Congratulating Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on his election as UNGA81 President, the US Bureau of International Organization Affairs on Saturday said the UN needs dramatic reform and the US will settle for nothing less as they continue to call for the Assembly to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and refocus on core issues of peace and security. 

"We will measure success by the quality of results achieved for the American people, not the volume of paperwork produced," said the Bureau of the US Department of State in a message.

Earlier on June 2, Deputy Representative of the United States to the United Nations Ambassador Tammy Bruce, on behalf of the United States, as host country of the United Nations, extended their sincere congratulations to Khalilur Rahman on his election as President of the General Assembly for its 81st session.

"President-elect, you assume the responsibility at a critical moment for the United Nations, when it must continue to swiftly implement overdue reform and demonstrate it can contribute to international peace and security," she said. 

The US official said the General Assembly will rely on Dr Khalilur's impartial leadership to follow through on both counts.

"We hope that you seize this opportunity to improve the Assembly’s efficiency, reduce its costs, and refocus on core issues, measuring success by the quality of the results achieved - not by the volume of declarations produced," Tammy Bruce said.

She said the United States looks forward to working with Dr Khalilur- both as the host country and as a Member State - to ensure the United Nations can live up to its potential and advance international peace and security.