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Permanent Representatives A permanent representative is a diplomat who is the head of a country’s diplomatic mission to an international organisation. Organizations that receive permanent representatives from their member states include the United Nations, the World T ...

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

to the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

. Permanent Representative is the head of the permanent mission of Belarus to the United Nations. The current officeholder is Valentyn Rybakov, since August 7, 2017.

History

26 June 1945 was signed the Charter of the

and came into force on 24 October 1945. The

Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR, or Byelorussian SSR; be, Беларуская Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка, Bielaruskaja Savieckaja Sacyjalistyčnaja Respublika; russian: Белор� ...

was among the first countries that signed the

United Nations Charter The Charter of the United Nations (UN) is the foundational treaty of the UN, an intergovernmental organization. It establishes the purposes, governing structure, and overall framework of the UN system, including its six principal organs: the ...

, becoming a founding member of the United Nations among 51 countries. Until 1958, the permanent mission of Byelorussia was led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs rather than the permanent representative. Since Belarus's independence in August 1991, membership in the United Nations is a priority of Belarusine's foreign policy.

Permanent Mission Composition

The permanent mission of Belarus consists of permanent representative, three counsellors (one of which is a permanent representative deputy) and a military adviser. The permanent mission also includes about 10 various secretaries and attaches.

Permanent Representatives of the Republic of Belarus to the United Nations

References

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