Dear Members,
You are kindly invited to join "An evening of light entertainment" in New York on 4 May at 1pm (New York time) according to the following Programme:
 
AFICS/NEW YORK CELEBRATES ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY
Tuesday, 4 May 2021 at 1 p.m. New York time
PROGRAMME
The UN Chamber Music Society under the direction of Brenda Vongova, President and artistic director;
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier De Saint-Georges, “Quartet in G Minor, 1, Allegro”

Welcome remarks
Moderator, Deborah Landey, First Vice-President, AFICS/NY
 
Remarks by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
 
Statement by His Excellency Volkan Bozkir,
President of the United Nations General Assembly
 
John Dietz, President, AFICS/New York
 
Message from Patricia Nemeth, President of the United Nations Staff Union
 
The UN Jazz Club; Louis Armstrong, “What a Wonderful World”
 
Ms. Penny Abeywardena, New York City’s Commissioner for International Affairs
 
50th Anniversary Video Presentation
Mary Ferreira, Producer/Videographer
 
A montage of the 50th Anniversary Bulletin
 
Sasha Grossman (12) and Misha Grossman (16);
Pablo de Sarasate, “Malagueña”, Dance for violin and piano,
Courtesy of the Performing Arts Conservatory of New York (PACONY)
 
Statement by Ms. Rosemarie McClean, Chief Executive of Pension Administration
of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
 
John Lewis, President/CEO United Nations Federal Credit Union
 
Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra; John Lennon, “Imagine”
 
Presentation of awards to former Presidents and long-serving awardees
 
Drawing of the Raffle
 
The UN Symphony Orchestra; Florence Price, “Nimble Feet”, Dances in the Canebrakes,
led by Predrag Vasic, Conductor and Music Director
 
Celebratory toast, Robert Kaminker (Mohican)
 
The Cutting of the Birthday Cake
 
The Vote of thanks by Gail Bindley-Taylor, Chair of the 50th Anniversary Planning Committee
 
AFICS Members Singers; Michael Jackson, “Heal the World”
 
Trinidad All Stars final selection to close
 
 
Join this virtual event via multiple channels:
  • MS Teams Live Event via the link here
    (you could click and enter the MS Live Event now, and you will see the announcement that the event hasn't started yet, i.e. this is because it is still not Tuesday, 4 May 2021, when it will start ~12:55 p.m.)
  • UN WebTV by one click here 
  • (this one click link will become active few minutes before 1 p.m. on 4 May 2021)
  • AFICS/NY Facebook page TBA
VK
Association of Former International Civil Servants / New York
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   2020 marks the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of AFICS/NY in 1970
   Mail To:
   United Nations
   AFICS/NY
   405 E 42nd Street, Building-Office DC1-580
  New York, NY 10017, USA
 
   Office Hours remotely: Tuesday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm
   No walk-ins – During Covid-19 pandemic Ofice works remotely in accordance with S-G’s regulations
 
  Phone: +1(212)963-2943
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   URL:      www.un.org/other/afics
 
 
 Best regards,
FFOA Secretariat
 


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