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| 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 Palaun 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 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 created an e-commerce company called, Sunday Morning.
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 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 the 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.
References
- ^ "Her Excellency Ms. Ilana Victorya Seid". ORRAA. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- "Her Excellency Ms. Ilana Victorya Seid". ORRAA. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- "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.
- "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.
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