Army Defends the Cambridge Crown

Amidst this historic time of revolution, the West Point Model United Nations Team traveled to Boston to represent Tunisia at Harvard’s National Model United Nations Conference. The cadets engaged in fruitful debate and diplomacy with 3,000 colleagues from over 150 universities in more than 35 countries. For the third consecutive year, and the fifth time in seven years, the Army team brought home the coveted distinction of Best Small Delegation at the national championship stage (In 2009 and 2010, the cadets won while representing Kenya and Niger, respectively). This strong performance was particularly notable in the General Assembly committees, which each had over 300 students competing.
Please congratulate the following cadets for their great work and for carrying on the proud winning tradition of West Point Model UN:


**Best Delegate (First Place):

• Woo Do (2011, D4) and Chris Oblak (2011, G1) representing Tunisia in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee.

**Outstanding Delegate (Second Place):

• Alex Thew (2011, A4) and Liz Constantino (2012, A4) representing Tunisia in the Legal Committee.

**The following cadets also participated this weekend and were integral to the team’s success:

• George LeMeur (2011, H3) representing Nikolai Andreyev in the Committee for State Security: KGB.


• Andrew Swick (2011, C2) and Ross Boston (2013, B1) representing Tunisia in the Disarmament and International Security Committee.


• Warren Geary (2014, D4) and Brandon Moore (2014, E3) representing Tunisia in the Special Political and Decolonization Committee.


• Mike Kerper (2012, E1) representing Tunisia in the World Trade Organization.


• Will Dickson (2013, E4) representing Tunisia in the Historical General Assembly.

We thank you for your continued support as the West Point team travels to Singapore to compete in the World Championships over Spring Break.

1st Annual West Point Security Conference (WPSC)

The last weekend in March will mark the first ever hosting of the West Point Security Conference (WPSC) at the United States Military Academy. WPSC will feature a seven-committee joint simulation, developed in coordination with DoD assets, in which the structure of America’s national security apparatus will be applied in resolving a multifaceted international crisis set in the near future.


This unique approach will call upon delegates to navigate the channels of national power; organize America’s diplomatic, intelligence, military, and economic assets; forge policy; and build coalitions among traditional and unlikely allies to improve global security while securing United States interests.


At WPSC, rather than representing a state or international non-state entity, delegations will be assigned to bureaucratic agencies within the United States national security infrastructure. The intent for the conference is to bring together delegates to develop whole-government solutions for the strategic questions of tomorrow, while testing their ability to overcome bureaucratic myopia.


In combination with the simulation, the West Point Security Conference will host a series of distinctive events designed to further the professional and social interactions between the delegates, including a plenary session and cocktail gathering on Friday, and a gala on Saturday. All in all, WPSC hopes to provide future public servants, from both military and civilian circles, with the opportunity to engage in innovative thought and discourse about the security challenges that will face our generation.


For more information about WPSC, look us up on Facebook or visit our website. There are a limited number of delegation slots remaining, so get your registration in soon!


George Lemeur and Andrew Swick
West Point Security Conference Command Team

The Army Team takes on Montreal

West Point’s 14-member team returned this weekend from McGill University’s Model United Nations Conference in Montreal, Canada after winning the Secretary General’s Award for the Spirit of Model United Nations. This award speaks volumes to the cadets’ abilities to achieve diplomacy and to represent the Academy and the Army at the international stage. Cadets’ roles ranged from representing China in large General Assembly committees (composed of over 200 delegates) to a wide range of positions within specialized agencies at the most prestigious Model United Nations conference in Canada. The Army team’s competition ranged from traditional powers like Yale and Georgetown to international schools such as the University of Toronto and the UN Youth Association of Nigeria. For all involved, it offered an intellectually stimulating exchange between Americans, Canadians, and other international students on a wide array of political issues.

**Best Delegate (1st Place):

• Matt Moellering, ’14, representing China in the UN Special Session on Apartheid

**Outstanding Delegate (2nd Place):

• Woo Do, ’11, and Warren Geary, ’14, representing China in the UN Special Session on Children


• George LeMeur, ’11, representing China in the UN Security Council


• John “Jack” Worthington, ’14, representing China in the World Anti-Doping Agency

**Book Award/Verbal Commendation (3rd Place):

• Andrew Swick, ’11, representing China in the Organization of American States


• Nick Johnson, ’11, representing the Director of Collections in Mossad


• Elizabeth Constantino, ’12, representing China in the UN Commission on Population and Development

**The following cadets were also integral to the success of the team:

• Chris Oblak, ’11, and Mike Kerper, ’12, representing China in the UN Economic & Financial Committee


• Alex Thew, ’11, representing the St. Louis Blues in the NHL Players’ Association


• Lauren Pasque, ’12, representing Poland in the Arctic Council


• Ben Ketchum, ’13, representing China in the UN Environmental Program


• Claire Williams, ’14, representing China in the UN Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice

Strong showing in Taiwan

National Champions at Harvard!

