AIDIS-USA JANUARY 2004

GUEST-SPEAKER LUNCHEON MEETING

 

TOPIC:       "The Second UN Water Decade:  Next Steps"

SPEAKER:  Ambassador John W. McDonald
 

TIME:         Wednesday, January 28, 2004, noon - 1:30 PM

                    Please arrive early for SECURITY clearance -

                    RESERVATIONS and PICTURE ID required

                    

PLACE:      The World Bank (Private Dining Room)

                    1818 H St. NW

                     Washington, DC

                     (see below for directions)

 

COST:        $24.00

                    

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED:  See below

 

On December 23, 2003, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution proclaiming the years 2005 to 2015 as the "International Decade for Action, 'Water for Life.'"   We are most pleased to invite you to a timely presentation by Ambassador John McDonald, who served as US Coordinator during the previous UN Decade on Drinking Water and Sanitation in the 1980's, and who will discuss "The Second UN Water Decade: Next Steps."

Ambassador McDonald is a distinguished diplomat, professor, lawyer, development expert, and peacebuilder.  Currently he is Chairman and co-founder of the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy, in Washington D.C., which focuses on national and international ethnic conflicts (http://www.imtd.org <http://www.imtd.org> ).  Following 40 years in the Foreign Service, he taught and lectured at the George Mason University's Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution; the George Washington University Law School; Grinnell College (where he was President of the Iowa Peace Institute), and at the Foreign Service Institute and the Center for the Study of Foreign Affairs.  He has written or edited eight books on negotiation and conflict resolution.

During his career at the State Department,  Ambassador McDonald was the Coordinator of Multilateral Affairs, in the Center for the Study of Foreign Affairs, from 1983-87. From 1978-83, he carried out a wide variety of State Department assignments in multilateral diplomacy.  He was Deputy Director General of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland from 1974-78, and from 1947-1974, he held various State Department assignments in Berlin, Frankfurt, Bonn, Paris, Washington D.C., Ankara, Tehran, Karachi, and Cairo.

Ambassador McDonald holds both a B.A. and a J.D. degree from the University of Illinois, and he graduated from the National War College in 1967. He was appointed Ambassador twice by President Carter and twice by President Reagan to represent the US at UN World Conferences

 

RESERVATIONS DEADLINE:   5:00 PM, Monday, January 26
E-mail or call Mary Norman, normanme@bv.com, 301-921-8249
Be sure to give your name, phone number, and business affiliation.
 

DIRECTIONS: 
         World Bank Main Complex
         1818 H Street NW, main entrance
( 1 block south of Farragut West Metro Stop, 18th Street exit )  
Immediately after security, turn right and take the staircase to   the lower level.  Left off the staircase is the Main Dining Room.    Adjacent and to the RIGHT of the Main Dining Room entrance is the East Dining Room, where we will meet.