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List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations

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The United States Ambassador to the United Nations is the leader of the delegation of the United States, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.

Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations
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Seal of the Department of State
Incumbent
Dorothy Shea
Chargé d'affaires
since January 20, 2025
United States Mission to the United Nations
StyleMadam Ambassador
(informal)
The Honorable
(formal)
Her Excellency
(diplomatic)
Member ofNational Security Council
Cabinet
Reports toPresident
Secretary of State
Residence50 United Nations Plaza
SeatUnited Nations Headquarters
New York City, New York, U.S.
AppointerPresident
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
At the pleasure of the President of the United States
FormationDecember 21, 1945; 80 years ago (1945-12-21)
First holderEdward Stettinius Jr.
SalaryExecutive Schedule, Level IV
Websiteusun.usmission.gov

Ambassadors that served in political positions include Adlai Stevenson, George H.W. Bush, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Madeleine Albright, John R. Bolton, Susan Rice and Nikki Haley.

List of ambassadors

Status

      Denotes Acting United States Ambassador to the United Nations

The following is a chronological list of those who have held the office:

# Portrait Name Start End President
1 100px Stettinius Jr., EdwardEdward Stettinius Jr. January 17, 1946 June 3, 1946 Truman, Harry S.Harry S. Truman
(1945–1953)
— 100px Johnson, HerschelHerschel Johnson
Acting 		June 3, 1946 January 14, 1947
2 135x135px Austin, WarrenWarren Austin January 14, 1947 January 22, 1953[a]
3 133x133px Lodge Jr., Henry CabotHenry Cabot Lodge Jr. January 26, 1953[1] September 3, 1960 Eisenhower, Dwight D.Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1953–1961)
4 100px Wadsworth, James JeremiahJames Jeremiah Wadsworth September 8, 1960 January 21, 1961[b]
5 100px Stevenson II, AdlaiAdlai Stevenson II January 23, 1961 July 14, 1965[c] Kennedy, John F.John F. Kennedy
(1961–1963)
6 133x133px Goldberg, ArthurArthur Goldberg July 28, 1965 June 24, 1968 Johnson, Lyndon B.Lyndon B. Johnson
(1963–1969)
7 100px Ball, GeorgeGeorge Ball June 26, 1968 September 25, 1968
8 100px Wiggins, James RussellJames Russell Wiggins October 7, 1968 January 20, 1969
9 100px Yost, Charles W.Charles W. Yost January 23, 1969 February 25, 1971 Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon
(1969–1975)
10 133x133px Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush March 1, 1971 January 18, 1973
11 100px Scali, John A.John A. Scali February 20, 1973 June 29, 1975
Ford, GeraldGerald Ford
(1974–1977)
12 133x133px Moynihan, Daniel PatrickDaniel Patrick Moynihan June 30, 1975 February 2, 1976
13 William Scranton (PA).png Scranton, WilliamWilliam Scranton March 15, 1976 January 19, 1977
14 Andrew Young at the second annual Tom Johnson lecture DIG13465.jpg Young, AndrewAndrew Young January 30, 1977 September 23, 1979 Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter
(1977–1981)
15 UnitedNationsAmbassadorMcHenry.jpg McHenry, DonaldDonald McHenry September 23, 1979 January 20, 1981
16 100px Kirkpatrick, JeaneJeane Kirkpatrick February 4, 1981 April 1, 1985 Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan
(1981–1989)
17 100px Walters, Vernon A.Vernon A. Walters May 22, 1985 March 15, 1989[d]
18 100px Pickering, Thomas R.Thomas R. Pickering March 20, 1989 May 7, 1992 Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush
(1989–1993)
19 100px Perkins, Edward J.Edward J. Perkins May 12, 1992 January 27, 1993[e]
20 File:Secalbright.jpg Albright, MadeleineMadeleine Albright January 27, 1993 January 21, 1997 Clinton, BillBill Clinton
(1993–2001)
21 120x120px Richardson, BillBill Richardson February 18, 1997 August 18, 1998
— 100px Burleigh, PeterPeter Burleigh
Acting 		August 18, 1998 September 7, 1999
22 100px Holbrooke, RichardRichard Holbrooke September 7, 1999 January 20, 2001
— James B Cunningham.jpg Cunningham, James B.James B. Cunningham
Acting 		January 20, 2001 September 19, 2001 Bush, George W.George W. Bush
(2001–2009)
23 100px Negroponte, JohnJohn Negroponte September 19, 2001 July 23, 2004
24 100px Danforth, JohnJohn Danforth July 23, 2004 January 20, 2005
— 100px Patterson, Anne W.Anne W. Patterson
Acting 		January 20, 2005 August 2, 2005
25 125x125px Bolton, JohnJohn Bolton August 2, 2005 December 31, 2006
— 100px Wolff, Alejandro DanielAlejandro Daniel Wolff
Acting 		December 31, 2006 April 30, 2007
26 100px Khalilzad, ZalmayZalmay Khalilzad April 30, 2007 January 22, 2009[a]
27 124x124px Rice, SusanSusan Rice January 26, 2009 June 30, 2013 Obama, BarackBarack Obama
(2009–2017)
— 139x139px DiCarlo, RosemaryRosemary DiCarlo
Acting 		June 30, 2013 August 5, 2013
28 125x125px Power, SamanthaSamantha Power August 5, 2013 January 20, 2017
— 125x125px Sison, Michele J.Michele J. Sison
Acting 		January 20, 2017 January 27, 2017 Trump, DonaldDonald Trump
(2017–2021)
29 Nikki Haley official photo.jpg Haley, NikkiNikki Haley January 27, 2017 December 31, 2018
— Jonathan R. Cohen official photo.jpg Cohen, Jonathan R.Jonathan R. Cohen
Acting 		January 1, 2019 September 12, 2019
30 Kelly Knight Craft.jpg Craft, KellyKelly Craft September 12, 2019 January 20, 2021
— File:RichardMillsJr.jpg Mills Jr., Richard M.Richard M. Mills Jr.
Acting 		January 20, 2021 February 25, 2021 Biden, JoeJoe Biden
(2021–2025)
31 100px Thomas-Greenfield, LindaLinda Thomas-Greenfield February 25, 2021 January 20, 2025
— 100px Dorothy Shea
Acting[2]		 January 20, 2025 present Trump, DonaldDonald Trump
(2025–present)
Nominee 100px Waltz, MikeMike Waltz TBD

List Of Ambassadors Of The United States To The United Nations Media

  • STETTINIUS, EDWARD R (3x4 cropped)

  • Warren Austin (3x4 cropped).jpg

    Senator Warren Austin of Vermont in 1931.

  • James Jeremiah Wadsworth (3x4 cropped).jpg

    James Jeremiah Wadsworth (3x4 cropped)

  • Portrait of Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson II (3x4 crop).jpg

    Portrait of Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson II (3x4 crop)

  • Advisors, Under Secretary of State George Ball (3x4 cropped).jpg

    Advisors, Under Secretary of State George Ball (3x4 cropped)

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Last two days of service were under the next administration
  2. ↑ Last day of service was under the next administration
  3. ↑ Continued serving into the next administration for almost twenty months, until his death
  4. ↑ Continued serving into the next administration for almost two months
  5. ↑ Continued serving into the next administration for one week

References

  1. ↑ Chesly Manly (January 27, 1953). "Lodge Asks FBI to Screen All U.S. Aids [sic] on U.N." Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune Press Service. Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Our Leaders". United States Mission to the United Nations. Retrieved January 23, 2025.

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