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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Mission to the United Nations
|OrganizationType=Executive Departments (Sub-organization)
|Mission=To carry out the United States' participation in the United Nations by representing U.S. interests, facilitating policy execution, and advancing peace, security, and human rights globally.
|ParentOrganization=Department of State
|TopOrganization=Department of State
|CreationLegislation=United Nations Participation Act of 1945
|Employees=150
|OrganizationExecutive=United States Ambassador to the United Nations
|Services=Diplomatic representation; Advocacy; Negotiation; Policy formulation
|HeadquartersLocation=40.75082, -73.96891
|HeadquartersAddress=799 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA
|Website=https://usun.usmission.gov
}}
{{Short description|United States delegation}}
{{Short description|United States delegation}}
{{Infobox diplomatic mission
 
| name                    = United States Mission to the United Nations
| image                    = US_Mission_to_the_UN_(51923305394).jpg
| caption                  = [[Ronald H. Brown]] United States Mission to the United Nations Building
| location                = [[New York City]], United States
| address                  = 799 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
| coord                    =
| coordinates              = {{Coord|40.75075|-73.968922|format=dms|type:landmark_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}}
| opened                  = 1947
| permanent_representative = [[Linda Thomas-Greenfield]], [[List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations|Ambassador]]
| website                  = {{Official|https://usun.usmission.gov/}}
}}
The '''United States Mission to the United Nations''' ('''USUN''') serves as the United States delegation to the [[United Nations]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usun.usmission.gov/mission/|title=About the Mission|website=United States Mission to the United Nations|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref> USUN is responsible for carrying out the nation's participation in the world body. In 1947, the United States Mission was created by an [[act of Congress]] to assist the [[President of the United States|President]] and the [[United States Department of State|Department of State]] in conducting United States policy at the United Nations. Since that time, USUN has served a vital role as the Department of State's UN branch. Today, USUN has approximately 150 people on staff who serve to represent the United States’ political, economic social, legal, military, public diplomacy, and management interests at the United Nations.
The '''United States Mission to the United Nations''' ('''USUN''') serves as the United States delegation to the [[United Nations]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usun.usmission.gov/mission/|title=About the Mission|website=United States Mission to the United Nations|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref> USUN is responsible for carrying out the nation's participation in the world body. In 1947, the United States Mission was created by an [[act of Congress]] to assist the [[President of the United States|President]] and the [[United States Department of State|Department of State]] in conducting United States policy at the United Nations. Since that time, USUN has served a vital role as the Department of State's UN branch. Today, USUN has approximately 150 people on staff who serve to represent the United States’ political, economic social, legal, military, public diplomacy, and management interests at the United Nations.


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   USUN.state.gov, March 2011, webpage:
   USUN.state.gov, March 2011, webpage:
   [http://usun.state.gov/about/c32913.htm state.gov-913] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210212358/http://usun.state.gov/about/c32913.htm|date=2011-02-10}}.</ref> The primary role, [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]], is the leader of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.  The position is more formally known by the exact title:
   [http://usun.state.gov/about/c32913.htm state.gov-913] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210212358/http://usun.state.gov/about/c32913.htm|date=2011-02-10}}.</ref> The primary role, [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]], is the leader of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.  The position is more formally known by the exact title:
[[UN Permanent Representative|Permanent Representative]] of the [[United States|United States of America]] to the [[United Nations]], with the rank and status of [[Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary]], and Representative of the United States of America in the [[United Nations Security Council|Security Council of the United Nations]].
[[UN Permanent Representative|Permanent Representative]] of the [[United States|United States of America]] to the [[United Nations]], with the rank and status of [[Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary]], and Representative of the United States of America in the [[United Nations Security Council|Security Council of the United Nations]].
The position is also known as simply the U.S. Permanent Representative, or "Perm Rep", to the United Nations.
The position is also known as simply the U.S. Permanent Representative, or "Perm Rep", to the United Nations.


