United States Reelection to the Human Rights Council
Press Statement
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
November 12, 2012
The
United States is pleased to have been elected by the United Nations
General Assembly to a second term on the Human Rights Council. We thank
the countries that voted for us in what was a highly competitive race
among several qualified Western candidates that are all strong champions
of human rights. We pledge to continue to work closely with the
international community to address urgent and serious human rights
concerns worldwide and to strengthen the Council. While much hard work
remains to be done, especially ending the Council’s disproportionate and
biased focus on Israel, we look forward to cooperating with other
Council members to continue to address human rights concerns and to
ensure that the Council fully realizes its promise.
