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Women Ambassadors at the UN

List of countries that have sent women ambassadors to the UN Headquarters (1992-2002)

Total No of women: 144

Total No of positions available: 2669

***Percentage of Women Ambassadors to the United Nations Headquarters: 5.40%***

WomenWatch, a project of the major UN bodies dealing with gender issues, maintains a list of all the female ambassadors to the UN.

List of all Female Ambassadors in New York, Vienna and Geneva

Chart of Women Ambassadors, 1992-2002 Arranged by UN Directory Number (Nos. 270-287)
(Total Member Nations - No of Countries not listing an Ambassador= No. of positions available)
April 1992 (No 270) Countries not listing Ambassador: 27 Men: 150 Women: 2 (Canada, Liechtenstein) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent missions at HQ: 179	September 1992 (No. 271) Countries not listing Ambassador: 17 Men: 156 Women: 6 (Canada, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent missions at HQ: 179
April 1993 (No 272) Countries not listing Ambassador: 17 Men: 160 Women: 7 (Canada, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent missions at HQ: 184	January 1994 (No 273) Countries not listing Ambassador: 16 Men: 162 Women: 7 (Canada, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent missions at HQ: 185
August 1994 (No 274) No Countries not listing Ambassador: 23 Men: 155 Women: 7 (Canada, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Turkmenistan, United States of America ) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent missions at HQ: 185	January 1995 (No 275) No Countries not listing Ambassador: 22 Men: 157 Women: 6 (Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, United States of America ) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent missions at HQ: 185
July 1995 (No 276) No Countries not listing Ambassador: 17 Men: 161 Women: 7 (Guinea, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, United States of America ) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent missions at HQ: 185	January 1996 (No 277) No Countries not listing Ambassador: 20 Men:158 Women: 7 (Guinea, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, United States of America) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent missions at HQ: 185
January 1997 (No 278) No Countries not listing Ambassador: 22 Men:156 Women: 7 (Guinea, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent missions at HQ: 185	October 1997 (No 279) No Countries not listing Ambassador: 22 Men:155 Women: 8 (Australia, Dominican Republic, Guinea, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Turkmenistan) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent missions at HQ: 185
April 1998 (No 280) No Countries not listing Ambassador: 15 Men:162 Women: 8 (Australia, Dominican Republic, Guinea, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Turkmenistan) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent missions at HQ: 185	November 1998 (No 281) No Countries not listing Ambassador: 15 Men:161 Women: 9 (Australia, Dominican Republic, Finland, Guinea, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Turkmenistan) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent missions at HQ: 185
May 1998 (No 282) Countries not listing Ambassador: 15 Men:160 Women: 10 (Australia, Dominican Republic, Finland, Guinea, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Turkmenistan) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent missions at HQ: 185	December 1999 (No 283) Countries not listing Ambassador: 13 Men:164 Women: 11 (Australia, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Finland, Guinea, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Turkmenistan) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent missions at HQ: 188
June 2000 (No 284) Countries not listing Ambassador: 12 Men:167 Women: 10 (Australia, Barbados, Finland, Guinea, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Turkmenistan) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent missions at HQ: 189	December 2000 (No 285) Countries not listing Ambassador: 15 Men: 163 Women: 11 (Australia, Barbados, Estonia, Finland, Guinea, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Turkmenistan) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent missions at HQ: 189
June 2001 (No 286) Countries not listing Ambassador: 17 Men: 162 Women: 10 (Australia, Barbados, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Guinea- Bissau, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Turkmenistan) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent mission to HQ: 189	January 2002 (No 287) Countries not listing Ambassador: 12 Men: 167 Women: 11 (Barbados, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Guinea- Bissau, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Surinam, Turkmenistan) Total Member Nations maintaining permanent mission to HQ: 190

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