US Appoints Official to Counter China’s ‘Malign Influence’ at UN

US Appoints Official to Counter China’s ‘Malign Influence’ at UN
President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 24, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON/OCALA, Florida—A top U.S. State Department official has been tasked with countering “malign influences” of China and others at the United Nations, the agency confirmed on Jan. 24.

Mark Lambert, “a career Foreign Service officer, has been assigned to the Bureau of International Organization Affairs as a member of a diverse team of diplomatic professionals working to ensure the integrity of multilateral institutions,” a State Department spokeswoman said.