Senate Panel Backs Negroponte for UN Post (September 14, 2001)
The Senate confirmed the controversial nominee, John Negroponte, for UN ambassador by voting 14-3 in favor of his nomination. (Reuters)

US Takes Over Security Council Presidency Without Ambassador or Policy (May 1, 2001)
The US presidency in May 2001 will take place without a permanent representative nor a theme. The Senate has still not confirmed the controversial nomination of Negroponte, and the Bush administration has not defined its policy. (Associated Press)

Bush UN Choice Faces a Fight (March 26, 2001)
Negroponte's nomination as US representative to the UN could be compromised by revelations on his role in the death squads in Honduras. (Los Angeles Times)

Contra Aide (March 8, 2001)
Another article about the dark past of Negroponte, US candidate for representative to the UN. This time on human rights in Honduras. (New Republic)

Interview with John Negroponte
Among other formerly secret US government documentation, the NGO National Security Archive gives us information about the point of view of the nominee for US ambassador to the UN.

Veteran Diplomat Is Bush's Pick for UN Post (February 18, 2001)
Bush has selected John D. Negroponte as the US representative to the UN. A longtime member of the Washington security and foreign policy establishment, Negroponte was the Saigon roommate of his predecessor Richard Holbrooke in 1964. (New York Times)