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Ambassador John Scali, the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, was nominated by President Nixon on December 16, 1972, and was confirmed by the Senate on February 1, 1973. As Ambassador, he is a member of the President's Cabinet and attends all Cabinet meetings.
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Ambassador Scali was a veteran diplomatic reporter with
29 years experience in reporting major international developments
before he joined the White House Staff as a Special Consultant in April, 1971 at the personal request of the President. During his career as a diplomatic reporter, Ambassador Scali traveled to 79 countries, covering all the overseas trips of Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson, along with President Nixon's goodwill visits overseas.
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In addition to accompanying the President to Moscow and Peking, Ambassador Scali was an advisor to the President in the summit meetings with French President Pompidou, Britain's Chancellor Heath, Chancellor Willy Brandt of West Germany, and Prime Minister Tanaka of Japan. |
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A notable point of Ambassador Scali's journalistic career came during the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. In the midst of the crisis, Ambassador Scali was contacted by a Soviet Embassy diplomat, and asked to relay a confidential message to the White House which eventually became the basis of the solution of that nuclear confrontation. At President Kennedy's request Mr. Scali met secretly with the Soviet diplomat three times during that crisis, acting as unofficial go-between in negotiations. |
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For his unique behind-the-scenes role in the missile crisis, Ambassador Scali received many special awards, including the Overseas Press Club Award for distinguished reporting of foreign news in 1964. The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists also created The John Scali Award to be given annually to newsmen whose work best exemplifies the qualities Ambassador Scali displayed. The University of Southern California has given him the Distinguished Achievement Award of the Year. Boston University, his alma mater, granted him its "Distinguished Public Service Award “. During his news career Ambassador Scali served with The Associated Press for 17 1/2 years and later for 10 years as Chief Diplomatic Correspondent for ABC Television and radio news.
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Ambassador Scali was born in Canton, Ohio, on April 27, 1918. He has three daughters, Donna, Paula and Carla. |
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