Draft:Valerie Reynoso



Valerie Reynoso
Valerie Reynoso
Born1997 (26 years old)
New York, United States of America
NationalityAmerican, Dominican
EducationLaw School (undisclosed name) (J.D.)

Columbia University School of International Affairs (M.I.A, International Affairs) Marymount Manhattan College (B.A., Politics and Human Rights)

Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School (Visual Arts)
Occupation(s)Political Analyst, Diplomat, Author, Academic, Doctoral Law Student, Visual Artist, Former Ivy League Instructor

Valerie Reynoso (born in New York City, New York, 1997), is a Dominican-American political analyst, diplomat, author, academic, visual artist, former Columbia University Instructor, and a doctoral law student. Reynoso has been recognized for her contributions to progressive foreign policy and her engagement with governments and news media outlets on global issues in the international arena. Reynoso has a diverse background and her expertise is in enhancing progressive foreign policy through legal and diplomatic means.

Biography edit

Valerie began her political career by working as a political journalist, academic expert and political analyst by contributing to several news media outlets and institutions, including CounterPunch [1], the Hampton Institute [2], Press TV [3], Telesur [4], Teen Vogue [5], Yahoo! News [6], the University of Chicago [7], and other news media outlets and institutes. She was an Unconventional Weapons Analyst and an academic expert for the United States Air Force Center of Unconventional Weapons Studies. Here, she published a report on Israeli nuclear weapons programs and military operations to Issue No. 1297 of their Outreach Journal [8].

She began working at the United Nations Permanent Missions in 2018, when she worked at the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations [9], as she completed her Politics and Human Rights B.A., at Marymount Manhattan College [10]. Following this, she became a government-appointed Adviser at the Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations [11].

As she completed her Master of International Affairs at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, Reynoso served as a government-appointed Adviser at the Permanent Mission of Panama to the United Nations [12]. During her time at these Missions, Reynoso specialized in the committees of the United Nations General Assembly and the matters of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Additionally, Reynoso participated in the delegation of the El Salvador Mission during the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week. This delegation included herself, H.E. the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, the Permanent Representative and Alternate Ambassadors of the United Nations Permanent Mission of El Salvador, and other diplomats from the El Salvador Mission.

Reynoso has made notable contributions to various areas in the diplomatic and international relations arenas. Reynoso has been involved in the negotiation of resolutions related to human rights, decolonization, and international finance. She also played a role in facilitating the Panama Mission’s participating in several international organs. Reynoso has been involved in fostering international and governmental relationships within diplomatic and governmental circles.

During her time at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, Valerie was involved in a research investigation at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, [13], She served as a project manager and consultant for a group investigation there. The focus of this group investigation at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs was centered around infrastructure asset management, in support of the Sustainable Development Goals, and smart city technological innovation. Reynoso co-published a report on this topic for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs to the Columbia University site [14].

Reynoso served as an Instructor at Columbia University, specifically at Barnard College[15], [16],

and at Columbia University School of Professional Studies [17], during the Summer and Fall semesters of 2022. In her role, she co-taught undergraduate courses covering various topics, including international affairs, foreign policy, political theory, the Russia-Ukraine war, among other geopolitical affairs. Reynoso has also collaborated with a number of non-governmental organizations and other entities; including, but not limited to, the Government of New York City [18], the American Red Cross [19] and the Committee to Protect Journalists [20].

Reynoso was a guest on the show “Cartas sobre la Mesa,” hosted by Luis Castro on RT en Español, in December 2021 [21], alongside the American political analyst, Danny Shaw [22], and H.E. the Permanent Ambassador of Bolivia to the United Nations, Diego Pary in a discussion about structural reforms within the United Nations. In March 2022, Reynoso served as a formal delegate at the United Nations Foundation at the 66th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women conference, in March 2022 [23]. She is currently a member of the Columbia University Club of New York, the New York City Chapter of the United Nations Association, and was recently a member of the Penn Club of New York.

Reynoso is currently a doctoral law student at a private school in New York and is the Vice President and United Nations Legal Envoy of the Global Organization for Sustainable Development Goals, Inc.—an international NGO linked to the UN Economic and Social (ECOSOC) Council [24]. She represents the organization and leads its legal analyses at the Commission on Crime and Criminal Justice of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, deepening her knowledge and the application of her expertise in her field.

References edit

  1. ^ https://www.counterpunch.org/author/valerie-reynoso, CounterPunch, retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ https://www.hamptonthink.org/valerie-reynoso, Hampton Institute, retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.facebook.com/100057953194908/posts/pfbid02xp6gz58Kz3ZANqCEFbZXHYWG3HkYqShpfBm5bz5UB8AVGWxxaGeRWrRgx5FFaCBNl/?mibextid=cr9u03, Press TV, published 21 October 2021, retrieved 17 September 2023.
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  5. ^ https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/native-owned-fashion-brands-to-support, Teen Vogue, published 24 November 2018, retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. ^ https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/native-halloween-costumes-offensive-support-225134848.html, Yahoo! News, published 31 October 2018, retrieved 17 September 2023.
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  8. ^ https://media.defense.gov/2019/Jun/13/2002144775/-1/-1/0/CUWS_OUTREACH1297.PDF#page54, United States Air Force Center of Unconventional Weapons Studies, published 12 January 2018, retrieved 17 September 2023.
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  10. ^ https://www.mmm.edu/live/news/2898-phr-and-is-seniors-present-final-research-of, Marymount Manhattan College, retrieved on 17 September 2023.
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  18. ^ >https://www.nyc.gov/site/em/about/press-releases/20230512_pr_nycem-hosts-graduation-jdsolomon-fellowship.page, NYC Emergency Management, published 12 May 2023, retrieved 17 September 2023.
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  21. ^ https://actualidad.rt.com/programas/cartas-mesa/413661-onu-reformas-inminentes, RT en Español, published 14 December 2021, retrieved 17 September 2023.
  22. ^ https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Saints_of_Santo_Domingo.html?,id=cQC4jgEACAAJ&source=kp_author_description, Google Books, published 2015, retrieved 17 September 2023.
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