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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 1169 (Introduced in Senate) — To address issues involving the People's Republic of China. · Sec. 217

Sec. 217. Advancing United States leadership in the United Nations System

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The Secretary of State shall establish, within the Bureau of International Organization Affairs of the Department of State, a Special Representative for Advancing United States Leadership in the United Nations (referred to in this section as the Special Representative ). The Special Representative shall serve concurrently as a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs of the Department of State. The Special Representative shall report directly to the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, in coordination and consultation with the Representative of the United States to the United Nations.
The Special Representative shall assume responsibility for— promoting United States leadership and participation in the United Nations system, with a focus on issue areas where authoritarian nations are exercising increased influence in and determining the agenda of the United Nations system; highlighting how investments in the United Nations advance United States interests and enable stronger coalitions to hold authoritarian regimes to account; ensuring United States emphasis on the need for United Nations employees to uphold the principals of impartiality enshrined in the United Nations charter, rules, and regulations; monitoring and developing and implementing plans to counter undue influence, especially by authoritarian nations, within the United Nations system; assessing how United States decisions to withdraw from United Nations bodies impacts United States influence at the United Nations and multilateral global initiatives; promoting participation and inclusion of Taiwan in the United Nations system; monitoring the pipeline of United Nations jobs and identifying qualified Americans and other qualified nationals to promote for these positions; tracking leadership changes in United Nations secretariat, funds, programs and agencies, and developing strategies to ensure that coalitions of like-minded states are assembled to ensure leadership races are not won by countries that do not share United States interests; and advancing other priorities deemed relevant by the Secretary of State to ensuring the integrity of the United Nations system.
The Secretary of State shall make any necessary adjustments to the current structure of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, including the respective roles and responsibilities of offices in that Bureau, to ensure appropriate support for the mission and work of the Special Representative. There is authorized to be appropriated not less than $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and for each subsequent fiscal year to carry out the responsibilities under subsection (b).
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