The Humpty Dumpty Institute

Press Release

 

The Humpty Dumpty Institute to Take United Nations

Diplomats to St. Louis, Missouri

 


March 20, 2009

New York City, N.Y. — The Humpty Dumpty Institute (HDI) through its “U.N. Across America Program” will bring a delegation of senior U.N. diplomats to St. Louis on March 22nd-24th, 2009 (see list below).  The delegation will arrive in St. Louis on Sunday afternoon, March 22nd and will be hosted at a dinner on March 23rd by the World Affairs Council of St. Louis.  They will also take part in a town hall/panel discussion at the Washington University of St. Louis on Tuesday, March 24th, at 9:00 a.m. where they will discuss food security and humanitarian intervention with students and faculty.  In addition, the delegation will visit the Monsanto Research Facility and Novus International, Inc.

Mr. Jim Lawrence, Acting Director of the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement of the U.S. Department of State will also be participating in this program.  He will be discussing the State Department’s public-private mine action partnerships and HDI’s innovative and holistic approach to agricultural development and mine action.

Mr. Ralph Cwerman, President of HDI, said, “We are pleased to bring U.N. Ambassadors to the heart of the Midwest.  This trip will allow them to see the vibrancy of life in the United States outside of New York City. We are also pleased that Mr. Jim Lawrence will be participating in this program.  HDI is one of the original partners of the U.S. State Department’s Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement dating back over ten years.  With the support of this office and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, HDI has increased its presence around the world, clearing millions of square meters of mine-contaminated land and helping and feeding hundreds of thousands of people.”

For a detailed schedule or to arrange interviews with any of the participants, please contact HDI Program Manager Alma Manzo at 212-944-7111, or by e-mail at alma.manzo@thehdi.org.

  1. Ambassador Filipe Chidumo – U.N. Permanent Representative/Mozambique
  2. Ambassador Le Luong Minh – U.N. Permanent Representative /Viet Nam
  3. Ambassador Zachary D. Muburi-Muita – U.N. Permanent Representative / Kenya
  4. Ambassador Rayko Strahilov Raytchev – U.N. Permanent Representative / Bulgaria
  5. Ambassador Simona Mirela Miculescu – U.N. Permanent Representative / Romania
  6. Ambassador Leslie Gatan – U.N. Deputy Permanent Representative /Philippines
  7. Minister Irakli Chikovani – U.N. Deputy Permanent /Georgia
  8. Ambassador Kenneth Liao – Director General of TECO (Taipei Economic and cultural Office) in New York
  9. Mr. James Lawrence – Acting Director, Partnership Programs/Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, U.S. Department of State