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 13 March 2020)[1] |
Former permanent representatives |
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1. | Adela Raz | 8 March 2019 | ||
2. | Besiana Kadare | 30 June 2016 | Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations | |
3. | Sofiane Mimouni | 15 October 2019 | ||
4. | Elisenda Vives Balmaña | 3 November 2015 | ||
5. | Maria de Jesus dos Reis Ferreira | 21 May 2018 | ||
6. | Walton Alfonso Webson | 17 December 2014 | ||
7. | Martín García Moritán | 16 February 2016 | ||
8. | Mher Margaryan | 31 August 2018 | ||
9. | Mitch Fifield | 22 October 2019 | Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations | |
10. | Jan Kickert | 8 September 2015 | ||
11. | Yashar T. Aliyev | 10 June 2014 | ||
12. | Sheila Carey | 13 September 2017 | ||
13. | Jamal Fares Alrowaiei | 14 September 2011 | ||
14. | Rabab Fatima | 6 December 2019 | ||
15. | Henrietta Elizabeth Thompson | 30 August 2018 | Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations | |
16. | Valentin Rybakov | 15 September 2017 | ||
17. | Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve | 22 August 2016 | List of Belgian Permanent Representatives to the United Nations | |
18. | Lois Michele Young | 19 September 2012 | ||
19. | Jean-Claude Félix do REGO | 16 September 2016 | ||
20. | Doma Tshering | 13 September 2017 | ||
21. | Rubén Darío Cuéllar Suárez | 6 January 2020 | ||
22. | Sven Alkalaj | 5 July 2019 | ||
23. | Collen Vixen Kelapile | 26 October 2018 | ||
24. | Ronaldo Costa Filho | 6 February 2020 | ||
25. | Hajah Noor Qamar binti Haji Sulaiman | 18 February 2019 | ||
26. | Georgi Velikov Panayotov | 9 September 2016 | ||
27. | Yemdaogo Eric Tiare | 21 December 2015 | ||
28. | Albert Shingiro | 4 September 2014 | ||
29. | José Luis Fialho Rocha | 5 December 2016 | ||
30. | Sovann Ke | 13 August 2018 | ||
31. | Michel Tommo Monthé | 8 September 2008 | ||
32. | Marc-André Blanchard | 12 April 2016 | Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations | |
33. | Ambroisine Kpongo | 19 September 2014 | ||
34. | Ali Alefei Moustapha | 9 January 2017 | ||
35. | Milenko Skoknic Tapia | 21 May 2018 | Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations | |
36. | Zhang Jun | 30 July 2019 | Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations | |
37. | Guillermo Fernández de Soto Valderrama | 26 October 2018 | Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations | |
38. | Mohamed Soilihi Soilih | 5 November 2014 | ||
39. | Raymond-Serge Balé | 11 November 2008 | ||
40. | Rodrigo Alberto Carazo Zeledón | 31 August 2018 | ||
41. | Kacou Houadja Léon | 12 July 2018 | ||
42. | Ivan Šimonović | 16 September 2019 | Permanent Representative of Croatia to the United Nations | |
43. | Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo | 23 January 2017 | ||
44. | Andreas D. Mavroyiannis | 23 July 2019 | ||
45. | Marie Chatardová | 2 August 2016 | ||
46. | Kim Song | 20 September 2018 | ||
47. | Ignace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta | 5 September 2012 | ||
48. | Martin Bille Hermann | 14 January 2019 | ||
49. | Mohamed Siad Doualeh | 24 November 2015 | ||
50. | Loreen Ruth Bannis-Roberts | 22 August 2016 | ||
51. | Francisco Antonio Cortorreal | 16 April 2014 | ||
52. | Luis Gallegos | 20 November 2018 | ||
53. | Mohamed Fathi Ahmed Edrees | 28 February 2018 | ||
54. | Egriselda Aracely González López | 21 August 2019 | ||
55. | Anatolio Ndong Mba | 7 January 2010 | ||
56. | Sophia Tesfamariam Yohannes | 5 September 2019 | ||
57. | Sven Jürgenson | 13 August 2015 | ||
58. | Melusi Martin Masuku | 5 July 2017 | ||
59. | Taye Atske Sellassie Made | 10 September 2018 | ||
60. | Satyendra Prasad | 21 May 2018 | ||
61. | Jukka Salovaara | 4 June 2019 | Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations | |
62. | Nicolas de Rivière | 8 July 2019 | Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations | |
63. | Michel Xavier Biang | 18 August 2017 | ||
64. | Lang Yabou | 18 October 2018 | ||
65. | Kaha Imnadze[2] | 23 July 2013 | ||
