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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.