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Obama administration places importance on Japan: U.S. envoy

NEW YORK, United States - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice (L) and Japanese Ambassador to the U.N. Yukio Takasu shake hands as Rice makes a courtesy call on Takasu at Japan's Permanent Mission to the U.N. in New York on Jan. 28. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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(2)Machimura addresses ambassadors' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Some 120 Japanese ambassadors gather at a meeting in Tokyo on May 16. The envoys were told by Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura that winning a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council is ''the most important issue'' for the administration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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(1)Machimura addresses ambassadors' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura addresses a meeting in Tokyo of some 120 of Japanese ambassadors on May 16. He told the envoys that winning a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council is ''the most important issue'' for the administration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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N. Korea envoy to U.N. says no plan to conduct nuclear tests

WASHINGTON, United States - Pak Kil Yon (L), the North Korean permanent representative to the United Nations, and Han Song Ryol, North Korea's deputy representative to the U.N., speak to reporters in the U.S. Senate in Washington on July 20. Pak became the first North Korean ambassador to the U.N. to visit Washington under the administration of George W. Bush.

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Koizumi meets with E. Timorese leaders

DILI, East Timor - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) is greeted by President-elect Xanana Gusmao (C) and Sergio Vierra de Mello (R), the head of the U.N. administration, on arrival in East Timor on April 29.

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U.N. council expresses 'strong support' for new Afghan gov't

NEW YORK, United States - Envoys of the United Nations Security Council member states raise their hands Nov. 14 to unanimously approve a resolution expressing support for the Afghan people in establishing a transitional administration to replace the Taliban.

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U.N. to stay in E. Timor after independence: Ramos-Horta

DAVOS, Switzerland - Jose Ramos-Horta, cabinet member for foreign affairs in the East Timor Transitional Administration, speaks to Kyodo News reporters Jan. 29 in Davos, Switzerland. He said U.N. peacekeepers are set to remain in East Timor for at least two years after the territory gains independence. Ramos-Horta was attending an annual summit of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

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E. Timor polls could be held Aug. 30 next year: De Mello

DILI, East Timor - Sergio Vieira de Mello, who heads the U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), in an interview with a small group of reporters, says in Dili on Aug. 19 that the first democratic election in East Timor could be held as early as Aug. 30 next year. East Timor is under UNTAET control as it moves toward full independence. Aug. 30 is the date of last year's historic U.N.-administered referendum in which East Timorese voted for independence from Indonesia.

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ASEAN will not discuss E. Timor membership: Surin

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan (extreme R) meets with a delegation from East Timor, including (from L to R) independence leaders Jose Ramos-Horta and Xanana Gusmao as well as Sergio Vieira de Mello, the chief of the U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), in Bangkok on July 24. He said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will not discuss East Timor's membership in the group until the territory becomes a fully independent country.

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Kono invites Annan to dinner

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan (L) is invited to a dinner by Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (C) at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on Nov. 11. At right is Akira Takahashi, newly appointed deputy chief of the U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET).

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(2)Machimura addresses ambassadors' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Some 120 Japanese ambassadors gather at a meeting in Tokyo on May 16. The envoys were told by Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura that winning a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council is ''the most important issue'' for the administration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. (Kyodo)

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(1)Machimura addresses ambassadors' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura addresses a meeting in Tokyo of some 120 of Japan's ambassadors on May 16. He told the envoys that winning a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council is ''the most important issue'' for the administration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. (Kyodo)

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Obama administration places importance on Japan: U.S. envoy

NEW YORK, United States - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice (L) and Japanese Ambassador to the U.N. Yukio Takasu shake hands as Rice makes a courtesy call on Takasu at Japan's Permanent Mission to the U.N. in New York on Jan. 28. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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N. Korea envoy to U.N. says no plan to conduct nuclear tests

WASHINGTON, United States - Pak Kil Yon (L), the North Korean permanent representative to the United Nations, and Han Song Ryol, North Korea's deputy representative to the U.N., speak to reporters in the U.S. Senate in Washington on July 20. Pak became the first North Korean ambassador to the U.N. to visit Washington under the administration of George W. Bush. (Kyodo)

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U.N. No. 2 official in E. Timor arrives in Dili

DILI, East Timor - Veteran Japanese government aid official Akira Takahashi arrives in Dili on Dec. 9 to serve as a deputy chief of the U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET). Before taking up the post, he served for 35 years with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

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Ceremony held for East Timor's new Human Rights Avenue

DILI, East Timor - A ceremony to name part of Dili's main thoroughfare Human Rights Avenue is held in the East Timor capital on Dec. 10. Attending the ceremony were (L to R) Jose Ramos-Horta, vice president of the National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT), Bishop Carlos Belo, CNRT leader Xanana Gusmao and U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor administrator Sergio Vieira de Mello.

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U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution

Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Koro Bessho (L) attends a U.N. Security Council meeting as chairman in New York on Dec. 18, 2017. The United States vetoed a resolution rejecting the U.S. administration's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, while the 14 other members voted in favor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley (front R) speaks at a U.N. Security Council meeting in New York on Dec. 18, 2017, before voting for a resolution rejecting the U.S. administration's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. to stay in E. Timor after independence: Ramos-Horta

DAVOS, Switzerland - Jose Ramos-Horta, cabinet member for foreign affairs in the East Timor Transitional Administration, speaks to Kyodo News reporters Jan. 29 in Davos, Switzerland. He said U.N. peacekeepers are set to remain in East Timor for at least two years after the territory gains independence. Ramos-Horta was attending an annual summit of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

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E. Timor polls could be held Aug. 30 next year: De Mello

DILI, East Timor - Sergio Vieira de Mello, who heads the U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), in an interview with a small group of reporters, says in Dili on Aug. 19 that the first democratic election in East Timor could be held as early as Aug. 30 next year. East Timor is under UNTAET control as it moves toward full independence. Aug. 30 is the date of last year's historic U.N.-administered referendum in which East Timorese voted for independence from Indonesia.

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ASEAN will not discuss E. Timor membership: Surin

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan (extreme R) meets with a delegation from East Timor, including (from L to R) independence leaders Jose Ramos-Horta and Xanana Gusmao as well as Sergio Vieira de Mello, the chief of the U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), in Bangkok on July 24. He said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will not discuss East Timor's membership in the group until the territory becomes a fully independent country.

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Daily necessities begin arriving at market

DILI, East Timor - Daily necessities have begun arriving at a market in East Timor's capital of Dili after two months of operations by the U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) to help rebuild the devastated country. East Timorese are now seeking help from the international community to reconstruct their lives.

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More than 10,000 East Timorese apply for UNTAET jobs+

DILI, East Timor - More than 10,000 East Timorese gather in front of the U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) on Jan. 15 to apply for jobs offered by the U.N. office. UNTAET plans to employ 15,000 local staff, including 2,500 police officers.

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Kono invites Annan to dinner

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan (L) is invited to a dinner by Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (C) at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on Nov. 11. At right is Akira Takahashi, newly appointed deputy chief of the U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET).