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Conference BookInternational Conference on Cultural Diplomacy and the UN

“Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power in an Interdependent World:The Opportunities for Global Governance”

(New York City & Washington D.C., February 21st - 24th, 2012)

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Thank You!The ICD would like to extend its sincere gratitude to all those in the organisation of the conference and to the entire UN and Cultural Diplomacy team including; Sylvia Zerbetto, Lisa Jost, Pawel Trzcinski.

Speacial thanks go to team leaders; Amy Soar, Hannah Smith and, Claire Leavitt for all of their hard work, inspiration and dedication to the success of the confe-rence.

Finally, the ICD and all of the organizers would like to thank the participants and speakers at the conference, whose enthusiasm and participation were a vital contribution to the phenomenal success of this exciting and vibrant international event that was thoroughly enjoyed by all involved.




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IntroductionThe 2012 International Conference on Cultural Diplomacy and the United Nations was held as one of a three-part series of International Conferences held by the Institute for Cultural Dip-lomacy (ICD) on the issue of “International Institutions and Global Governance: The Role of Cultural Diplomacy’.

The aim of the International Conference on Cultural Diplomacy and the United Nations was to reflect on the role of the United Nations within the international system, on global gover-nance as a whole in terms of key international issues and on how Cultural Diplomacy takes place. The program consisted of lectures and speeches by leading figures from international politics & diplomacy, academia and civil society.

In an age of international instability and discontent, the United Nations made a noted transiti-on towards an increased use of soft power in international relations. Due to the specific aims of the UN to foster peace and cooperation agreements, they were the first institution to focus on relations between states and international understanding. As such, Cultural Diplomacy is becoming increasingly important within international relations and the ICD reflects the desire to expand on this work.

The following is a summary of the conference; it provides key themes, information on spea-kers including lecture topics and keynote interviews and statistics drawn from surveys comple-ted by participants at the conference.





Conference Speakers

Prof. Dr. Abdul Aziz SaidProfessor of International Relations, Interna-tional Peace and Conflict Resolution Program, American University

“Contextualizing Politics”

Dr. Afredita HakajAssistant Director for the Centre for Internati-onal Human Rights

“Soft Power as a Tool for International Peace and International Cooperation”

H. E. Amb. Ahmad KamalSenior Fellow United Nations Institute for Training and Research

Lieutenant General Clarence E. McKnight (Ret.)Former General in the US Army

“Revolution in Global Telecom and the Increased Need for Soft Power and Smart Power to Avoid Any More Long Wars”

H. E. Amb. Csaba KőrösiPermanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations

“Role of Culture, Traditions in Tackling Challenges of Transition and in Tim of Crisis”

Dr. Eduardo OchoaAssistant Secretary for Postsecondary Educa-tion, USA Government

“Smart Leadership: Higher Education in the Global Century”

H. E. Amb Elena PoptodorovaAmbassador of Bulgaria to the United States

Frank UcciardoUN Correspondent for CBS

“Soft Power, Diplomacy and Social Revolutions”

Hussein HaeriAttorney Latham & Watkins LLP

“The Future of the UN”

Prof. Dr. Jean KrasnoAssociate Research Scientist and Lecturer in Political Science

“Kofi Annan and the Role of the Secretary-General and the Rule of Law”

Prof. Dr. José AlvarezHerbert and Rose Rubin Professor of Internati-onal Law, New York University

“The UN’s Soft Legal Power”

Rear Admiral Joyce M. Johnson (Ret.)Former Director of Health and Safety for the U.S. Coast Guard

“Cultural Diplomacy: The UN and the Role of Health”

H. E. Amb. Kazuo KodamaDeputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations

“Challenges Confronting the UN: Democracy, Natio-nalism and Secularism”

Sen. Larry PresslerFormer US Senator from South Dakota

“Will U.S. Foreign Policy Enter a New ‘Dark’ Age of Isolation from Cultural Diplomacy?”

