Vanessa Frazier, Malta’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, joins us for an in-depth interview about her work as an ambassador for a small state on a big stage. Malta is currently on the Security Council, and Vanessa Frazier was chiefly responsible for the most impactful Security Council resolution on the Gaza crisis. The resolution she wrote led to the release of over 100 hostages and the longest ceasefire since October 7. She explains how she got to that rare diplomatic victory. Vanessa Frazier walks us through a day in the life of an ambassador to the United Nations and explains how a small state like Malta can have an outsized impact at the United Nations.
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Mark Leon Goldberg: Ambassador, thank you so much…
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