United States Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council stationed in New York), the United States Ambassador to the World Trade Organization, and the United States Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was formed in April 1946 on a preliminary basis and then in January 1947 on a permanent basis. Former First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt was chosen as its first chair on both occasions. She played a major role in the formation and 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. She also served as the U.S. representative to the commission. In 1951 she relinquished the chair
United States Mission to the United Nations United States Mission to the United Nations The United States Mission to the United Nations is the formal title of the United States delegation to the United Nations (UN). Each nation at the UN has a similar delegation, although only a few are members of the United Nations Security Council. The United States Mission joined in the original founding of the UN, among 51 member states, under the United Nations Charter in 1945. There are several major leadership roles in the US Mission. The primary role, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, is the leader of the U.S Mission