Shalgham was replaced as Foreign Minister by Moussa Koussa on 4 March 2009 and was instead appointed as Libya's representative at the United Nations Security Council, where Libya had a non-permanent seat until 31 December 2009.
On March 4, 2009, Shalgham was succeeded as Foreign Minister by Moussa Koussa and took on the role of representing Libya at the United Nations Security Council. Libya's non-permanent seat in the council concluded on December 31, 2009.