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Senator Eloy Cantu Segovia, Former President of the GPH-America, in front of the Municipal Council of Rio de Janeiro © Peter Götz
On 18 March 2010 a Forum (General Assembly) of the Global
Parliamentarians on Habitat of the Americas took place in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.
Amongst other things, the participants worked out and agreed on a
Declaration for the region and elected its new Board of
Directors.
The new President for the Americas is Jose Ramon Lopez Martell from
Mexico. Vice Presidents are Senator Yeidckol Polevnsky Gurwitz from
Mexico, Rafael Machuca Zelaya from El Salvador, Eliomar Coelho from
Brazil and Gerardo Hernandez Suarez from Cuba.
Furthermore, Senator Eloy Cantu Segovia, Mexico, was elected
President of the Advisory Council. He is supported by Senator Fidel
Pacheco Ricardo Rodriguez, also from Mexico, who was elected Vice
President of the Advisory Council. The new President of Former
Parliamentarians is former Senator Oscar Lopez Velarde Vega from
Mexico.