In a bid to redeem a body which sceptics had called irredeemable, it announced its intention to seek one of the 47 seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council.

• 为了挽回一个怀疑者认为已经无可救药的机构，奥巴马政府宣布了美国将在联合国人权理事会的47个席位中争取寻求一个席位的意图。