Letter from the Secretary-General

Esteemed delegates and faculty advisors,

It is my honor to welcome you to our seventy-fourth session of Harvard Model United Nations, set to take place from Thursday, January 28th, 2027, to Sunday, January 31st, 2027, in Boston, Massachusetts. HMUN is one of the oldest, largest, and most prestigious Model United Nations conferences in the world, and I, along with my secretariat, cannot wait to show you all what we have in store for HMUN 2027. 

My name is Addison Gaddy, a senior at Harvard College studying Government and Romance Languages and Literature, and I have the pleasure of serving as your Secretary-General for the upcoming iteration of HMUN. I am originally from the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, where I was first introduced to Model UN. After competing throughout high school, I joined the intercollegiate Model UN team at Harvard and soon was drawn into the staffing side. From being a head delegate to a member of the HMUN secretariat for the past two years. Model UN has been the foundation of my college experience, and I hope to share all of the joy, fun, and excitement that Model UN has to offer. 

Our conference is one for the masses, gathering hundreds of Harvard undergraduate students and staff, thousands of high school students and faculty advisors from over 60 countries to attend, and spanning across the two largest hotels in Boston. The core of HMUN is the delegates, who continuously come to the conference prepared to debate the world’s most pressing issues with poise, respect, and care. Model UN strengthens delegates’ skills that they would not typically learn in the classroom, such as extemporaneous speaking, fast-paced collaboration, and quick thinking. 

As the countdown to HMUN 2027 continues, I cannot wait to unveil all the hard work and exciting opportunities that my Secretariat has done to make the seventy-fourth iteration of Harvard Model United Nations, the best session yet. With innovative committee topics, more opportunities for delegates to engage with staff and with each other, plus executive excellence, HMUN 2027 will be one to remember. 

If you have any questions regarding our conference, we encourage you to look through the other pages of this website and email info@harvardmun.org with any questions or concerns. Counting down the days until January, see you all soon.

Best regards,

Addison Gaddy
Secretary-General
Harvard Model United Nations 2027
sg@harvardmun.org