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Inside this issue The Ambassador’s Luncheon .... 1
UNA-USA United Nations Association Tampa Bay Chapter
Government & Advocacy ........... 2 UNA Events ................................ 3 Information ................................. 4
www.unatampabay.org
“Working Together for Peace, Freedom and Justice”
Volume XXXII, No. 4 April 2008
JOIN US FOR THE ANNUAL MODEL UN GLOBAL CLASSROOMS & TICKETS FOR THE
THE AMBASSADOR LUNCHEON with
AMBASSADOR LUNCHEON ARE
H.E. AMBASSADOR DON LEIDEL
STILL AVAILABLE:
DATE: WEDNESDAY APRIL 16th 2008 TIME: 11:00 AM-1:00PM
$30
AT THE TAMPA CONVENTION CENTER (ROOMS: 20 & 21) 333 S. FRANKLIN ST. TAMPA, FL 33602 TICKET COST: $30 TO RSVP PLEASE at [email protected] or go to www.unatampa.org
Ambassador Leidel spent 41 years in government service with the Central Intelligence Agency, the United States Air Force and the Department of State. The countries he served include Austria, Germany, Argentina, Mexico and Bahrain. He served in Washington as executive director in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and European Affairs, deputy director of Management Operations and Dean of the School of Professional Studies at the Foreign Service Institute ---------------------Dear Members, Our monthly programs are designed to educate both our membership and the public about the work of the United Nations. The Tampa Bay Chapter also believes that educating our young children is vital to the UNA-USA’s mission. The UNA-USA’s Global Classrooms Curriculum, in its 4th year in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties, is an excellent program for teaching our middle and high school students The 2007 Ambassadors luncheon had International
about the world, through the work of the United Nations. On April 16th, 900 of these students will converge on the Tampa Convention Center to simulate the United Nations. Our Ambassador’s luncheon on April 16th
Dignitaries, various
coincides with this event. It promises to be a wonderful occasion for our UNA-USA Chapter to have a lovely
Consulates and nearly 1000
lunch at the beautiful Tampa Convention Center, and connect with the students that directly benefit from
students in attendance at the Tampa Convention Center.
the Global Classroom curriculum. We are fortunate to have Ambassador Donald Leidel as our guest speaker. I hope you will all attend. Many of our members visit or plan to visit the United Nations in New York. If you have recently visited or plan to visit the U.N., we would love for you to tell us about your
experience. The board also welcomes your input on how we can strengthen/improve our Chapter. As always, I look forward to seeing you at our Chapter events. - Kelly Miliziano, President
Tampa Bay Chapter
THE U.S. DUES,
UNITED NATIONS
SOME MORE THOUGHTS
LONG OVERDUE!
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Jill Isaac, VP of Education
Bill McReynolds,
AND LITERACY
VP of Advocacy & Government Affairs
The Tampa Bay Chapter Board encourages you to be
No matter what challenge we face — HIV/Aids, conflict, poverty, environment, and
active in advocating for the
governance— basic education invariably appears
United Nations at the level of
as a core element of any solution. Yet, the sad
the U.S. government.
truth is that global progress during the 1990s fell far
Accordingly, we encourage
short of the rate required to meet the goal of
you to respond to the call for
‘Education for All’ by 2015.
action that comes from UNA-
Nearly 60 per cent of the estimated 113 million children who do not attend primary school
“The United States is
worldwide are girls. On average, nearly one in
arrears to the United Nations, a situation that threatens the UN’s valuable work and sends the wrong message to the rest of the world about the value
primary education, the minimum required for acquiring basic literacy. They are likely to join the nearly one billion adults who cannot read or write, the majority of whom are women. At the United Nations Development Programme, literacy is a fundamental human right; perhaps the most human of all human rights
cooperation.
