United States Mission to the United Nations

Security Council Considers Situation in Somalia / UN Image

US Reaffirms Support for Counter-Piracy Measures

“The scourge of piracy off the coast of Somalia affects us all—through increased risk to our citizens, disruption of global commercial shipping routes, and damage to property and goods. This problem shows no sign of abating. The United States believes that the international community must continue to intensify efforts to combat piracy.”

- Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo

The President holds a town hall in Shanghai / Photo by Pete Souza

President Obama in China, Takes on Global Challenges

"We meet here at a time when the relationship between the United States and China has never been more important to our collective future. The major challenges of the 21st century, from climate change to nuclear proliferation to economic recovery, are challenges that touch both our nations, and challenges that neither of our nations can solve by acting alone."

- President Barack Obama

WFP Food-for-Work Project Workers Construct Road / UN photo

US Affirms Support for Vital UN Work in Afghanistan

"The UN has been active in Afghanistan for over 50 years, and it is absolutely committed to remaining so. The attack on the UN Guest House last week was a deliberate and targeted attack on the United Nations and it caused the UN, quite rightly, to review the security posture for all of its personnel inside of Afghanistan. As a result of that review, it has made the determination that - on a very short-term temporary basis - it will relocate some staff within Afghanistan and another portion outside of the country briefly, until they can shore up their security operations."

- Ambassador Susan Rice

Susan Rice with residents of Yemin Orde Youth Village

A View from the Middle East: Ambassador Rice Visits Israel, The Palestinian Territories and Iraq

Click here to view the photo gallery of Ambassador Rice's Trip to the Middle East

Protecting Civilians in Armed Conflict

"As a result of this decade of UN action, millions of civilians have been saved and helped, through political, peacekeeping, human rights, humanitarian, and development efforts. The U.S. offers its deepest thanks today to the hundreds of brave UN personnel dispatched to war zones who died trying to put our aspirations into practice."

- Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo

Representing the United States at the United Nations

Mon, November 16

Full Video and Photos: The President's Town Hall in Shanghai: Taking tough and straightforward questions from Chinese students

Mon, November 16

Beijing Watch Party for President's Town Hall: In Beijing, a capacity crowd of 135 law students and honors undergraduate students watched the President at the U.S. Embassy.

Sat, November 14

In Tokyo, Our Common Future: So I want everyone to know, and I want everybody in America to know, that we have a stake in the future of this region, because what happens here has a direct effect on our lives at home.