Sumariwalla and the UN

The United Nations Association of the USA, Southern Or­egon chapter, has elected Bombay born international lawyer and expert on philan­thropic and nonprofit dent of its new board of directors, notes a press release. He describes himself as a lifelong student of the United Nations. Currently serving on the board of directors of the United Way of Jackson County Sumariwalla is simultaneously founder-president of Global Philanthropy and Non­profits. A resident of Medford, Or­egon, along with his wife Anita, the former president and chief executive officer of the United Way Interna­tional, has traveled and lectured ex­tensively in over 30 countries.

Swnari­walla: "Guarded optimism"

The local Oregon chapter had been largely dormant until Sumariwalla, 72, became its president, notes Paul Fattig writing in the Mail Tribune (Decem­ber 28, 2005). Valuing the interna­tional scale of UN operations, espe­cially its peacekeeping forces, Sumariwalla told Fattig, "As mem­bers of the UN Association we can approach our legislators and urge them to support the UN, not to cut dues, for example .. .I have guarded optimism (regarding the future of the UN). It is better to believe the glass is half-full rather than half-empty. And I think the glass is more than half-full."