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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Edith M. Lederer

Nominee for US deputy ambassador to UN calls for reforms at 'ineffective' global body

AP25225043298991 - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

President Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. deputy ambassador to the United Nations urged “bold reform” of what she called the “bloated, unfocused and ineffective” global organization during her confirmation hearing Wednesday.

Tammy Bruce told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the United Nations has lost the confidence of the American people and it’s time for its 193 member nations to return to its founding mission — to maintain international peace and security.

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