List of current Permanent Representatives to the United Nations

This is a list of the current permanent representatives to the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters, New York City. Listed are the country that they represent and the date that they presented their credentials to the UN Secretary-General.[1] The list is sorted by the official order in which the flags are flown in front of UN buildings. This is also the seating arrangement in the General Assembly. Permanent representatives are also appointed to the United Nations Offices in Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi; and permanent delegates to specialized agencies of the UN, such as FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy and UNESCO Headquarters at Paris, France.

United Nations member states

# Country Name Date of presentation of credentials
(as of 11 September 2018)[1]		 Former permanent representatives
1.  Afghanistan Mahmoud Saikal 27 October 2015
2.  Albania Besiana Kadare 30 June 2016 Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations
3.  Algeria Sabri Boukadoum 14 March 2014
4.  Andorra Elisenda Vives Balmaña 3 November 2015
5.  Angola Maria de Jesus dos Reis Ferreira 21 May 2018
6.  Antigua and Barbuda Walton Alfonso Webson 17 December 2014
7.  Argentina Martín García Moritán 16 February 2016
8.  Armenia Mher Margaryan 31 August 2018
9.  Australia Gillian Bird 17 February 2015 Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations
10.  Austria Jan Kickert 8 September 2015
11.  Azerbaijan Yashar T. Aliyev 10 June 2014
12.  Bahamas Sheila Carey 13 September 2017
13.  Bahrain Jamal Fares Alrowaiei 14 September 2011
14.  Bangladesh Masud Bin Momen 24 September 2015
15.  Barbados Henrietta Elizabeth Thompson 30 August 2018 Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations
16.  Belarus Valentin Rybakov 15 September 2017
17.  Belgium Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve 22 August 2016 List of Belgian Permanent Representatives to the United Nations
18.  Belize Lois Michele Young 19 September 2012
19.  Benin Jean-Francis Régis Zinsou 7 January 2010
20.  Bhutan Doma Tshering 13 September 2017
21.  Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Sacha Sergio Llorenty Solíz 19 September 2012
22.  Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivica Dronjić 31 August 2018
23.  Botswana Charles Thembani Ntwaagae 31 July 2008
24.  Brazil Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira 11 November 2016
25.  Brunei Darussalam Dato Abdul Ghafar Ismail 28 March 2013
26.  Bulgaria Georgi Velikov Panayotov 9 September 2016
27.  Burkina Faso Yemdaogo Eric Tiare 21 December 2015
28.  Burundi Albert Shingiro 4 September 2014
29.  Cabo Verde José Luis Fialho Rocha 5 December 2016
30.  Cambodia Sovann Ke 13 August 2018
31.  Cameroon Michel Tommo Monthé 8 September 2008
32.  Canada Marc-André Blanchard 12 April 2016 Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
33.  Central African Republic Ambroisine Kpongo 19 September 2014
34.  Chad Ali Alefei Moustapha 9 January 2017
35.  Chile Milenko Skoknic Tapia 21 May 2018 Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations
36.  China Ma Zhaoxu 30 January 2018 Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations
37.  Colombia María Emma Mejía Vélez 25 February 2014 Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
38.  Comoros Mohamed Soilihi Soilih 5 November 2014
39.  Congo Raymond-Serge Balé 11 November 2008
40.  Costa Rica Rodrigo Alberto Carazo Zeledón 31 August 2018
41.  Côte d'Ivoire Kacou Houadja Léon 12 July 2018
42.  Croatia Vladimir Drobnjak 5 August 2013 Permanent Representative of Croatia to the United Nations
43.  Cuba Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo 23 January 2017
44.  Cyprus Kornelios Korneliou 22 February 2017
45.  Czech Republic Marie Chatardová 2 August 2016
46.  North Korea Ja Song Nam 28 February 2014
47.  Democratic Republic of the Congo Ignace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta 5 September 2012
48.  Denmark Ib Petersen 5 August 2013
49.  Djibouti Mohamed Siad Doualeh 24 November 2015
50.  Dominica Loreen Ruth Bannis-Roberts 22 August 2016
51.  Dominican Republic Francisco Antonio Cortorreal 16 April 2014
52.  Ecuador Diego Fernando Morejón Pazmiño 12 September 2017
53.  Egypt Mohamed Fathi Ahmed Edrees 28 February 2018
54.  El Salvador Ruben Armando Escalante Hasbun 3 November 2017