Maria JessopSenior Program Officer, Academy for Internati-onal Conflict Management and Peace-Building, US Institute of Peace

“Intercultural Dialogue: A Practical Tool or Floating Concept?”

Mike BeardDirector of Better World Campaign

H. E. Amb. Mitar KujundzicAmbassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United States

“Peace Establishment in Bosnia and Herzegovina: From the War to the Way Toward the EU and NATO”

The Hon. Nazar Al BaharnaFormer Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain

“Cultural Diplomacy: An Effective Tool for Applying Human Rights Approach in Development “

H. E. Amb. Neil ParsanAmbassador of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations

“Cultural Diplomacy as a Tool for Unity in a Hetero-gonous Society “

Patrick WorsnipChief Correspondent United Nations, Reuters

“The United Nations and World Conflicts: A Reporter’s View”

Major General Paul Eaton (Ret.)Senior Adviser to the National Security Net-work, Retired United States Army General

“Institutional Framework: Balancing the Compo-nents of National“

Philippe KridelkaDirector, UNESCO New York Office and former Representative to the United Nations

“Culture as a Tool for Peace and Sustainable Deve-lopment”

H. E. Amb. Ranko VilovicAmbassador of Croatia to the UN

H. E. Amb. Robert PearsonPresident, IREX

“Cultural Diplomacy at the Cutting Edge”

Prof. Dr. Ryan IrwinProfessor International Security Studies, Yale University

“On Decolonization: Genealogies of Cultural Diplo-macy in an International World”

H. E. Amb. Simona-Mirela MiculescuAmbassador of Romania to the UN

“The Romanian Cultural Diplomacy in the Universal Arena: Opportunities and Challenges”

H. E. Amb. Thomas StelzerUnited Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs

“Cultural Diplomacy in the UN”

William DavisDirector, Washington Representation Office, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

“The UN’s Priorities for 2012: Working Together to Face Common Challenges”





Conference Participants

• Elias Negussie• Prof. Ronald Edsforth• Emmanuel Maduforo• Ashot Avetisyan• Abbas (Alexandro) Ozlati• Charles Hurst• Mahmood Noorzai• Berhanu Tefera Gizaw• Erich Helmreich• Yasir Ali• Dr. Sahar Elfaki• Kelli Cooney• Abdul Qoodos • Dr. Samiha Abaker• Haroun Habib• Naghman Waseeq

Chaudhary • Dr. Ebrahim Aladsani• Ben V Wyche• Ahmad Bashir Enayatullah• Prof. Toshifumi Nagamatsu• Mahnaz Moinian• Desislava Huin• Megan Davis• Stefanie Grupp-Clasby• Sophia Chinonye Ezeji• Dr. Jasmin B. Cowin• Ashley Lubenkov• Samuel Ojogbo• Dilshod Karabaev• Agostine Ndungu• Prof. Chijioke C. Ohuruogu • Ellie Richard• Marilyn Lareau• Oluwabukola Olawoye• Roser Clavell Soldevila• Zarrin Caldwell• Eseosa Kolleta Okoro• Andrea Freiberger

• Lilia Michelle Buenrostro • Elo Atarie• David Smith• Elena Lipilina• Samvina Zibiri• Laurel McCormack• Sabir Mammadov• Queenette Chisom Weke• Jennifer Lada• Samuel Duodu• Jacqueline Abieyuwa Osagie• Phillip York• Elena Bozhickova• Jennifer Aiwerioghene• Lauren Pucci• Milena Oganesyan• Sayed Masood Ravi• Flavia Eugenia Abrudan• Xenia Felice Sonja• Philip Disanto• Amanullah Khan• Maria Hernandez De Benito• Aleksandra Humo• DIAS, Tania Dias• Matteo B. Scianna• Pamela Jeffery• Dr. Frances Chukwukere• Judit Trunkos• Leyla Falhan• Kendra White• Mate Olti• Stephen Wynne• Dr. Nicol Truesdell• Katrin Mader• Gloria Edusei• Talena Mara• Emily Stephens• Ryan J. Suto• Cynthia Dekay

