Welcoming the new Consul-General and reflecting on our community in the realm of public service
It is a pleasure to be here today to welcome our new Consul-General of Portugal in San Francisco, the honorable Pedro Pinto, to our most awesome state and to the San Joaquin Valley, where we have the largest concentration of Californians of Portuguese ancestry in the state, and a rich history that dates to the Gold Rush.
I want to thank PFSA for allowing the California Portuguese-American Coalition to co-host this event. At CPAC and at PBBI, the Institute I dire