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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWell, looks like the UN General Assembly will be getting a new home in the next decade
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/06/trump-administration-blocks-iran-foreign-minister-zarif-addressing-un-security-council/In the darkest hours of the Cold War when the Soviets were threatening us with nuclear annihilation, we kept with the terms of the Headquarters Agreement which allows any accredited diplomat free travel to the UN headquarters.
I will be surprised if NYC remains the UNGA HQ in 2030.
rampartc
(5,420 posts)and i'm sure trump would love to turn that bldg. into condos.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)I think once the Mango Menace is gone, things will return to normal at the UN, besides, foreign diplomats love NYC.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)rampartc
(5,420 posts)imanamerican63
(13,804 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)And that includes restoring much of the stabilizing effect our nation once provided, not continuing down this aberrant path.
Much of our previous role, not all. Other major nations being forced to assume more of the burden, so that what happens in the U.S. won't immediately destabilize the entire planet, will hopefully be a positive result of the Trump era.
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa...
All beautiful cities and easy to fly to...Air Canada and Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines have great flights and service from Frankfurt and Copenhagen and most major cities worldwide and they can fly up over the northern hemisphere.
Also who doesnt like Canadians? They are in my opinion the most likable amiable people I have ever known.
Disaffected
(4,557 posts)more equidistant between Europe and Asia/Japan. And close to great skiing!
edhopper
(33,594 posts)We don't need no more feriners in New York. Too many already.
Murica!!!