The Azorean Diaspora Council (CDA) was created in July, 2019, by unanimous decision of the Azorean parliament.
It is a consultative body of the Regional Government which is aimed at hearing the Azoreans and their descendants who reside outside the Region on matters of common interest.
It does not replace the Azorean diaspora’s associative movement’s indispensable mission, much less the Azores Houses’ institutional contribution, but it adds another voice to this joint effort.
It meets ordinarily every two years, under the chairmanship of the President of the Government.
It encompasses 35 members including especially 19 councillors chosen by the Azorean diaspora itself through the voting areas of Bermuda (1), Brazil (5), Canada (5), United States of America (5), Uruguay (1), Portuguese mainland and of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (1), and the rest of the world (1).
These councillors’ election for a four-year term takes place through the digital platform Açorianos no Mundo.