President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as ambassador to the United Nations went before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week. New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik told the committee she will implement the president’s America First strategy while reviewing U.
NEW YORK – US President Donald Trump “sees great promise in the United Nations if it focuses on its founding mission of international peace and security”, his nominee to be ambassador told the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Jan 21.
New York congresswoman at Senate confirmation hearing outlines plans to vie with Beijing’s ‘whole-of-government approach’ to building sway.
Olga Touloumi’s book reveals how bureaucrats and technical advisors—not star architects—helped shape the design of the United Nations complex, with broadcast media top of mind.
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Trump’s UN pick blasts ‘anti-Semitic rot’ in world bodyNew York congresswoman Elise Stefanik is grilled by senators at her confirmation hearing on Jan 21. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Martin Kimani Resigns as New York University CIC DirectorFormer Kenya’s Permanent Representative and Head of Mission to the United Nations Ambassador Martin Kimani has resigned from the New York University Center on International Cooperation (CIC). Ambassador Kimani announced his decision to resign as the New York University CIC’s Executive Director in a statement on January 23,
Bloomberg to fund UN climate agency after US exit from Paris accord
Bloomberg to Fund UN Climate Body After Trump Exits Paris Deal
Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropic organization and others are stepping in to maintain US contributions to the agency tasked with implementing the Paris Agreement.
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg will fund the UN climate change body after Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement
This marks the second time Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, has stepped in to fill the gap left by U.S. federal disengagement.
The U.S. State Department has exempted U.N. diplomats and missions in New York City from paying new congestion fees according to recent guidance published by the government.
In an interview with Novara Media, the UN rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories said the foreign secretary was 'wrong' to suggest it was premature to call Gaza a genocide. Sebastian Shehadi reports.
The United Nations has announced new actions to counter the surge in antisemitism, including encouraging governments to enforce laws against hate crimes and discrimination.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik is likely to face questions at her confirmation hearing on Tuesday to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations about her lack of foreign policy experience, her strong support for Israel and her views on funding the U.N. and its many agencies.
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