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The Personal Factor in Multilateral Diplomacy

Open to the Public

From a practitioner in multilateral disarmament negotiations comes an inside view on the complexities of present-day conference diplomacy — and on how individual diplomats can make a difference.

This event will be off-the-record.

Please join us! Coffee, tea, and cookies provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

Date: Time: - Location: Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369
UN General Assembly's 50th session opening, Sept. 19, 1995. Delegates chose a new president, Diego Freitas do Amaral of Portugal, who urged the UN to expand its membership, streamline operations, and rethink its peacekeeping role.

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"The main cause of war is the difficulty in organizing the institutions of peace", the pioneering conflict researcher Quincy Wright concluded half a century ago. That remark has only gained further relevance: nowadays 192 states are represented at the United Nations, their diplomats have more subjects to cover, more meetings to attend, and a burgeoning array of other stakeholders with whom to interact.

From a practitioner in multilateral disarmament negotiations comes an inside view on the complexities of present-day conference diplomacy — and on how individual diplomats can make a difference.

This event will be off-the-record.

Please join us! Coffee, tea, and cookies provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

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