United States Ambassador to the United Nations

As I slowly worked to get myself into the State Department, where I hoped to jumpstart my career, I went through the vigorous process of written and oral exams. During the months where I was on the waiting list for employment, I felt useless. Never had I been more frustrated as I lingered at home, my Ogygia during this time; while my goal of being a United States Ambassador was so far away. I could do nothing but hopelessly wait for that one call that confirmed my job in the State Department. One day, I received a call at 5 in the morning. While it was brutal to get myself out of bed to reach for my phone, and it was hard to restrain myself from yelling down the phone to whoever woke me up at this unholy hour, I still managed to do so. The moment the calm, polished voice at the other end told me the news that I’ve been hired, it was like sipping the first cup of coffee at noon; adrenaline flowed through my body and my spirit…

educational institutions. The Declaration states that all activities that would impact the people, or property, has to be preapproved. It establishes the need for compensation for the violation of the rights, and the guarantee against ethnocide and genocide. The document…

country since the early 1940s. Peacekeeping, meaning an active conservation of a bond between nations, "the maintenance of international peace and security by the deployment of military forces in a particular area" (Dictionary.com, 2015). By definition, a united nations act of force. To breakdown those four words one has realise the true meaning of such; a truce is violently acted upon, but when one steps in, it is no longer keeping the peace. To make peace, is to suggest that two or more…

are being propelled to interconnect the globe (Mahbubani, 74-81). The final is common aspirations in which individuals and nations interests begin to become similar through globalization (Mahbubani, 81-88). Mahbubani goes through explaining a one world system but still leaves ambiguity. He doesn’t define this one world as either a one world government or a union of the nations similar to the European Union model. With this one world theory framework, it puts the sovereignty of nations at risk.…

reconnaissance pilot, and the U.S. eventually made preparations for an invasion of Cuba. War appeared to be eminent. Fortunately, after on final attempt for political reparations, a deal was made, and the Soviets agreed to withdraw their missiles in exchange for an inconspicuous withdrawal of the U.S ' obsolete missiles in Turkey. Given the fact that the two nations were on the brink of a global crisis, the United States handled diplomatic strategy with absolute brilliance. There was no…

The United Nations’ creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a global acknowledgement of the human need for connection and existential meaning when confronted with pain and suffering. The mid- 20th century had seen the world reach crisis point: A deluge of innumerable human atrocities, resulting from 'the shattering experience of two world wars and the phenomenon of mass genocide ' (Burnham & Papandreopoulos, n.d.) caused world leaders to act immediately: no longer could they…

Topic: Bilateral Cooperation between Brazil and Cameroon States do not engage or take actions beyond their borders randomly. They are often aware of both internal and external factors. Beasley and other (2013) argue that “it’s precisely because states are experiencing challenges and transformation both internally and externally that the analysis of foreign policy is important.”(pp.1). Comparing two countries in foreign policy taking into account their internal and external factors has proven…

process of interaction and integration of people, companies, and governments of different nations. The globalization process has effects on the environment and the economy in societies around the world. It is argued that Globalization has negative aspects but the positive aspects outweigh the negative. When it comes to sustaining the…

Bernard Lewis also termed the very basis of clerical rule in Iran as its own remedy. Lewis states, “Khomeini during his rule seems to have effected a kind of “Christianization” of Iran’s Islamic institutions, with himself as an infallible pope and with the functional equivalent of a hierarchy of archbishops, bishops and priests. All of this was totally alien to Islamic tradition….It may be that Muslims having contracted a Christian illness, will consider a Christian remedy, that is to say, the…

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) as many as 34% of the world’s children have had their development stunted due to a lack of clean water or proper nutrition.1 Due to these factors we see many negative effects upon both their immediate and long-term health. It has been shown through many studies that under-nourished or otherwise unhealthy children are at risk of cognitive development deficits. In what is becoming a constantly more globalized world, that is increasingly propelled…