UPR of Macedonia and of Vanuatu – Statements at the HRC
Statements by the United States of America
UPR of Macedonia
May 12, 2009
Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you to the delegation from Macedonia for your presence here today and for your engagement with the UPR process. The United States would like to offer the following question and recommendation.
We would like to ask, what is [...]
Election of the United States to the Human Rights Council
Today the United Nations General Assembly elected the United States to a three-year term on the UN Human Rights Council. The promotion and protection of human rights is a fundamental value for our own society and, as such, an integral element of the Obama Administration’s foreign policy. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Permanent Representative to the U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice are pleased with the outcome of the election and eager to take up the important work of the Council.
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