Editing Guido Westerwelle (section)

===Role in the United Nations===
During July 2011, Westerwelle was the [[President of the United Nations Security Council]] as he headed the German delegation to the United Nations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 July 2011 |title=Security Council Press Statement on Attacks in Mumbai, India |url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2011/sc10325.doc.htm |access-date=15 August 2012 |publisher=Un.org}}</ref> In an attempt to continue to play an important role within the United Nations, he led the German government's successful campaign for a three-year seat on the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] in late 2012.<ref>Mirjam Gehrke (11 November 2012), [http://www.dw.de/germany-eyes-seat-on-human-rights-council/a-16369512 Germany eyes seat on Human Rights Council] ''[[Deutsche Welle]]''.</ref><ref>[http://www.dw.de/germany-wins-seat-on-un-human-rights-council/a-16373724 Germany wins seat on UN Human Rights Council] ''[[Deutsche Welle]]'', 12 November 2011.</ref>

In October 2013, Israeli daily ''[[Haaretz]]'' published the text of a letter sent by Westerwelle to Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], saying that failure to appear at a [[Universal Periodic Review|periodical hearing regarding human rights]] at the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] would cause severe diplomatic damage to Israel, and that its allies around the world would be hard-pressed to help it. Shortly after, Israel renewed its cooperation with the Human Rights Council after a year and a half of boycott.<ref>Barak Ravid (27 October 2013), [http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.554711 Israel resuming cooperation with UN Human Rights Council] ''[[Haaretz]]''.</ref>