Permanent representative to the United Nations
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A permanent representative to the United Nations (sometimes called a "UN ambassador")[1] is the head of a country's diplomatic mission to the United Nations.
Of these, the most high-profile UN
Many countries, including the United States, call their UN permanent representative "UN ambassadors". Although a permanent representative holds the equivalent
Representatives to UN councils
Some diplomats are representatives to UN councils, such as the
Goodwill ambassadors
A UN permanent representative is sometimes called an ambassador to the UN, or rarely, a UN permanent ambassador, to distinguish the position from being a UNESCO goodwill ambassador. However, again, the term "ambassador" is more commonly used to describe each of nation's government officials who are assigned to handle some affairs with another nation.[citation needed]
See also
- List of current permanent representatives to the United Nations
- Member states of the United Nations
- United Nations Security Council
References
- ^ "History of Ambassadors", United States Mission to the United Nations, March 2011, webpage:USUN-a Archived 2013-04-29 at the Wayback Machine.