Looking forward to the summit
I feel quite honoured to have been chosen by the SAYID to represent South Africa at this year’s Y8 summit as the Minister of Defence, I feel quite ecstatic and nervous at the same time because for some weird reason I have seen some of the delegates from the different countries and I cannot really hide the intimidation. But nevertheless this is not about me but rather about representing South Africa to the best of my ability. However the thing I look forward to the most is meeting and interacting as well as surrounding myself with those people whose main mission is to make the world a far much better place.
I believe that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity that the G8-G20 Youth Summits give to young and that it will have a greater impact in our lives as we will learn from each other, share ideas though we always agree on certain things. I trust that the presentations, interactive panel debates, and meetings with peers from leading G8 countries, innovative policy thinkers, and guest speakers will allow me to walk away with ideas to address our challenges today and tomorrow. With the summit only a day away I’m rather excited, this also being my first time ever being away from my native country.
We’ve worked very hard for the past few months with negotiations preparations as well as research for our position papers and I hope we just get some time to cool off and enjoy London. I however look forward to the networking event and also to have a chat with the masterminds behind the Youth Diplomatic Service. I am confident that I will bring back some knowledge to South Africa which I will in turn share with my peers. I would like to once again express my appreciation for the opportunity and my excitement about joining your team. I look forward to my association and interacting with you all and hopefully having a lifetime friendship as this is clearly a small world.
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