United Kingdom of England and Northern Ireland
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw
The United Kingdom is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. It joined the UN on October 24, 1945. Jack Straw was appointed Britain’s foreign secretary in 2001. He served as home secretary from 1997 to 2001. The following is excerpted from Secretary Straw’s speech at the 5,297th meeting of the United Nations Security Council on October 31, 2005.I am grateful to all my colleagues here for their unanimous vote in favor of Resolution 1636. By its unanimity and by the firm language of the resolution, we are, I believe, sending out a very strong message to the…
