Commemorative Event | Tokyo, Japan
Saturday, April 18, 2020
ICU Dialogue House, 4th Floor, International Conference Room
**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE CURRENT PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS**
MORNING SESSION (In Japanese)
10:00-10:10 Opening Remarks: ICU Graduate School Dean
10:10-11:10 Diplomatic Panel: “Aspiring to Become a Diplomat from ICU”
Moderator: Former UN Ambassador & Distinguished Professor Motohide Yoshikawa
Panelists：
Mr. Makoto Honda, Director, Policy Evaluation & Administrative Division, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Arisa Kitamura, International Cooperation Bureau, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Marina Shintaku, European Affairs Bureau, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Q&A Session
11:10-12:00 Reporting by students who participated in the ICU’s first UN Seminar – Part 1: Observations on UN Multilateral Diplomacy
AFTERNOON SESSION (Japanese and English with Simultaneous Translation)
13:00-14:30 Keynote Speaker: Former UN Under-Secretary-General Mr. Yasushi Akashi – “My Life at the UN”
Q&A Session
14:45-15:45 Panel on UN Professionals: “What it means to work for an UN International Organization”
Moderator: Mrs. Hiroko Morita, Diplomatic & International Public Service Advisor/Adjunct Professor/Former UN Official
Panelists from the Tokyo Offices of:
UNHCR Mr. Junichiro Kosaka
UNDP Ms. Chika Kondoh
UNICEF Ms. Yu Sasaki
ILO Mr. Ryusuke Tanaka
Q&A Session
15:45-16:15 Reporting by students who participated in the ICU’s first UN Seminar – Part 2 : “What have we learned?”
16:15-16:25 Closing Remarks: “Looking Back the Past Year” – Professor Herman T. Salton, Associate Professor of International Relations and Chair of the Diplomatic and International Public Service Program
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