List of current permanent representatives to the United Nations


This is a list of the current permanent representative to [the United Nations|permanent representatives] to the United Nations at Headquarters of the [United Nations|United Nations Headquarters], New York City. The list includes the country that they represent and the date that they presented their credentials to the UN Secretary-General. The list is sorted by the official order in which the flags are flown in front of UN buildings. This is also the seating arrangement in the General Assembly. Permanent representatives are also appointed to the United Nations Offices in Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi; and permanent delegates to specialized agencies of the UN, such as FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy and UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.

United Nations General Assembly observers

Non-member observer states

StateNameDate of presentation
of credentials
Former Permanent Observers
Holy SeeGabriele Giordano Caccia28 01 2020Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
PalestineRiyad H. Mansour12 09 2005Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations

Other entities

Listed below are representatives from organizations, not sovereign states, described by the United Nations as "Other entities having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and maintaining permanent offices at Headquarters."
EntityNameDate of presentation
of credentials
International Committee of the Red CrossRobert Mardini05 09 2018
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesRichard Blewitt13 08 2018
International Olympic CommitteeMario Pescante15 03 2010
Inter-Parliamentary UnionPaddy Torsney16 04 2014
Sovereign Military Order of MaltaPaul Beresford-Hill01 08 2019