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UNIS/BIO/1209
23 October 2018

New Permanent Representative of the United States of America presents credentials

(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service)

VIENNA, 23 October (UN Information Service) - The new Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations (Vienna), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jackie Wolcott, presented her credentials today to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV), Yury Fedotov.

During her career, Ms. Wolcott has served in various capacities, among them:

Commissioner to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (2016-2018); Executive Director, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (2010-2015); Special Envoy for Nuclear Non-proliferation, Department of State (2008-2009); Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations (2006-2008); U.S. Representative to the Conference on Disarmament and Special Representative of the President of the United States for the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in Geneva (2003-2006); and Alternate Representative to the Board of Governors and General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna (2004-2005).

Additionally, Ambassador Wolcott was Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs at the U.S. Department of State; Assistant to the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Associate Director for National Security in the Office of Presidential Personnel at the White House; White House Liaison at the Department of State; and Special Assistant for Congressional Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs at the Department of State. She has worked as a Congressional staff member in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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