This weekend the West Point Model United Nations team won the National championship at the Harvard National Model UN conference in Boston.

11 of the 14 cadets competing earned personal awards at the end of the most rigorous competition the team has ever faced, which included over 3,000 other students from 205 universities and 35 different countries. Perhaps most amazing is that the cadets won the championship while representing Niger (that's right, Niger).

Please congratulate the following cadets for their great work and for carrying on the proud winning tradition of West Point Model UN:

Best Delegate Award Winners (1st Place)
James White ('10) and Dan Hall ('10), representing Niger in the Disarmament and International Security Committee.
Jake Haag ('10) and Chris Oblak ('11), representing Niger in the Special Political and Decolonization Committee.
Will Dickson ('13), representing Niger in the 1994 Historical General Assembly on Rwanda.

Outstanding Delegate Award Winners (2nd Place):
Arron Conley ('10) and Micah Ables ('12), representing Niger in the Legal Committee.
Emmanuel Gfoeller-Volkoff ('10) and Woo Do ('11), representing Niger in the Social, Cultural, Humanitarian Committee.
Mike Kerper ('11) and Alex Thew ('11), representing Niger in the Global Financial Crisis Committee.

Cadets Elizabeth Constantino ('12), Lauren Pasque ('12), and Miles Gabrielson ('13) also did a great job representing the Academy with distinction.

The team will head off to Taipei, Taiwan on 12 March to compete in the World Model UN conference.

Seven Award Winners in Montreal

A strong showing in Canada.

This weekend the Model UN team traveled to Montreal, Canada and competed against over 30 other colleges and universities, including the United States Air Force Academy, Georgetown, Columbia, Princeton, and the University of California at Berkley, at the McGill Model United Nations Conference. The team gave one of the strongest performances of the teams in attendance, with 7 of 10 cadets winning individual awards. Up next, the team will be traveling to Boston to compete in Harvard’s National Model United Nations Conference. Please congratulate the following cadets on their individual success.

Award Winners included:

Best Delegate (1st Place):
Dan Hall ('10): representing Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, in the Indo-Pakistani Wars of Partition Crisis Simulation
Joseph Thew ('11): representing South Africa in the United Nations Industrial Development Organization

Second Place:
James White ('10): representing Garcia Luna, Secretary General of Public Safety, in the Mexican Drug War Crisis Simulation
Arron Conley ('10) & Micah Ables (’12): representing South Africa in the United Nations Disarmament and International Security Council
Emmanuel Constantine Gfoeller-volkoff (’10) & Woo Song Do (’11): representing South Africa in the United Nations World Health Organization

Also contributing to the team's great performance were Issa Moussa ('10), Elizabeth Constantino (’11), Miles Gabrielson (’13), and William Dickson (’13).

Team wins at UPenn

West Point wins in the city of brotherly love.

The West Point Model United Nations team made a clean sweep of its fall season with a "Best Delegation" victory at the University of Pennsylvania this weekend in Philadelphia.

This victory follows the team's win at Oxford two weeks ago and its win at Georgetown in early October. The 16 cadet delegation was competing against over 1,300 students from 83 universities. This was also a victory over teams from Navy, Air Force, and the Coast Guard Academy; not a single delegate from the other academies won a committee award. A photo of the team with the victory trophy in front of Independence Hall is shown below:

**Best Delegate Award Winners (First Place):
Tyler Matthews ('10): representing France in the UN Children's Fund committee
George LeMeur ('11): representing a member of the North Korean cabinet in the nuclear crisis committee

**Outstanding Delegate Award Winners (Second Place):
Andrew Swick ('11) and Miles Gabrielson ('13): representing France in the UN Disarmament and International Security Committee

**Honorable Mention Award Winners (Third Place):
Arron Conley ('10) and Brett Phillips ("13): representing France in the Special Political committee
Chris Oblak ('11) and Brett Schuck ('12): representing France in the World Health Organization
Elizabeth Constantino ('12): representing Secretary of State Cordell Hull in the Origins of WWII crisis committee

**Verbal Commendation Award Winners (Fourth Place):
Jake Haag ('10): representing France in the UN Human Rights Council
J. Alexander Thew ('11): representing France in the World Trade Organization
Lauren Pasque ('12): representing the Culture Minister in the Iranian cabinet crisis committee

Cadets Dan Hall ('10), Connor Kilpatrick ('12), Mike Kerper ('12), and Will Dickson ('13) were also outstanding in their performance during the conference.