A League of Their Own: the Paris Peace Conference, 1919
APPROXIMATE COMMITTEE SIZE: 40-60 delegates
The Great War has drawn to a close, leaving the world fractured and searching for a new path toward lasting peace. The victorious Allied nations have gathered in Paris, each facing its own urgent challenges: devastated economies, contested borders, internal political disputes, and the immense task of rebuilding infrastructure and lives. Alongside their varying domestic troubles, the leaders of allied nations share one goal of determining how the international community should ensure stability and cooperation in the years ahead.
COMMITTEE DETAILS
In this committee, delegates will explore the possibility of creating a new organization and regulations dedicated to maintaining peace through dialogue and collective security. Delegates must consider how to balance national interests with the shared responsibility of global order. Through negotiation and collaboration, delegates will determine how to create a lasting framework for peace, lest they risk further division in the global community.
CHAIR: Alexia Espinoza Vlad
ABOUT THE CHAIR
Alexia Espinoza Vlad is a member of the Class of 2027 in the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. She is pursuing a major in International Politics, with a concentration in International Law, Institutions, and Ethics, and a minor in Justice and Peace Studies. She often goes back home to Naples, Florida to escape the brutal DC winters!
Alexia has been involved in Model UN since freshman year of high school, so she’s going on six years of debate and diplomacy! She has competed in and staffed conferences on middle school, high school, and collegiate circuits. She has also served as the Director of Training for GIRA Local and is currently the Secretary-General of NAIMUN LXIII, Georgetown’s high school Model UN conference.
When she’s not working on Model UN, Alexia advises international non-profit executives through Georgetown Global Consulting, welcomes prospective students and families to Georgetown’s campus through her hilarious and relatable campus tours, and works at the Mortara Center for International Studies. In her free time, she loves to try new foods around DC, spend money she doesn’t have on various exercise classes, and sing all types of music, from opera to jazz.
Alexia is excited to be chairing A League of Their Own: The Paris Peace Conference, 1919 this year with some of her best friends! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to shoot her an email at a.espinozavlad@modelun.org.
CHAIR: Katherine Hart
About the CHAIR
Katherine Hart is a member of the Class of 2027 in the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. She is majoring in International Politics with a concentration in Security Studies and is also double minoring in Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs (REWA) and Russian.
Katherine has a long history of competing in and staffing Model UN conferences and currently serves as Director-General of NAIMUN LXIII, Georgetown’s high school Model UN conference. When she’s not busy with Model UN, Katherine can often be found in the Caravel office, home of Georgetown’s only student-written international relations newspaper. Additionally, she is a Student Advocate for the Student Advocacy Office and is a SAT tutor. In her free time, Katherine enjoys reading, going for walks, and finding new study spots in Washington, D.C..
Katherine is thrilled to chair this A League of Their Own: The Paris Peace Conference, 1919! She hopes that every delegate will use their committee as an opportunity to develop valuable research, communication, and diplomacy skills that they can bring back to their communities. Katherine is excited to work alongside this committee's wonderful dias to create a committee that truly hits it out of the park!
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out at k.hart@modelun.org.