r t SETON HALL fTNIVERSITY ^ r **• " SCHOOL OF DlPLOMACt AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS His Excellency Kofi Annan Secretary-General of the United Nations Monday, February 5, 2001 • South Orange, New Jersey SETON HALlMNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DIPLOMACY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS His Excellency Kofi Annan Secretary-General of the United Nations Monday, February 5, 2001 • South Orange, New Jersey SCHOOL OF DIPLOMACY <S: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SETON HALL UNIVERSITY SETON HALL UNIVERSITY Honorary Degree Presentation and Address His Excellency Kofi Annan Secretary-General of the United Nations Monday, February 5, 2001 Seton Hall University Seton Hall University was founded in 1856 by Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley, the first bishop of Newark, who named it after his aunt, Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton, a pioneer in Catholic education and the first American-born saint. It is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. The University is made up of nine schools and colleges: • The College of Arts and Sciences, • The Stillman School of Business, • The School of Diplomacy and International Relations, • The College of Education and Human Services, • The School of Law, • The School of Graduate Medical Education, • The College of Nursing, • The Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology and • University College. The University has made a major commitment to information technology to improve systems and services and wire classrooms, residence halls and public spaces. In 1999 Se- ton Hall University was named the 16th most wired university in the U.S. and the top- ranked wired Catholic university by Yahoo! Internet Life magazine. The University also received the prestigious EDUCAUSE Award for Campus Networking Excellence. All un- dergraduate students are provided with a current IBM ThinkPad® computer in a compre- hensive program designed to integrate information technology into all aspects of the learn- ing environment. As th*e only Catholic university in New Jersey, Seton Hall's diverse and collaborative environment focuses on academic and ethical development. Students are prepared to be leaders in their professional and community lives in a global society and are challenged by outstanding faculty, an evolving technologically advanced setting and values-centered cur- ricula. Seton Hall strives to develop the intellectual, social and spiritual talents of its stu- dents so they may live their lives responsibly, generously and successfully. The School of Diplomacy and International Relations Seton Hall's School of Diplomacy and International Relations offers a new and innovative approach to the study of contemporary global issues. Created through an innovative alli- ance with the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA), the School educates an international student body to bring diplomatic skills and a solid under- standing of international affairs to careers in public service, business, law, technology, academia and the non-profit sector. The School is an affiliate of the Association of Profes- sional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA). The School's undergraduate and graduate programs, leading to a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International Relations, prepare an international student body to become the next generation of global leaders. Courses emphasize global studies, multilateral diplomacy, international management and leadership training. - The curricula also contain a strong focus on the United Nations system and the many global issues associated with the work of the world organization, such as sustainable development, peace and security and human rights. The School offers three joint graduate degree programs: a Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International Relations and Juris Doctor, in collaboration with the School of Law; a Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International Relations and Master of Science in Interna- tional Business, in collaboration with the Stillman School of Business; and a Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International Relations and Master in Public Administration with a focus on the public and nonprofit sectors, in collaboration with the Graduate Department of Pub- lic Administration. Both undergraduate and graduate students have excellent and varied internship oppor- tunities at the United Nations, government and nonprofit organizations, and in the interna- tional business sector. Examples of recent internships and placements include: U.S. Depart- ment of State, U.S. Department of Commerce, United Nations Development Programme, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the Office of the United Nations Secretary-Gen- eral, various UN permanent missions and the U.S. Congress. Led by Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, the School has assembled a group of distinguished leaders to offer advice and guidance as its Board of Overseers. It includes eminent individuals from the worlds of public service, the professions, business and academia. The School of Diplomacy provides state-of-the-art technology, a multicultural envi- ronment, a blend of theory and practical experience, and Seton Hall's longstanding Catholic tradition of a values-based education to prepare students for the evolving roles of diplomacy in the 21st century. His Excellency Kofi Annan Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan is the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, the first to be elected from the ranks of United Nations staff. He began his term on January 1, 1997. Mr. Annan was born in Kumasi, Ghana, in 1938. He studied at the University of Science and Technology in Kumasi and completed his undergraduate work in economics at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 19 61. He then undertook graduate studies in economics at the Institut universitaire des hautes etudes Internationales in Geneva. As a 1971-1972 Sloan Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mr. Annan received a Master of Science degree in management. He joined the United Nations system in 1962 as an administrative and budget officer with the World Health Organization in Geneva. Before being appointed Secretary-General, he served as Assistant-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations and then as Under-Secretary-General. His tenure as Under-Secretary-General coin- cided with unprecedented growth in the size and scope of United Nations peacekeeping operations, with a total deployment, at its peak in 1995, of almost 70,000 military and civilian personnel from 77 countries. Mr. Annan's priorities as Secretary-General have been to revitalize the United Nations through a comprehensive program of reform; to strengthen the organization's traditional work in the areas of development and the main- tenance of international peace and security; to encourage and advocate human rights, the rule of law and the universal values of equality, tolerance and human dignity found in the United Nations Charter; and to restore public confidence in the Organization by reaching out to new partners and, in his words, by "bringing the United Nations closer to the people." Mr. Annan has used his good offices in several delicate political situations. These include an attempt in 1998 to gain Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions; a mission in 1998 to help promote the transition to civilian rule in Nigeria; an agreement in 1999 to resolve a stalemate between Libya and the Security Council over the Lockerbie bombing; diplomacy in 1999 to forge an international response to violence in East Timor; and efforts in 2000 to certify Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon, and then to try and halt the violence between Israel and the Palestinians. He has also sought to improve the status of women in the Secretariat and to build closer partnerships with civil society, the private sector and other non-State actors whose strengths complement those of the United Nations. In particular, he has called for a "Global Compact" involving leaders of the world business community as well as labor and civil society organizations, aimed at enabling all the world's people to share the benefits of globaliza- tion and embedding the global market in values and practices that are fundamental to meeting socio-economic needs. In April 2000, he issued a Millennium Report, entitled "We the Peoples: The Role of the United Nations in the 21st Century," calling on Member States to commit themselves to an action plan for ending poverty and inequality, improving education, reducing HIV/AIDS, safeguarding the environment and protecting peoples from deadly conflict and violence. The Report formed the basis of the Millennium Declaration adopted by Heads of State and Government at the UN Millennium Summit in September 2000. Seton Hall University proudly bestows the Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, upon Kofi Annan. Program POSTING OF COLORS Seton Hall University ROTC PROCESSIONAL Seton Hall University Bagpipes CALL TO ORDER Mel J. Shay, Ed.D. Acting Provost THE NATIONAL ANTHEM The Star Spangled Banner INVOCATION Monsignor Robert J. Wister, Hist.Eccl.D. Faculty Fellow, School of Diplomacy and International Relations WELCOME Monsignor Robert Sheeran, S.T.D. President PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATE FOR HONORARY DEGREE Ambassador Clay Constantinou, J.D., LL.M. Dean, School of Diplomacy and International Relations CONFERRAL OF HONORARY DEGREE Monsignor Sheeran ADDRESS His Excellency Kofi Annan Secretary-General of the United Nations PRESENTATION OF THE GLOBAL CITIZEN AWARD Monsignor Sheeran and Ambassador Constantinou MUSICAL