Rosemary Anne DiCarlo (born 1947) is an

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diplomat who has served as United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs since May 2018. She previously served as acting

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following the resignation of

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to become the

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Early life and education

DiCarlo graduated from

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with a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in

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, as well as

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and

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. She speaks French and Russian.

Career

Before joining the

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, DiCarlo was a member of the secretariat of the

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(UNESCO). DiCarlo later became a career member of the foreign service and has held overseas assignments in U.S. Embassies in

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and

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. As director for democratic initiatives for the New Independent States, she oversaw an initiative to promote democratization in the former Soviet republics. She also held the position of U.S. Coordinator for the

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at the Department of State. On October 5, 2006, she attended the opening of the United States Embassy to

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. Following her appointment by

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in 2010, DiCarlo served as deputy permanent representative to the United Nations with the rank and status of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary from 2011 until 2014. In July 2013, she served as

of the

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. Following her career in government, DiCarlo served as the president and chief executive officer of the nonprofit

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. She took up this role in August 2015. In addition, she was a senior fellow and lecturer at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, newspaper=

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where she taught “Multilateral Institutions in the 21st Century,” a class offered to Yale graduate students. On March 28, 2018, DiCarlo was named

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for Political Affairs of the United Nations by

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, succeeding

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. She is the first woman to hold that post.

Other activities

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, member * Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for journalists, member of the honorary advisory council (since 2018) * Women's Foreign Policy Group (WFPG), member * Women in International Security (WIIS), member *

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(IGC), member *

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, member of the board of trustees * Global Cities, Inc., member of the advisory board (since 2015)

Recognition

DiCarlo is a recipient of the U.S. Presidential Meritorious Service Award and the Department of State's Sustained Superior Achievement, Superior Honor and Meritorious Awards. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Merits from the President of the Republic of Kosovo and the Presidential Medal of the

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from the President of the Republic of Albania. She received an

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from the University “Haxhi Zeka” in Peja, Kosovo.

References

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