# 2015-12-09 - Bryant and Lakshmi Puri at UN Women > [!note] Photo Journey No. 11 > Published October 25, 2026, in [[photo journey/welcome|Photo Journey]]. ![Bryant and Lakshmi Puri at UN Women](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczOLKU-Yk6i3bNvhx00ECdO5BY2Jv3BAZCs4xwaOZZ45iKJa0vR63_uWYgyaVwxdTgSASqck9Sp9VRH55Gd5WtFEtdXzA9RmzQ3QHs_wV3nbHSfoGBlW=w1600) *Bryant with Lakshmi Puri, then United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, in an emerald suit, and a colleague in a brown suit, standing together in an office hung with painted masks and an ornate wall plaque at UN Women headquarters, 220 East 42nd Street in Manhattan, New York on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 9, 2015, the day she appointed him a UN Women Global Champion.* ## Reflections ## Related ### Livestreams - [[livestreams/Why Real Love Gives Freedom and Lets Go of Control - Livestream|Why Real Love Gives Freedom and Lets Go of Control]] *(Dec 7, 2015)*: broadcast in Austin two days before. - [[livestreams/Recognizing Bad Energy and Choosing Durable Value, Waldorf Dinner Part 1 - Livestream|Recognizing Bad Energy and Choosing Durable Value, Waldorf Dinner Part 1]] *(Dec 8, 2015)*: broadcast the day before. ### Writing - [[about/About Bryant McGill|About Bryant McGill]]: the UN Women Global Champion appointment and HeForShe pinning, December 9, 2015. ### Photo Journey - [[photo journey/2015-12-09 - Lakshmi Puri Pinning Bryant as a HeForShe|Lakshmi Puri Pinning Bryant as a HeForShe]] ## Location <iframe width="100%" height="300" style="border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:8px" loading="lazy" src="https://www.openstreetmap.org/export/embed.html?bbox=-73.9792%2C40.7460%2C-73.9672%2C40.7540&layer=mapnik&marker=40.7500389%2C-73.9731972"></iframe> [Open in OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=40.7500389&mlon=-73.9731972#map=16/40.7500389/-73.9731972) · [Open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps?q=40.7500389,-73.9731972)