Editing Foreign relations of Niger (section)

==Multilateral relations==
[[File:Secretary Pompeo and USUN Ambassador Craft Meet with Niger Ambassador to the United Nations Abdou Abarry and Upcoming President of the UN Security Council (50249137863).jpg|thumb|310px| US Ambassador to the United Nations [[Kelly Craft]] and US Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]] meet with Niger Ambassador to the United Nations Abdou Abarry]]
It is a charter member of the [[Organization of African Unity]] and the [[West African Monetary Union]]. Also, it belongs to the [[Niger Basin Authority]] and the [[Lake Chad Basin Commission]], the [[Economic Community of West African States]], the [[Non-Aligned Movement]], and the [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]]. Niger belongs to the [[United Nations]] and its main specialized agencies and, in 1980-81, served on the [[UN Security Council]].  The first president of Niger, [[Hamani Diori]], maintained close relations with the West and became internationally prominent in his diplomatic work, seeking to broker resolutions to conflicts in Africa and beyond.  His involvement as a negotiator was particularly prominent during the [[Nigerian Civil War]].<ref>Samuel Decalo. ''Historical Dictionary of Niger'' (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press, Boston & Folkestone, (1997) {{ISBN|0-8108-3136-8}}</ref>

Niger maintains a permanent purpose to the [[United Nations Headquarters]] in New York City, at 417 East 50th Street. In 2009, its Ambassador to the United Nations was Ibrahim A. Abani.<ref name=sahelaus />