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Argentina


Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 15 September 1948

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

Presidente de la República: H.E. Cristina Fernández de KIRCHNER (Ms)

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mr Miguel Angel Estrella
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Delegate (2/13/2004)

Permanent Delegation of Argentina to UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO Bureau M7.02/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10 1, rue Miollis 75015 PARIS Cedex 15
Telephone: 01.45.68.34.38
01.45.68.34.36
01.45.68.34.42
Fax: 01.43.06.60.35
E-mail: dl.argentina@unesco.org

National Commission for UNESCO

Presidente: Sr Alberto Estanislao Sileoni *
Secretario Ejecutivo a.i.: Sr Miguel Vallone

Comisión Nacional Argentina de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Pizzurno 935, P.B. Of. 20 1020 Buenos Aires (Ciudad Autónoma de) ARGENTINA
Telephone: (54.11) 41 29 11 56; (54.11) 41 29 12 90
Fax: (54 11) 41 29 11 57; (54 11) 41 29 12 85
E-mail: mvallone@me.gov.ar; conaplu@me.gov.ar;

Representation on the Executive Board

Title Name Years Sessions
MemberMr Atilio Dell'Oro Maini1962-197064-85
ChairpersonMr Atilio Dell'Oro Maini1966-196875-80
MemberMr Atilio Dell'Oro Maini1972-197491-94
MemberMr Carlos I. Rivas1975-197697-100
MemberMr Victor Massuh1978-1983106-117
ChairpersonMr Victor Massuh1980-1983111-117
MemberMs Elsa R.D. Kelly1985-1989123-132
MemberMr Jorge Cayetano Zain Asis1989-1993133-142
Representative1995-1999148-157
Note: The 1991 amendment modified Article V of the Constitution, with respect to the status of members of the Board, which with effect from the 27th session of the General Conference (1993) consists of Member States rather than of persons (26 C/Resolution 19.3).
Participation in subsidiary organs

    Subsidiary organs of the General Conference

  • Executive Board
    Representative (Term expires : 2011)

  • International Coordinating Council of the Programme on Man and the Biosphere
    Vice-President : Mr Alfredo Reca

  • Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)
  • Intergovernmental Council of the "Management of Social Transformations" Programme
    President : Mrs Alicia Kirchner

  • Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)
  • Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication
    Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)

  • Legal Committee
    Member elected by the General Conference at its 34th session

  • Member elected by the General Conference at its 35th session

    Other intergovernmental organs

  • Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
    President : Captain Javier Valladares

  • Member

Celebration of anniversaries

Centenary of the birth of the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges (24 August 1999).

Hundredth anniversary of the birth of Roberto Arlt (2 April 2000)

Hundredth anniversary of the birth of Leopoldo Marechal (11 June 2000)

100th anniversary of the birth of Atahualpa Yupanqui, music composer (1908- 1992) (2008)

 
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