The Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva is the Chief of Mission of the United States Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, representing the United States of America at the United Nations Office at Geneva. The full official title of the position is Representative of the United States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador.
The office was established in 1958 by 22 U.S.C. § 287 : US Code - Section 287(e): Representation in Organization. The Representative has the rank of Ambassador and reports directly to the United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
Formerly, the position was known as the "Representative of the United States to the European Office of the United Nations". The United Nations changed the nomenclature from "European Office" to "UN Office at Geneva (UNOG)" in 1966. Further, Geneva is the home of many UN-affiliated international organizations which are not technically part of the United Nations, as well as many important international organizations entirely independent of the UN, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
List of Permanent Representatives
References from unless otherwise indicated. NameBackgroundAppointedTerminatedmissionHenry Serrano VillardSerrano was designated rather than commissioned.Career FSOJune 15, 1958August 3, 1960Graham MartinMartin was designated rather than commissioned.September 18, 1960April 15, 1962Roger TubbyTubby was commissioned as representative on October 18, 1967. He had been designated rather than commissioned at the time of his original appointment on April 2, 1962.Political appointeeOctober 18, 1967September 24, 1969Idar D. RimestadCareer FSOSeptember 26, 1969June 16, 1973Francis L. DalePolitical appointeeDecember 19, 1973July 1, 1976Henry E. Catto, Jr.July 1, 1976April 4, 1977William vanden HeuvelJuly 1, 1977December 5, 1979Gerald B. HelmanCareer FSODecember 6, 1979October 13, 1981Geoffrey SwaebePolitical appointeeNovember 8, 1981November 17, 1983Gerald P. CarmenApril 12, 1984August 31, 1986Joseph Carlton PetroneMarch 12, 1987July 27, 1989Morris B. AbramMay 12, 1989March 19, 1993Daniel L. SpiegelNovember 4, 19931996 or 1997George MooseCareer FSONovember 18, 1997May 31, 2001Kevin MoleyPolitical appointeeOctober 1, 2001April 30, 2006Warren W. TichenorMay 30, 2006January 20, 2009Betty E. KingApril 2, 2010November 2, 2013Pamela HamamotoMay 12, 2014Presentation of credentialsJune 26, 2014January 20, 2017Andrew BrembergOctober 22, 2019Presentation of credentialsNovember 12, 2019January 20, 2021Bathsheba Nell CrockerJune 24, 2021Presentation of credentialsJanuary 18, 2022January 20, 2025Todd SteggerdaAugust 7, 2026Presentation of credentialsSeptember 28, 2026Present
References
External links United States Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva