The Humpty Dumpty Institute's 20th Congressional Staff Delegation to United Nations Headquarters

Thursday, August 3

7:00 am Meet for Bus Transport to Dulles Airport near the Capitol South metro stop on First St. between C & D St. (across the street from the Capitol Hill Club) * this only applies to those on the United Airlines flight 8:40 am Depart Washington DC Dulles National Airport on United Flight 846 9:54 am Arrive New York LaGuardia Airport 10:00 am Bus transport to Hotel 10:30 am Drop off Luggage at the Murray Hill Suites Hotel Location: 149 E 39th St. (b/w Lexington Ave. & 3rd Ave.) 11:15 am Meet in Hotel Lobby for Transport to UN 12 - 1:30 pm Working Luncheon: Welcome & Overview of the U.N. System Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information (Speaking in his personal capacity) (Confirmed) Location: Delegates Dining Room 1:45 - 2:30 pm Understanding the U.N. Budget Warren Sach, Assistant Secretary-General, Controller (Confirmed) Location: U.N. Conference Room 6 2:45 - 3:25 pm Current Issues in U.N. Management Reform Christopher Burnham, Under-Secretary-General for Management (Confirmed) Location: U.N. Conference Room 6 3:30 - 4:15 pm UNICEF's Role in Protecting Children World-wide Ann Veneman, Executive Director, UNICEF (Confirmed) Location: U.N. Conference Room 6 6:00 pm Welcome Reception featuring Americans Working at the UN Location: Mica Bar (587 Third Ave., b/w 38th & 39th St.)

Friday, August 4

9 - 9:45 am US Priorities at the United Nations Ambassador John Bolton, Permanent Representative (Confirmed) Location: U.N. Conference Room 6 10:00 - 10:45 am Human Rights & the New U.N. Human Rights Council Craig Mokhiber, Officer-in-Charge, New York Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) (Confirmed) Location: U.N. Conference Room 6 11 - 11:40 am The U.N.'s Role in Conflict Prevention and Recovery Kathleen Cravero, Assistant Administrator, UNDP (Confirmed) Location: U.N. Conference Room 6 11:45 - 12:30 pm Overview of the Department of Political Affairs & Major Issues Before the U.N. Security Council Chris Coleman, Chief, Policy Planning and Mediation Support, DPA David Biggs, Security Council Affairs Division, DPA (Confirmed) Location: U.N. Conference Room 6 12:45 - 2 pm Working Luncheon: Challenges Facing U.N. Peacekeeping Operations Salman Ahmed, Chief of Office/Special Assistant to the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, DPKO (Confirmed) Location: Delegates Dining Room 2:15 - 3:15 pm UN Headquarters Site Inspection Tour 3:15 pm Program Concludes 5:00 pm Meet in Hotel Lobby for Bus Transport to Airport * this only applies to those on the United Airlines flight 7:07 pm Depart New York LaGuardia Airport on United Flight 847 8:30 pm Arrive Washington DC Dulles Airport 8:40 pm Bus transport to Capitol Hill
* Please note: All participants are tentative unless otherwise noted.