Want to be a diplomat?

UN Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus Alexander Downer and Consuls General Niels Marquardt (US) and Nick McInnes (UK) will advise students on how to pursue a successful diplomatic career at a major student-led diplomacy conference in Sydney this weekend.

The University Diplomacy Conference is a two-day intensive program organised by the UNSW United Nations Society designed to introduce students from around the state to the world of diplomacy and international affairs.

Participants will hear keynote addresses by former and current Australian foreign ministers and participate in open workshops with diplomats and NGO leaders.

UNSW professor of international law and expert member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples, Megan Davis, will deliver the closing address.

Other highlights:

• Reflections on 21^st Century diplomacy: US Consul General Niels Marquardt, British Consul General Nick McInnes and NSW DFAT State Director and former Ambassador to Chile, Virginia Greville
• Your potential as a diplomat: CEO of Hamlin Fistula Australia, Lucy Perry
• Interview with UNSW Associate Professor Andrea Durbach, Director of the Australian Human Rights Centre.
• Beyond the battlefield: NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Nicholas Kaldas and Lowy Institute Fellow Dr Rodger Shanahan
• UNICEF, OXFAM and UN Women advocacy workshop.

About the UNSW United Nations Society: UNSOC is a student-run organisation that seeks to promote the ideals of the United Nations on campus and within the community. It aims to foster a new generation of global citizens and create greater awareness about pressing international issues.

UNSW Law and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences are major sponsors of the conference. 

What: The University Diplomacy Conference

Where: Law Theatre, Law Building, UNSW Kensington campus

When: 29–30 June 2013

More information: www.unswunsociety.org.au

Media contact: Conference director, Anneke Pol, 0457 142 645 conferences@unswunsociety.org.au