, the General Assembly overwhelmingly voted last year to establish a new permanent mechanism, under UN auspices, related to the resolution co-sponsored by France, Colombia, and the United States.