On September 16, 2009, she was elected Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Joint Africa-Caribbean-Pacific-UE Assembly, which has the express purpose of promoting human rights and democracy.
2009年9月16日她當選了非洲、加勒比海和太平洋地區-歐盟聯合議會大會（ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly）的副主席，該聯合議會致力於推動人權和民主的發展。