United States Mission to the United Nations

(a) Establishment There is authorized to be a United States Mission to the United Nations which shall be constituted by the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and representatives to the principal organs and agencies of the United Nations appointed or designated and included within the United States Mission to the United Nations as designated pursuant to subsection (b), together with their deputies, staffs, and offices. (b) Representatives (1) In general The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint additional persons with appropriate titles, rank, and status to represent the United States in the principal organs of the United Nations and in such organs, commissions, or other bodies as may be created by the United Nations with respect to nuclear energy or disarmament (control and limitation of armament). (2) Terms and oversight Such persons— (A) shall serve at the pleasure of the President; and (B) are subject to the direction of the Representative of the United States to the United Nations. (c) Coordination The United States Mission to the United Nations shall coordinate closely with the Bureau of International Organization Affairs of the Department and any bureau of the Department that provides funding for United Nations agencies, programs, or organizations at the Department and across the United States Government to implement a coherent and unified strategic policy of the United States in the United Nations system. (d) Action by representatives voting in accordance with Presidential instructions The representatives when representing the United States in the respective organs and agencies of the United Nations, shall, at all times, act in accordance with the instructions of the President transmitted by the Secretary of State unless other means of transmission is directed by the President, and such representatives shall, in accordance with such instructions, cast any and all votes under the Charter of the United Nations. (e) Chief of Mission (1) In general The United States Ambassador to the United Nations shall be the Chief of Mission in charge of the United States Mission to the United Nations. (2) Coordination The Chief of Mission shall coordinate at the seat of the United Nations the activities of the Mission in carrying out the instructions of the President transmitted either by the Secretary or by other means of transmission as directed by the President. (3) Responsibilities In addition to the responsibilities described in paragraph (2), the Chief of Mission— (A) shall be responsible for the administration of the Mission, including personnel, budget, obligation and expenditure of funds, and the central administrative services; and (B) shall discharge responsibilities under this subsection in accordance with such rules and regulations as the Secretary may from time to time prescribe.