U.N. AMBASSADOR FROM NEW ZEALAND WILL SPEAK AT SAINT PETER\u2019S COLLEGE<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/P> Area Schools Will Participate in 12th Annual February 28, 2003<\/EM>— Jersey City, NJ– <\/FONT><\/P> Ambassador Mackay has held his position at the United Nations since January 2001. Previously he served as Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in New Zealand\u2019s capitol city of Wellington.<\/FONT><\/P> \u201cThe Model United Nations emphasizes the need for open and constructive dialogue among all nations to solve today’s complex world problems and to establish the patterns of cooperation that will be needed to face the problems of humankind’s global future,\u201d Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s CollegeAssociate Professor in Political Science Dr. Richard Thurston. \u201cThat future is in hands of today’s young and to be part of a process of teaching them the importance ofinternational cooperation is a most honorable mission.”<\/FONT><\/P> Under Dr. Thurston\u2019s direction, the attending high school students assume the roles of United Nations representatives and participate in discussions to resolve current issues of global concern. Each high school delegation is assigned to represent a country and, by utilizing a study guide sent to a faculty advisor prior to the conference, learns about issues impacting world peace. Ambassador H. E. Don Mackay, from the Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations, will speak at Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s College on Tuesday, March 18 as the keynote speaker for the College\u2019s 12th annual High School Model United Nations. The event will bring students from 16 area schools to the College to experience the challenges of international conference diplomacy and negotiations. He will speak to the group at 11 a.m. in the Roy Irving Theater on the College\u2019s Jersey City campus.<\/FONT><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
High School Model United Nations on March 18<\/EM><\/FONT><\/P>
The following schools will participate: <\/FONT><\/P>High School <\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/TD> Location<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/TD><\/TR> Cathedral HS
Clifton HS
Delbarton School
Glen Rock HS
High Tech HS
Hoboken HS
Holy Family Academy
Indian Hills HS
J.P. Stevens HS
Monmouth Regional HS
North Hunterdon HS
Paramus Catholic HS
Pompton Lakes HS
Rumson-Fair Haven HS
St. Mary HS
Woodrow Wilson Middle School<\/FONT><\/TD>New York City (Manh
Clifton, NJ
Morristown, NJ
Glen Rock, NJ
North Bergen, NJ
Hoboken, NJ
Bayonne, NJ
Ridgewood, NJ
Edison, NJ
Tinton Falls, NJ
Annandale, NJ
Paramus, NJ
Pompton Lakes, NJ
Rumson, NJ
Jersey City, NJ
Edison, NJ<\/FONT><\/TD><\/TR><\/TABLE><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"