About International Advisory Council Hon. Lilian Samaniego

Hon. Lilian Samaniego
Senator, Chamber of Senators
Republic of Paraguay

Lilian Samaniego was born February 25, 1965. She earned her Doctor in Biochemistry from the National University of Asuncion. She joined the Colorado Party in1982, the largest political party in Paraguay, and is currently the party's president as well as president of the Central Commission of Women of the Colorado Party. She is serving her second term as senator national, for the period 2008 to 2012. Lilian Samaniego is a proud Ambassador for Peace and Co-chair of the Global Peace Festival Paraguay.
 

Global Peace Festival 2010

Since 2007, the GPF has grown into a worldwide movement engaging political and spiritual leaders, sports stars, celebrities, and a broad range of partnering organizations. The 2010 Global Peace Festival will provide an international platform to highlight innovative, soft-power responses to conflict in the twenty-first century.

In recognition of the GPF’s investment in peacebuilding, the Hon. Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya, will act a Patron of the Festival.  Learn more.




 Inter-national Young Leaders Summit 2010

Convening in Nairobi on November 18-19 on the theme “Young Leaders in the 21st Century: Prospects & Challenges,” the 2010 International Young Leaders Summit will feature respected world leaders and global entrepreneurs addressing issues of African peacebuilding and development, as well as broader collaborative strategies that support  conflict resolution, water resource development, health care, and other priorities in the developing world. Learn More