On July 19, the CIAT Executive Secretariat honored officials who have been working uninterruptedly at the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT) for 5, 10 and 15 years. This activity was held last year for the first time and will become part of the Executive Secretariat’s annual commemorations, to recognize the dedication and professionalism of its officials.

Participants enjoyed typical dishes offered by the national and international officials, as well as Panamanian folkloric dances, as a courtesy of another Secretariat official.

Thereafter, the staff had the opportunity to learn about Ikebana, the millenary floral art, based on a simple linear construction with the inclusion of flowers or elements from nature itself. Likewise, the staff shared the experience of the Tanabata Festivity, meaning the “seventh night, and held in July of each year. It is a Japanese tradition whereby people write their wishes on “tankazu” (small pieces of colored papers) which they then hang on the branches of a bamboo.

Plate Recognition CIAT Servers