Although, I must admit I had a lot of skepticism on how issues actually get resolved at the US Mission. We were told it literally takes five to fifteen years for a single negotiation to be resolved and of course the term for a diplomat is only about 3 years, and the term for everyone else is as long as each US administration… I still respect what is trying to be accomplished. After our meeting I took a walk through the center of Geneva, which is a two minutes from our place and was able to visit stores that I haven’t been to in a long while! The photograph I took the following day, I wasn't allowed to bring any electronics to the Mission so I do not have any to post.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
I took A VERY long nap today and it felt INCREDIBLE
Woke up at the crack of dawn… Not really but it felt that way. Our group left at 8:15 am for Geneva’s very own US Mission to the UN. We were served coffee and snacks as we listened to Diplomats speaking representing the WTO, Conference on Disarmament, Refugee and Migration affairs, and the list goes on. It was beyond exciting to be in a conference hall where the day before the Mission had hosted the Russians and where negotiating issues dealing with Russia’s nuclear disarmament.
Although, I must admit I had a lot of skepticism on how issues actually get resolved at the US Mission. We were told it literally takes five to fifteen years for a single negotiation to be resolved and of course the term for a diplomat is only about 3 years, and the term for everyone else is as long as each US administration… I still respect what is trying to be accomplished. After our meeting I took a walk through the center of Geneva, which is a two minutes from our place and was able to visit stores that I haven’t been to in a long while! The photograph I took the following day, I wasn't allowed to bring any electronics to the Mission so I do not have any to post.
Although, I must admit I had a lot of skepticism on how issues actually get resolved at the US Mission. We were told it literally takes five to fifteen years for a single negotiation to be resolved and of course the term for a diplomat is only about 3 years, and the term for everyone else is as long as each US administration… I still respect what is trying to be accomplished. After our meeting I took a walk through the center of Geneva, which is a two minutes from our place and was able to visit stores that I haven’t been to in a long while! The photograph I took the following day, I wasn't allowed to bring any electronics to the Mission so I do not have any to post.
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