The New Ways of Cultural Diplomacy
(Boletín Diplomacia Cultural, No 26 Year 1) On August 25th, the Cultural Attaché of the Venezuelan Embassy in the United Kingdom, Mrs. Gloria Carnevali, offered a conference titled "The New Ways of Cultural Diplomacy" at the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mrs. Carnevali is also the President of the Association of Cultural Attachés of Latin America, Spain and Portugal in the United Kingdom.

In her exposition, she talked about the great strengths and attractions that Venezuela has to present the rest of the world and all the spaces available to fill with artistic expressions, as for example Venezuelan Folklore. Regarding this, she even informed that the first steps have been taken in order to explore the possibility of making Venezuela the next host of the "Strictly International Festival", which promotes music from different parts of the world.

Regarding the cultural programme of the Venezuelan Cultural mission in London, she said that the Embassy currently keeps the Bolivar Hall busy with more than 200 events per year. Half the year is dedicated to the association with other Latin American Embassies and the rest is dedicated to the "Independent Programme", which offers this space to young artists who are initiating in the cultural field. She thinks that the Bolivar Hall has to help promote Venezuelan artists in Europe and emphasised on the importance of Venezuela's participation in international festivals.