66. | Christoph Heusgen | 26 July 2017 | Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations | |
67. | Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee | 31 July 2015 | ||
68. | Maria Theofili | 13 September 2017 | ||
69. | Keisha A. McGuire | 12 April 2016 | Grenadian Permanent Representative to the United Nations | |
70. | Luis Antonio Lam Padilla | 5 September 2019 | ||
71. | Fatoumata Kaba | 5 July 2018 | ||
72. | Fernando Delfim Da Silva | 12 September 2017 | ||
73. | Rudolp Michael Ten-Pow | 22 August 2016 | Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations | |
74. | Jean Baptiste Reynold Leroy | chargé d'affaires ad interim | ||
75. | Mary Elizabeth Flores | 29 April 2010 | Permanent Representative of Honduras to the United Nations | |
76. | Katalin Annamária Bogyay | 20 January 2015 | ||
77. | Jörundur Valtýsson | 5 September 2019 | ||
78. | T. S. Tirumurti | 19 May 2020 | Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations | |
79. | Dian Triansyah Djani | 12 April 2016 | Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the United Nations | |
80. | Majid Takht-Ravanchi | 23 April 2019 | Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations | |
81. | Mohamed Ali Alhakim | 12 September 2017 | Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations | |
82. | Geraldine Byrne Nason | 18 August 2017 | ||
83. | Danny Danon | 14 August 2015 | Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations | |
84. | Maria Angela Zappia | 13 August 2018 | Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations | |
85. | Courtenay Rattray | 25 June 2013 | ||
86. | Ishikane Kimihiro | 19 November 2019 | ||
87. | Sima Sami Bahous | 22 August 2016 | ||
88. | Kairat Umarov | 9 January 2017 | ||
89. | Lazarus Ombai Amayo | 21 May 2018 | ||
90. | Teburoro Tito | 13 September 2017 | ||
91. | Mansour Ayyad Al-Otaibi | 4 March 2010 | ||
92. | Mirgul Moldoisaeva | 12 April 2016 | ||
93. | Anouparb Vongnorkeo | 28 January 2020 | ||
94. | Andrejs Pildegovičs | 5 September 2018 | ||
95. | Amal Mudallali | 15 January 2018 | ||
96. | Nkopane Raseen Monyane | 18 February 2019 | ||
97. | Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah | 20 September 2018 | Permanent Representative of Liberia to the United Nations | |
98. | Taher M. El-Sonni | 6 January 2020 | ||
99. | Christian Wenaweser | 1 October 2002 | ||
100. | Audra Plepytė | 18 August 2017 | Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations | |
101. | Christian Braun | 9 September 2016 | Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the United Nations | |
102. | Lalaina Josie Brigitte Raharimboahangy | chargé d'affaires ad interim | ||
103. | Perks Master Clemency Ligoya | 24 August 2018 | ||
104. | Syed Mohamad Hasrin Aidid | 5 July 2019 | ||
105. | Thilmeeza Hussain | 21 May 2019 | ||
106. | Issa Konfourou | 9 September 2016 | ||
107. | Vanessa Frazier | 6 January 2020 | ||
108. | Amatlain Elizabeth Kabua | 5 July 2016 | ||
109. | Sidi Mohamed Taleb Amar | 18 February 2019 | ||
110. | Jagdish Koonjul | 24 November 2015 | ||
111. | Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramírez | 18 February 2019 | ||
112. | Jane J. Chigiyal | 2 December 2011 | ||
113. | Isabelle F. Picco | 11 September 2009 | ||
114. | Vorshilov Enkhbold | 20 February 2020 | ||
115. | Milica Pejanović Đurišić | 21 May 2018 | ||
116. | Omar Hilale | 23 April 2014 | Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations | |
117. | António Gumende | 20 October 2011 | ||
118. | Hau Do Suan | 5 July 2016 | ||
119. | Neville Melvin Gertze | 9 January 2017 | ||
120. | Marlene Moses | 30 March 2005 | ||
121. | Amrit Bahadur Rai | 8 March 2019 | ||
122. | Karel van Oosterom | 5 August 2013 | ||
123. | Craig John Hawke | 18 August 2017 | List of Permanent Representatives of New Zealand to the United Nations | |
124. | Jaime Hermida Castillo | 18 October 2018 | ||
125. | Abdou Abarry | 4 June 2019 | ||
126. | Tijjani Muhammad Bande | 3 May 2017 | ||
127. | Dushko Uzunovski | chargé d'affaires ad interim | ||
128. | Mona Juul | 14 January 2019 | ||
129. | Mohamed Al Hassan | 21 August 2019 | ||
