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

headquarters in New York City. However, member states also appoint permanent representatives to the other UN offices in Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi
.

Many countries, including the United States, call their UN permanent representative "UN ambassadors". Although a permanent representative holds the equivalent

chief of mission or high commissioner), they are accredited to an international organisation, and not to a head of state (as a nation's ambassador would be) or to a head of government
(as a high commissioner would be).

Representatives to UN councils

Some diplomats are representatives to UN councils, such as the

Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
.

Goodwill ambassadors

UNHCR has similar UNHCR 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

References

  1. ^ "History of Ambassadors", United States Mission to the United Nations, March 2011, webpage:USUN-a Archived 2013-04-29 at the Wayback Machine.