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SUMMARY:Conversation with The Honourable Robert Rae\, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations in New York
DESCRIPTION:RSPV and TICKET INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED SHORTLY. \nThe Columbia University Club Foundation\, the United Nations Association of New York\, and the Columbia University Club of New York present an important dialogue at The Penn Club. \nJoin us as Stéphanie Fillion\, a distinguished New York-based reporter\, moderates a discussion with The Honourable Robert Rae\, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations in New York. \nDate and Location \nWhen: June 3\, 2024.  6:00 to 8:30 p.m. \nWhere: The Penn Club of New York \nBefore his appointment by the Government of Canada\, Mr. Rae served as Canada’s special\nenvoy on humanitarian and refugee issues\, continuing the important work that he began in 2017\nas Canada’s special envoy to Myanmar while also addressing other pressing humanitarian and\nrefugee issues around the world. \nThe former premier of Ontario and former interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada\, Mr. Rae\nwas elected 11 times to federal and provincial parliaments between 1978 and 2013. He stepped\ndown as a member of Parliament in 2013 to return to legal practice and\, in particular\, to work\nwith Indigenous communities and continue his work in education\, governance and human rights.\nHis passion for social justice dates back to his early days in student politics and community\nservice. \nBefore his appointment as permanent representative\, Mr. Rae was senior counsel at Olthuis\nKleer Townshend LLP. In addition to his legal practice\, he taught at the University of Toronto in\nthe School of Public Policy and Governance\, in the Faculty of Law and at Massey College and\nVictoria University\, and he was a fellow of the Forum of Federations\, Massey College and the\nRaoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. He has also worked as a mediator and arbitrator\nwith ADR Chambers. A former partner at Goodmans LLP\, Mr. Rae led the restructuring of the\nCanadian Red Cross and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and chaired the board of the Royal\nConservatory of Music. He is the author of 5 books and a number of government reports. \nMr. Rae is a privy councillor\, a companion of the Order of Canada and a member of the Order of\nOntario and has numerous awards and honorary degrees from institutions in Canada and around\nthe world. He received his Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern History from the\nUniversity of Toronto and a Master of Philosophy degree as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford\nUniversity\, and graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. \nAlong with music\, reading and writing\, he loves tennis\, golf and fishing. He is married to Arlene\nPerly Rae. They have 3 daughters and 5 grandchildren. \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\nFOLLOW CUCNY ON INSTAGRAM AND SHARE!\n\n\n\n\n\n \n 
URL:https://columbiaclub.org/event/conversation-with-the-honourable-robert-rae-ambassador-and-permanent-representative-of-canada-to-the-united-nations-in-new-york/
LOCATION:Penn Club\, 30 West 44th Street\, New York\, New York\, 10036\, United States
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