AMBASSADOR JAVIER PAULINICH TAKES OFFICE AS NEW PERMANENT SECRETARY OF SELA

Caracas, 01 August 2017.- 

Ambassador Javier Paulinich takes office today as new Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), an intergovernmental organization that brings together 27 countries in the region, for the period 2017-2021.

Ambassador Paulinich will take over as the highest-ranking authority of SELA, with the purpose of strengthening the positioning of the body in the region and guiding its work according to the current needs of its Member States.

The new Permanent Secretary of this organization was elected at the XII Special Meeting of the Latin American Council of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), held on 13 June 2017 in Caracas.