130. | Munir Akram | 5 November 2019 | Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations | |
131. | Ngedikes Olai Uludong | 21 March 2017 | ||
132. | Melitón Alejandro Arrocha Ruiz | 28 February 2018 | Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations | |
133. | Max Hufanen Rai | 9 June 2016 | ||
134. | Julio César Arriola Ramirez | 21 March 2017 | ||
135. | Néstor Popolizio | 6 December 2019 | ||
136. | Kira Christianne Danganan Azucena | chargé d'affaires ad interim | Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations | |
137. | Joanna Wronecka | 19 December 2017 | ||
138. | Francisco António Duarte Lopes | 13 September 2017 | ||
139. | Alya bint Ahmed Al Thani | 24 October 2013 | ||
140. | Cho Hyun | 22 October 2019 | ||
141. | Victor Moraru | 5 July 2017 | Permanent Representative of Moldova to the United Nations | |
142. | Ion Jinga | 13 August 2015 | ||
143. | Vasily Nebenzya | 28 July 2017 | Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations | |
144. | Valentine Rugwabiza | 11 November 2016 | ||
145. | Sam Terrance Condor | 27 October 2015 | ||
146. | Cosmos Richardson | 22 February 2017 | ||
147. | Inga Rhonda King | 13 September 2013 | ||
148. | Ali'ioaiga Feturi Elisaia | 18 September 2003 | ||
149. | Damiano Beleffi | 22 August 2016 | ||
150. | Alcinio Cravid e Silva | chargé d'affaires ad interim | ||
151. | Abdallah Yahya A. Al-Mouallimi | 23 June 2011 | ||
152. | Cheikh Niang | 12 July 2018 | ||
153. | Milan Milanović (politician) | 19 August 2013 | ||
154. | Ronald Jumeau | 3 May 2017 | ||
155. | Alie Kabba | 5 September 2019 | ||
156. | Burhanudeen Gafoor | 22 August 2016 | ||
157. | Michal Mlynár | 18 August 2017 | ||
158. | Darja Bavdaž Kuret | 18 August 2017 | ||
159. | Robert Sisilo | 23 January 2017 | ||
160. | Abukar Dahir Osman | 26 July 2017 | ||
161. | Jeremiah Nyamane Kingsley Mamabolo[3] | 13 March 2013 | ||
162. | Akuei Bona Malwal | 5 July 2016 | ||
163. | Agustín Santos Maraver | 5 September 2018 | ||
164. | Kshenuka Dhireni Senewiratne | 21 August 2019 | Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations | |
165. | Omer Mohamed Ahmed Siddig | 19 June 2019 | ||
166. | Kitty Monique Sweeb | 19 June 2019 | ||
167. | Anna Karin Eneström | 6 January 2020 | Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations | |
168. | Jürg Lauber | 8 September 2015 | ||
169. | Bashar Jaafari | 31 July 2006 | Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations | |
170. | Mahmadamin Mahmadaminov | 25 February 2014 | ||
171. | Vitavas Srivihok | 21 May 2018 | ||
172. | Milena Pires | 12 April 2016 | ||
173. | Kokou Kpayedo | 30 June 2016 | ||
174. | Viliami Va'inga Tōnē | 5 July 2018 | ||
175. | Pennelope Althea Beckles | 22 August 2016 | ||
176. | Kais Kabtani | 6 April 2020 | ||
177. | Feridun Sinirlioğlu | 21 October 2016 | ||
178. | Aksoltan Toreevna Ataeva | 23 February 1995 | ||
179. | Samuelu Laloniu | 26 July 2017 | ||
180. | Adonia Ayebare | 3 May 2017 | ||
181. | Sergiy Kyslytsya | 20 February 2020 | Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations | |
182. | Lana Zaki Nusseibeh | 18 September 2013 | ||
183. | Karen Pierce | 23 March 2018 | Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations | |
184. | Kennedy Godfrey Gastorn | 13 March 2020 | Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations | |
185. | Kelly Craft | 12 September 2019 | United States Ambassador to the United Nations | |
186. | Carlos Daniel Amorín Tenconi | 15 October 2019 | ||
187. | Bakhtiyor Ibragimov | 23 May 2017 | ||
188. | Odo Tevi | 13 August 2014 | ||
189. | Samuel Moncada Acosta | 19 December 2017 | ||
190. | Dang Dinh Quy | 12 July 2018 | ||
191. | Abdullah Ali Fadhel Al-Saadi | 20 December 2018 | ||
192. | Ngosa Simbyakula | 28 January 2020 | ||
193. | Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava | 19 September 2014 |
United Nations General Assembly observers
Non-member observer states
(as of 16 December 2019)
State | Name | Date of presentation of credentials[1] |
Former Permanent Observers |
---|---|---|---|
Gabriele Giordano Caccia | 28 January 2020 | Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations | |
