ITER DDG speaks at United Nations

On 6 March 2008, ITER Deputy Director-General Carlos Alejaldre had the rare chance to step onto the podium in the United Nations Headquarters in New York and breathe the air of international diplomacy. Acting as ambassador for the ITER Project, Carlos Alejaldre had been invited to address the United Nations International School(UNIS)/United Nations (UNIS/UN) Student Conference which this year dealt with the question of The Pursuit of Energy: A Catalyst for Conflict. "Personally speaking, it was a unique experience being only the second Spanish person after the President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to speak in this place," Alejaldre said. "And, what was even more ïmpressive was the interest of these young people in the ITER Project. They just wouldn't stop asking questions."