6th Annual Miami Herald Americas Conference To Convene Hemispheric Business and Political Leaders.Business/News Editors & Assignment Desks/Political Writers MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2002 Top government officials and business leaders from Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. will gather at the historic Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables on October 14th - 15th, 2002 for The Miami Herald Americas Conference, a two-day summit covering economic, political and public policy issues important to the region. The President of Ecuador, Gustavo Noboa, will kick-off the event by giving the opening Keynote address at 8:30 a.m. on October 14th at the sixth annual conference. The 2002 Americas Conference will also feature the President of Peru, Alejandro Toledo; the President of Colombia
The President of Colombia (Spanish: Presidente de Colombia) is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Colombia. , Alvaro Uribe; Argentina's Presidential candidate, Ricardo Lopez Murphy; Rubens Antonio Barbosa, Brazilian Ambassador to the U.S.; Kenneth W. Dam Kenneth W. Dam (born 1932) served as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (the second highest official in the United States Department of the Treasury) from 2001 to 2003, where he specialized in international economic development. , Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury U.S. Treasury Created in 1798, the United States Department of the Treasury is the government (Cabinet) department responsible for issuing all Treasury bonds, notes and bills. Some of the government branches operating under the U.S. Treasury umbrella include the IRS, U.S. ; Carlos Ruckauf, Foreign Minister of Argentina; