In this Newsletter: Appointment of Ivonne Baki as the Ambassador to the United States. Mangala Wickramanayake joins a team from Sri Lanka for a meeting with the President of Pakistan H.E. Arif Alfi. Further messages of support for the Manila Forum and Festival, and more.

1. In This Issue
Mangala Wickramanayake
joins a team from Sri Lanka
for a meeting with the
President of Pakistan H.E.
Arif Alfi
Further messages of
support for the Manila
Forum and Festival
Partnership with Senate
Committee on Sustainable
Development Goals
And more...
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FEBRUARY 20 2020ISSUE 2
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Appointment of
Ivonne Baki as the
Ambassador to the
United States
SSCC congratulates warmly its eminent Board Member,
H.E. Ivonne Baki on her appointment in February as the
new Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States. Ivonne
has served in various administrations of five presidents:
Jamil Mahuad, Gustavo Noboa, Lucio Gutierrez, Rafael
Correa and Lenin Moreno. Until this month, she was
Ambassador of Ecuador to Qatar.
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2. She previously acted as
ambassador to the United States
when Bill Clinton was the
President; together with him,
she was credited for helping end
the last war in South America,
between Peru and Ecuador. As a
personal friend of President
Trump she was invited to his
inauguration ceremony in 2016.
IVONNE A-BAKI
A M B A S S A D O R O F E C U A D O R
Mangala
Wickramanayake
joins a team from Sri Lanka for
a meeting with the President of
Pakistan H.E. Arif Alfi
During a recent trip to Pakistan, Mangala
Wickramanayake, a member of SSCC Board
joined a team from Sri Lanka in a courtesy visit
to the President of Pakistan, Mr. Arif Alvi.
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3. SSCC was pleased to note that the latest message
of support for the Manila Forum and Festival was
received from Mr. Arsenio “Nick” J Lizaso,
Chairman of the National Commission for Culture
and Arts (NCCA).
Further messages of
support for the
Manila Forum and
Festival
"A Filipino people with a
strong sense of
nationhood and deep
respect for cultural
diversity".
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4. THE MEETING WITH THE SENIOR
STAFF OF SENATOR PIA
CAYETANO
PARTNERSHIP WITH SENATE COMMITTEE ON
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Dr. Sebek and Mr. Ferri accompanied Mrs. Alvarez at the meeting with the senior staff of Senator
Pia Cayetano, Chair of the Senate Sustainable Development Goals Committee in preparation of
the Manila Forum and Festival in May.
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5. The Manila Forum and Festival have started
attracting attention of media. Dr. Sebek and Mr.
Valerio Ferri were interviewed in a radio
programme by the largest and oldest (1939) radio
station DZRH on 15th February. This was preceded
by an interview with Congressman Rufus
Rodriguez, Chairman of the Committee on
Constitutional Reform and Vice Chairman of the
Judicial Committee of the House of
Representatives and former Dean of law at San
Sebastian University.
Other interviews for radio, television and leading
newspapers, such as Manila Times, will follow.
FOLLOW US
Partnership with
the Department
(Ministry) of
Education
Dr. Sebek and Valerio Ferri accompanied Mrs.
Álvarez at the meeting with Under Secretary (Vice
Minister) of the Department of Education,
Attorney Tonisito C. Umali, and his senior staff in
charge of cooperation and partnerships. The
Deputy Minister requested the logo of his
department to be included as a co-organizer of
the May Forum and Festival. A memorandum of
Understanding is currently being prepared
between the Department and Earthsavers and
SSCC.
Links with media
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