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Dear friends,
The Global Security Institute is pleased to invite you to several substantive programs hosted by the Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament and Middle Powers Initiative. Please contact us no later than October 7 to ensure that your name is on the appropriate security list. Please note that each event is held in a different venue, and different restrictions may apply.
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Secretary-General Ban delivering his
Five Point Proposal
October 24, 2008 |
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Four distinguished parliamentarians report on initiatives that advance the UN Secretary-General's agenda for a nuclear weapons-free world.
Speakers:
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Uta Zapf, MdB |
Uta Zapf MP – Chair of the German Parliament Sub-committee on Disarmament and Arms Control
Mikyung Lee MP – Secretary-General of the South Korean Democratic Party
Senator Tadashi Inuzuka – Member of Parliament representing Nagasaki, Japan
Rep Dennis Kucinich – US Congress
Chaired by Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute
Time: 1:15 - 2:45 pm
Venue: 866 UN Plaza, 1st floor
For more information contact Rhianna Tyson Kreger, Senior Officer: +1 (646) 289-5170; rtkreger@gsinstitute.org
Sponsored by the Middle Powers Initiative and the Government of Switzerland
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Ambassador
Susan Burk |
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Speakers: Swiss Ambassador Jürg Streuli, Swiss Representative to the Conference on Disarmament
US Ambassador Susan Burk, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation
Mexican Ambassador Pablo Macedo, Director-General for United Nations, Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Chaired by Ambassador Henrik Salander, MPI Chairman
Time: 1:00 - 2:45 pm (Lunch served at 12:30)
Venue: Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations
633 Third Avenue (between 40th and 41st streets)
29th Floor
For more information, contact Jim Wurst, Program Director: +1 (646) 289-5170; jwurst@gsinstitute.org
Sponsored by GSI and the Government of Canada
Dr. John Steinbruner and Dr. Nancy Gallagher will present their report of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, "Reconsidering the Rules for Space Security."
Mr. Cesar Jaramillo will also present the 2009 edition of Space Security Index, a publication of Project Ploughshares.
GSI Senior Officer Rhianna Tyson Kreger will chair.
Time: 1:15 - 2:45 pm
Venue: Conference Room 6, United Nations
Details are subject to change. To confirm you have the most updated information, contact the Global Security Institute at: (646) 289-5170 unless otherwise noted. |
