Bureau of United Nations Affairs
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The Bureau of United Nations Affairs was a division of the United States Department of State
created in 1949. Richard J. Kerry
, the father of US Senator John Kerry
, worked for the bureau. Today, the division of the State Department that handles relations with the United Nations
is the Bureau of International Organization Affairs
.
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
created in 1949. Richard J. Kerry
Richard J. Kerry
Richard John Kerry was an American Foreign Service officer and lawyer, and was the father of U.S. Senator and 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate, John Kerry.Kerry married Rosemary Forbes Kerry on February 8, 1941 in Montgomery, Alabama...
, the father of US Senator John Kerry
John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...
, worked for the bureau. Today, the division of the State Department that handles relations with the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
is the Bureau of International Organization Affairs
Bureau of International Organization Affairs
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs is a bureau in the United States Department of State that creates and executes U.S. policy in the United Nations and other international organizations. It is headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs.The IO...
.