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Monthly Archives: May 2013

GFDD and FUNGLODE to Attend Forty-Third General Assembly of the OAS in Guatemala
A GFDD and FUNGLODE high-level delegation will attend the 43rd General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) to be held in Antigua, Guatemala, for the annual meeting of the foreign ministers of the area.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Gives Keynote Address at UN ECOSOC International Tax Cooperation Meeting
On May 28, GFDD and its sister organization FUNGLODE were in attendance of the Expert Group Meeting on the Taxation of the Extractive Industry organized by the Financing for Development Office of UN-DESA.

Ambassador of Venezuela Speaks at GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Global Roundtable About His Country, Post-Chavez
During its online broadcasting program “Global Roundtable,” in April, GFDD New York office cordially welcomed the Permanent Representative of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United Nations, Jorge Valero Briceño.

Jorge Valero Briceño
Permanent Representative of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United Nations

GFDD Hosts a Series of Recycled Art Workshops at the Centro Cultural Perello in Bani
As part of its mission to elevate awareness of environmental challenges and to promoting the sustainable use of natural resources, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), have once again joined forces with the Centro Cultural Perello in Baní to host a series of recycled art workshops throughout the month of May, which will
conclude this coming Saturday May 25, 2013.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Hosts Panel to Promote the Utilization of Latin American Political Thinkers in Political Science Studies
During a roundtable discussion on “The intellectual debates in Latin America during the 19th and the 20th centuries,” Patricio Brito, Executive Director of Policy at the Dominican Students Association in the United States, advocated the inclusion of Latin American political thinkers in the study of political sciences and other sciences.

Venezuelan Ambassador Accepts GFDD’s Invitation for the Global Roundtable Program
For the sixteenth edition of its online broadcast program “Global Roundtable,” GFDD has the pleasure to invite Jorge Valero Briceño, Permanent Representative of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United Nations.

GFDD Announces Next Dominican Get-Together in New York In Partnership with Association of Veganos
By popular demand, the next Dominican Get-Together in the Big Apple on June 6, 2013, in close collaboration with the Association of Veganos, in upper Manhattan, will celebrate the rich and vibrant cultural heritage of the Dominican Republic with an encore screening of the highly acclaimed documentary “Discover La Vega: Pride of my Land”.

Honorary President of GFDD and FUNGLODE, Leonel Fernández Will Teach the Course “Latin America in Globalization” at the Institute for Global Studies in Paris
The former President of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Leonel Fernández, together with the former Presidents of Chile, Ricardo Lagos, and Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, joined the teaching staff of the course “Latin America in Globalization” at the Institute for Global Studies in Paris. This academic institution was created in the framework of the three day international symposium “Think Global / Thinking Globally” which took place in Paris from May 15-17,
2013.

GFDD Participate in the Dominican Week 2013 – the Discussion Panel on the Impact of Higher Education on the Dominican Republic’s Development
On Thursday, May 16, in the framework of Semana Dominicana 2013 (Dominican Week 2013), GFDD and its sister organization FUNGLODE collaborating with APEC University, City University of New York (CUNY), Center for Worker Education and International Studies Program in the City College of New York hosted the discussion panel entitled “Higher education’s impact on the Dominican Republic’s development.”