• Miriam Chaponniere• Najibullah• Neyda Martinez• Kevin Soubly• Lauren Obee• Rowena Martinez Ulayan• Kalisma Alayon• Marius Mazziotti• Margarita Coppi Agostinelli• Dr. Nicolas Serge• Tanuja Pariyar• Seo Won Choi• Gloria Kankam• Rosa Arcadina Florian Novas• Mama Tady Conde• Jimena Lara• Dr. Leara Rhodes• Elhadj Mamadou Bah• Katherina Cassidy• Christian Reynolds• Youssouf Togba• Mark Laichena • Salima Sango• Ivana Kliajic• Laura Toledo• Badri Glonti• Yuwen Dai• Ulziibayar Vangansuren• Xue Li• Cristina Hurduilala• Lisa Simon• Lizzy Kelly• Sandra Yao• Marlon Litz-Rosenzweig• Marina Fashchilina• Ugur Poyraz• Dr. Sharon Ingram• Sally Chung





Congress InterviewsThroughout the course of the conference, many interviews were conducted in both video and written format. The interviews can be found on our YouTube site athttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB91A1240BACCCE81&feature=plcp

or in written form athttp://cdnews1.wordpress.com/2012/02/25/the-international-conference-on-cultural-diplomacy-the-un-interviews/

Participant papersThe following is a list of the participants whose papers were selected for presentation at the Annual Academic Conference 2011. The papers listed below can be found online and read in full through the link provided below:

Flavia Eugenia Abrudan (European Affairs Counselor, Ministry for European Affairs, Bucharest)

“Aspects of Romania’s Cultural Diplomacy”

Dr. Ebrahim Adsani(General Manager, AWARE Center)

“The State of West-Islamic Relations”

Dr. Samiha Said Salim A/Baker (Dean, Social and Environmental Studies, UMST, Sudan)

“Professional Empowerment of National NGOs and CBOs for a Global Harmonised Pattern”

Professor Ronald Edsforth (Senior Lecturer of History, Dartmouth College)

“On the Definition of Capitalism and its Implications for the Current Global Political-Economic crisis”

Matteo B. Scianno (Postgraduate Student, Colombia University)

“It’s smart defense, stupid! – The European Common Security and Defense Policy”

Margarita Alexandra Coppi Agostinelli(Program Director Latin America Committee UN Association-NCA, Research Assistant at Inter-American Development Bank)

“Cultural diplomacy and the concept of the other”

Christian Reynolds (PhD Candidate, University of South Australia)

“Diplomatic gastronomy: The convivial nature of the power of prestige, cultural diplomacy and soft power”

Stephen Wynne (Museum administrator at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri)International Governance: Its Idea and incarnation





Conference Timetable

Tuesday,February 21st, 2012

Wednesday,February 22nd, 2012

Thursday,February 23rd, 2012

Friday,February 24th, 2012

09:15 Registration

10:00 Welcome Keynote Address(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:H.E. Amb. Ranko Vilovic(Ambassador of Croatia to the UN)

Location:United Nations Headquarters, NYC

Culture as a Tool for Peace and Sustainable Develop-ment(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:Philippe Kridelka(Director, UNESCO New York Office, Representative to the United Nations)


Travel Time Smart Leadership: Higher Education in the Global Century(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:Dr. Eduardo Ochoa(Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, US Government)

Location:Bulgarian Embassy

10:45 Cultural Diplomacy in the UN (Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:H.E. Amb. Thomas Stelzer(United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, Department of Econo-mic and Social Affairs)


Challenges Confronting the UN: Democracy, Nationa-lism and Secularism(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:H.E. Amb. Kazuo Kodama(Deputy Permanent Represen-tative of Japan to the United Nations)

Location:United Nations Headquar-ters, NYC

Travel Time Cultural Diplomacy: The UN and the Role of Health(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:Rear Admiral Joyce M. Johnson (Ret.)(Former Director of Health & Safety for the U.S. Coast Guard)


