Thomas Pickering

Thomas Pickering is distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution. He served more than four decades as a U.S. diplomat, last as undersecretary of state for political affairs. Pickering also served as ambassador to the United Nations, Russia, India, Israel, and Jordan, and he holds the personal rank of career ambassador.

Articles by Thomas Pickering
The General Assembly Hall of the U.N.
The General Assembly Hall of the U.N.

The United States Must Pay the United Nations What It Owes
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Madeleine K. Albright, John D. Negroponte, Thomas Pickering
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks on
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks on

America First? The Coronavirus Couldn’t Care Less
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Thomas Pickering, Atman Trivedi
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