Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris,19.1 km (11.9 mi) from the centre of Paris.
Sciences Po or Sciences Po Paris,also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies,is a private and public research university located in Paris,France,that holds the status of grande école and the legal status of grand établissement. The university's undergraduate program is taught on the Paris campus as well as on the decentralized campuses in Dijon,Le Havre,Menton,Nancy,Poitiers and Reims,each with their own academic program focused on a geopolitical part of the world. While Sciences Po historically specialized in political science,it progressively expanded to other social sciences such as economics,law and sociology.
Instituts d'études politiques,or IEP's,colloqually referred to as Sciences Po,are ten publicly owned institutions of higher learning in France. They are located in Aix-en-Provence,Bordeaux,Grenoble,Lille,Lyon,Paris,Rennes,Strasbourg and Toulouse,and since 2014 Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Their vocation is the study and research of contemporary political science. All students at the IEPs study a curriculum that is highly practical and broad-based,focusing on the full range of the social sciences across law,economics,finance,and management. These schools are considered as some of the most selective in France,mainly because they are the place where many political and business leaders are trained.
Institut d'études politiques de Lille,officially referred to as Sciences Po Lille,is a grande école located in Lille,France. It is a part of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles. It was created as one of the French Institutes of Political Studies. The school's focus is on educating France's political and diplomatic personnel,but its academic focus spans not only the political and economic sciences,but also law,communications,finance,business,urban policy,management,and journalism.
The Institut d'Études politiques de Lyon also known as Sciences Po Lyon,is a grande école located in Lyon,France. It is one of eleven Institutes of Political Studies in France,and was established in 1948 by Charles de Gaulle's provisional government following the model of the École Libre des Sciences Politiques. It is located at the Centre Berthelot within the buildings of a former military health college and operates as an autonomous institution within the University of Lyon. It is the first Institute of Political Studies to have joined the prestigious Conférence des Grandes écoles.
KōichirōMatsuura is a Japanese diplomat. He is the former Director-General of UNESCO. He was first elected in 1999 to a six-year term and reelected on 12 October 2005 for four years,following a reform instituted by the 29th session of the General Conference. In November 2009,he was replaced by Irina Bokova.
The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) is the international affairs and public policy school of Columbia University,a private Ivy League university located in Morningside Heights,Manhattan,New York City. SIPA offers Master of International Affairs (MIA) and Master of Public Administration (MPA) degrees in a range of fields,as well as the Executive MPA and PhD program in Sustainable Development.
Michele Jeanne Sison is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service serving as the assistant secretary of state for international organization affairs. She has previously served in various other diplomatic posts around the world on behalf of the United States,including ambassador to Haiti. Sison holds the personal rank of career ambassador.
Genta Hawkins Holmes is an American foreign service officer who served as ambassador to Namibia and Australia. In addition,she has served as a "Diplomat-in-Residence" at the University of California,Davis.
Kenneth Lee Brown was an American diplomat who served as the U.S. ambassador to Ghana,Ivory Coast,and Congo-Brazzaville. As a career Foreign Service Officer from 1961 to 1995,he served at the American Embassy in Brussels and six posts in Africa. At the Department of State he held the positions of Deputy Director of UN Political Affairs,Associate Spokesman,Director of Central African Affairs,and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa.
Gérard Araud is a retired French diplomat who served as Ambassador of France to the United States from 2014 to 2019. He previously served as Director General for Political and Security Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2006–2009) and France's permanent representative to the United Nations (2009–2014).
Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton was an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to the Central African Empire,Nicaragua,Kuwait,and Peru.
The MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) is an academic research center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It sponsors work focusing on international relations,security studies,international migration,human rights and justice,political economy and technology policy. The center was founded in 1951.
The Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) is a graduate school of Sciences Po (also referred to as the Institut d'études politiques de Paris) based in Paris,France,and is one of the most prestigious graduate schools for international relations. Located in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood in the 7th arrondissement of Paris,the school has an international student population of 70%,with 1200 students coming from over 110 countries.
Hynek Kmoníček is a Czech diplomat and the current Czech Ambassador to Vietnam. Previously,Kmoníček served as foreign policy advisor of the President MilošZeman,and held ambassadorial posts including Czech Permanent representative to the United Nations in New York and subsequently as Ambassador to India,Australia,and the United States.
Institut d'études politiques de Saint-Germain-en-Laye or Sciences Po Saint-Germain,is a French political science grande école situated on Saint-Germain-en-Laye,close to Paris and is attached to the Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University and the Cergy-Pontoise University. It was established in 2013. Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye is one of the ten Instituts d'études politiques of France,and a so-called "Grande Ecole".
Jonathan Raphael Cohen is an American diplomat and most recently served as the United States Ambassador to Egypt from November 17,2019 to March 31,2022. He previously served as the United States Deputy Representative to the United Nations. From August 2016 to June 2018 he served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. He was nominated by President Donald Trump in early 2018 to become United States Deputy Representative to the United Nations and was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on May 24,2018. On January 1,2019,Cohen assumed acting duties of Ambassador to the United Nations following the resignation of Nikki Haley the previous day;with the installation of her successor Kelly Craft in September,he relinquished those duties.
Patricia Alice Mahoney is an American diplomat serving as the United States Ambassador to the Central African Republic. She previously served as the United States Ambassador to Benin.
Laurent Stefanini is a French diplomat and senior official.
