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IVLP Impact Awards Perspectives: Building Bridges for Women’s Political Empowerment

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Which United Nations?

Posted under: Center for Diplomatic Engagement By Resources Officer / November 30, 2017

When we talk about the role and effectiveness of the United Nations, which institution are we talking about exactly? This is a question Ben Chang, a member of Meridian’s Rising Leaders Council and Managing Director at Burson-Marsteller, tackled at the start of the UN General Assembly in September as President Trump addressed the world body for the first time. Continue

Meridian IVLP Alum Becomes U.N. Secretary General

Posted under: IVLP By Zachary Adams / January 25, 2017

This post is the first entry in a new blog series that will detail the itineraries of both current and former Heads of State that participated in the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) through Meridian International Center. The entry below summarizes the IVLP itinerary of recently elected U.N. Secretary-General António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres.

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