55.  Equatorial Guinea Anatolio Ndong Mba 7 January 2010
56.  Eritrea Amanuel Giorgio chargé d'affaires ad interim
57.  Estonia Sven Jürgenson 13 August 2015
58.  Ethiopia Taye Atske Sellassie Made 10 September 2018
59.  Fiji Satyendra Prasad 21 May 2018
60.  Finland Kai Jürgen Mikael Sauer 19 August 2014 Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations
61.  France François Delattre 10 September 2009 Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations
62.  Gabon Michel Xavier Biang 18 August 2017
63.  Gambia Mamadou Tangara 3 May 2017
64.  Georgia Kaha Imnadze[2] 23 July 2013
65.  Germany Christoph Heusgen 26 July 2017 Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations
66.  Ghana Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee 31 July 2015
67.  Greece Maria Theofili 13 September 2017
68.  Grenada Kesha A. McGuire 12 April 2016 Grenadian Permanent Representative to the United Nations
69.  Guatemala Jorge Skinner-Klée 9 September 2016
70.  Guinea Fatoumata Kaba 5 July 2018
71.  Guinea-Bissau Fernando Delfim Da Silva 12 September 2017
72.  Guyana Rudolp Michael Ten-Pow 22 August 2016 Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations
73.  Haiti Denis Regis 23 July 2013
74.  Honduras Mary Elizabeth Flores 29 April 2010 Permanent Representative of Honduras to the United Nations
75.  Hungary Katalin Annamária Bogyay 20 January 2015
76.  Iceland Bergdis Ellertsdóttir 30 August 2018
77.  India Syed Akbaruddin 24 September 2015 Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
78.  Indonesia Dian Triansyah Djani 12 April 2016 Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the United Nations
79.  Iran (Islamic Republic of) Gholamali Khoshroo 17 February 2015 Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations
80.  Iraq Mohamed Ali Alhakim 12 September 2017 Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations
81.  Ireland Geraldine Byrne Nason 18 August 2017
82.  Israel Danny Danon 14 August 2015 Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations
83.  Italy Maria Angela Zappia 13 August 2018 Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations
84.  Jamaica Courtenay Rattray 25 June 2013
85.  Japan Koro Bessho 10 June 2016
86.  Jordan Sima Sami Bahous 22 August 2016
87.  Kazakhstan Kairat Umarov 9 January 2017
88.  Kenya Lazarus Ombai Amayo 21 May 2018
89.  Kiribati Teburoro Tito 13 September 2017
90.  Kuwait Mansour Ayyad Al-Otaibi 4 March 2010
91.  Kyrgyzstan Mirgul Moldoisaeva 12 April 2016
92.  Lao People's Democratic Republic Khiane Phansourivong 16 April 2014
93.  Latvia Andrejs Pildegovičs 5 September 2018
94.  Lebanon Amal Mudallali 15 January 2018
95.  Lesotho Kelebone Maope 25 June 2013
96.  Liberia Marjon V. Kamara[3] 8 October 2009 Permanent Representative of Liberia to the United Nations
97.  Libya Elmahdi S. Elmajerbi chargé d'affaires ad interim
98.  Liechtenstein Christian Wenaweser 1 October 2002
99.  Lithuania Audra Plepytė 18 August 2017 Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations
100.  Luxembourg Christian Braun 9 September 2016 Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the United Nations
101.  Madagascar Arisoa Lala Razafitrimo 23 March 2018
102.  Malawi Perks Master Clemency Ligoya 24 August 2018
103.  Malaysia Muhammad Shahrul Ikram bin Yaakob 22 February 2017
104.  Maldives Ali Naseer Mohamed 26 July 2017
105.  Mali Issa Konfourou 9 September 2016
106.  Malta Carmelo Inguanez 5 July 2016
107.  Marshall Islands Amatlain Elizabeth Kabua 5 July 2016
108.  Mauritania Ousmane Ba 5 July 2017
109.  Mauritius Jagdish Koonjul 24 November 2015
110.  Mexico Juan José Gomez Camacho 16 February 2016
111.  Federated States of Micronesia Jane J. Chigiyal 2 December 2011
112.  Monaco Isabelle F. Picco 11 September 2009
113.  Mongolia Sukhee Sukhbold 31 July 2015
114.  Montenegro Milica Pejanović Đurišić 21 May 2018
115.  Morocco Omar Hilale 23 April 2014 Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations
116.  Mozambique António Gumende 20 October 2011
117.  Myanmar Hau Do Suan 5 July 2016
118.  Namibia Neville Melvin Gertze 9 January 2017
119.  Nauru Marlene Moses 30 March 2005
120.    Nepal Durga Prasad Bhattarai 19 August 2013
121.  Netherlands Karel van Oosterom 5 August 2013
122.  New Zealand Craig John Hawke 18 August 2017 List of Permanent Representatives of New Zealand to the United Nations in New York
123.  Nicaragua Sidhartha Francisco Marin Aráuz 31 August 2018
