Melania Trump set to make history as first-ever First Lady to take on new position
The First Lady will tackle old and new initiatives to 'empower' the next generation as part of her new role
Melania Trump is set to make history as the only First Lady of the United States to get a new job in a very important role within the nation’s wellbeing.
Melania, who is on her second bout of being the First Lady, has previously been into a bunch of efforts to improve the US.
In Donald Trump’s first term, she started a safety initiative called Be Best to keep children safe online, and in 2021, when Trump lost his second election attempt to former president Joe Biden, she bid farewell to the programme, stating: “Over the past two years, Be Best has played a major role in spreading awareness, highlighting successful programs and acts of kindness, and encouraging public-private sector relationships to help children overcome the struggles they face every day.”
But now she’s taking her security efforts to the next level as she’s now sitting on the United Nations Security Council.
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The UN Security Council consists of 15 member states, with five members who hold a permanent seat.
Those are ambassadors from the United States, China, France, the Russian Federation, and the United Kingdom.
On top of that, there are10 non-permanent members who get elected to represent their nation and gain a seat for two-year terms, such as Bahrain, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, and Somalia.
According to Fox News, Melania will preside over the Council, which marks the first time any first lady in history from any country, will have done so.
The UN Security Council is a board that focuses on education, technology, peace, and cyber as well as physical security.
As for what Melania will focus on first in her speech to the Council, the outlet reported that a source revealed she’s set on ‘empowering the next generation’.
"The first lady is reinventing her role and this marks just another groundbreaking achievement for her," the source allegedly said. "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."
As for how sitting members have reacted to Melania’s new role, the US Ambassador to the United Nations Michael Waltz said it’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.’
He added: “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 terrorised."
In her role, she is thought to be picking up her Be Best initiative, and her Take it Down Act, which was signed into law in May 2025, which punishes online predators for sending non-consensual sexual content.
Topics: US News, Politics, Melania Trump
Britt Jones