jUNe Day 2010 -- Mark Your Calendar!
jUNe Day 2010 takes place on Saturday June 26th in Westport CT. Mark your calendar and join us!!!
Each year on the last Saturday of June between 300 and 350 visitors from the UN enjoy the best that Connecticut has to offer: a casual setting, the beautiful Long Island Sound, sports and camaraderie.
Millennium Challenge
The United States has an opportunity to exercise global leadership by emphasizing the Millennium Development Goals in its foreign policy. Last time, we noted the importance of success in Iraq and Afghanistan to American goals in the Middle East and Central Asia. We stressed the importance of partnership with the United Nations in achieving viable nations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, let's look at the bigger picture.
U.N. Secretary General Visits Westport
Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations was the guest of Jody Rovins, a Westporter and an old friend of the Secretary-General. They were joined at dinner by Westport First Selectman Godon F. Joseloff.
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Sixth Annual Ambassadors' Luncheon
Westport, CT, May 3 (U Thant Institute) -- On Sunday, May 23, 2010, The U Thant Institute was host its sixth annual Ambassadors' Luncheon at the Shore and Country Club in Norwalk, Connecticut. The keynote speaker, Nobel Peace Prize recipient Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, gave his thoughts on The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia. Each year the U Thant Institute holds a luncheon on an issue of particular concern to the United Nations. This year’s luncheon focusing on climate change wasl honor ambassadors from the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA).
Meeting Announcement 01/18/2010
Westport, January 19 -- Ambassador Tom Miller, president and CEO of the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) spoke to Westport Rotary at its noon meeting at the Inn at Longshore, 260 Compos Road South, on Tuesday, January 19. For 65 years, UNA-USA has helped lead America’s international efforts in the United Nations and continues to be an influential institution and opinion leader for our nation. Prior to joining UNA-USA in May 2009, Ambassador Miller had 29 years of high-profile experience as a career diplomat in the US Foreign Service.