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Latest NewsPermanent Representative of the Mission of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to the U.N. in GenevaOn May 31, 2010, the Geneva School of Diplomacy received a visit from Her Excellency, Ambassador Laura Dupuy Lasserre, Permanent Representative of the Mission of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to the U.N. in Geneva. International Conference in Bern, SwitzerlandDr. Alfred de Zayas, GSD Professor of International Law and former senior UN official, was a speaker at a press conference held by the Commission for Commemorating the Armenian Genocide. |
Ambassador Nicholas Thorne Speaks At Guest Luncheon1st March 2008The Geneva School of Diplomacy was privileged to host Ambassador Nick Thorne, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva at the special guest lunch this month. He eloquently updated students and faculty on current events in the field of Human Rights, elaborating on the behind-the-scenes working of the Human Rights Council, which will be meeting for its main session for 2008 in Geneva early next week. Ambassador Thorne was frank, sincere and definitive on matters relating to Human Rights and the Human Rights Council, making special mention of the importance of the panel discussion on religion and culture on this session’s agenda. President Murphy applauded Ambassador Thorne’s speech and reiterated to the students in attendance the need for diplomats to engage in a dialogue with both perceived friend and foe alike in the crucial struggle of advancing human rights around the globe.
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