Collected Department Releases: Under Secretary Hale Travel to New York for United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale will travel to New York, NY to lead the U.S. delegation at the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial on March 29. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Kevin E. Moley and Acting U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Jonathan Cohen will join Under Secretary Hale on the delegation.
The UN Peacekeeping Ministerial will serve as a forum for Member States to commit to strengthen uniformed capabilities, performance, and the protection of civilians in UN Peacekeeping. Under Secretary Hale will urge the UN and troop contributing countries to focus on strengthening peacekeeper performance. He will also announce a new pledge to support UN peacekeeping through developing unmanned aerial systems capabilities for missions in the field – part of the United States commitment to continued leadership in support of peacekeeping.
Under Secretary Hale will also represent the United States in a meeting of the UN Security Council on the UN Multidimensional Integrated Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).