Cherith Norman Chalet | |
Office: | United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management |
Term Start: | 4 March 2021 |
Term End: | Incumbent |
Predecessor: | Movses Abelian |
Office1: | United States Ambassador for United Nations Management and Reform |
President1: | Donald Trump |
Term Start1: | 17 October 2018 |
Term End1: | 20 January 2021 |
Predecessor1: | Isobel Coleman |
Successor1: | Chris Lu |
Children: | 3 |
Education: | Bob Jones University |
Cherith Ann Norman Chalet is an American diplomat who served as Ambassador for United Nations Management and Reform at the United States Mission to the United Nations from 2018 to 2021 before being appointed Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management in the United Nations Secretariat.[1]
Born in North Carolina, Chalet studied history and political science at Bob Jones University in South Carolina.[2]
Chalet worked in Washington, D.C., for Senator Jim DeMint before serving in the Bureau of Legislative Affairs of the United States Department of State as a senior legislative liaison between the State Department and the United States House Committee on Appropriations.[3] In 2008 she joined the United States Mission to the United Nations, where she held various roles, including representative to the General Assembly's Fifth Committee.[3] In 2018 she was appointed by President Donald Trump as Ambassador for United Nations Management and Reform.[1] [4] [5]
In 2021 the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, appointed Chalet to succeed Movses Abelian as Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management in the United Nations Secretariat.[1]
Chalet is married with three children.[2]