GLOBAL LEADERS: CONVERSATIONS WITH ALON BEN-MEIR
Alon Ben-Meir, professor of international relations, journalist, and author, hosts leaders from around the world in conversations that probe critical global issues and the policies designed to address them.
Pre-registration is required for these events. Please e-mail your details to scps.global.affairs@nyu.edu.
H.E. Nabi Sensoy
Ambassador of Turkey to the United States
Thursday, November 12, 2009
6:30 – 7:45 p.m.
H.E. Nabi Sensoy became Ambassador of Turkey to the United States on January 1, 2006. Ambassador Sensoy previously served as Deputy Undersecretary of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to Russia, Deputy Undersecretary of Political Affairs, Director-General of the Department of Policy Planning at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ambassador to Spain. He was also Chief of Staff to the president, Consul General in London, advisor to the Prime Minister, as well as Counselor at the Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C., and Charge d’Affaires in Cuba. Previously, he served as Head of Section at the Department of Bilateral Political Affairs for Western Europe, First Secretary at the Turkish Embassy in Venezuela, Vice Consul at the Turkish Consulate General in New York, and Third Secretary and Second Secretary at the Department of Research at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Sensoy is a graduate of the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Ankara, Turkey.
H.E. Gabriela Shalev
Ambassador of Israel to the United Nations
Thursday, December 3, 2009
6:30 – 7:45 p.m.
Ambassador Gabriela Shalev has served as Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations since September 8, 2008. She is the first woman to hold this position. Previously, Ambassador Shalev served as President of the Academic Council and Rector of Ono Academic College in Israel. She was a full professor of contract law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and has taught at many universities internationally. She was the Chief Legal Editor of the Judgments of the Supreme Court of Israel and legal editor of the Hebrew Encyclopedia. Ambassador Shalev also served on the boards of Ma’ariv; the Hadassah Medical Organisation, Fibi Holdings Co.; Koor Industries; Osem Investments; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; and Delek Ltd. Group.
