Nhan Phan, a member of the Class of 2028, is originally from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Currently studying Economics and Government with a minor in Journalism, he is interested in the economics of social, cultural, and national development, especially in global developing regions. He has conducted fieldwork pertaining to a myriad of development-oriented topics in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. This is his eighth year involved in Model United Nations, having competed and chaired in the Southeast Asian, American High School, and Collegiate circuits. Aside from his work, he enjoys traveling solo, cooking great Vietnamese food, watching movies in the theater, and playing card games! A fun fact: in a year he spends about the equivalent of five days in airports and airplanes alone.

Carlos Gerke is a proud member of Georgetown’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, Class of 2028, majoring in International Politics. Born and raised in La Paz, Bolivia—the world’s highest capital—he grew up navigating international cultures, attending an American school before embracing the rigor of a French lycée, where he not only survived but thrived. He even took a gap semester to study abroad in Lyon, France. Carlos stumbled into Model UN in high school and never looked back. As a core member of Lycée Franco-Bolivien’s MUN travel team and Secretariat, he competed across Latin America. Now at Georgetown, he staffed NAIMUN LXII and NCSC LII while competing on the university’s travel team. Outside of MUN, he works as a risk analyst at GUASFCU, the largest student-run financial institution in the U.S. He also debates everything from democracy to Bolivia’s inevitable rise as a global superpower with the oldest debating society at Georgetown, the Philodemic Society. As a member of the Blue & Gray tour guide society, he’s always ready to convince you (and your unsuspecting family) that Georgetown is the only logical choice for college. Anticipate a grand unveiling of Gerkian ethics, complete with a carefully curated spot for you in his philosophical masterpiece, elaborate political theories over coffee, and an unsolicited deep dive into his 2050 presidential campaign. Speak Spanish or French? Brace yourself—he’ll only talk to you in those. He’s thrilled to be one of your chairs of UNESCO and can’t wait to meet you in Washington!