Vanessa Frazier (born 24 May 1969) is a Maltese diplomat currently serving as Permanent Representative of Malta to the

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.Permanent Mission of Malta to the United Nations, H.E. Vanessa Frazier, Ambassador of Malta
Retrieved 2 May 2024.

Education

Frazier obtained a Bachelor’s degree in business management and French from Luther College in the United States and a

Master’s degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in diplomatic studies, majoring in international law, from the

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.Luther College, "Luther College alumna Vanessa Frazier serves as United Nations Security Council president"
15 February 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024. She holds an

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in recognition of her career achievements.

Career

She began her diplomatic career as a student diplomat in 1992 and was appointed to the post of First Secretary in 1994. She served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a Desk Officer for the United States and the Americas and was later redeployed to the Mediterranean Department. She was posted to

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and

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, before being appointed Ambassador to

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and

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before becoming Ambassador to

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in 2013, where she was also accredited to

San Marino San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...

and the Rome-based United Nations bodies. In 2020 she was appointed Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations in New York, and the following year also became the Permanent Representative of Malta to the International Seabed Authority. At the United Nations, she was elected Chair of the Second Committee for the 76th session of the General Assembly in 2021. She is the first woman to lead all women members Second Committee and the first woman to hold the position of Malta Permanent Representative to the UN. She served as the

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in February 2023 and in April 2024.

References

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