Rosemary DiCarlo

Rosemary Anne DiCarlo (born 1947) is an American diplomat who has served as United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs since May 2018. She previously served as acting United States Ambassador to the United Nations following the resignation of Susan Rice to become the National Security Advisor.

Early life and education DiCarlo graduated from Brown University with a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in comparative literature, as well as Slavic languages and literature. She speaks French and Russian.

Career Before joining the United States Foreign Service, DiCarlo was a member of the secretariat of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

DiCarlo later became a career member of the foreign service and has held overseas assignments in U.S. Embassies in Moscow and Oslo. As director for democratic initiatives for the New Independent States, she oversaw an initiative to promote democratization in the former Soviet republics. She also held the position of U.S. Coordinator for the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe at the Department of State. In addition, she was a senior fellow and lecturer at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where she taught “Multilateral Institutions in the 21st Century,” a class offered to Yale graduate students.

On March 28, 2018, DiCarlo was named Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the United Nations by Secretary-General António Guterres, succeeding Jeffrey Feltman. She is the first woman to hold that post. Women's Foreign Policy Group (WFPG), member Women in International Security (WIIS), member International Gender Champions (IGC), member International House of New York, member of the board of trustees Global Cities, Inc., member of the advisory board (since 2015)

Recognition DiCarlo is a recipient of the U.S. Presidential Meritorious Service Award and the Department of State's Sustained Superior Achievement, Superior Honor and Meritorious Awards. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Merits from the President of the Republic of Kosovo and the Presidential Medal of the Order of Skanderbeg from the President of the Republic of Albania. She received an honorary doctorate from the University “Haxhi Zeka” in Peja, Kosovo.