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The 2nd annual 51³Ô¹Ï Academic Impact J. Michael Adams Lecture and Conversation Series will be held on 30 October from?1 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. in Conference Room 4 at UN Headquarters.?

This year we have the pleasure of hearing from?Ambassador Thomas Pickering, former United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and former US Ambassador to?the Russian Federation, India, Israel, El Salvador, Nigeria, Jordan and the 51³Ô¹Ï in New York. Ambassador Pickering will reflect on 70 years of the 51³Ô¹Ï and the future of the organization in a rapidly evolving world.?

Please RSVP no later than 28 October at:

Guests without a UN Grounds Pass are requested to arrive at the UN Visitors Entrance on First Avenue between 45th and 46th Streets no later than 12:30 p.m. to ensure you have enough time to complete the security screening and check-in procedure as the event will begin promptly at 1pm.?

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About the J. Michael Adams Lecture and Conversation Series:

?The UNAI J. Michael Adams Lecture and Conversation Series was inaugurated in 2014 in remembrance of educator, author and advocate of global citizenship, J. Michael Adams. Mr. Adams served as president of Fairleigh Dickinson University from 1999 until his death in 2012, during which time he inspired a new vision and mission dedicated to preparing world citizens through global education. Under his leadership Fairleigh Dickinson sparked new and close ties with the 51³Ô¹Ï, including becoming the first university in the world to earn Special Consultative Status with the 51³Ô¹Ï Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the creation of the UN Pathways program to bring UN speakers to campus and becoming the very first member of 51³Ô¹Ï Academic Impact.?