Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez Herrera will give an update on the current political situation in Venezuela, including the latest information on where things stand with the referendum to recall President Hugo Chávez. This is a rare opportunity to hear a voice from an embattled democratic government.
Bernardo Alvarez Herrera is the Venezuelan ambassador to the United States. Previously he was elected as Deputy to the National Congress for Miranda State in 1994. While a Deputy, he served as Vice President of the Defense Committee and President of the Energy and Mines Committee. He later became the Director-General of Hydrocarbons and then the Vice Minister of Hydrocarbons in the Ministry of Energy and Mines.
From 1999-2002, Ambassador Alvarez Herrera held several international positions. He was the Venezuelan Coordinator for the Cooperation Agreement between the Venezuelan Ministry of Energy and Mines and the Department of Energy of the United States, the Coordinator of the Venezuelan-French Energy Task Force and head of the Venezuelan delegation to the ministerial-level conferences of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
An informal reception will follow the ambassador’s talk.
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