US Mission Geneva

The National Ocean Policy places before us a framework that is genuinely centered in a vision of oceans “of the people, for the people, and by the people.”

Starting July 1, the U.S. will be able to impose sanctions on financial institutions that conduct significant transactions or hold accounts that are dominated by Iran’s currency, the rial.

President Obama named Ambassador Susan Rice, the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, as his next national security adviser during a Rose Garden briefing June 5 at the White House.

President Obama is preparing for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping June 7-8 as U.S. presidential advisers lay the groundwork for future agreements to advance a shared agenda.

The United States takes seriously its responsibility to take steps to eliminate violence against women and girls. We have taken a comprehensive approach to addressing violence against women and girls at home and abroad.

There is “a very strong coincidence of views” between the U.S. approach to drug policy and a newly released report on drug policy that was commissioned by the Organization of American States.

Defense Secretary Hagel arrived in Brussels to join NATO and partner defense ministers for discussions on topics including Afghanistan, cybersecurity, a possible Libya training mission and collective defense.

At this session, the United States, as part of a broad cross-regional group, is proposing a resolution that stresses the importance of freedom of expression, especially as it relates to women’s empowerment.

The United States is encouraged by work of other UN agencies to promote implementation and dissemination of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.