United States Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons explained

Post:	Permanent Representative
Body:	the United States to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Insignia:	US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Insigniacaption:	Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:	Nicole Shampaine
Incumbentsince:	April 12, 2024^[1]
Residence:	The Hague, Netherlands
Nominator:	The President of the United States
Appointer:	United States Senate
Inaugural:	Donald A. Mahley
Formation:	2000

The United States Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has the rank of Ambassador and is based in The Hague, Netherlands, the seat of the OPCW. The current permanent representative is Nicole Shampaine.^[2]

Previous permanent representatives:

• Donald A. Mahley was confirmed by the senate^[3] and served from 2000 until April 2002.
• Eric M. Javits was confirmed by the senate in April 2003^[4] and served until January 2009. After Ambassador Javits's departure, Robert Mikulak became the United States Representative to the Executive Council in the absence of a permanent representative from January 2009 until November 2010.^{[5] [6]}
• Robert Mikulak was confirmed by the senate in September 2010^[7] and served until July 2015. He presented his credentials on November 29, 2010 to director-general Üzümcü.
• Kenneth D. Ward was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December 2015^{[8] [9]} and he presented his credentials to director-general Üzümcü on December 17, 2015.^[10]
• Joseph Manso was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in August 2020 and he presented his credentials to director-general Fernando Arias on September 23, 2020^[11] and served from September 23, 2020 until December 29, 2023.^[12]
• Nicole Shampaine was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in February 6, 2024 and she presented her credentials to director-general Fernando Arias on April 12, 2024^[13]

See also

• Chemical Weapons Convention
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
• United States ambassador to the Netherlands

Notes and References

1. https://www.opcw.org/about-us/member-states/united-states-america
2. https://nl.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/opcw-ambassador-nicole-shampaine/
3. Web site: PN875 - Nomination of Donald Arthur Mahley for Department of State, 106th Congress (1999-2000). 2000-05-24. www.congress.gov. 2019-06-11.
4. Web site: Senate Nomination of Eric M. Javits.
5. Web site: testimony of Robert P. Mikulak, Ambassador-Designate to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 22 September 2010. United States Senate. 21 November 2010.
6. Web site: permanent representations. 21 November 2010. OPCW.
7. Web site: PN1952 — Robert P. Mikulak — Department of State . United States Senate. 21 November 2010.
8. Web site: PN672 - Nomination of Kenneth Damian Ward for Department of State, 114th Congress (2015-2016). 2015-12-07. www.congress.gov. 2019-06-11.
9. Web site: Ambassadorial Nominations C-SPAN.org. www.c-span.org. en-us. 2019-06-11.
10. Web site: United States of America. OPCW.
11. Web site: Ambassador Joseph Manso (OPCW). nl.usembassy.gov. 2020-11-07.
12. https://twitter.com/usembthehague/status/1740666721655021712
13. https://www.opcw.org/about-us/member-states/united-states-america