11:30 Break Break Break Break

12:00 Kofi Annan and the Role of the Secretary-General and the Rule of Law(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:Prof. Jean Krasno(Associate Research Scientist and Lecturer in Political Science, Yale University)


The Romanian Cultural Diplomacy in the Universal Arena: Opportunities and Challenges (Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:H.E. Amb Simona-Mirela Miculescu (Ambassador of Romania to the UN)


Travel Time Will U.S. Foreign Policy Enter a New ‘Dark’ Age of Isolation from Cultural Diplomacy?(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:Senator Larry Pressler(Attorney-At-Law, Member of U.S. Commission for the Preser-vation of America‘s Heritage Abroad, Former US Senator from South Dakota)










12:30 Lecture & Discussion

Speaker:H.E. Amb. Ahmad Kamal(Ambassador and Senior Fellow United Nations Institute for Training and Research


On Decolonization: Genea-logies of CulturalDiplomacy in an Internatio-nal World(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:Prof. Dr. Ryan Irwin(Professor, International Securi-ty Studies, Yale University)


Travel Time Revolution in Global Telecom and the Increased Need for Soft Power and Smart Power to Avoid Any More Long Wars (Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:Lieutenant General Clarence E. McKnight (Ret.)(Former General in the US Army)


13:00 Lunch Break Lunch Break (14:00) The UN‘s Priorities for 2012: Working Together to Face Common Challen-ges(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:William Davis(Director, Washington Re-presentation Office, United Nations Development Program)


Lunch Break

(14:30) Lecture & Discussion

Speaker:Mike Beard (Director, Better World Cam-paign)


15:00 Participant PapersPresentations


The UN’s Soft Legal Power(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:Dr. José Alvarez(Herbert and Rose Rubin Profes-sor of International Law, New York University)


Institutional Framework: Balancing the Components of National Power and their Deployment Internationally(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:Major General Paul Eaton(Senior Adviser to the National Security Network, Retired Uni-ted States Army General)


Cultural Diplomacy at the Cutting Edge(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:H. E. Amb Robert Pearson(President, IREX)


15:45 The United Nations and World Conflicts: A Reporter’s View(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:Patrick Worsnip(Chief Correspondent, Reuters United Nations)


The Future of the UN(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:Hussein Haeri(Attorney, Latham & Watkins LLP)


Role of Culture, Traditions in Tackling Challenges of Transition and in Time of Crisis(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:H. E. Amb. Csaba Kőrösi(Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations)


Intercultural Dialogue: A Practical Tool or Floating Concept?(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:Maria Jessop (Senior Program Officer, Aca-demy for International Conflict Management & Peacebuilding, US Institute of Peace)










16:30 Soft Power as a Tool for International Peace and International Cooperation (Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:Dr. Aferdita Hakaj(Assistant Director, The Center for International Human Rights, John Jay College of Criminal Justice)


Soft Power, Diplomacy and Social Revolutions(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:Frank Ucciardo (UN Correspondent for CBS)


Cultural Diplomacy: An effective Tool for Applying Human Rights Approach in Development (Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:The Hon Nazar Al Baharna(Former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain)


Contextualizing Politics (Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:Prof. Dr. Abdul Aziz Said(Professor of International Re-lations International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program, American University)


17:15 Participant PapersPresentations


Cultural Diplomacy as a Tool for Unity in a Hetero-genous Society(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:H. E. Amb. Neil Parsan (Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobego to the United Nations)


Peace Establishment in Bos-nia and Herzegovina: From the War to the Way Toward the EU and NATO (Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:H. E. Amb Mitar Kujundzic(Ambassador of Bosnia and Her-zegovina to the United States)


Participant PapersPresentations


18:00 Welcome Group Dinner Social Program Lecture & Discussion

Speaker:H. E. Amb Elena Poptodorova(Bulgarian Ambassador to the United States)


Farewell

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