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Left: Swedish Ambassador
Pierre Schori
Right: French Ambassador
Jean-David Levittee |
Adelphi University's "Ambassadors at Adelphi Series" Presents Talks by Permanent Representatives to the United Nations
Ambassador Pierre Schori of Sweden and Ambassador Jean-David Levitte of France featured
Garden City, NY
October 21, 2002
Adelphi University is pleased to present the Ambassadors at Adelphi lecture series. The series is sponsored by the Adelphi University International Initiatives Committee. Two permanent representatives to the United Nations are featured for fall 2002, Ambassadors Pierre Schori of Sweden, and Jean-David Levitte of France.
Ambassador Schori will open the fall 2002 lecture series with a speech on "Global Challenges in the 21st Century: Swedish Perspectives" on Thursday, October 24. The Honorable Pierre Schori is a diplomat, author, and executive who has served as chairman of the Olaf Palme Memorial Fund, head of the European Union Election Observation Mission in Zimbabwe, chairman of the Swedish Institute in Egypt, and a member of the European Parliament.
Our second presentation in this series, one week later on Thursday, October 31, will feature Ambassador Levitte speaking about "World Order Today: The French View". The Honorable Jean-David Levitte has served with distinction in Asia, Oceania, Africa, Europe, and the United Nations.
The presentation by Ambassador Schori, on Thursday, October 24, will begin at 1:30 PM in Adelphi's Alumni House, 154 Avenue, Garden City. Ambassador Levitte's presentation, on Thursday, October 31, will begin at 3:00 PM in the Ruth S. Harley University Center, Room 201. These events are free and open to the public. The series is supported by a New York State legislative grant sponsored by Senator Kemp Hannon. Contact the Department of Political Science at Adelphi for more information, please call 516.877.4555.
Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, is the first liberal arts institution of higher education on Long Island. Through its seven degree-granting academic units (School of Nursing, School of Social Work, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors, College of Arts & Sciences, School of Education and School of Business, ) the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as professional degrees and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls over 7,000 students from 37 states and 60 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and off campus centers in Manhattan (NYC), Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a practical commitment to liberal arts in tandem with rigorous professional preparation.
Media Contact
For additional information, please contact:
Lori Duggan Gold
Vice President for Communications
p - 516.877.3693
f - 516.877.3266
e - duggangold@adelphi.edu
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