Spring 2002 Gitelson Seminar Series
[Organized and Directed by Director Emeritus Benjamin Rivlin]
Please Note: Attendance is by registration only.
Contact the Ralph Bunche Institute at (212) 817-2100 for further information
1.
April 22 The State of the United Nations and Multilateralism
H.E. Ambassador Paul Heinbecker
Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
[Lunch]
12:00-2:00 pm
Room 9204-05
2.
April 17 Strategic Planning for the Secretary-General's 2nd Term Priorities

Abiodun Williams
Director Strategic Planning Unit, Executive Officer of the Secretary General
12:00-2:00 pm
Room 9204
3.
April 10 Economic Reform in Brazil and Argentina

Mauricio Font
Director, Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies, CUNY Graduate Center
12:00-2:00 pm
Room 9204
4.
March 13O China's Economic Reforms and International Philanthropy: The Case of Tibet

Arthur N. Holcombe
Tibet Poverty Alleviation Fund; UNDP (ret)
12:00-2:00 pm
Room 8201.01
5.
March 6 A Dialogue on "The New Diplomacy" and the UN

Benjamin Rivlin and Juergen Dedring
City University of New York
12:00-2:00 pm
Room 9204
6.
February 27 Balancing Peace and Justice: International Criminal Tribunals vs Diplomacy?

Helena Cobban
Contributing Writer, The Christian Science Monitor and Al Hayat (London)
12:00-2:00 pm
Room 9204
7.
February 20 Dynamics of Identities and Sudan's Conflicts: A Silver Lining

Francis Deng
Distinguished Professor of Political Science, CUNY Graduate Center
12:00-2:00 pm
Room C-201
8.
February 13 The Aftermath of Durban

Anne Bayefsky
Visiting Professor of Law, Columbia University
12:00-2:00 pm
Room 9204
9.
February 6 The UN and the Challenges of the 21st Century

H.E. Ambassador Pierre Schori
Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations
12:00-2:00 pm
Room 9204
*Presidential Conference Room