U.S. Ambassadors to the U.N. – 1977-Present
Edward Joseph Perkins, Jr. (1928-2020)
Edward Perkins served as U.S. Ambassador on four occasions, more than all but two other African Americans. He was born Edward...
Linda Thomas-Greenfield (1952- )
Linda Thomas-Greenfield is the new United States Ambassador to the United Nations, a Cabinet-level post in the President Joseph Biden...
Donald Franchot McHenry (1936- )
Donald McHenry is a diplomat, scholar, corporate governor and educator who served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN). ...
Susan Elizabeth Rice (1964- )
Susan Rice is the current National Security Advisor for the Barack Obama Administration. She is the first African American, the...
Andrew Young (1932- )
Andrew Young, Jr., came into prominence as a civil rights activist and close associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,...
