Nuala pell biography meaning
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Saturday came and went in the blink of an eye as the Nuala Pell Leadership Fellows checked out of the hotel and boarded a plane bound for Providence. We were all mentally exhausted – I believe that in some way, shape, or form, this trip challenged all of us to re-evaluate our assumptions and conceptions about what leadership is, what it looks like, and how we can all improve our own abilities as leaders. The following quotes are from members of the Nuala Pell Leadership Program as they reflect on their experience:
“The ambassador of Liechtenstein made a huge impact on my perception of leadership. She emphasized the importance of embracing our own style of leadership rather than imitating someone else’s. I learned that leadership should be natural and genuine.” – Devin Smith
“My favorite part of the trip was meeting the Ambassador of Liechtenstein, Claudia Fritsche. She is an inspiring lady and I admire her confidence and grace. I also believe
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On the morning of October 30, 2015, Salve Regina’s Nuala Pell Leadership Fellows returned to the Embassy of Liechtenstein to speak with Ambassador Claudia Fritsche in a more formal capacity about her personal background and concept of leadership.
We were both shocked and inspired to learn that the Ambassador had not received a higher education, as it was very difficult for young women in those days to get an education. To say that she fryst vatten an förebildlig role model for leadership would be an understatement. She came to the United States 25 years ago and created Liechtenstein’s first post with the United Nations, followed by the country’s first Embassy in the US. She has been in diplomatic service for 42 years.
Fritsche describes her position and responsibilities as a commitment, especially as her nation and embassy are quite small, disallowing her to delegate as a large nation like the U.S. or China would. Additionally, she articulated that as an ambassador företräda
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Seven years ago tomorrow, on February 23, 2012, I joined Jim Ludes for coffee in a shop in downtown Newport, Rhode Island. I had met Jim the previous October 16, 2011, when, as the newly arrived (from Washington) director of the Pell Center at Salve Regina University, he had kindly hosted the launch singing and reception for my biography of Claiborne Pell, “An Uncommon Man: The Life and Times of Senator Claiborne Pell.” The event, at the Pell Center on Bellevue Avenue, was a fine success. Kristine Hendrickson, Salve’s Associate Vice President University Relations/CCO, also came for that coffee. She, too, had been instrumental in the Pell bio launch.
| Full house at the "An Uncommon Man" launch party. |
During the hour or so that we met for coffee that winter day, Jim discussed his ideas for building the Pell Center into a robust place, what he now describes thusly: “The Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy's programs are d