United Nations Experts
Dr. Cynthia J. Arnson is director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Her most recent work has focused on democratic governance, conflict resolution, citizen security and organized crime, international relations, and U.S. policy in the Western hemisphere. Arnson is a member of the editorial advisory board of Foreign Affairs Latinoamérica, th...
Of Counsel Resident, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson; Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN for UN Management and Reform
David E. Birenbaum is of counsel resident in Fried Frank’s Washington, DC office. He joined the firm in 1963, and became a corporate partner in 1971. Upon his retirement as a partner in 2000, he became of counsel.Among Mr. Birenbaum’s contributions to public service are the following:
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform (1994-1996)
Senior Scholar of...
Independent Scholar, Visiting Research Fellow, Open University, UK
Coline Covington has worked as a Jungian analyst in private practice for over twenty years in London. Born in the US, Coline came to England after receiving her B.A. in political theory from Princeton University. She went on to do an M.Phil. in criminology at Cambridge University and a Ph.D. in sociology at LSE. She worked for many years as a consultant to local government agencies throughout the...
Chairman of the Board of the American Jewish International Relations Institute
Ambassador Richard Schifter has had a distinguished career as a lawyer in Washington, D.C. and in government. Since 2005 he has served as chairman of the board of directors of American Jewish International Relations Institute (AJIRI).After receiving his L.L.B. from the Yale School of Law in 1951, he practiced law in Washington, DC with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, 1951-1984, and i...