Media Note - Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo sworn in at U.S. Mission

New York, NY

July 8, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ambassador Rosemary A. DiCarlo was sworn in as the U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations on July 8. She replaces Ambassador Alejandro D. Wolff, who has been nominated by President Obama to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Chile.

Ambassador DiCarlo previously served under President Obama as the U.S. Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs to the United Nations, and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs at the Department of State. She also served as Director for United Nations Affairs at the National Security Council and Washington Deputy to the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and her overseas assignments included tours at the U.S. Embassies in Moscow and Oslo. She is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service.

U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice officially welcomed Ambassador DiCarlo as part of a leadership team that also includes Ambassador Brooke D. Anderson, U.S. Ambassador and Alternate Representative for Political Affairs, Ambassador Rick Barton, U.S. Representative to the Economic and Social Council, and Ambassador (Ret.) Joseph H. Melrose, Jr., Acting U.S. Representative for Management and Reform.

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