Talking Points:
"Some elements that shape Guatemalas foriegn policy - University of Idaho visit"
sent by Guatemalan Ambassador Gert Rosenthal.
 

For the first time, a UI delegation received recognition for work in both categories at the National Model United Nations conference.  With an Outstanding Position Paper Award and an Honorable Mention for work done at the conference, UI was one of only six universities to be honored in both categories.

UI’s largest contingent ever – twenty students – represented Guatemala at the conference.  Under the leadership of co-Head Delegates Jennifer Hathaway and Michael Kitzman (both four year members of the delegation), UI students served on ten committees that simulated actual UN bodies and considered issues from the 2003 agendas of their respective organizations.  This was the fifth straight year the Martin Institute sponsored a delegation to the NMUN conference.

In addition to the meeting with Ambassador Rosenthal, the 2004 MUN delegation participated in an array of activities while attending the national conference, and walked away with two top awards.  The students dined with UI Alumni (including Alumni Association Vice President Scott Green and New York Chapter President Russ Vansant), were briefed by staffers from the Open Society Institute, attended a talk delivered by Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Marie Guéhenno, and participated in a wide-variety of UN simulations.

Advisors

Dr. Rand C. Lewis and Dr. Bill L. Smith of the Martin Institute.

 
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