The National Section is the organ established by each Member State for the fulfillment of the objectives of PAIGH at the national level, with the financial support of its government.
The National Sections are made up of the persons appointed by the governments of the Member States as representatives to the different bodies of PAIGH. The government of each Member State shall designate the President and Vice President of the National Section.
Member
State
President of the
National Section
Principal Members of the Commissions
Argentina
CR (R) Ing. Geog. Jorge Horacio Machuca
Director of the National Geographic Institute
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Belize
Ms. Amalia Mai
Vice Minister
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Belmopan, Belize, C. A.
Cartography
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Geography
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History
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Geophysics
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Bolivia
Cnl. DEM Edson Omar Peñaranda Asturizaga
Director
Military Geographical Instituter
La Paz, Bolivia
Projects: CAP. DIM. Juan José terrazas Coaquira
Cartography
MY. DIM. Arnold Osmar Coronado Tito
Geography
TTE. DIM. Maday Lequepi Limachi
History
TCNL. DIM. Christian Rocabado Villegas
Geophysics
Brazil
Dr. André Figueiredo Rodrigues
São Paulo State University
São Paulo, Brasil
Chile
Crl. Pedro Castillo Figueroa
Director
Military Geographical Institute
Santiago, Chile
Cartography
Geography
History
Geophysics
Colombia
Dr. Gustavo Adolfo Marulanda Morales
Director General
Agustín Codazzi Geographical Institute
Bogotá, Colombia
Cartography
Ing. Iván Alberto Lizarazo Salcedo
Geography
Geóg. Johan Andrés Avendaño Arias
History
Geophysics
Costa Rica
Dra. Marilyn Romero Vargas
Director
School of Geographical Sciences
San José National University, Costa Rica
Cartography
MSc. Marta Eugenia Aguilar Varela
Lic. Leonardo Salazar Martínez (alterno)
Geography
Dra. Iliana Araya Ramírez (alterno)
History
MSc. Claudio Vargas Arias (alterno)
Geophysics
Dominican Republic
Lic. Bolívar Troncoso Morales
Director
National Geographic Institute ‘José Joaquín Hungría Morell’
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Crnl. EMC Manuel Iván Ramírez Álvarez
Director
Military Geographical Institute
Quito, Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Ing. Agr. Daunno Walther Chew Dávila
Director
National Geographic Institute
Guatemala, Guatemala
Haiti
MSc. Boby Emmanuel Piard
Director General
National Geospatial Information Centre
Puerto Príncipe, Haití
Cartography
Geography
History
Geophysics
Honduras
Ing. Leidy Yolany Ulloa Colindres
Directorate-General for Cartography and Geography
Property Institute
Tegucigalpa, M.D.C., Honduras
Cartography
Geography
History
Geophysics
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Mexico
Mtra. Graciela Báez Ricárdez
Director General
Education Policy, Best Practices and Cooperation of the Ministry of Public Education
Nicaragua
PhD. Vladimir Gutiérrez Corea
Co-Director
Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies
Managua, Nicaragua
Panama
Ing. Lenin Guizado
Director
“Tommy Guardia” National Geographic Institute
Paraguay
Crnel. DCEM Edgar Osvaldo Benítez Jara
Director
Military Geographical Service
Asunción, Paraguay
Cartography
Cnel. SG Ing. Arturo Aquino Martínez
Geography
Lic. Moisés Gadea (alterno)
History
Geophysics
Peru
Gral. Brig. Francisco Salvador Munarriz Escajadillo
Chief
National Geographic Institute
Lima, Peru
Vice President
Technical Secretary
Cartography
Gral. Brig. Fernando Portillo Romero
Geography
Dr. Juan Felipe Meléndez de la Cruz
History
Geophysics
United States of America
Mrs. Deirdre Dalpiaz Bishop
Chief of Geography
Division US Census Bureau
Suitland, Maryland,
USA
Cartography
Geography
History
Geophysics
Uruguay
Crnl. Andrés Moraes
Director
Military Geographical Institute
Montevideo, Uruguay
Technical Secretary of the National Section
Cbo. 2º Maximiliano Pérez
Cartography
Geography
History
Geophysics
Venezuela
To be assigned
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