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Secretary of State John Kerry chaired a U.N. Security Council meeting on the Syrian civil war and international efforts to combat ISIS.* Foreign affairs ministers from Security Council membe…

Ambassador Samantha Power and foreign policy specialists Bruce Jones and John Negroponte testified at a hearing on United Nations peacekeeping missions. Many questions focused on the relativ…

The United Nations Security Council held a meeting to hear from the Palestinian and Israeli ambassadors on recent violence in the West Bank and Jerusalem. Ambassador Mansour said that Israel…

Guests arrived at the White House for a state dinner in honor of the visiting President Xi Jinping and Madam Peng Liyuan of the People’s Republic of China.

Ambassador Samantha Power spoke at a luncheon hosted by the Washington bureau of the Christian Science Monitor. She previewed the upcoming United Nations General Assembly meeting. She also t…

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power spoke at the beginning of the daily State Department briefing about the new “Free the 20” campaign to bring attention to the cases of 20 …

Ambassador Samantha Power spoke to reporters following the United Nations Security Council’s first-ever meeting on LGBT rights and the acts of abuse and violence committed by ISIS* against L…

The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to endorse the Iran nuclear agreement. The 15-member body adopted the resolution that was negotiated as part of an agreement reached las…

Ambassador Samantha Power testified on congressional priorities and concerns in advancing U.S. national interests at the United Nations (U.N.). Topics included the U.N.'s role in nuclear neg…

Ambassador Samantha Power testified on the fiscal year 2016 budget request for the United Nations and international organizations. Committee members also questioned her on the Iran nuclear a…

Foreign dignitaries were among those who spoke about Israeli foreign policy. Topics included U.S.-Israeli relations, United Nations attitudes toward Israel, and Iran’s nuclear weapons. Sheri…

U.S. United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power talked about the United States' sustained commitment to the U.S.-Israel relationship. She said the U.S. would never allow Iran to obtain a…