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APRIL 2012 Volume 8, no. 4
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Serving the Community and Businesses of East Providence
Spring Home & Garden page 41
Summer Camp Guide page 52
E.P. Museum Hosts Ambassador!
By Gina Wesley-Silva  It is not often that an international dignitary cruises through our little city. It is rarer still when East Providence is their destination. Yet, recently this was the case when Cape Verdean Ambassador to the United States, Mexico, and Canada, Ms. Fatima Veiga, made a special visit to the Cape Verdean Museum in East Providence. The museum itself is cheery and wonderful. Once you step inside it you immediately feel like you are in a time warp. The artifacts and exhibits perfectly tell the story of the Cape Verdean Islands, its people, its history, and of those who migrated from the islands to the United States where they flourished in the whaling industry among others. These attractions make the story come to life. Ambassador Veiga is a warm and lovely woman whose lists of appointments and credentials is more than impressive. Before her current appointment, she served as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities of Cape Verde. She also served previously as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and as Ambassador of Cape Verde for Cuba. Ms. Veiga was also Director Cabinet of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and prior to that, she served in a number of progressively responsible positions after joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1980. continued on page 10...
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