Draft:Valerie Reynoso

Valerie Reynoso
Valerie Reynoso (born in New York City, New York, 1997), is a Dominican-American political analyst, diplomat, author, academic, visual artist, former Columbia University instructor, and a doctoral law student. Reynoso has contributed to discussions on international issues in various news media and governmental contexts. Reynoso’s work focuses on foreign policy through legal and diplomatic means.

Biography
Reynoso began her political career as a political journalist, academic, and political analyst by contributing to news media outlets and institutions, including CounterPunch. ,, , , the Hampton Institute , Press TV , Telesur ,, Teen Vogue ,, , , , , Yahoo! News , the University of Chicago , and other news media outlets and institutes. Reynoso served as an Unconventional Weapons Analyst and an academic expert for the United States Air Force Center of Unconventional Weapons Studies. Here, Reynoso published a report on Israeli nuclear weapons programs and military operations to Issue No. 1297 of their Outreach Journal.

Reynoso began working at the United Nations Permanent Missions in 2018, when she worked at the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations, as she completed her Politics and Human Rights B.A., at Marymount Manhattan College. Following this, she became a government-appointed Adviser at the Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations.

As Reynoso completed her Master of International Affairs at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, Reynoso served as a government-appointed Adviser at the Permanent Mission of Panama to the United Nations,. During her time at these Missions, Reynoso specialized in the committees of the United Nations General Assembly and the matters of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Reynoso participated in the delegation of the El Salvador Mission during the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week.

Reynoso participates in various diplomatic and international relations engagements, including the negotiation of resolutions related to human rights, decolonization, and international finance. Reynoso was involved in the Panama Mission’s participation in international organs. Reynoso has worked on international and governmental relationships within diplomatic and governmental circles.

At the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, Reynoso was involved in a group research investigation with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs,. The focus of this group investigation at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs was on infrastructure asset management in support of the Sustainable Development Goals, and smart city technological innovation. Reynoso co-published a report on this topic for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and it was featured on the Columbia University site.

In the Summer and Fall semesters of 2022, Reynoso taught at Columbia University, specifically at Barnard College, , and the Columbia University School of Professional Studies. Reynoso co-taught undergraduate courses covering various topics, including international affairs, foreign policy, political theory, the Russia-Ukraine war, among other geopolitical affairs. Reynoso also collaborated with non-governmental organizations and other entities, including the Government of New York City, the American Red Cross and the Committee to Protect Journalists ,.

In December 2021, Reynoso appeared on “Cartas sobre la Mesa,” a show on RT en Español hosted by Luis Castro, discussing structural reforms within the United Nations alongside other panelists. In March 2022, Reynoso was a formal delegate at the United Nations Foundation at the 66th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women conference, in March 2022. Reynoso is a member of the Columbia University Club of New York the New York City Chapter of the United Nations Association, and the New York State Bar Association Law Student Group.

Reynoso is a doctoral law student at a private law school in New York and serves as the Vice President and United Nations Legal Envoy of the Global Organization for Sustainable Development Goals, Inc.—an international non-governmental organization with consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), , ,