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King’s Students Participate in Model United Nations

April 22, 2009 - Students enrolled in the Politics of the United Nations class at King’s College recently participated in a five-day National Model United Nations conference in New York City.

The King’s students were among 4,000 college and university students from five continents to attend the conference organized by the National Collegiate Conference Association.

King’s students were randomly assigned to represent Iraq for conference activities.  The King’s delegation also attended a mission briefing provided by the Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations.

Pictured seated, from left, is Suzan Sari, Jessie Parfitt, Magen Harleman,
Lauryn Ference and Noreen Sarieh.

Pictured standing, from left, is Kirk Riley; James Pasquale; James McGinley; Lance Elliott; Larisa Karpeshov; Dr. Ayesha Ray, a member of the King’s political science faculty and co-teacher of the United Nations class;  Hamid al Bayati, Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations; MG Spiese; Joseph Lapinski; Daniel Johnson; Daniel Bonga; Mikhail Bespartochnyy; Theron Solomon; and, Philip Victor.

King's College is a Catholic College sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross.