Professional Fellows Program (PFP) Alumna Natalia Vilcu-Bajurean arranged and successfully completed a return visitor project for two experts from the State of Hawaii within LFP/PFP outbound project from May 5 – May 19. This project sought to familiarize U.S. visitors with the judicial system of the Republic of Moldova; identify opportunities for cooperation and exchange programs; promote best practices; and establish cooperation between the Department of the Attorney General of Hawaii and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova. U.S. participants were Donna H. Kalama, supervising deputy attorney general of the State of Hawaii’s land/transportation department of the attorney general, as well as Wilma Sur, a practicing attorney with accreditation in California and Hawaii.
The visit included visits to important governmental institutions and meetings with legal professionals from the Ministry of Justice, National Institute of Justice, Supreme Court, and the General Prosecutor’s office. The U.S. guests also met representatives from the State University of Moldova’s law department, the Moldovan Bar Association, the American Bar Association ABA/ROLI, and members of the Council for Mediation of Moldova.
During these meetings, the groups were able to share several ideas to increase collaboration and strengthen the capacities of the legal professionals from Moldova; namely the Young Lawyers’ Association and the Council for Mediation of the Republic of Moldova . In fact, during his meeting with the U.S. experts, the president of the Young Lawyers’ Association from Moldova, Vladimir Palamarciuc, was encouraged to apply for the Professional Fellows Program: He is now one of two fall 2013 PFP finalists!
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