Last month, SIPA alumni Dr. Li-Wen Zhang and Mr. Tshering Gyaltshen (Getse) Penjor spoke to current students about their extensive work experience at the United Nations.
Dr. Zhang, an Adjunct Professor at the Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University, served at the UN’s New York Headquarters for 27 years, and has worked in a variety of UN departments and offices including the Department of Political Affairs and the UN Security Council. Mr. Penjor, who achieved his MPA degree from the Program in Economic Policy Management (PEMP) in 1999, currently works as the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the UN in New York.
