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
| State | Name | Date of presentation of credentials | Former Permanent Observers |
| Holy See | Gabriele Giordano Caccia | 28 01 2020 | Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations |
| Palestine | Riyad H. Mansour | 12 09 2005 | Palestinian 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."| Entity | Name | Date of presentation of credentials |
| International Committee of the Red Cross | Robert Mardini | 05 09 2018 |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies | Richard Blewitt | 13 08 2018 |
| International Olympic Committee | Mario Pescante | 15 03 2010 |
| Inter-Parliamentary Union | Paddy Torsney | 16 04 2014 |
| Sovereign Military Order of Malta | Paul Beresford-Hill | 01 08 2019 |