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SUMMARY:The Ambassador Series - His Excellency Stan O. Smith
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nRSPV HERE!  TICKETS AVAILABLE!\nA presentation of the United Nations Association of New York\,\nthe Columbia University Club Foundation\,\nand the Columbia University Club of New York\n\nThe Ambassador Series\nHis Excellency Stan O. Smith\nAmbassador\nPermanent Representative of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas to the UN\nin conversation with\nStéphanie Fillion\nFrench Canadian reporter on foreign affairs based at the UN\n___\nMonday\, 29 September 2025 | 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.\n6:00 to 6:30 p.m. | Registration\n6:30 to 7:30 p.m. | Discussion\n7:30 to 8:00 p.m. | Reception\n____\nThe Penn Club of New York\n30 West 44th Street\nNew York\, NY 10036\nAs venue capacity is limited\, early registration is encouraged.\nEvent admission is final\, there will be no refunds.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for this event in our acclaimed Ambassador Series\, when we will host an evening of discussion with Ambassador Stan Oduma Smith\, the Permanent Representative of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas to the United Nations\, who will be joined by UN correspondent and foreign affairs reporter Stéphanie Fillion.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmbassador Stan Oduma Smith is the Permanent Representative of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas to the United Nations since March 2022.\nPrior to this role\, he served as a personal assistant to Prime Minister Perry Gladstone Christie from 2018 to 2021\, providing strategic support and facilitating diplomatic engagements.\nBefore that\, he held positions as Ambassador-at-Large and head of the Legal Division in the Bahamas Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2015 to 2017\, contributing to United Nations teams focusing on human rights and providing general foreign policy development support.\nAmbassador Smith has been involved in several significant events and initiatives. He hosted a meeting on water scarcity as part of the United Nations Water Conference\, addressing the issue of water scarcity which affects the Bahamas.\nHe also addressed the UN General Assembly\, advocating for a Multidimensional Vulnerability Index to help countries like the Bahamas access financing to address water scarcity and climate change.\nAmbassador Smith has represented the Bahamas in various capacities\, including formalizing diplomatic relations with countries such as Cabo Verde\, Saudi Arabia\, Vietnam\, and the Solomon Islands.\nHe has also participated in panels and conferences\, such as the keynote event “Building A New Momentum Towards the 2030 Deadline for the SDGs.”\nAmbassador Smith's career began in 2005 when he practiced law in Barbados until 2015.\nHe earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s University in Canada and is a graduate of the University of the West Indies Law School.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator | Stéphanie Fillion\nStéphanie Fillion is a New York-based reporter specializing in foreign affairs and human rights and a United Nations correspondent. Her work was published in outlets like Forbes\, Foreign Policy\, Radio-Canada\, La Stampa and the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun.\nShe has a master's degree in journalism\, politics and global affairs from Columbia University and a BA in political science from McGill University.\nIn recent years\, her UN coverage received two UN Correspondent Association awards as well as a Gracie award from the Alliance for Women in Media.\nShe writes in French\, English and Italian.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDISCLAIMER: All ticket sales for events are final. Please remember that your purchase represents your commitment to attend an event — there will be NO refunds issued.\n\n\n\n
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