because reading and writing are fundamental
As of February 1st, the United
characteristics of being human. UNDP fully
States owes $2.8 billion to the
recognizes that illiteracy deepens poverty, widens
international forum for
takes place again this year, many students and parents are unaware that this may be the last time this program will run in the United States. announced “the Global Classrooms program has reached the end of the grant funding cycle in the US after this year”. For thousands of students in Tampa
three children does not complete 5 years of
we place on international
United Nations, the leading
Global Classrooms for 2009. As this program
UNA headquarters in New York recently
USA:
accumulating substantial new
There is cause for concern for the
inequality, and slows economic growth. On the ground, UNDP works in 166 countries
Bay, words can’t express the disappointment. Some of our Tampa Bay students are from homes that can’t provide the basic essentials, which in some cases include a bus ticket to school. With this being the case, Global Classrooms is the only program that provides an imaginary ticket to another country through simulations with other student from a variety of nations. It is Global Classrooms that students look to for knowledge about a world that is not yet part of their own lived experience.
devising collaborative
to integrate basic education in national
American students across the United States are
solutions to the world’s shared
development frameworks, poverty reduction
made aware of the most important
strategies and pro-poor policy reforms. Our global
international issues, through Global Classrooms.
challenges. Congress now has before it a fiscal year 2008 supplemental budget request from the President that provides an opportunity to begin paying off our growing UN debt.
network creates unique opportunities to share
already put in place, the only challenge at this
effort to develop capacity. In our capacity as UN
point is funding. Politicians and leaders in a
Coordinator, we lend support to specific initiatives,
position of influence need to recognize
such as the Secretary-General’s Initiative for Girls'
international education is an important and
Education, which is spearheaded by UNICEF.
positive investment in our future - especially
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Failure to pay our share of UN
give the world a bold agenda for human
expenses sets the wrong
development, through a set of time-bound and
example for others to follow. Act now to help ensure the US
measurable targets to combat illiteracy, poverty, hunger, disease, environmental degradation and
takes the lead in promoting
gender discrimination. Literacy for all is critical to
international cooperation by
winning the fight against hunger, disease and
meeting the fundamental
ignorance.
responsibility of paying our UN dues.
With a support system and curriculum
knowledge and experience across countries in an
Source: undp.org
during these turbulent times globally.
“I cannot teach anybody anything I can only make them think”. -Socrates
UNA Events & Dates
MARK YOUR CALENDARS………
UNA-USA Council of Chapters and Divisions (CCD) Annual Meeting 2008
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. WILBUR MILHOUS
Washington, DC June 8-10
Associate Dean for Research at the USF College of Public Health
For registration &
Registration Fee: Full 2 Day Registration $70
more info. go to:
Saturday Lunch & Keynote Speaker - $25
www.unausa.org
Convention Location: Eckerd College 4200 54th Ave South St. Petersburg, Fl 33711 th
Full Registration: May 9 Wine and Cheese Reception, Saturday morning continental breakfast, break for refreshments and a Caribbean buffet lunch (Fish, chicken and vegetarian offerings). For Hotel Info. Make Room Reservations Direct with: Eckerd College Continuing Education Center 4200 54th Ave South St. Petersburg, Fl 33711 Attn: Ms. Joan Karins, Operations Manager Phone: 727-865-7000 Fax 727-864-7766
THE HONORABLE
MAYOR
Rate/Night - $65 plus 12% tax (single or double occupancy)
PAM IORIO
Deadline - April 25, 2008
WILL BE SPEAKING
WE ARE TAKING RESUMES FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:
MON. JUNE 23rd 2008 AT 6:00PM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
VICE-PRESIDENT OF MEMBERSHIPmaintains the membership database & is the liaison with UN headquarters of chapter member numbers and applicants.
