{"id":6925,"date":"2026-02-28T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T00:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=6925"},"modified":"2026-02-28T00:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T00:00:17","slug":"first-lady-melania-trump-to-take-the-gavel-at-u-n-security-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=6925","title":{"rendered":"First Lady Melania Trump to Take the Gavel at U.N. Security Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subheading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United States will assume the rotating precedency of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) on Monday, and first lady Melania Trump is scheduled to become the first sitting first lady to preside over a council meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A source close to the\u00a0first lady <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/melania-trump-take-gavel-un-security-council-historic-first\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">told<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fox News Digital on Friday that she will deliver a speech stressing \u201cthe importance of education and knowledge in creating ongoing and everlasting peace.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe first lady is reinventing her role and this marks just another groundbreaking achievement for her. It is the first time in history a first lady will address the security council, keeping to her mission of empowering the next generation with education and technology,\u201d the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEO\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Melania Trump Gushes with Pride Thanking Husband Donald: \u201cAmerica\u2019s Director\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rumble\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v72w8wu\/?pub=he97b\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz said it was \u201cfitting\u201d for Mrs. Trump, a \u201cpassionate and tireless advocate for children,\u201d to preside over the first day of America\u2019s UNSC presidency.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHer message of helping the helpless through education and technology fits exactly with our mission at the U.N., to achieve meaningful and lasting peace,\u201d Waltz said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs a green beret and now diplomat, I have seen firsthand that peace prevails where children are taught and not terrorized,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UNSC has five permanent members \u2013 the United States, China, France, Russia, and the United Kingdom \u2013 plus ten non-permanent members who are elected to two-year terms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Ambassador Waltz Unveils Trump\u2019s Plan to \u201cMake the UN Great Again\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rumble\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v6yzn50\/?pub=he97b\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The presidency <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/main.un.org\/securitycouncil\/en\/content\/presidency\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rotates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> every month. The United States takes over from the United Kingdom in March and will pass the presidency along to non-permanent member Bahrain in April. UNSC meetings are usually presided over by the ambassador from the country that holds the rotating presidency, or a senior cabinet official.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a9d adSo\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mrs. Trump launched an initiative for protecting young people online called \u201cBe Best\u201d in 2018. She is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ai.gov\/initiatives\/presidential-challenge\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leading<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Presidential A.I. Challenge during the second Trump administration to \u201cinspire young people and educators to create A.I.-based innovative solutions to community challenges while fostering A.I. interest and competency.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In August 2025, the first lady <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/melania-trump-asks-putin-for-peace-in-letter-shared-by-president-trump\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wrote a letter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of his meeting with President Donald Trump in Alaska, asking the Russian leader to protect the innocence of children and \u201cserve humanity itself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH\u00a0\u2014\u00a0President Trump: Melania Is \u201cVery Influential\u201d in the Administration:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rumble\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v72vyr6\/?pub=he97b\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cUndeniably, we must strive to paint a dignity-filled world for all \u2014 so that every soul may wake to peace, and so that the future itself is perfectly guarded,\u201d Mrs. Trump\u2019s letter said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In October, Melania Trump <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/melania-trump-russia-ukraine-children-fe324a08a9a957f05995dac0d95a66c3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that eight children displaced by the war between Russia and Ukraine had been reunited with their families, thanks to the \u201copen channel of communication\u201d that was established when Putin responded to her August letter.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a9d adSo\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first lady\u2019s office <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/melania-trump-chair-meeting-un-security-council-white-house-says-2026-02-26\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Friday that the theme of her UNSC meeting on Monday will be \u201cChildren, Technology, and Education in Conflict.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the first lady\u2019s appearance demonstrated \u201cthe importance that the United States feels towards the Security Council and the subject at hand.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2026\/02\/27\/first-lady-melania-trump-to-take-the-gavel-at-u-n-security-council-in-historic-first\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States will assume the rotating precedency of the U.N. 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