Objectives
The objectives of ADEA are:
- To carry out works of social assistance in Argentina
- To promote friendship and mutual support among the members
- To develop cultural activities to permit a greater knowledge of the countries represented in ADEA
- To promote a better understanding of Argentina among our members
Our Logo
In 2006 we decided to change our logo to update our image. The concept is that the five petals of the ADEA flower represent the five continents and Argentina is central to the experience of all of us.
Membership
We have 3 categories of membership.
Active members: Wives of Ambassadors in Argentina;
Female Ambassadors in Argentina;
Wives of the Heads of Mission
To be an Active Member it is necessary to meet the criteria listed above and to pay the annual subscription. Only Active Members have the right to vote or to hold an office in the Executive Committee.
Honorary members: Members of the local community with strong ties to ADEA (currently 7)
Benefactor members: Members of the local community who support ADEA in various ways (currently 4) |
| A Short History
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| ADEA was founded on 1 December 1987 by Blanca de Juarez, the wife of the Ambassador of Guatemala. She gathered together a small group of Ambassadors wives who wanted to respond to the needs of the local community.
The list of Presidents of ADEA shows the range of countries represented:
1988 Blanca de Juarez (Guatemala)
1989 Emel B. de Tuncbilek (Turkey)
1990/1991 Frances de Camps (France)
1992 Fiama de Davenport (Ireland)
1993 Christine Levoy (Belgium)
1994 Lucrecia de Bergman (Nicaragua)
1995 Lucrecia de Ulloa (Peru)
1996 Maria del Pilar de Diaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
1997 Jirina Kopecka (Czech Republic)
1998 Alejandra de Robledo (Mexico); Karin Kriechbaum (Austria)
1999 Ayse Yigitbasiouglu (Turkey)
2000 Maria de los Angeles de Kasawat (Siria)
2001 Eugenia Saénz de Bedoya (Bolivia)
2002/2003 Mona Salam de Taher (Egypt)
2004/2005 Mary Ann James de Holguín (Colombia)
2006 Gladys de Fiorotto (Paraguay); Muriel Hussin (Australia) |
Structure of ADEA
There is an Executive Committee (known in Spanish as the Comisión Directiva) comprising between 10 and 12 committee members elected each year in November for the following year.
The Executive Committee is headed by the President. There are two Vice-Presidents. There is a Secretary and Deputy Secretary, a Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer and other committee members with particular responsibilities.
Members’ Meetings
There is meeting each month for all members of ADEA hosted by one of the Ambassadors’ wives in her Residence.
THE COMMITTEES OF ADEA 
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