TAMPA’S FLETCHER HALL ADDRESSING INTERNATIONAL SERVICE DAY
TREASURER –handles all financial matters for the chapter. If the above positions are of interest and you can provide your skills on a volunteer basis, please contact Roslyn Linnen at tel. no. 727-942-7915 For more information go to www.unatampabay.org
Tampa Bay Chapter
THE UNA TAMPA BAY CHAPTER WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS DIRECTORS
The following members have recently joined our chapter:
Kelly Miliziano -President
Ms. Mariam Ahmedani, Miss Nayana Boutsomsy, Ms. Diana M. Durango, Mr. Nicholas A. Durango,
Dr. William McReynolds-1st VP
Ms. Jennifer Thayer. Renewed: Ms. Susan James & Mr. Jorge Nef, Mrs. Jean S. Johnson
VP Gov’t. & Advocacy
Dr. Harvey Nelson, Joanne Shrewsbury
Rajeev Ratra –VP Technology Jill Isaac - VP Education (interm)
The Tampa Bay chapter is ranked one of the top three chapters in terms of membership in the U.S. Our
Kimberley Williams-VP Programs
programs such as Global Classrooms, the prestigious Ambassadors Luncheon and our monthly UN
VACANT -VP Membership
Speakers Series has made our chapter one of the most outstanding chapters in the country.
Suja Chetty-Treasurer Kelly Reynolds-Secretary Dr. Mark Amen Susan James Dr. Tim Kennedy Maja Lacevic-University Rep. Ryan Nevel – YPIC Chair
Membership Application/ Renewal Name: ___________________________________ Address:________________________________ City:_________________ State:__________ Zip:__________ Telephone: _________________ Email: _______________________ Annual Membership (select one) Introductory Individual ___ $ 25 Individual Renewal ___ $ 35 Family ___ $ 40
Student Organization Sponsor
___ $ 10 ___ $ 40 ___ $ 100
Patron ___ $500
Paul Yingst-Former President Yes! I want to make a donation of $________ to help the work of UNA-USA. All dues and donations are tax deductible. Please make checks payable to: UNA-USA and send to: UNA-USA, 801 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017-4706.
Non-Profit Organization
UNA-USA Tampa Bay Chapter www.unatampabay.org
UNA-USA United Nations Association Tampa Bay Chapter
Government & Advocacy ........... 2 UNA Events ................................ 3 Information ................................. 4
www.unatampabay.org
“Working Together for Peace, Freedom and Justice”
Volume XXXII, No. 4 April 2008
JOIN US FOR THE ANNUAL MODEL UN GLOBAL CLASSROOMS & TICKETS FOR THE
THE AMBASSADOR LUNCHEON with
AMBASSADOR LUNCHEON ARE
H.E. AMBASSADOR DON LEIDEL
STILL AVAILABLE:
DATE: WEDNESDAY APRIL 16th 2008 TIME: 11:00 AM-1:00PM
$30
AT THE TAMPA CONVENTION CENTER (ROOMS: 20 & 21) 333 S. FRANKLIN ST. TAMPA, FL 33602 TICKET COST: $30 TO RSVP PLEASE at [email protected] or go to www.unatampa.org
Ambassador Leidel spent 41 years in government service with the Central Intelligence Agency, the United States Air Force and the Department of State. The countries he served include Austria, Germany, Argentina, Mexico and Bahrain. He served in Washington as executive director in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and European Affairs, deputy director of Management Operations and Dean of the School of Professional Studies at the Foreign Service Institute ---------------------Dear Members, Our monthly programs are designed to educate both our membership and the public about the work of the United Nations. The Tampa Bay Chapter also believes that educating our young children is vital to the UNA-USA’s mission. The UNA-USA’s Global Classrooms Curriculum, in its 4th year in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties, is an excellent program for teaching our middle and high school students The 2007 Ambassadors luncheon had International
about the world, through the work of the United Nations. On April 16th, 900 of these students will converge on the Tampa Convention Center to simulate the United Nations. Our Ambassador’s luncheon on April 16th
Dignitaries, various
coincides with this event. It promises to be a wonderful occasion for our UNA-USA Chapter to have a lovely
Consulates and nearly 1000
lunch at the beautiful Tampa Convention Center, and connect with the students that directly benefit from
students in attendance at the Tampa Convention Center.
