The Football War, 1969 - El Salvador: The Cabinet of General Fidel Sánchez Hernández

APPROXIMATE COMMITTEE SIZE: 25 DELEGATES

El Salvador is at a critical juncture, with patriotic ideals, immigration, and conflict all coming together at once. As the country conisders a march toward war, they must ensure that their populace is both prepared and able to deal with its costly ramifications. But at the same time, they also have to make sure that an increasingly worrying pattern of emigration– or people departing their country– is capped. This will require innovative solutions and improvements to the domestic quality of life. Very importantly, as a small and emerging state, El Salvador must ensure that they preserve their credibility on the world stage, and that they adhere to international norms of conflict and diplomacy. 

CHAIR: Matthew Lewis

ISSUES TO CONSIDER

Solving the Emigration Crisis

Prepare for Conflict

Maintaining International Credibility

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Interrogate the intersection of national identity, migration pressures, and military action, and how these forces shaped El Salvador’s approach to regional conflict in 1969.

• Critically assess the human costs of war through the lens of displacement and marginalization, especially of Salvadorans living in Honduras prior to the conflict.

• Examine the lasting impact of short-term militarized decisions on long-term diplomatic credibility and the nation’s role in Central American politics.

About the Chair

Matthew Lewis (he/him) is a member of the Walsh School of Foreign Service’s 2028 class majoring in International Political Economics. Growing up in the Chicagoland area through high school, he participated in many Model UN conferences, forming a passion for international service and MUN along with other commitments. No wonder he ended up Chairing for NAIMUN, along with serving as NCSC’s Director of Operations (Georgetown’s sister conference). But enough about MUN: here at Georgetown, he’s expanded his hobbies to many activities. In addition to working with the International Relations Association and the Bipartisan Coalition board, he powerlifts, writes poetry, is an avid cinephile, and has reached town hall 17 (without rushing.) He also took up positions at the Security Exchange Commission and Brad Schneider’s office, and is always interested in talking about politics, economics, and everything international (go figure). He is super excited to work with NAIMUN, and is always open to chat!

About the Crisis manager

Sanjay Rajesh is a dedicated member of Georgetown College’s class of 2028, majoring in Public Policy and Government (shocker). Originally from the dreary, rainy city of Seattle, Sanjay got immersed in (forcefully sucked into) the MUN community, competing on the college team his freshman year. After staffing NCSC and NAIMUN, he’s now excited to call Georgetown Model UN a home. When he’s not gone every weekend for a MUN trip, he plays the violin in No Pressure Creatives, the Asian American musical, and is a scheming member of Georgetown Survivor, where he competed and stayed on the production team to traumatize future contestants 🙂. These activities combined with the routine pool games in the Jesuit Residence and coffee breaks with friends that turn into hour-long yap sessions have made his Georgetown experience so special. He is so excited to welcome you all to DC and to NAIMUN!