Vinay Saldanha is Director of the UNAIDS Office to the United Nations and United States, where he represents UNAIDS in New York and with the U.S. Government in Washington D.C., sustaining high-level political commitments to ending AIDS. He brings more than 30 years of international experience in HIV/AIDS, including over 20 years with UNAIDS. His roles have included Monitoring Adviser in Ukraine, Deputy Chief of Staff and Special Adviser in the Executive Office in Geneva, and Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia in Moscow. He led the development of the Global AIDS Strategy 2021–2026 and supported Member State negotiations for the U.N. General Assembly Political Declarations on HIV and AIDS in 2021 and 2026.