the Global Classroom curriculum. We are fortunate to have Ambassador Donald Leidel as our guest speaker. I hope you will all attend. Many of our members visit or plan to visit the United Nations in New York. If you have recently visited or plan to visit the U.N., we would love for you to tell us about your
experience. The board also welcomes your input on how we can strengthen/improve our Chapter. As always, I look forward to seeing you at our Chapter events. - Kelly Miliziano, President
Tampa Bay Chapter
THE U.S. DUES,
UNITED NATIONS
SOME MORE THOUGHTS
LONG OVERDUE!
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Jill Isaac, VP of Education
Bill McReynolds,
AND LITERACY
VP of Advocacy & Government Affairs
The Tampa Bay Chapter Board encourages you to be
No matter what challenge we face — HIV/Aids, conflict, poverty, environment, and
active in advocating for the
governance— basic education invariably appears
United Nations at the level of
as a core element of any solution. Yet, the sad
the U.S. government.
truth is that global progress during the 1990s fell far
Accordingly, we encourage
short of the rate required to meet the goal of
you to respond to the call for
‘Education for All’ by 2015.
action that comes from UNA-
Nearly 60 per cent of the estimated 113 million children who do not attend primary school
“The United States is
worldwide are girls. On average, nearly one in
arrears to the United Nations, a situation that threatens the UN’s valuable work and sends the wrong message to the rest of the world about the value
primary education, the minimum required for acquiring basic literacy. They are likely to join the nearly one billion adults who cannot read or write, the majority of whom are women. At the United Nations Development Programme, literacy is a fundamental human right; perhaps the most human of all human rights
cooperation.
because reading and writing are fundamental
As of February 1st, the United
characteristics of being human. UNDP fully
States owes $2.8 billion to the
recognizes that illiteracy deepens poverty, widens
international forum for
takes place again this year, many students and parents are unaware that this may be the last time this program will run in the United States. announced “the Global Classrooms program has reached the end of the grant funding cycle in the US after this year”. For thousands of students in Tampa
three children does not complete 5 years of
we place on international
United Nations, the leading
Global Classrooms for 2009. As this program
UNA headquarters in New York recently
USA:
accumulating substantial new
There is cause for concern for the
inequality, and slows economic growth. On the ground, UNDP works in 166 countries
Bay, words can’t express the disappointment. Some of our Tampa Bay students are from homes that can’t provide the basic essentials, which in some cases include a bus ticket to school. With this being the case, Global Classrooms is the only program that provides an imaginary ticket to another country through simulations with other student from a variety of nations. It is Global Classrooms that students look to for knowledge about a world that is not yet part of their own lived experience.
devising collaborative
to integrate basic education in national
American students across the United States are
solutions to the world’s shared
development frameworks, poverty reduction
made aware of the most important
strategies and pro-poor policy reforms. Our global
international issues, through Global Classrooms.
challenges. Congress now has before it a fiscal year 2008 supplemental budget request from the President that provides an opportunity to begin paying off our growing UN debt.
network creates unique opportunities to share
already put in place, the only challenge at this
effort to develop capacity. In our capacity as UN
point is funding. Politicians and leaders in a
Coordinator, we lend support to specific initiatives,
position of influence need to recognize
such as the Secretary-General’s Initiative for Girls'
international education is an important and
Education, which is spearheaded by UNICEF.
positive investment in our future - especially
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Failure to pay our share of UN
give the world a bold agenda for human
expenses sets the wrong
development, through a set of time-bound and
example for others to follow. Act now to help ensure the US
measurable targets to combat illiteracy, poverty, hunger, disease, environmental degradation and
takes the lead in promoting
gender discrimination. Literacy for all is critical to
international cooperation by
winning the fight against hunger, disease and
meeting the fundamental
ignorance.
responsibility of paying our UN dues.
