EX-24 2 poa_aslifka-exhibit24.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY

      Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY



 Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints

each of Edward J. Faneuil and Sean T. Geary or either of them, signing singly, and with

full power of substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf, and

submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID,

including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to

obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the

SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any

rule or regulation of the SEC;



(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an

officer and/or director of Global Partners LP (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in

accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules

thereunder;



(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may

be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and

execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC

and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing

which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of,

or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed

by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney

shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact

may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



 The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and

authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,

or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as

fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally

present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all

that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall

lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and

powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing

attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not

assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to

comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



 This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned

is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings

of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the

undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to

be executed as of this 9th day of March, 2011.





/s/ Alfred A. Slifka

Name: Alfred A. Slifka