Riyad Mansour | 12 September 2005[4] | Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations |
Intergovernmental organizations
Entity | Name | Date of presentation of credentials |
---|---|---|
African Union | Fatima Kyari Mohammed[5] | 23 March 2018 |
Asian–African Legal Consultative Organization | Roy S. Lee[6] | 9 November 2009 |
Caribbean Community | Missouri Sherman-Peter[7] | 5 November 2014 |
Central American Integration System | Carlos Campos | 16 October 2015 |
Commonwealth of Nations | Patricia Scotland | 1 April 2016 |
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf | Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Alammar[8] | 19 August 2014 |
Economic Community of Central African States | Jeanne d'Arc Byaje[9] | 18 February 2019 |
Economic Community of Western African States | Tanou Koné[10] | 17 February 2015 |
European Public Law Organization | Barbara Faedda[11] | 21 May 2019 |
European Union | Olof Skoog[12] | 6 January 2020 |
Gulf Cooperation Council | Mohammed Alnowaiser[13] | 15 September 2017 |
International Chamber of Commerce | Andrew Wilson[14] | 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[15] | 11 May 2015 |
International Organization of la Francophonie | Narjess Saidane[16] | 18 August 2017 |
International Renewable Energy Agency | Ahmed Abdel-Latif[17] | 11 June 2019 |
International Seabed Authority | Michael W. Lodge[18] | 28 February 2018 |
International Union for Conservation of Nature | David Chadwick O'Connor[19] | 24 November 2015 |
Latin American, Caribbean Indigenous Peoples Fund | Oscar Horacio Aguilar Colindres[20] | 21 May 2019 |
League of Arab States | Maged Abdelfattah Abdelaziz[21] | 15 September 2017 |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | Robin Ogilvy[22] | 5 July 2018 |
Organization of American States | Gonzalo Koncke[23] | 25 January 2016 |
Organization of Islamic Cooperation | Agshin Mehdiyev[24] | 30 June 2016 |
Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean | Qazi Shaukat Fareed[25] | 31 July 2015 |
Partners in Population and Development | Mohammad Nurul Alam[26] | 6 July 2012 |
South Centre | Manuel F. Montes[27] | 5 July 2017 |
University for Peace | Narinder Kakar[28] | 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 July 2019)
Entity | Name | Date of presentation of credentials |
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International Committee of the Red Cross | Robert Mardini[29] | 5 September 2018 |
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies | Richard Blewitt[30] | 13 August 2018 |
International Olympic Committee | Mario Pescante[31] | 15 March 2010 |
Inter-Parliamentary Union | Paddy Torsney[32] | 16 April 2014 |
Sovereign Military Order of Malta | Paul Beresford-Hill[33] | 1 August 2019 |
See also
References
- "List of Permanent Representatives and Observers to the United Nations in New York (As of Tuesday, 28 January 2020)" (PDF). United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer of Palestine presents appointment letter". Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for Economic Community of Central African States presents letter of appointment". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- "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.
- "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for European Public Law Organization Presents Letter of Appointment". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- "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.
- "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for Gulf Cooperation Council Presents Letter of Apointment". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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 23 July 2019.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Biographical note - New Permanent Observer for Latin American, Caribbean Indigenous Peoples Fund Presents Letter of Apointment". United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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 1 August 2019.
External links
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