NEWSMAKER Q&A: Jayantha Dhanapala

A SAJA GLOBAL WEB EVENT - listen below

SAJA Newsmaker Q&A with Jayantha Dhanapala
via Skypecast - (basically a conference call using free Skype software)

On Aug. 29, 2006, Jayantha Dhanapala, senior adivser to the president of Sri Lanka and a candidate for the post of United Nations Secretary General, participated in a global SAJA web event.  He was interviewed by SAJA Board members Sree Sreenivasan & Vikas Bajaj and took questions from listeners around the world. They discussed the race for Secretary General; Dhanapala's chances and the role of the UN in a changing world. They were joined by Tony Fleming, editor of UNSG.org, a blog tracking the race.

Ambassador Dhanapala called in from Colombo for this on-the-record interview. Journalists are welcome to quote directly from the interview.

You can download the interview, which is MP3 format (or add it to your iTunes, iPod, etc): the mp3 interview (about 1 hour).

This is the latest in the SAJA Newsmaker Q&As. Please listen to a similar interview with Shashi Tharoor, India's candidate for UNSG. Yes, we are seeking similar interviews with the other major candidates. Post your comments below - (one-time, free Typepad registration required)

BACKGROUND READING:

• Jayantha Dhanapala's race site - official site of Jayantha Dhanapala of Sri Lanka
• ShashiTharoor's UNSG race site - official Tharoor site
• Ban Ki-Moon's race site - official site of Ban Ki-Moon of South Korea
• UNSG: Who Will Be The Next SG - blog covering the race
• UNSGselection.org - site by several NGOs
• Chapter 15 - site about the race for SG
• Race for the UN Top Job - Hindustan Times section on the race

If you have suggestions for future Newsmaker Q&As, please let us know via e-mail: sajaHQ@gmail.com. Post your comments below - (one-time, free Typepad registration required)

[Our thanks to Skype & KaplowPR for technical help.]

[THE ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT]

SAJA Newsmaker Q&A with Jayantha Dhanapala
via Skypecast - (basically a conference call using free Skype software; only 100 people can be on at any one time)

1 pm  New York time; 10:30 pm in Colombo - where Dhanapala will be calling in from   
(10 am in California; 6 pm in London; 10 pm in Pakistan; 10:30 pm in India; 1 am Wed in Singapore)
See the local time in your city: http://snipurl.com/vm73 

Join the next SAJA Skypecast and listen into a Q&A with Jayantha Dhanapala, Sri Lanka's candidate for United Nations Secretary General (after a lengthy career as a diplomat and international civil servant, he currently holds the title of Senior Advisor to the President of Sri Lanka). This is a follow-up to SAJAforum's Q&A with India's Shashi Tharoor.

You will be able to listen to Dhanapala being interviewed by SAJA members Vikas Bajaj and Sree Sreenivasan and they will take your questions - in advance at sajaHQ@gmail.com or via the comments section below or during the session.

The session will last for about 35 minutes, and will also feature a short Q&A at the end with Tony Fleming, editor of UNSG.org, a site featuring comprehensive coverage of the SG race, for his take on where things stand.

A recording of the Skypecast will be available later in the day for downloading right here on SAJAforum.

To participate, create a free Skype account at http://www.skype.com (and download the PC or Mac software).

At the appropriate time, go to the following link and hit "Join This Skypecast" -
https://skypecasts.skype.com/skypecasts/skypecast/detailed.html?id_talk=30030

or go to Skypecast.com

[ Skypecast FAQ: http://support.skype.com/?_a=knowledgebase&_j=subcat&_i=42 ]

Skype is very useful beyond just these group chats. Free computer to computer calls anywhere in the world; free computer to landline or cell in the US or Canada till year-end.

See the local time in your city: http://snipurl.com/vm73

Please send us your questions via e-mail in advance or post your questions in the comments section (one-time, free registration required) below!

If you have suggestions for future Newsmaker Q&As, please let us know via e-mail: sajaHQ@gmail.com

Comments

[Chapter 15]

We encourage people who ask questions to view some of our material on Dhanapala at:

http://chapter15.wordpress.com/tag/candidates/dhanapala/

[rnhd]

don't quite understand how any sri lankan national can hope to head the united nations, whose professed objective is world peace. he is better off trying to keep the peace on his war-ravaged island.