Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Strong showing in Taiwan


The West Point Model UN team returned home on Saturday night from Taipei, Taiwan after earning a second place finish at the World Model UN conference.

The cadets' success was achieved in competition that included nearly 2,000 other students from 200 universities and 48 countries from around the world. Six out of the nine cadets competing won individual committee awards.

This accomplishment at Worlds caps off a very successful season for the team, which included "Best Delegation" awards at Georgetown, the University of Pennsylvania, and Oxford University in the fall, and a "Best Delegation" win at Harvard Nationals in February.

Diplomacy Award Winners:

James White ('10), representing a member of the Sri Lankan cabinet in a crisis committee addressing the LTTE conflict.
Dan Hall ('10), representing India in the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Tyler Matthews ('10), representing India in the United Nations Development Programme.
Arron Conley ('10) and Elizabeth Constantino ('12) representing India in the Legal Committee.
Woo Do ('11), representing India in the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

Jake Haag ('10) and Chris Oblak ('11), representing India in the Special Political Committee, and Alex Thew ('11), representing India in the International Monetary Fund, all did a fantastic job in committee and represented the Academy with distinction.

The cadets capped off the week with a lengthy visit with the Director and country team at the American Institute in Taiwan (the de facto American embassy) for a wide-ranging discussion of Taiwanese political, economic and military issues.
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