On June 24, Artur Lima, the Vice President of the Regional Government of the Azores, will be the guest of honor at the presentation of a resolution dedicated to Portuguese Heritage Month in the state of California. The resolution simultaneously honors Azores Day and Portugal Day.

The event, promoted by the California Portuguese-American Coalition (CPAC), will occur in Sacramento at the California Assembly and Senate.

On the 24th, Artur Lima will also meet with community leaders, including leaders of the two fraternal societies with links to our community, to discuss possible investments in the archipelago, as well as with the director of international relations of the California Chamber of Commerce, one of the most essential entities in the economic sector in this state.

In addition to being the guest of honor at the presentation of the resolution, which praises the contribution of Azoreans and Azorean descendants to the economy and cultural diversity of the state of California, the Vice-President of the Government will have meetings with the Speaker of the State Assembly, Robert Rivas, with the President of the State Senate Mike McGuire, with the leader of the parliamentary group in the Assembly, the Azorean-descendant Cecília Aguiar-Curry, among others.

Artur Lima’s trip, which aims to establish institutional contacts to establish closer cooperation between the Azores and California and find new opportunities for economic development, will be coordinated by CPAC through its president, Diniz Borges, and the director of this organization and responsible for governmental affairs in Sacramento, Cliff Costa (from California Advocates), and accompanied by the Azorean Diaspora Councilor Zeto Carvalho.

From Press Release