CADAL celebrated its 12th anniversary

With the attendance of diplomats, academics, journalists and politicians, the Center for Opening and Development of Latin America (CADAL) held its twelve years of promoting political openness, economic and institutional development and international democratic solidarity.

Among the attending the celebration of the 12th anniversary of CADAL were diplomats from Germany, Australia, Austria, Spain, Norway, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland; historians María Sáenz Quesada, Luis Alberto Romero and Fernando Pedrosa; sociologists Vicente Palermo and Sabrina Ajmechet; legislators Carla Carrizo and Victoria Roldán Méndez; journalists Daniel Muchnik and Jorge Sigal; and former Argentine Vice Chancellor Fernando Petrella. The universities were present with Marcelo Camusso (UCA), Erica Walter (USAL) and Luis María Palma (UB); and the civil society organizations Fraguío Martin (Maizar), Tristán Rodríguez Loredo (ACDE) and Leandro Querido (Electoral Transparency) also attended. 

During the celebrations meeting CADAL presented the book "Challenges for strengthening democracy in Argentina" and opened the expansion of its headquarters which includes a permanent space for the photo exhibition "The Citizen Havel". The book launch was led by Marcos Novaro, author of the foreword, CONICET researcher and academic counselor of CADAL.

For his part, Gabriel Salvia, Chairman of CADAL, closed the meeting by highlighting the importance of the new book co-edited with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, and invited the guests to visit the photo exhibition "The Citizen Havel", curated by Gabriel Palumbo, and celebrate the 12th anniversary of the institution with a wine Honor.

S.E. Janne Julsrud, Ambassador of Norway; S.E. Noel Campbell, Ambassador of Australia; and Dieter Cavalleri, counselor of the Embassy of Switzerland. 

Richard Barlow, Minister of the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, Gabriel Salvia and Milan Frola, Consul of the Czech Republic in Argentina.

Historian Maria Sáenz Quesada and the Spanish diplomatic Pedro Sanz. 

Political consultant Carlos Fara, economist Tristán Rodríguez Loredo and political scientist Marcelo Camusso. 

The academics Jorge Streb, Sybil Rhodes and Luis María Palma.

Sociologist Gabriel Palumbo, curator of the photo exhibition "The Citizen Havel". 

Three of the authors of "Challenges for strengthening democracy in Argentina," Diego Hernán Armesto, Hector Losa and Maria Clara Güida, together with the author of the foreword Marcos Novaro.

National Representative Carla Carrizo, the British diplomat Richard Barlow, the journalist Jorge Sigal and the historian Luis Alberto Romero. 

S.E. Janne Julsrud, Ambassador of Norway and Gabriel Salvia, president of CADAL. 

Hernán Alberro, Director of Programs of CADAL at the booth My collection of wines, sponsor of the event.

Swaantje Marten, CADAL foreign intern, assistant in organizing the event. 

Laura Paucar, foreign intern of CADAL and head of the photographic coverage of the event. 

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