Latest Linda Thomas-Greenfield News

US ambassador announces $60 million in aid and new resources for police during visit to Haiti

Jul. 22, 2024 23:38 PM EDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations announced $60 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Haiti during a trip Monday to the troubled Caribbean country. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield also said the U.S. Defense Department would provide...

US signs agreement with 3 social media giants aimed at preventing distribution of synthetic drugs

Jul. 11, 2024 20:04 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States signed a memorandum with several of the world’s biggest social media companies on Thursday aimed at preventing the use of their platforms for the distribution of synthetic drugs. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told a signing...

In a diplomatic quirk, Russia chairs a UN meeting decrying its strike on a Ukraine kids' hospital

Jul. 09, 2024 15:17 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Security Council members confronted Russia on Tuesday over a missile strike the previous day that destroyed part of Ukraine's largest children's hospital, pouring out condemnations at an emergency meeting chaired by Moscow's own ambassador. Russia denies...