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| '''Ilana Victoria Seid''' is a ]n ambassador to the United Nations. She also chairs the Pacific Small Islands Developing States (PSIDS) which lobbys at the United Nations on behalf of 14 small nations. | '''Ilana Victoria Seid''' is a ]n ambassador to the United Nations. She also chairs the Pacific Small Islands Developing States (PSIDS) which lobbys at the United Nations on behalf of 14 small nations. | ||
| ==Life== | ==Life== | ||
| Seid graduated from Stanford University with a degree in economics.<ref name=orisk>{{Cite web |title=Her Excellency Ms. Ilana Victorya Seid |url=https://oceanriskalliance.org/team/ilana-seid/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=ORRAA |language=en}}</ref> She worked as an intern at Palau's office in New York in 2005.<ref name=palau>{{Cite web |title=New Permanent Representative of Palau Presents Credentials {{!}} Meetings Coverage and Press Releases |url=https://press.un.org/en/2021/bio5425.doc.htm |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=press.un.org}}</ref> She had positions in banking in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and New York while employed by the now defunct American bank of ] and the Japanese ]. She also worked in New York as a software engineer.<ref name=orisk/> | Seid graduated from ] with a degree in economics.<ref name=orisk>{{Cite web |title=Her Excellency Ms. Ilana Victorya Seid |url=https://oceanriskalliance.org/team/ilana-seid/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=ORRAA |language=en}}</ref> She worked as an intern at Palau's office in New York in 2005.<ref name=palau>{{Cite web |title=New Permanent Representative of Palau Presents Credentials {{!}} Meetings Coverage and Press Releases |url=https://press.un.org/en/2021/bio5425.doc.htm |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=press.un.org}}</ref> She had positions in banking in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and New York while employed by the now defunct American bank of ] and the Japanese ]. She also worked in New York as a software engineer.<ref name=orisk/> | ||
| Seid was interested in interior design and she created an e-commerce company called, Sunday-Morning.com.<ref name=orisk/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Flexner |first=Victoria |date=2018-10-18 |title=She Was Envious of The Entrepreneurial Life Style - So She Asked Herself, "Why Not Me?" |url=https://thestoryexchange.org/ilana-seid-sunday-morning-home-goods-modern-family/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=The Story Exchange |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| Seid created an e-commerce company called, Sunday Morning.<ref name=orisk/> | |||
| Seid was Palau's ambassador to the United Nations in 2021 and she presented her credentials to the UN's Secretary General on 16 September.<ref |
Seid was Palau's ambassador to the United Nations in 2021 and she presented her credentials to the UN's Secretary General on 16 September.<ref name="orisk"/> She is based in New York where she is the chair of the Pacific Small Islands Developing States (PSIDS). This group lobbys at the United Nations on behalf of 14 small nations including Micronesia, ], ], Palau and ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pacific Islands Forum Chair looks to strengthen collaboration with Pacific Small Islands Developing States and AOSIS {{!}} TE KAUONO TUTARA E TE MANA TIAKI |url=https://mfai.gov.ck/news-updates/pacific-islands-forum-chair-looks-strengthen-collaboration-pacific-small-islands#:~:text=April%20in%20Rarotonga.-,Chair%20of%20the%20Pacific%20Small%20Islands%20Developing%20States%20(PSIDS)%20Her,end%20of%20April%20in%20Rarotonga. |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=mfai.gov.ck}}</ref> | ||
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In 2022, she went to Israel as she was also Palau's first (non-resident) ambassador to that country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-09 |title=Grapevine November 9, 2022: Battles to be fought |url=https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-721839 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| In 2023, she addressed the 3rd Annual Indo-Pacific Islands Dialogue in New York. The Pacific Islands discussion was organised by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the ].<ref name=chall>{{Cite web |title=Ocean Nations: The 3rd Annual Indo-Pacific Islands Dialogue |url=https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2023/09/ocean-nations-the-3rd-annual-indo-pacific-islands-dialogue?lang=en |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| Palau made an early agreement of the High Seas Treaty or BBNJ (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction) in January 2024. She presented the agreement which was the first made by any state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Palau Deposits First Instrument of Ratification of the BBNJ Agreement {{!}} Bureau des affaires juridiques |url=https://www.un.org/ola/fr/node/1164 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.un.org}}</ref> | |||
