2024: Venezuela Was Elected as a Vice President of the United Nations

The twenty-one Vice Presidents of the UN General Assembly are elected annually by the General Assembly through a vote, following nominations from five regional groups. Three of the Vice Presidents represent Latin American states. In 2024 Venezuela was one of the three countries nominated by the Latin American member countries. On June 6, 2024, Venezuela was elected as a Vice President of the UN by acclamation and without a vote. The United States was the only member state that opposed the selection.[1]

Venezuela’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Samuel Moncada, assumed the role as a Vice President of the 79th General Assembly session (2024-2025). It was the first time that Venezuela had been elected as a UN Vice President.

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to President Biden expressing “profound outrage” at the election of Venezuela.[2] Rubio urged Biden to cut U.N. funding as a result of Venezuela’s election.

On June 3, 2025, Venezuela was reelected as a Vice President of the UN General Assembly for the 80th GA session (2025-2026). The representative of the United States” dissociated” from the re-election of Venezuela as Vice President.[3]

 

   

 

1.Orinoco Tribune, Venezuela Assumes UN Vice Presidency for Latin America, US Senator Marco Rubio Attacks UN, June 22, 2024

2. Latin Times, Florida Sen. Rubio urges Biden to cut U.N. Funding after Controversial Venezuelan Appointment, June 25, 2024.

3.UN General Assembly, General Assembly Elects Annalena Baerbock of Germany President of Eightieth Session, Selects Main Committee Bureaus, June 2, 2025.

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