The Parliament

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 The Parliament 

Our Parliament

The State of the African Diaspora (SOAD) is building its own democratic model, and is proud to do so.  In 2023, we will have general elections, and all the citizens will vote. But in 2020, we had an internal process of election to designate the leaders within the Parliament. Here they are : 

Leaders of the Parliament

PRESIDENT OF THE PARLIAMENT

Melvin Brown

President of the Parliament

 

VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE PARLIAMENT

Luisa Leonor Ortiz

Vice-President of the Parliament for
South America

Clifton Brown

Vice-President of the Parliament for
Central America and the Caribbean

 

Leila Kamamy

Vice-President of the Parliament for Africa

Desire Baloubi

Vice-President of the Parliament for
North America

Emmanuel Mayega

Vice-President of the Parliament for Europe

Dr Eileen Cheng
Chief Anyanwu Ututu

         Vice President of the Parliament for Asia

The Members of Parliament of the State of the African Diaspora are not expected to legislate on African countries, nor on the countries of the diaspora, of course. But they vote for our own legislation, for the budget, and they work to build development projects that strengthen Africa, the diaspora, or both of them.

The full representation of Members of Parliament worldwide when complete will be :-

-100 MPs representing South America,

-100 MPs representing Central America & Caribbean,

-100 MPs representing North America,

-100 MPs representing Europe,

-100 MPs representing Africa.

-100 MPs representing Asia and Oceania.

Parliamentarian of the Year 2023

Dr. Sydney Samuels, Guatamala
Dr Sydney Samuels, from Guatemala, Nominated MP of the Year 2023

Parliamentarian of the Year 2022

Luisa Ortiz Bustos, Ecuador
Luisa Ortiz Bustos

Parliamentarian of the Year 2021

Avraham Y’isra’El, USA

Parliamentarian of the Year 2020

Melvin Brown, Panama