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  U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > Ambassador to UN
OfficeUN Ambassador
HonorificUN Ambassador - Abbr: UN Ambassador
Type Confirmation
Filing Deadline February 12, 2006 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open March 29, 2007 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close March 29, 2007 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start April 10, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 2009 - 12:00pm
ContributorScott³
Last ModifiedCampari_007 November 09, 2020 04:50pm
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Initial Nominee: John R. Bolton
Nominee: John Robert Bolton , of Maryland, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations, to which position he was appointed during the recess of the Senate from July 29, 2005, to September 1, 2005.

Nominee: John Robert Bolton , of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, to which position he was appointed during the recess of the Senate from July 29, 2005, to September 1, 2005.

Bolton tendered his resignation on December 4, 2006 effective when his recess appointment expires on January 3, 2007 when the new Congress convenes.

Current Nominee: Zalmay Khalilzad
Nominee: Zalmay Khalilzad , of Maryland, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.

Nominee: Zalmay Khalilzad , of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the Unit

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won08/01/2005
NameJohn R. Bolton Votes1 (100.00%)
Term08/01/2005 - 01/03/2007 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/22/2009
NameSusan E. Rice Votes99 (100.00%)
Term01/22/2009 - 01/20/2017 Margin99 (+100.00%)
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LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
12/10/2006 03/29/2007
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Zalmay Khalilzad 2 2 ----
Leaning Call: Zalmay Khalilzad (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Zalmay Khalilzad (100.00%)

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Name Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad  
PartyRepublican  
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Certified Votes 100 (100.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%)  
Predict Avg.0.00%  
Cash On Hand $--  
Website  
Entry Date 01/08/2007  
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John R. Bolton (R)
 00, 2005 - Dec 04, 2006

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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Apr 03, 2007 10:00pm News Khalilzad Confirmed as US Ambassador to the UN  Article Scott³ 
Jan 08, 2007 06:00pm News Bush to Name Khalilzad for U.N. Job  Article Scott³ 
Dec 04, 2006 05:00pm Blog Entry Ambassador Santorum  Article Scott³ 
Nov 15, 2006 07:00pm News Leach gets backing for U.N. ambassador  Article COSDem 
Sep 26, 2006 09:10am Blog Entry Bolton Confirmation Is Really, Really Dead  Article RP 
Sep 07, 2006 11:30pm Proposed Legislation Senate panel scrubs vote on Bolton as U.N. envoy  Article RP 

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