About Us
Mission Statement
The United States Mission to International Organizations in Vienna
(UNVIE) works with seven major organizations of the United Nations
system based in Vienna: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); UN
Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC); Preparatory Commission of the
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO); UN Office of Outer
Space Affairs (OOSA); Wassenaar Arrangement (WA); UN Commission on
International Trade Law (UNCITRAL); and UN Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO, of which the U.S. is not a member). UNVIE also
covers the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
in Laxenburg.
UNVIE's mission is to advance the President's National Security Strategy by strengthening international efforts to:
- Prevent spread of nuclear and other dangerous weapons and technologies.
- Combat terrorism, narcotics trafficking, and international crime and corruption.
- Promote free trade and investment and peaceful use of nuclear technology.
To pursue this agenda, UNVIE employs 25 officers and 10 staff
supported by an operating budget of $1.5 million. UNVIE also monitors
the use of approximately $170 million (CY-05) in U.S. contributions to
international organizations in Vienna.
UNVIE is headed by
Ambassador Greg Schulte, the U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN
Office at Vienna, who is also the U.S. Permanent Representative to the
IAEA and the U.S. Governor to the IAEA's Board of Governors. A Deputy U.S. Representative (DCM) oversees three substantive
sections: the IAEA Section, the United Nations Affairs Section, and the
Nuclear Technology and Export Control Section. Communication with the
public is secured by a Public Diplomacy Section. Mission administrative
support is provided by the Joint Management Office (JMO), part of the
U.S. Embassy to Austria. UNVIE's staff includes representatives from
the Department of Energy, national laboratories, the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) and the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS), with the majority coming from the
Department of State.
A score of US Government agencies and national laboratories send
each year over 1,000 visitors, from Cabinet to working-level, to
participate in meetings related to the work of Vienna-based
international organizations or to consult with UNVIE. UNVIE supports
over 100 major policy meetings ranging in length from one day to two
weeks.
