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Welcome to UNESCO!


Hello! My name is Octavio and I am one of your vice-chairs for BMUN LXVI. I am currently a 4th year student at Berkeley studying Economics. I am originally from Mexico but I now live in the Fresno, California. I enjoy learning about other cultures and traveling. I am currently learning French and I hope to travel to France soon. I also enjoy watching TV, listening to music, and hiking.

I am really passionate about MUN because I think it is a great tool to bring awareness about important political issues to high-schoolers all around the world. I am really excited to be a vice-chair of UNESCO during my last year in BMUN because the other chairs in our committee are amazing people and our topics are very interesting and important. I can't wait to meet everyone during conference and feel free to reach out with any questions about the committee!

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