| Diplomatic Press Attachés' Association of London elections announced |
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10th of December 2009 @Rwanda High Commission Niall Wilkins of the South African High Commission was elected the first chair of the Diplomatic Press Attachés' Association of London (DPAAL), narrowly beating Pavla Skachova of the Czech Republic and Oleg Sepelev of the Russian Embassy, both of whom were appointed Vice Chairs. Cristina Nita of the Romanian Embassy, who set up a similar organisation in Brussels, was elected Secretary of the new organisation. The event was hosted by James Wizeye, press attaché at the Rwanda High Commission. In his welcome remarks, Mr Wizeye said his country was all too aware of the power of the media – reminding guests how Rwandan government radio had encouraged the 1994 genocide. In his acceptance speech, the DPAAL Chair said all press attachés in London faced a challenging media environment and he hoped that through DPAAL, members could help each other to be more effective. Written by Elizabeth Stewart, Editor Embassy For more information contact Cristina-Narcisa Nita on:This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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