Ambassador Vinci

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

The Overseas Press Club presents David Hallenstein, sitting in for Seymour N. Siegel, moderating a panel of journalists who interview Ambassador Piero Vinci, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations. The panel includes:

William Otis, Associated Press
Ruggero Orlando, RAI (Radiotelevisione Italiana)
Michael Berlin, New York Post

Questions touch on Italy's role in the Nuclear nonproliferation treaty and the possible acceptance of China into the United Nations, as well as the Paris talks on the Vietnam war. The role and effectiveness of the United Nations in world conflicts; the recent Italian election; Italy's membership in NATO, the EU, and the UN; and the international regulation of ocean floor uses are also discussed.

Directed by John Baird
Produced by Sylvia [Sirota] Taylor


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 151836
Municipal archives id: T5977

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