Model UN at the Harvard World Model UN Championship

Eight members of the West Point Model United Nations team traveled to Rome, Italy during spring break to compete in the Harvard World Model United Nations Championship. Between an audience with Pope Francis and tours of the Colloseum Rome Italy, the cadets debated and negotiated with 2,400 college students from over 110 countries on topics ranging from the European refugee crisis to the reunification of Cyprus to water-borne diseases and non-state terrorist groups. The team walked away with a very close second place finish out of all small delegations and 100% recognition. Cadets Megan McNulty, Jesse Nelson, Jack Bagdadi, Sneha Singh and Shiv Arya won 1st place Diplomacy Awards while Cyrus Cappo, Brad Torpey and John Govern won verbal recognitions.