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Kenya Ambassador H.E Zachary Muburi-Muita to Speak at Adelphi
Garden City, NY
February 14, 2008
His Excellency Zachary Muburi-Muita, Kenya Ambassador to the United Nations, will deliver a lecture, "Economic and Sustainable Development: A Challenge for Africa," on Thursday, March 20, 2008, at 12:00 p.m. in the Ruth S. Harley University Center Ballroom, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. The lecture, sponsored by the University’s International Initiatives Committee, is free and open to the public.
Ambassador Muburi-Muita has served as the permanent representative of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations since September 2006. A diplomat of 25 years, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1982 and worked in all the departments. He also previously served in various Foreign Missions including Khartoum, The Hague, Tel Aviv, and Dar es Salaam. Prior to his appointment as ambassador and permanent representative, he was the former high commissioner to Tanzania.
The International Initiatives Committee is a campus-wide group of faculty, administrators, and students charged with infusing courses and campus events with internationalized content. The IIC allows the University to offer dynamic programs such as its acclaimed Ambassador Series in intimate settings so students, faculty, and the public have the opportunity to hear first-hand, global perspectives on issues of international concern.
For more information about this and other events, please visit www.adelphi.edu, or call the University's Cultural Events Hotline at 516.877.4555.
About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, the Honors College, the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls more than 8,300 students from 40 states and 50 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.
Media Contact
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Kali Chan
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