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U.S. installs Todd Steggerda as new ambassador to U.N. in Geneva after 18-month vacancy
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U.S. installs Todd Steggerda as new ambassador to U.N. in Geneva after 18-month vacancy

From Le Temps · () French

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  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio installed Todd Steggerda as the new U.S. ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva on Aug. 26.
  • The post had remained vacant since Bathsheba Crocker left at the end of Joe Biden’s administration in January 2025.
  • Steggerda is expected to arrive in Geneva within days, as Washington seeks to demonstrate continued engagement with multilateral institutions.

After 18 months without an ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, the United States has finally filled the post. Secretary of State Marco Rubio installed Todd Steggerda in a ceremony at the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Aug. 26.

Steggerda, the new head of the U.S. Mission and permanent representative, is expected to arrive in Geneva in the coming days. His appointment ends a vacancy that began when Bathsheba Crocker left at the end of Joe Biden’s administration in January 2025.

In Geneva’s international community, some saw the prolonged absence as confirmation that Donald Trump’s second administration had lost interest in multilateralism. Washington now appears keen to show otherwise, sending a new representative to a city still trying to recover from U.S. budget cuts.

The appointment raises a central question for Geneva: can the United States restore its full influence on the shores of Lake Geneva?

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Originally published by Le Temps in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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