United States of America
Ambassador John D. Negroponte
The United States is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and host country for the UN headquarters. It was a leading member of the coalition that drove Iraqi forces from Kuwait in 1991, and its military has continued to enforce a no-fly zone over northern and southern Iraq. It joined the UN on October 24, 1945. John D. Negroponte became UN Ambassador in 2001. The following is excerpted from the 4,625th meeting of the Security Council on October 17, 2002, in New York. On September 12, President George Bush outlined to the General Assembly the history of…
