DPAAL | New President

Embassy Network | 18th March 2017

Esther Corral and Ambassador Trillo introduce the DPAAL Board Oksana Kzyzma (Ukraine), Konrad Jagodzinski (Poland) and Keti Kerashvili (Georgia)

Joana Loureiro (Portugal), Okzana Kzyzma (Ukraine), Maria Monteiro (Portugal), Keti Kerashvili (Georgia), David Najera (Mexico) and Mercedes Osma-Peralta (Colombia)

Jana Cechlovska (Czech Republic), DPAAL President Esther Corral (Spain), Joana Loureiro (Portugal) and Anouar Ben Youssef (Tunisia)

Delicious Spanish tapas

The New DPAAL President Esther Corral gives her acceptance speech

Ambassador Trillo welcomes press officers to his Residence

Latin American press counselors: Helena Menéndez (Venezuela), Jorge Luis García García (Cuba), Mercedes Osma-Peralta (Colombia), Guillermo Parera (Cuba) and Pablo Roldan (Ecuador)

Mexico’s Deputy Head of Mission David Najera and Spanish Ambassador Federico Trillo

Miguel Carmona, Damian Davila and Consul General José Riera (all Spanish Embassy)

Justina Pawlowska and Katarzyna Suliga (Poland)

Departing DPAAL Board Member Oksana Kyzyma (Ukraine), DPAAL Board Member Konrad Jagodziński (Poland) and Helen Ritts (Estonia)

Catarina Afonso (Portugal), Alberto Miranda (Spain) and Luis González Quevedo (Spain)

Cyril Blondel (France), DPAAL Board Member Keti Kerashvili (Georgia), outgoing DPAAL President Maria Monteiro (Portugal) and Nadeem Qadir (Bangladesh)

Meet the new DPAAL Board

Paintings by Spanish Masters formed the backdrop for a reception hosted by the Spanish Ambassador Mr Federico Trillo in honour the newly-elected President of Diplomatic Press Attaché Association of London (DPAAL) Esther Corral Cortez and the DPAAL board.

Addressing DPAAL members, Ambassador Trillo remarked on the challenges facing media officers in London and commended DPAAL for providing a useful platform for the media and diplomats to meet.

Ms Corral in her acceptance speech said she was honoured to be elected by her peers to lead such a dynamic diplomatic association in London. Once the formalities were over, DPAAL members enjoyed a convivial evening of talking and tapas washed down with some excellent Rioja.

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