United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights

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The United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights was the chief U.S. delegate responsible for shaping and advocating American policy on global human rights issues within the UN’s principal human rights body.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government office
diplomatic position
appointedBy President of the United States
associatedWith United Nations Economic and Social Council
country United States of America
duty advocate American positions in the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
engage in diplomatic discussions with other member states on human rights
participate in negotiations on human rights resolutions
report to the United States government on developments in the Commission
shape United States policy on global human rights issues
vote on resolutions before the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
employer United States Department of State
hasRank ambassadorial rank
historicalNote position existed while the United Nations Commission on Human Rights was the principal UN human rights body
role effectively superseded when the United Nations Human Rights Council replaced the Commission
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
locatedIn Geneva
Switzerland
organizationRepresented United Nations Commission on Human Rights
partOf United States Mission to the United Nations
reportsTo President of the United States
United States Secretary of State
represents United States of America
sphereOfActivity United Nations system
international human rights
multilateral diplomacy
successorOffice United States Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council
typeOfDiplomaticRole multilateral representative
worksWith Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Eleanor Roosevelt
positionHeld
United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights ("United States Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council")
successorOffice

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