| Palau made an early agreement of the ] or BBNJ (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction) in January 2024. She presented Palau's agreement which was the first made by any state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Palau Deposits First Instrument of Ratification of the BBNJ Agreement {{!}} Bureau des affaires juridiques |url=https://www.un.org/ola/fr/node/1164 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.un.org}}</ref> | |||
| Seid was a principle foreign guest at the ] on 6 May 2024. She was invited as the Ambassador of the Republic of Palau to the United Nations.<ref name=chicken>{{Cite web |title=Principle Attendance at the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla, Saturday 6th May 2024 – The Coronation Roll |url=https://www.coronationroll.gov.uk/principle-attendance/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.coronationroll.gov.uk}}</ref> | |||
| In December 2024, she led a delegation of Taiwan's allies to Taiwan. The delegation included ] of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia's Ambassador ] and Ambassador ] from Tuvalu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Kitts and Nevis Ambassador to UN Joined UN Delegation to Taiwan – SKN Consulate in Toronto |url=https://www.skncgtoronto.gov.kn/2024/12/16/st-kitts-and-nevis-ambassador-to-un-joined-un-delegation-to-taiwan/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
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Palauan diplomat| Ilana Seid | |
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| Nationality | Palau |
| Education | Stanford University |
| Occupation(s) | software engineer, banker, e-commerce and diplomat |
| Employer(s) | Lehman Brothers and Nomura Securities |
| Known for | Ambassador to the United Nations |
| Title | Her excellency |
Ilana Victoria Seid is a Palauan ambassador to the United Nations. She also chairs the Pacific Small Islands Developing States (PSIDS) which lobbys at the United Nations on behalf of 14 small nations.
Life
Seid graduated from Stanford University with a degree in economics. She worked as an intern at Palau's office in New York in 2005. She had positions in banking in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and New York while employed by the now defunct American bank of Lehman Brothers and the Japanese Nomura Securities. She also worked in New York as a software engineer.
Seid was interested in interior design and she created an e-commerce company called, Sunday-Morning.com.
Seid was Palau's ambassador to the United Nations in 2021 and she presented her credentials to the UN's Secretary General on 16 September. She is based in New York where she is the chair of the Pacific Small Islands Developing States (PSIDS). This group lobbys at the United Nations on behalf of 14 small nations including Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Palau and Vanuatu.
In 2022, she went to Israel as she was also Palau's first (non-resident) ambassador to that country.
In 2023, she addressed the 3rd Annual Indo-Pacific Islands Dialogue in New York. The Pacific Islands discussion was organised by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Palau made an early agreement of the High Seas Treaty or BBNJ (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction) in January 2024. She presented Palau's agreement which was the first made by any state.
Seid was a principle foreign guest at the coronation of Charles III and Queen Camilla on 6 May 2024. She was invited as the Ambassador of the Republic of Palau to the United Nations.
In December 2024, she led a delegation of Taiwan's allies to Taiwan. The delegation included Mutryce Williams of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia's Ambassador Menissa Rambally and Ambassador Tapugao Falefou from Tuvalu.
References
- ^ "Her Excellency Ms. Ilana Victorya Seid". ORRAA. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- "New Permanent Representative of Palau Presents Credentials | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". press.un.org. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- Flexner, Victoria (2018-10-18). "She Was Envious of The Entrepreneurial Life Style - So She Asked Herself, "Why Not Me?"". The Story Exchange. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- "Pacific Islands Forum Chair looks to strengthen collaboration with Pacific Small Islands Developing States and AOSIS | TE KAUONO TUTARA E TE MANA TIAKI". mfai.gov.ck. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- "Grapevine November 9, 2022: Battles to be fought". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- "Ocean Nations: The 3rd Annual Indo-Pacific Islands Dialogue". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- "Palau Deposits First Instrument of Ratification of the BBNJ Agreement | Bureau des affaires juridiques". www.un.org. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- "Principle Attendance at the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla, Saturday 6th May 2024 – The Coronation Roll". www.coronationroll.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- "St. Kitts and Nevis Ambassador to UN Joined UN Delegation to Taiwan – SKN Consulate in Toronto". Retrieved 2024-12-19.