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Permanent Council to Commemorate “International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade”

  March 28, 2017

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT) in Simon Bolivar Hall at the headquarters of the Organization in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the “International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.”
Please consult the agenda of the meeting here. Note that changes to the agenda may yet be made before the meetings.

The meeting will be broadcast live on the OAS Website and the OAS Facebook page.
Press Contact: Mónica Reyes ([email protected])

WHAT:  Permanent Council to Commemorate “International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade”

WHEN: Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT)

WHERE: Simon Bolívar Hall
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006

Reference: AVI-034/17