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2. United Nations - Wikipedia

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   The United Nations ( UN) is a diplomatic and political [2] international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. [3] It is the world's largest international ...

3. List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations

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   Cabinet status. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., a leading moderate Republican who lost his seat in the United States Senate to John F. Kennedy in the 1952 elections, was appointed ambassador to the United Nations in 1953 by Dwight D. Eisenhower in gratitude for the defeated senator's role in the new president's defeat of conservative leader Robert A. Taft for the 1952 Republican nomination and ...

4. Headquarters of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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   The headquarters of the United Nations is a complex of buildings in New York City that serves as the official seat of the global organization. It includes the iconic General Assembly Hall, the Security Council Chamber, and the Secretariat Building. Learn more about the history, design, and functions of the UN headquarters on this Wikipedia page.

5. United States Mission to the United Nations - Wikipedia

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   Official website. The United States Mission to the United Nations ( USUN) serves as the United States' delegation to the United Nations. [1] USUN is responsible for carrying out the nation's participation in the world body. In 1947, the United States Mission was created by an act of Congress to assist the President and the Department of State ...

6. Secretary-General of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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   The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or UNSECGEN) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The role of the secretary-general and of the secretariat is laid out by Chapter XV (Articles 97 to 101) of the United Nations ...

7. United Nations Association of the United States of America

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   The United Nations Association of the United States of America ( UNA-USA) is a nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to promoting political and public support for the United Nations among Americans. [1] A program of the United Nations Foundation, its mission includes advocating for greater U.S. leadership at the UN, improving and ...