CELEBRATION OF WOMEN DIPLOMATS
NY Celebration of Women Diplomats
An evening reception and program to celebrate and highlight the achievements of women diplomats hosted by WFPG Member Geraldine Kunstadter

April 14, 2009

WFPG Member Geraldine Kunstadter, who hosted the event,
with Ambassador Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic of Croatia and
WFPG President Patricia Ellis

Ambassador Gabriela Shalev of the Permanent Mission
of Israel to the UN, Ambassador Kolinda
Grabar-Kitarovic, Ambassador Joy Ogwu of
the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the UN,
Ambassador Simona Mirela Miculescu of the
Permanent Mission of Romania to the UN, and Patricia Ellis

Ambassador Joy Ogwu of the
Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the UN

Ambassador Simona Mirela Miculescu of the
Permanent Mission of Romania to the UN
Ambassador Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic of Croatia
speaks about her optimism for women's leadership 

Ambassador Tiina Intelmann of the Permanent Mission
of Estonia to the UN

Tanya Khokhar, DPR Adiyatwidi Adiwoso Asmady of the
Permanent Mission of Indonesia to the UN,
DPR Zoya Kolontai of the Permanent Mission of the
Republic of Belarus to the UN,
NYU Student Omolola Taiwo, and Minister Counsellor
Janil Greenaway of the Permanent Mission of Antigua & Barbuda to the UN

Ambassador Gabriela Shalev of the
Permanent Mission of Israel to the UN

 Counsellor Janil Greenaway and Judith O'Neill
of Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Ambassador Gabriela Shalev speaks with Ruth Cowan
of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies
and Swadesh Rana of the World Policy Institute

WFPG Members and guests at the reception

Consulate General Eliska Zigova of the
NY Consul General of the Czech Republic,
Patricia Ellis, and  Ambassador Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic

Consulate General Ritva Jolkkonen of the NY
Consul General of Finland, Ambassador Kolinda
Grabar-Kitarovic, Consul General Sissel Breie
of the NY Consul General of Norway

Consulate General Ritva Jolkkonen of the NY Consul
General of Finland, Patricia Ellis, DPR Heidi
Schroderus-Fox of the Permanent Mission of Finland
to the UN, Consul General Sissel Breie of the
NY Consul General of Norway

 The reception at the home of WFPG Member Geraldine Kunstadter 

Patricia Ellis introducing the ambassadors