New York Proclaims Argentine Legacy Day in Celebratory Ceremony

The city of New York proclaimed on Wednesday the Argentine Legacy Day on each future May 24, in a ceremony held in the financial heart of the city where there was no lack of the albiceleste flag, a couple of tango dancers, tasting of yerba mate and even a ball signed by Leo Messi.

On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Argentina and the United States, the Argentine ambassador Jorge Argüello is in the middle of a commemorative tour and today he made a stop in New York, where he brought as a gift to Mayor Eric Adams the ball with Messi’s signature.

In the absence of the mayor, who excused himself at the last minute, the ball was handed over to his commissioners for Transportation, Ydanis Rodríguez, and Migration, Manuel Castro.

On behalf of Adams, the commissioners proclaimed Argentine Legacy Day to highlight the contribution of Argentines to New York City, in the joint act that began with the raising of the Argentine and United States flags.

The place chosen was Bowling Green, in the south of Manhattan and today the heart of the financial district, an emblematic site associated with the founding of the city and the moment the last British flag was lowered in the 18th century, at the time of independence. from United States.

Today I had the high honor of celebrating the 200th Anniversary of diplomatic relations 🇦🇷🇺🇸 with the Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams @NYCMayor.

In the emblematic Bowling Green Square we raised the flags of Argentina🇦🇷 and the United States🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/anQ2bazHwk

— Jorge Argüello (@JorArguello) May 24, 2023

For Argentina, the occasion represents an opportunity to strengthen trade, investment, cultural, educational and sports opportunities in a city with an increasingly present Latino component and where football -whose image is so closely associated with Argentina- is also a sport the clear rise

“New York -said Ambassador Argüello in his speech- represents a true business opportunity, especially related to the increase in the Latino population, a sector that already reaches approximately 30 percent of the population”, and then he cited “the professional talent of Argentines (who) find in this market a potential for sustained growth”.

The audience received a “mate kit” as part of an initiative to promote the consumption of the quintessential Argentine herb in the northeastern United States.