WHAT:

Former Undersecretary General of the United Nations and current Senior Adviser to the United Nations Foundation, Gillian Martin Sorensen will address and applaud members of the Phoenix College Model United Nations team for their continued success at national conferences during A Celebration of International Understanding on Monday, Feb. 7.

For more information about this event, please contact the Phoenix College Liberal Arts Department at (602) 285-7651.

WHEN:

Monday, Feb. 7
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.


WHERE:

Rio Salado College - Conference Center


WHY:

For a third year in a row, the Phoenix College Model United Nations team received the Best Overall Delegation Award, beating out colleges and universities like Arizona State University, University of Arizona, Loyola University, Drake University and more at the American Model United Nations International Conference in Chicago.

With more than 2,000 attendees, the Phoenix College Model UN far outpaced many of the top schools and proved that a community college should not be underestimated at a competition of such magnitude.

WHO:

Gillian Martin Sorensen, Senior Adviser at the United Nations Foundation is a national advocate on matters related to the United Nations and the United States - United Nations relationship, addressing audiences as diverse as Rotary International and the Air Force Academy; University students; staff and Members of Congress; newspaper editorial writers and television correspondents.

Prior to this assignment, she served as Assistant Secretary-General for External Relations on appointment by Secretary-General Kofi Annan. She was responsible for outreach to civil society including non-governmental organizations around the world. She was the contact point for the Secretary-General in relations between the UN and parliamentarians, the academic world, religious leaders and other groups committed to peace, justice, development and human rights. As a member of the Secretary-General's inner circle, she had a role in his communications strategy as well as schedule planning.

Additionally, from 1993-1996, she served as Special Adviser for Public Policy to Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali and for over 12 years (1978-1990) she served on appointment by New York City Mayor, Edward I. Koch, as the New York City Commissioner for the United Nations.

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