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The Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States
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January 15, 2020
Special Announcement
The Online Newsletter of PALCUS
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PALCUS Joins the
Conselho da Diáspora Portuguesa
PALCUS is excited to announce that it has been invited to become a
"Membro de Ligação", or "Connection Member
," of the Conselho da Diáspora Portuguesa. The Conselho is a global network of individuals and organizations dedicated to driving awareness of the Portuguese culture and influence worldwide, and PALCUS is perfectly positioned to help with this effort in the United States.
The Conselho da Diáspora Portuguesa was created under the patronage of His Excellency the President of the Portuguese Republic, Cavaco Silva, who has served as the Conselho's Honorary Chairman since its inception seven years ago. As its core mission, the Conselho set the goal of establishing a network of influential Portuguese abroad in order to forg
e valuable connections with Portugal's institutional and business spheres.
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"The Conselho's Members are recognized high profile citizens with known professional and social achievements, and lobbying capability. The areas of intervention include economy and business, science and technology, arts and culture and citizenship. We trust that PALCUS, in the role of "Connection Member" ('Membro de Ligação'), will strengthen our Institution to accomplish its core mission."
Filipe de Botton
Presidente
Conselho da Diáspora Portuguesa
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"It is with great honor and pleasure that we accept the invitation for PALCUS to join the Conselho da Diáspora Portuguesa. We very much look forward to working with the global team and helping to further our common cause."
Angela Costa Simoes
Chair, Board of Directors
PALCUS
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The Portuguese Diaspora Council is a non-profit private association, founded on December 26, 2012, with the high patronage of the President of the Portuguese Republic. In 2019, it was recognized by the Portuguese State as a Non-Governmental Organization for Development (NGOS).
The main purpose of the association is to strengthen relations between Portugal and its diaspora, the Portuguese and their descendants, for the purpose of promoting the country's values, culture, image, and reputation towards the development and prosperity of Portugal.
The first goal of the Portuguese Diaspora Council was the formation of the "World Portuguese Network" that involves an extended group of Portuguese of proven influence who focus most of their activity abroad and have distinguished themselves in their fields of expertise, namely culture, citizenship, science and economics.
In 2017, the
Conselho was given the Status of Public Interest, highlighting goals and themes widely recognized as relevant contributions to the country while approaching a wide range of subjects in the areas of economic and social interest.
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Are you a PALCUS member yet?
We are stronger together!
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f you agree with the work undertaken by PALCUS to build the social, cultural and political capital of our community, then please join us and become a member today!
Strong membership participation means a stronger voice in the national Portuguese-American agenda. In order to advance Portuguese language education, increase presence in the congressional caucuses, and provide economic opportunities, the collective voice of thousands is needed!
In addition, PALCUS is a member-driven non-profit organization that depends on membership dues and fundraising events to fund its operations.
Members of the all-volunteer board of directors donate their time and personal funds for travel, lodging and tickets to attend networking events and planning sessions so our administrative costs are relatively low but nonetheless critical to doing business on a daily basis.
There are membership categories to suit every budget and level of interest. Please click on our membership webpage and join our voice today!
When you become a PALCUS member, you will be prompted to join us on
memberplanet. As always your information is confidential and will never be shared without your permission. Questions? Contact
Graci for more information!
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Contact Information
Phone: 202-466-4664
9255 Center St., Suite 404
Manassas, VA 20110
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PALCUS Mission
In order to create a singular voice to advocate for the Portuguese-American and Luso-American communities at large, the Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States Inc. (PALCUS) was founded in 1991 as a non-partisan, non-profit, organization headquartered in Washington, D.C.
The PALCUS mission is to address domestic and international concerns of the Portuguese-American Community.
The Council conducts an expanding program of educational and public affairs activities on issues of interest to the Portuguese-American community and of salience to the Luso-American Relationship.
PALCUS is committed to serving the community through increasingly active government relations efforts, the promotion of a greater awareness of ethnic accomplishments and encouraging stronger ties between Portugal and the United States. In this role PALCUS advances the community professionally, politically and culturally while working to ensure that issues directly affecting our community are addressed through our network of government and community leaders.
PALCUS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization under the IRS tax code and incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia. Donations are tax deductible to extent allowed by law and will be acknowledged.
PALCUS has earned the
2018 Gold GuideStarUSA Nonprofit Profile Seal of Transparency. Visit our profile
HERE
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