Dr. Esther Brimmer was nominated by President Obama to the position of Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations on March 11, 2009, and was confirmed to that position by the United States Senate on April 2, 2009. In her role as Assistant Secretary, Dr. Brimmer leads the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, which strives to advance U.S. interests through international organizations in areas including human rights, peacekeeping, food security, humanitarian relief, and climate change. -Full Text
On Fundamental Human Rights, Our Pledge - Op-ed by Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer (5/8/09)
Recently the United States decided to run for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. That decision reflects a reinvigorated commitment on the part of the United States to the fundamental human values that bind us all together, and a determination to promote those values in all available venues. Full Text
Human Rights Commitments and Pledges of the United States
U.S. Committed to Revitalizing Multilateral Cooperation, Assistant Secretary Brimmer (4/13/09)
Other U.S. Missions
Remarks on the Election of the U.S. to the Human Rights Council, Amb. Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative (5/12/09)
Remarks on the Situation in Sri Lanka, Amb. Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative (4/23/09)
Remarks by Amb. Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative, on the Presidential Statement Concerning the D.P.R.K., at the Security Council Stakeout -View Video(4/13/09)
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