The United States welcomes High Representative Ashton back to the Security Council. We thank Baroness Ashton for her briefing today and the European Union (EU) for its close and deep cooperation with the Security Council, which encompasses conflict prevention, crisis management, peacekeeping, post- …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing today.
The United States remains committed to a two- State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that is agreed to by the parties. We call on both parties to return to good-faith, direct negotiations, which remain the best path for the …
Today we recognize the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade by paying tribute to the millions who suffered under the lash and praising the countless efforts of others who fought to bring this odious practice to an end.
Our tribute is not confi…
Let me thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate and for your leadership on the presidential statement that we adopted today (S/PRST/2010/25). Let me also thank Under-Secretaries-General Amos and Le Roy, High Commissioner Pillay and the Director General of the International Comm…
Let me, too, thank the Chairmen for their briefings. Their dedicated leadership is central to the effectiveness of the Council’s three counter-terrorism-related committees. I would especially like to thank the Chairmen for their recommendations, which merit serious consideration.
The importance of …
I would like to welcome Foreign Minister Jeremić of Serbia and Acting Foreign Minister Çitaku of Kosovo to the Council and to thank them for their comments. Let me also thank Special Representative Zannier for his briefing and his service.
I have three points to make today. First, as Secretary of S…
I would like to thank the Security Council President for this month, Ambassador Lyall Grant of the United Kingdom, for his introduction of the Security Council’s annual report (A/65/2) to the General Assembly, and Ambassador Ogwu and the Nigerian delegation for their preparation of the annual report…
Let me begin by welcoming His Excellency Mr. Nebojša Radmanović, the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and thanking him for his comments. Let me also welcome High Representative Inzko back to the Council and thank him for his comprehensive briefing and service in support of the D…
The United States is pleased to join other Member States in co-sponsoring the General Assembly’s draft resolution (A/65/L.9) on the situation in Afghanistan. The draft resolution recognizes the progress made by the Afghan people in building a stronger Afghanistan and acknowledges that much important…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this very informative and useful debate. Let me also thank Under-Secretary- General Le Roy for his introductory remarks and the Force Commanders for their briefings. I would also like to commend Lieutenant General Obiakor for his service and wish him well i…
I would like to welcome Foreign Minister Jeremić and Foreign Minister Hyseni back to the Council this afternoon. I would also like to thank Mr. Lamberto Zannier for his thorough briefing in his service as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo.
Let me begin by addressing bri…
On behalf of the United States of America, host country to the United Nations, I would like to extend our congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Nassir
Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of the State of Qatar on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. We appreciate Ambass…
