250 to 250: 97. United Nations, Narrated by Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Heather Cox Richardson and 250 to 250: United Nations, Narrated by Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield is a highly respected American diplomat whose career spans over four decades and six presidential administrations. Thomas-Greenfield served as the 31st United States Ambassador to the United Nations, the 18th Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, and State Department Director General. Thomas-Greenfield recounts the 1945 San Francisco Conference, where fifty nations founded the United Nations in hope of building a lasting postwar peace.

In 1945, World War II was ending.

• Representatives from 50 countries met in San Francisco, California.
• They wanted countries to work together for peace.
• They discussed rules for a new international organization.
• They created the United Nations (UN).
• The United States was one of the countries that helped create the UN.

Eleanor Roosevelt believed the United States should support a peaceful and democratic world.

• She became one of the first U.S. delegates to the United Nations.
• Roosevelt worked with people from many countries.
• She worked to promote peace and security around the world.

POP Interview and Civics Quiz: 

• USCIS PM-602-0188. Do you volunteer or help your community?
• USCIS 100:55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
• USCIS 128:69. What are two examples of civic participation in the United States?

Family Fun

• Bill of Rights Institute: Eleanor Roosevelt and the United Nations (lesson & quiz)
• Eleanor Roosevelt Papers: My Day April 25, 1945
• Harry S Truman Library and Museum: Address to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco
• SF Museum: World Leaders and Delegates at the United Nations Conference in San Francisco in 1945
• NPS: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• US Mint: Eleanor Roosevelt & UDHR Quarter coloring page
• UN: The San Francisco Conference
• UN: Free Rice vocabulary game | more Educational Games and Activities
• WWII Museum: The 1945 San Francisco Conference and the Creation of the United Nations