(credit: twitter.comVP/   U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris  administers the oath as  Linda Thomas-Greenfield gets sworn in as the new American Ambassador to the United Nations Feb. 24, 2021 in Washington D.C.

By Gary Raynaldo       DIPLOMATIC  TIMES

Linda Thomas-Greenfield was sworn in Wednesday as the new United States Ambassador to the United Nations.  VP Kamala Harris administered the oath after the Senate  confirmed the career diplomat as US envoy to the UN by a vote of 78-20.   Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield brings a resume of deep diplomatic experience and will help restore the U.S.-UN  relationship that was strained  after four years of President Trump’s administration which resisted multilateralism. President Trump did not hide his scorn for the  UN and took a strong-arm unilateral “America First”  diplomatic posture in  global affairs.  A long-time diplomat, Thomas-Greenfield has previously served as an ambassador to Liberia and the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 2013-2017.  

“Today I swore in Linda-Thomas as the U.S. Ambassador to the  United Nations. An esteemed foreign service officer with decades of experience,  she will be a champion for U.S. diplomacy at the UN and around the world.”

-VP Kamala Harris 

Today I swore in Linda Thomas-Greenfield as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. An esteemed foreign service officer with decades of experience, she will be a champion for U.S. diplomacy at the UN and around the world. Congratulations @USAmbUN on this historic moment. pic.twitter.com/NixzR4oqeT

— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) February 24, 2021

The Louisiana native who enjoys cooking is set to bring her recipe for what she calls “Gumbo Diplomacy” to global affairs at the UN.  In her introductory remarks after Biden nominated her to the UN post, Thomas-Greenfield recounted how, wherever she was posted, she would invite people over to help make a roux and chop up the holy trinity for a homemade, homestyle feast.

“I am honored, and beyond humbled, to have been sworn in today by Kamala Harris as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Diplomacy is back. Multilateralism is back. America is back.”

-U.S. Ambassador to United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 24, 2021. (State Department Photo by Freddie Everett)