U.N. to D.C.
Furthering our mission to increase dialogue between the United States Congress and the United Nations, HDI arranges for officials from the U.N. Secretariat and Special Agencies to meet in-person with congressional staff members. The program provides a forum for congressional staffers to ask direct questions and to network with senior U.N. representatives such as Robert Orr, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Strategic Planning, and Deborah Saidy, Director of the World Food Program. Briefings are typically conducted in a format that includes a presentation on current activities of the U.N. followed by an open discussion.
Please review previous events below:
- HDI’s “U.N. To D.C.” Program: Susanne Frueh, Chief of the U.N. Peacebuilding Support Office, September 12, 2008
- HDI’s “U.N. To D.C.” Program: Craig Mokhiber Discusses Human Rights, September 9, 2008
- HDI’s “U.N. To D.C.” Program: Hansjoerg Strohmeyer Briefs Congressional Staffers on Global Food Crises, July 21, 2008
- HDI’s “U.N. To D.C.” Program: Executive Director of the U.N. Counter-Terrorism Directorate Ambassador Mike Smith Briefs Congressional Staffers July 11, 2008
- HDI’s “U.N. To D.C.” Program: The United Nations’ Worldwide Fight Against Malaria – Alan Court Briefs Congressional Staffers, June 2, 2008
- HDI Arranges for Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) To Meet U.N. Officials, May 9, 2008
- HDI’s “U.N. To D.C.” Program: U.N. Assistant Secretary General Robert Orr Briefs Congressional Staffers
- HDI Brings UNODC NYC Chief, Simone Monasebian to the Hill for Briefings
- Marco Bianchini, Senior Political Affairs Officer and Kosovo Team Leader, Department of Peacekeeping Operations
- Steven M. Siqueira, Political Affairs Officer, Middle East and the Asia-Pacific: January 25
- Briefing by Olav Kjorven, Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP: January 18
- Briefing by David Kaatrud, Director, OCHA and Charles Bernimolin, Humanitarian Affairs Officer, OCHA: November 30
- Humpty Dumpty Institute Hosts Briefings on the U.N. in Iraq: October 2007
- Special Briefing by Deborah Saidy - July 2007
- Special Briefing by Robert Orr - February 2007
- Special Briefing by Simone Monesabian - February 2006
- Special Briefing by John W. McArthur - August 2005
- Special Briefing by Prince Zeid - June 2005
- Special Briefing by Kevin Kennedy - January 2005
