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ICWAG President Mr. Leonid Gelibterman moderated the ‘Ambassadors Panel’ at the Fourth ECUMENE Global Forum 2024

Ambassadors Panel, moderated by the ICWAG President Mr. Leonid Gelibterman, was organized in Moscow within the Fourth ECUMENE Global Forum 2024 that was held on September 16-18. The topic of the discussion was Gastrodiplomacy as a comprehensive programme aimed at changing the image of a country, its positioning through national cuisine.

The speakers of the session were Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and high-ranking diplomats from 7 countries, including:

– H.E. Rodrigo De Lima Baena Soares, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federative Republic of Brazil to the Russian Federation

– H.E. Ramon Alejandro Arias Zarzuela, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Dominican Republic to the Russian Federation

– H.E. Héctor Isidro Arenas Neira, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Colombia to the Russian Federation

– H.E. Eduardo Villegas Megías, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Mexican States to the Russian Federation

– H.E. Juan Genaro Del Campo Rodriguez, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Peru to the Russian Federation

– H.E. Daniel Ruben Castillos Gomez, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay in the Russian Federation

– Ms. Mattanee Kaewpanya, Minister-Counselor of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Thailand in the Russian Federation

The discussion was also attended by Mr. Sergey Myasoedov, Vice-Rector of RANEPA and the Director of the Institute of Business Studies, which has already implemented the first in Russia author's programme ‘Gastrodiplomacy’ for third-year students of the Faculty of International Relations.

The list of the Ambassadors Panel guests included representatives of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Russian Federation, the Tourism Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, professors from leading Moscow universities, businessmen and federal media journalists.
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Source: ECUMENE Global Forum Press Center