124.  Niger Abdallah Wafy 8 September 2015
125.  Nigeria Tijjani Muhammad Bande 3 May 2017
126.  Norway Tore Hattrem 12 September 2017
127.  Oman Khalifa Ali Issa Al Harthy 9 September 2016
128.  Pakistan Maleeha Lodhi 10 March 2015 Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations
129.  Palau Ngedikes Olai Uludong 21 March 2017
130.  Panama Melitón Alejandro Arrocha Ruiz 28 February 2018 Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations
131.  Papua New Guinea Max Hufanen Rai 9 June 2016
132.  Paraguay Julio César Arriola Ramirez 21 March 2017
133.  Peru Gustavo Adolfo Meza-Cuadra Velásquez 24 October 2013
134.  Philippines Teodoro Lopez Locsin 19 April 2017 Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations
135.  Poland Joanna Wronecka 19 December 2017
136.  Portugal Francisco António Duarte Lopes 13 September 2017
137.  Qatar Alya bint Ahmed Al Thani 24 October 2013
138.  South Korea Cho Tae-yul 5 December 2016
139.  Republic of Moldova Victor Moraru 5 July 2017 Permanent Representative of Moldova to the United Nations
140.  Romania Ion Jinga 13 August 2015
141.  Russian Federation Vasily Nebenzya 28 July 2017 Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations
142.  Rwanda Valentine Rugwabiza 11 November 2016
143.  Saint Kitts and Nevis Sam Terrance Condor 27 October 2015
144.  Saint Lucia Cosmos Richardson 22 February 2017
145.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Inga Rhonda King 13 September 2013
146.  Samoa Ali'ioaiga Feturi Elisaia 18 September 2003
147.  San Marino Damiano Beleffi 22 August 2016
148.  São Tomé and Príncipe Alcinio Cravid e Silva chargé d'affaires ad interim
149.  Saudi Arabia Abdallah Yahya A. Al-Mouallimi 23 June 2011
150.  Senegal Cheikh Niang 12 July 2018
151.  Serbia Milan Milanović 19 August 2013
152.  Seychelles Ronald Jean Jumeau 3 May 2017
153.  Sierra Leone Francis Mustapha Kaikai 24 August 2018
154.  Singapore Burhanudeen Gafoor 22 August 2016
155.  Slovakia Michal Mlynár 18 August 2017
156.  Slovenia Darja Bavdaž Kuret 18 August 2017
157.  Solomon Islands Robert Sisilo 23 January 2017
158.  Somalia Abukar Dahir Osman 26 July 2017
159.  South Africa Jeremiah Nyamane Kingsley Mamabolo[4] 13 March 2013
160.  South Sudan Akuei Bona Malwal 5 July 2016
161.  Spain Agustin Santos Maraver 5 September 2018
162.  Sri Lanka Amrith Rohan Perera 22 April 2015 Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations
163.  Sudan Omar Dahab Fadi Mohamed 8 September 2015
164.  Suriname Henry Leonard Mac-Donald 21 October 2016
165.  Swaziland Melusi Martin Masuku 5 July 2017
166.  Sweden Olof Skoog 10 March 2015 Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations
167.   Switzerland Jürg Lauber 8 September 2015
168.  Syrian Arab Republic Bashar Jaafari 31 July 2006 Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations
169.  Tajikistan Mahmadamin Mahmadaminov 25 February 2014
170.  Thailand Vitavas Srivihok 21 May 2018
171. Republic of Macedonia The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia[5] Vasile Andonovski 14 March 2014
172.  Timor-Leste Milena Pires 12 April 2016
173.  Togo Kokou Kpayedo 30 June 2016
174.  Tonga Viliami Va'inga Tōnē 5 July 2018
175.  Trinidad and Tobago Pennelope Althea Beckles 22 August 2016
176.  Tunisia Mohamed Khaled Khiari 23 November 2012
177.  Turkey Feridun Hadi Sinirlioglu 21 October 2016
178.  Turkmenistan Aksoltan Toreevna Ataeva 23 February 1995
179.  Tuvalu Samuelu Laloniu 26 July 2017
180.  Uganda Adonia Ayebare 3 May 2017
181.  Ukraine Volodymyr Yelchenko 9 December 2015 Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations
182.  United Arab Emirates Lana Zaki Nusseibeh 18 September 2013
183.  United Kingdom Karen Pierce 23 March 2018 Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations
184.  United Republic of Tanzania Modest Jonathan Mero 21 March 2017 Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations
185.  United States of America Nikki Haley 27 January 2017 United States Ambassador to the United Nations
186.  Uruguay Elbio Roselli 21 December 2015
187.  Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Ibragimov 23 May 2017
188.  Vanuatu Odo Tevi 13 August 2014
189.  Venezuela Samuel Moncada Acosta 19 December 2017
190.  Vietnam Dang Dinh Quy 12 July 2018
191.  Yemen Ahmed Awad Binmubarak 13 August 2018
192.  Zambia Lazarous Kapambwe 5 July 2017
193.  Zimbabwe Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava 19 September 2014

