Official Opening of the new Premises of the Regional Office for Latin America
Buenos Aires, 25 November 2015 - Today, Ambassador Horacio Basabe, together with Dr
Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and Mr Ignacio Goicoechea, the HCCH's Representative for Latin America,
officially opened the new offices of the Regional Office for Latin America.
"While the Regional Office for
Latin America has served the region since 2005 with remarkable success, the
opening of these new offices marks the beginning of a new phase for the HCCH's
presence in the region," the Secretary General said.
And Mr Goicoechea added: "The new
premises will be important for disseminating the work of the Hague Conference
and they will provide modern facilities for interns, researchers and
secondments, who will contribute to enhance the services of the HCCH in the
region."
The official opening was preceded by a colloquium on the Role of the
Regional Office for Latin America. Approximately 50 invited guests followed
with great interest speeches delivered by Ambassador Horacio Basabe (Director
International Legal Co-operation, at the Argentinean Ministry of Foreign
Affairs), Minister Ricardo Perez Manrique (Supreme Court of Uruguay), Mr
Brendan O'Brien (US Consul in Argentina), Mr Alfonso Lages Besada (Secretary,
Embassy of Brazil in Argentina), and Professor Paula Maria All (Vice President
of the American Association of Private International Law - ASADIP).
The Secretary General concluded the official opening stating: "In the name of the HCCH, I extend my deepest gratitude and heartened thanks to the Government of Argentina for its invaluable and ongoing support, which made the move and installation in the new premises possible."
The press release is available in English, French and Spanish.
Christophe Bernasconi (Secretary General HCCH); Amb. Horacio A. Basabe (National Organ & Central Authority for Argentina), and Ignacio Goicoechea (Representative for Latin America).
Minister Ricardo Perez Manrique (Supreme Court of Uruguay); Minister Elena Highton de Nolasco (Supreme Court of Argentina); Amb. Horacio A. Basabe (National Organ & Central Authority for Argentina) and Magistrate María Elsa Uzal (Buenos Aires Commercial Court of Appeal).
People at the event
Paula Maria All (Vice President of American Association of Private International Law); Ignacio Goicoechea (Representative for Latin America); Federico Hirsch (National Organ of Argentina); Christophe Bernasconi (Secretary General HCCH); Florencia Castro (Legal Assistant Latin American Office); Nieve Rubaja (University of Buenos Aires); Lorena Greselin (Secretary of Private International Law Institute, at the Buenos Aires Bar Association); Carolina Iud (Director Private International Law Section, Argentinean Association on International Law).
Panellists during colloquium: Mr Alfonso Lages Besada (Secretary, Embassy of Brazil in Argentina; Minister Ricardo Perez Manrique (Supreme Court of Uruguay); Ambassador Horacio Basabe (Director International Legal Co-operation, at the Argentinean Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Mr Brendan O’Brien (US General Consul in Argentina), and Professor Paula Maria All (Vice President of the American Association of Private International Law – ASADIP)