With a support system and curriculum
knowledge and experience across countries in an
Source: undp.org
during these turbulent times globally.
“I cannot teach anybody anything I can only make them think”. -Socrates
UNA Events & Dates
MARK YOUR CALENDARS………
UNA-USA Council of Chapters and Divisions (CCD) Annual Meeting 2008
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. WILBUR MILHOUS
Washington, DC June 8-10
Associate Dean for Research at the USF College of Public Health
For registration &
Registration Fee: Full 2 Day Registration $70
more info. go to:
Saturday Lunch & Keynote Speaker - $25
www.unausa.org
Convention Location: Eckerd College 4200 54th Ave South St. Petersburg, Fl 33711 th
Full Registration: May 9 Wine and Cheese Reception, Saturday morning continental breakfast, break for refreshments and a Caribbean buffet lunch (Fish, chicken and vegetarian offerings). For Hotel Info. Make Room Reservations Direct with: Eckerd College Continuing Education Center 4200 54th Ave South St. Petersburg, Fl 33711 Attn: Ms. Joan Karins, Operations Manager Phone: 727-865-7000 Fax 727-864-7766
THE HONORABLE
MAYOR
Rate/Night - $65 plus 12% tax (single or double occupancy)
PAM IORIO
Deadline - April 25, 2008
WILL BE SPEAKING
WE ARE TAKING RESUMES FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:
MON. JUNE 23rd 2008 AT 6:00PM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
VICE-PRESIDENT OF MEMBERSHIPmaintains the membership database & is the liaison with UN headquarters of chapter member numbers and applicants.
TAMPA’S FLETCHER HALL ADDRESSING INTERNATIONAL SERVICE DAY
TREASURER –handles all financial matters for the chapter. If the above positions are of interest and you can provide your skills on a volunteer basis, please contact Roslyn Linnen at tel. no. 727-942-7915 For more information go to www.unatampabay.org
Tampa Bay Chapter
THE UNA TAMPA BAY CHAPTER WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS DIRECTORS
The following members have recently joined our chapter:
Kelly Miliziano -President
Ms. Mariam Ahmedani, Miss Nayana Boutsomsy, Ms. Diana M. Durango, Mr. Nicholas A. Durango,
Dr. William McReynolds-1st VP
Ms. Jennifer Thayer. Renewed: Ms. Susan James & Mr. Jorge Nef, Mrs. Jean S. Johnson
VP Gov’t. & Advocacy
Dr. Harvey Nelson, Joanne Shrewsbury
Rajeev Ratra –VP Technology Jill Isaac - VP Education (interm)
The Tampa Bay chapter is ranked one of the top three chapters in terms of membership in the U.S. Our
Kimberley Williams-VP Programs
programs such as Global Classrooms, the prestigious Ambassadors Luncheon and our monthly UN
VACANT -VP Membership
Speakers Series has made our chapter one of the most outstanding chapters in the country.
Suja Chetty-Treasurer Kelly Reynolds-Secretary Dr. Mark Amen Susan James Dr. Tim Kennedy Maja Lacevic-University Rep. Ryan Nevel – YPIC Chair
Membership Application/ Renewal Name: ___________________________________ Address:________________________________ City:_________________ State:__________ Zip:__________ Telephone: _________________ Email: _______________________ Annual Membership (select one) Introductory Individual ___ $ 25 Individual Renewal ___ $ 35 Family ___ $ 40
Student Organization Sponsor
___ $ 10 ___ $ 40 ___ $ 100
Patron ___ $500
Paul Yingst-Former President Yes! I want to make a donation of $________ to help the work of UNA-USA. All dues and donations are tax deductible. Please make checks payable to: UNA-USA and send to: UNA-USA, 801 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017-4706.
Non-Profit Organization
UNA-USA Tampa Bay Chapter www.unatampabay.org
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