Apermanent representative is adiplomat who is the head of a country'sdiplomatic mission to aninternational organisation.^[1]

Organizations that receive permanent representatives from their member states include theUnited Nations, theWorld Trade Organization,NATO, theEuropean Union, theAfrican Union, theOrganisation of Islamic Cooperation, and theOrganization of American States. Permanent representatives can be sent to subunits or field offices of an organization. For example, in addition to the permanent representatives sent to theUnited Nations headquarters inNew York City, UN member states also appoint permanent representatives to other UN offices, such as those inGeneva,Nairobi, andVienna.

Permanent representatives are often informally described asambassadors.^[2] However, although a permanent representative typically holds thediplomatic rank of an ambassador, because they are accredited to an international organisation, their official title is permanent representative.^[2] For example, theUnited States ambassador to the United Nations is technically called the permanent representative to the UN, even though they are widely referred to as an ambassador.

Diplomatic representatives of the pope are titledapostolic nuncio or papal nuncio, which is equivalent to permanent representative.^[3]

Some international organizations, such asUNESCO, use the titlepermanent delegate to refer to the head of a diplomatic mission accredited to them.^[4]

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