Mr. President, the United States welcomes your presence today and expresses its gratitude for this opportunity to discuss peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his comments and Ambassador Muñoz, Mr. Ryan and Mr. McKechnie for thei…
I would like to welcome Justice Renate Winter, President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and Stephen Rapp, Prosecutor of the Court, to the Council today and thank them for their briefings. My Government would like to congratulate them on the significant achievements of the Court to date. I wo…
I, too, should like to offer a particular word of thanks to the Secretary-General. The United States joins other Council members in reiterating our strong support for him and his good offices mission, as well as for his Special Adviser, Ibrahim Gambari. We appreciate the Secretary-General’s briefing…
Let me also thank Under-Secretaries-General Pascoe and Malcorra for their comprehensive briefings today, as well as the Permanent Observer of the African Union (AU) and Ambassador Duale, Permanent Representative of Somalia, for being with us today.
The United States remains committed to several goa…
It gives me great pleasure to join my colleagues in thanking you, Sir, for your extraordinary leadership as President of the Security Council, for your distinguished career and for the many contributions you have made — not only to your Government but to the relationship between our two countries, g…
We are grateful to Ambassador İlkin for convening this timely debate and for including troop- and police-contributing countries in the discussion. The United States deeply appreciates the chance to hear their views, and we salute the sacrifices made by their brave and women serving under the United …
Yesterday, the United States joined our fellow members of the Organization of American States (OAS) in condemning the coup and the arbitrary detention and expulsion of President Zelaya and in calling for the full restoration of constitutional order. We further joined our OAS colleagues in demanding …
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting. I would also like to thank Under- Secretary-General Holmes for his briefing, as well as the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2009/277).
As other speakers have noted, this year marks the tenth anniversary of t…
We are honoured by the Minister’s presence here today at this important debate.
I want to begin by joining my colleagues in thanking you, Mr. Special Representative, for your extraordinary leadership. I know how deeply my Government, up to and including President Obama, has been grateful for your s…
I, too, would like to welcome to the Council today Mr. Skender Hyseni, Foreign Minister of Kosovo, and Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Foreign Minister of Serbia. I thank them for their comments. I would also like to thank Special Representative Zannier for his comprehensive briefing and for his excellent leadersh…
We welcome this opportunity to focus attention on the continuing fight against HIV/AIDS. We also thank the Secretary-General and his staff for their great work in putting together an excellent report (A/63/812) that underlines the challenge before us.
The United States stands behind its commitments…
The United States deeply regrets the outcome of today’s vote on the draft resolution to extend the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). The draft resolution would have given the Council time to reach agreement on a new mandate for the United Nations presence on the basis of the Secre…
I thank Ambassador Takasu for his report as Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). First, let me reiterate that the E3+3 countries have been seeking a meeting with Iran to discuss the way forward on its nuclear programme, but have not yet received …
The United States welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 1874 (2009). The resolution provides a strong and united international response to North Korea’s test of a nuclear device.
The message of the resolution is clear. North Korea’s behaviour is unacceptable to the international community, …
In sadness we mourn today the passing of His Excellency Omar Bongo Ondimba. The United States expresses its sincere condolences to the family of the late President and to the people and Government of the Gabonese
Republic. Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this difficult moment.
Africa has…
Let me begin by welcoming Mrs. Zainab Hawa Bangura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sierra Leone, to the Council and by expressing appreciation for her comments. I also would like to thank Executive Representative Von der Schulenburg, for his report and Ambassador McNee, Chairman of the Sierra Leone…
Let me join others in congratulating you, Sir, on assuming the presidency this month. You can be assured that you will have the full cooperation of the United States. I should also like to thank Ambassador Churkin and the delegation of the Russian Federation for their skilful stewardship of the Coun…
I would like to welcome back to the Council Prime Minister Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to thank him for his comments today. I would also like to welcome High Representative Inzko and congratulate him on the assumption of his position. Let me take this …
It was indeed an honour to lead the leg of the trip that went to Liberia. I want to begin by expressing publicly our gratitude to and admiration of Ellen Løj, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, who, despite the most adverse circumstances — including our whole programme having to be…
We would like to thank Ambassadors Mayr-Harting, Lacroix and Urbina for their briefings and their joint statement of cooperation. We would also like to express our gratitude for Ambassador Jurica’s dedicated leadership. The Committees they chair are doing vital work to curb terrorism and the prolife…
