Puerto Rico's Participation in Unesco

Puerto Rico's Participation in Unesco in 2013

United States views on international law [1] in relation to Puerto Rico's Participation in Unesco: On November 4, 2013, Governor Alejandro García-Padilla of Puerto Rico wrote to Secretary Kerry requesting that the United States apply for Associate Member status for Puerto Rico at UNESCO. The U.S. Department of State responded to the Governor of Puerto Rico in a December 6, 2013 letter, available at (Secretary of State website) state.gov/s/l/c8183.htm, explaining that the request was not received in time to “engage in the policy and legal analysis that would have been necessary for submission at the 37th plenary session of the UNESCO General Conference.” The December 6 letter proposes regularized working-level meetings “to review Puerto Rico's interest in heightened engagement in regional and broader international settings.”

Some Aspects of Puerto Rico's Participation in Unesco

At a recent meeting, representatives of the Commonwealth agreed to provide us with a prioritized list of ten international organizations with which Puerto Rico is most interested in engaging. We believe that regular working-level meetings would provide a good setting to consider this, as well as other possibilities that we or your representatives may identify.

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Notes

1. Puerto Rico's Participation in Unesco in the Digest of United States Practice in International Law