Melania Trump to take the gavel at UN Security Council in historic first

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Melania Trump is set to make history as the firstThe United States assumes theUnited NationsSecurity Council presidency Monday.

The first lady’s speech will mark the first time a first lady from any country — and the first time a sitting U.S.first lady — will preside over thesecurity councilas its members consider education, technology, peace and security.

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Melania Trump is set to make history as the first first lady to preside over the United Nations Security Council Monday. ( Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“The 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.”

U.S.�fitting that the first lady, a passionate and tireless advocate for children, will preside over the first day of America’s presidency of the Security Council.”

“Her message of helping the helpless through education and technology fits exactly with our mission at the U.N., to achieve meaningful and lasting peace,�“As a green beret and now diplomat, I have seen firsthand that peace prevails where children are taught and not terrorized.”

U.S.ambassador to the U.N.Mike Waltz and the American flag in front of the United Nations building.( Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images;Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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The U.N.Security Council’s presidency rotates among its members on a monthly basis.

The U.N.Security Council consists of 15 member states, with five permanent members: the United States, China, France, the Russian Federation, and the United Kingdom, and 10 non-permanent members elected for two-year terms, including Bahrain, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Greece, Latvia, Liberia, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia.

The speech comes as the first lady continues her push as a champion of online protection of children and youth through her “Be Best” initiative launched during the first Trump administration.

In 2025, the first lady garnered support on Capitol Hill for the passage of the Take it Down Act, which was signed into law by the president in May 2025.The law punishes internet abuse involving nonconsensual, explicit imagery.

The first lady also launched a nationwide Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge, which invited every student and educator across the nation to “unleash their imagination and showcase the spirit of American innovation” by visitingAI.govto sign up.