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Remarks at an Informal Consultation on the United Nations Summit of the Future

Let me first thank the co-facilitators for their service and for convening us today to discuss the scope of the Summit of the Future.


Remarks on the Six Mandated Areas of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Thank you Chair. As you heard from Secretary Haaland earlier this week, the Biden-Harris Administration continues to prioritize Indigenous Peoples’ well-being and resilience both domestically and internationally.



Remarks at an Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the EMRIP Chair

For centuries, Indigenous Peoples in the United States were forcibly removed from ancestral lands, displaced, assimilated, and banned from worshipping or performing sacred ceremonies.


Remarks at a Security Council Briefing on the Great Lakes Region

Good morning, colleagues. Thank you, Special Envoy Xia, for your informative briefing. I also welcome the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission and appreciate the advice to the Council he outlined this morning.


Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the Release of the Report of the United Nations High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateral

The United States welcomes the publication of the report of the High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism, chaired by Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the former president of Liberia, and Stefan Löfven, the former prime-minister of Sweden.


U.S. National Statement at the United Nations Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues

Thank you Chair. I am Desirée Cormier Smith, the U.S. Department of State’s Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice.


Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Libya

Thank you, Mr. President. I’d like to thank Special Representative Bathily for his briefing on the situation in Libya, as well as the Chair of the 1970 Committee for his report.


Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a Reception for the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

I want to thank all of you for joining us here tonight. Along with Secretary Haaland and our friends from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Mexico, we are extraordinarily proud to host this reception to honor the twenty-second session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.



Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Yemen

Special Envoy Grundberg and Deputy Director Mudawi for your helpful updates.



U.S. National Statement at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Hello esteemed colleagues, leaders, and friends. I’m Deb Haaland, Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior and proud citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna in the state of New Mexico.


Media Note: U.S. Leads Coalition of Over 40 Countries in Denouncing Wrongful Detention of Wall Street Journal Reporter, Supporting Media Freedom

Today, representatives of 46 UN Member States joined a statement led by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, denouncing Russia’s crackdown on freedom of expression, including unjust detentions of journalists.


Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the UN Security Council Stakeout on Russia’s Crackdown on Media Freedom

In advance of World Press Freedom Day next month, we express our solidarity and admiration for the journalists and media workers around the world who often risk their lives to inform us all.


Joint Statement Delivered by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the UN Security Council Stakeout on Russia’s Crackdown on Media Freedom

In advance of World Press Freedom Day next month, we express our solidarity and admiration for the journalists and media workers around the world who often risk their lives to inform us all.


Media Note: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield to Lead U.S. Delegation to the UN Financing for Development Forum

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, will lead the U.S. delegation to the 2023 Financing for Development Forum (FfD), to be held April 17-20, 2023, at United Nations Headquarters in New York.


Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a Day of Remembrance Event with the Museum of Jewish Heritage

Good afternoon. My name is Linda Thomas-Greenfield. I am the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and I am honored to be here among all of you today, particularly with the survivors and their descendants.


Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the Inaugural Minority-Serving Institutions Conference

Thank you, Kayla, for that kind introduction and for all you did to make today possible.


Media Note: Interior Secretary Haaland and Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield to lead U.S. Delegation to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

The United States Mission to the United Nations today announced the U.S. delegation to the 22nd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, to be held April 17-28 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.