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 The United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN) serves as the United States delegation to the United Nations. USUN is responsible for carrying out the nation's participation in the world body. In 1947, the United States Mission was created ...

from 2018 to 2021 before being appointed Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management in the

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.United Nations, Cherith Ann Norman Chalet, Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management
Retrieved 5 June 2024.

Education

Born in

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

, Chalet studied history and political science at

Bob Jones University Bob Jones University (BJU) is a private university in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. It is known for its Conservatism in the United States, conservative and Evangelicalism in the United States, evangelical cultural and religious posit ...

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

.Bob Jones University alumni relations, "Called to Public Service"
interview with Cherith Norman Chalet. Retrieved 5 June 2024.

Career

Chalet worked in

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...

, for

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before serving in the

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of the

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as a senior legislative liaison between the State Department and the

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.United States Mission to the United Nations, Ambassador Cherith Norman Chalet
Retrieved 5 June 2024. In 2008 she joined the

, where she held various roles, including representative to the General Assembly's Fifth Committee. In 2018 she was appointed by President

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as Ambassador for United Nations Management and Reform.United States Congress, Nomination Record PN2019, 115th Congress: Cherith Norman Chalet, Department of State
Retrieved 5 June 2024. In 2021 the

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, appointed Chalet to succeed

Movses Abelian Movses Abelian is an Armenian diplomat who has served as Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management and Coordinator for Multilingualism in the United Nations Secretariat since 2019.United Nations Secretariat The United Nations Secretariat is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), The secretariat is the UN's executive arm. The secretariat has an important role in setting the agenda for the deliberative and decision-making bodi ...

Personal life

Chalet is married with three children.

References

{{reflist Living people People from North Carolina Bob Jones University alumni Ambassadors of the United States American women ambassadors American officials of the United Nations United Nations biography stubs Year of birth missing (living people)