Cherith Norman Chalet Explained

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]

Education

Born in North Carolina, Chalet studied history and political science at Bob Jones University in South Carolina.[2]

Career

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]

Personal life

Chalet is married with three children.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/profiles/cherith-norman-chalet United Nations, Cherith Ann Norman Chalet, Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management
  2. https://alumni.bju.edu/stories/called-to-public-service/ Bob Jones University alumni relations, "Called to Public Service"
  3. https://2009-2017-usun.state.gov/leadership/8662.html United States Mission to the United Nations, Ambassador Cherith Norman Chalet
  4. https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2018/10/19/bob-jones-university-graduate/1695636002/ Greenville News, "Bob Jones University grad assumes a role at United Nations"
  5. https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/2019 United States Congress, Nomination Record PN2019, 115th Congress: Cherith Norman Chalet, Department of State