Linda Thomas-Greenfield

As the voice of the United States on the world stage that is the United Nations, Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield uses diplomatic skills honed during more than three decades working in America’s foreign service corp. In her role as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. and the U.N. Security Council, she is the nation's highest diplomat second only to the secretary of state. She has dealt with a range of issues such as wars in Ukraine, Sudan and Gaza; civil unrest in Haiti; and the impact of global warming on sub-Saharan Africa. A member of Biden’s cabinet, she has negotiated the diplomatic maze that is foreign policy so that enemies are kept at bay and solutions encouraged.