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The Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building, located at First Avenue and East 45th Street in [[Turtle Bay, Manhattan]], was dedicated on March 29, 2011.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 30, 2011 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/129000211/newsday-obama-in-the-apple/ |title=Obama in the Apple |work=Newsday |agency=Associated Press |access-date=July 27, 2023 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Nguyen |first=J.T. |date=March 30, 2011 |title=Obama inaugurates new US mission building to the United Nations |work=The News Tribune |location=Tacoma, Washington |id={{ProQuest|859020900}}}}</ref> The lead architect was [[Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects]]' [[Charles Gwathmey]], who died in 2009, approximately two years before the structure was completed. Former U.S. Permanent Representative [[Susan Rice]] thanked Gwathmey in her remarks at the dedication ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 29, 2011 |url=http://usun.state.gov/briefing/statements/2011/159336.htm |title=Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the Dedication of the Ronald H. Brown U.S. Mission to the United Nations Building |website=U.S. Mission to the United Nations |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706010342/http://usun.state.gov/briefing/statements/2011/159336.htm |archive-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref> Gwathmey's firm said that they wanted to design "an iconic tower that would transcend strict programmatic and technical constraints, and become a compelling and representative landmark for architecture and democracy".<ref name="Fox News">{{Cite news |last=Wachtel |first=Jonathan |date=March 29, 2011 |title=State-of-the-Art Details Unveiled at New U.S. Mission to United Nations in New York City |url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/state-of-the-art-details-unveiled-at-new-u-s-mission-to-united-nations-in-new-york-city |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref>  
The Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building, located at First Avenue and East 45th Street in [[Turtle Bay, Manhattan]], was dedicated on March 29, 2011.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 30, 2011 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/129000211/newsday-obama-in-the-apple/ |title=Obama in the Apple |work=Newsday |agency=Associated Press |access-date=July 27, 2023 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Nguyen |first=J.T. |date=March 30, 2011 |title=Obama inaugurates new US mission building to the United Nations |work=The News Tribune |location=Tacoma, Washington |id={{ProQuest|859020900}}}}</ref> The lead architect was [[Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects]]' [[Charles Gwathmey]], who died in 2009, approximately two years before the structure was completed. Former U.S. Permanent Representative [[Susan Rice]] thanked Gwathmey in her remarks at the dedication ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 29, 2011 |url=http://usun.state.gov/briefing/statements/2011/159336.htm |title=Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the Dedication of the Ronald H. Brown U.S. Mission to the United Nations Building |website=U.S. Mission to the United Nations |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706010342/http://usun.state.gov/briefing/statements/2011/159336.htm |archive-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref> Gwathmey's firm said that they wanted to design "an iconic tower that would transcend strict programmatic and technical constraints, and become a compelling and representative landmark for architecture and democracy".<ref name="Fox News">{{Cite news |last=Wachtel |first=Jonathan |date=March 29, 2011 |title=State-of-the-Art Details Unveiled at New U.S. Mission to United Nations in New York City |url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/state-of-the-art-details-unveiled-at-new-u-s-mission-to-united-nations-in-new-york-city |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref>  


Although the mission's building was designed before the [[September 11 attacks]], security concerns were prioritized in the building's design due to the earlier [[1998 United States embassy bombings]] and [[USS Cole bombing|USS ''Cole'' bombing]].<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |last=Muschamp |first=Herbert |title=The Bruisers Play Defense, The Seducers Trap the Eye |date=2002-02-03 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/arts/art-architecture-the-bruisers-play-defense-the-seducers-trap-the-eye.html |access-date=2024-03-19 |language=en-US}}</ref> The United States [[Post-9/11|post-9/11 era]] only amplified those concerns.<ref name="Fox News"/> For example, the building was built with {{convert|30|in|adj=on}} thick walls and was intended to be able to withstand an explosion from a car bomb. In that scenario, the windowless bottom six floors would help prevent injury from flying glass shards.<ref name="WaPo"/>
Although the mission's building was designed before the September 11 attacks, security concerns were prioritized in the building's design due to the earlier [[1998 United States embassy bombings]] and [[USS Cole bombing|USS ''Cole'' bombing]].<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |last=Muschamp |first=Herbert |title=The Bruisers Play Defense, The Seducers Trap the Eye |date=2002-02-03 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/arts/art-architecture-the-bruisers-play-defense-the-seducers-trap-the-eye.html |access-date=2024-03-19 |language=en-US}}</ref> The United States [[Post-9/11|post-9/11 era]] only amplified those concerns.<ref name="Fox News"/> For example, the building was built with {{convert|30|in|adj=on}} thick walls and was intended to be able to withstand an explosion from a car bomb. In that scenario, the windowless bottom six floors would help prevent injury from flying glass shards.<ref name="WaPo"/>


''The New York Times''{{'}} architecture critic [[Herbert Muschamp]] positively reviewed the building, which he called "essentially a high-rise bomb shelter":
''The New York Times''{{'}} architecture critic [[Herbert Muschamp]] positively reviewed the building, which he called "essentially a high-rise bomb shelter":
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