United Nations General Assembly observers

Non-member observer states

(as of 12 July 2018)

State Name Date of presentation
of credentials [1]		 Former Permanent Observers
 Holy See Bernardito Auza 19 September 2014 Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
State of Palestine Palestine Riyad Mansour 12 September 2005[6] Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations

Intergovernmental organizations

Entity Name Date of presentation
of credentials
African Union Fatima Kyari Mohammed[7] 23 March 2018
Asian–African Legal Consultative Organization Roy S. Lee[8] 9 November 2009
Caribbean Community Missouri Sherman-Peter[9] 5 November 2014
Central American Integration System Carlos Campos 16 October 2015
Commonwealth of Nations vacant
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Alammar[10] 19 August 2014
Economic Community of Western African States Tanou Koné[11] 17 February 2015
European Union Joao Vale de Almeida[12] 3 November 2015
International Chamber of Commerce Andrew Wilson[13] 28 February 2018
International Criminal Police Organization Emmanuel Roux 16 October 2015
International Development Law Organization Patrizio M. Civili 16 October 2015
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance Massimo Tommasoli 16 October 2015
International Organization for Migration Ashraf Elnour Mustafa Mohamed Nour[14] 11 May 2015
International Organization of la Francophonie Narjess Saidane[15] 18 August 2017
International Renewable Energy Agency Yera Ortiz de Urbina[16] 13 September 2017
International Seabed Authority Michael W. Lodge[17] 28 February 2018
International Union for Conservation of Nature David Chadwick O'Connor[18] 24 November 2015
League of Arab States Maged Abdelfattah Abdelaziz[19] 15 September 2017
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Robin Ogilvy[20] 5 July 2018
Organization of American States Gonzalo Koncke[21] 25 January 2016
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Agshin Mehdiyev[22] 30 June 2016
Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean Qazi Shaukat Fareed[23] 31 July 2015
Partners in Population and Development Mohammad Nurul Alam[24] 6 July 2012
South Centre Manuel F. Montes[25] 5 July 2017
University for Peace Narinder Kakar[26] 16 March 2009

Other entities

Listed below are representatives from organizations, not sovereign states, described by the United Nations as "Other entities having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and maintaining permanent offices at Headquarters." (as of 28 February 2018)

Entity Name Date of presentation
of credentials
International Committee of the Red Cross Robert Mardini[27] 5 September 2018
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Richard Blewitt[28] 13 August 2018
International Olympic Committee Mario Pescante[29] 15 March 2010
Inter-Parliamentary Union Paddy Torsney[30] 16 April 2014
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Oscar R. de Rojas[31] 3 November 2015

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "List of Permanent Representatives and Observers to the United Nations in New York (As of Tuesday, 11 September 2018)" (PDF). United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Biographical note - New permanent Representative of Georgia presents credentials". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "New Permanent Representative of Liberia presents credentials". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Representative of South Africa presents credentials". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Referred to by the United Nations as "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" due to the Macedonia naming dispute, and alphabetically ordered accordingly.
  6. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of Palestine presents appointment letter". Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for African Union presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of the Caribbean Community presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of Economic Community of Western African States presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Biographical note - New Head of European Union Delegation presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for International Chamber of Commerce presents Letter of Appointment". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of International Organization for Migration presents Letter of Appointment". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for International Organization of la Francophonie presents Letter of Appointment". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for International Renewable Energy Agency presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for the Organisation for International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  18. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for the Organisation for International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  19. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for the League of Arab States presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  21. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for Organisation of American States presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  22. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for Organization of Islamic Cooperation presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  23. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  24. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of Partners in Population and Development presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  25. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for South Centre presents Letter of Appointment". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  26. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of University for Peace presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  27. ↑ "Biographical note - New Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Delegation presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  28. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Delegation presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  29. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of the International Olympic Committee presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  30. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of Inter-Parliamentary Union presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  31. ↑ "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of Sovereign Military Order of Malta presents appointment letter". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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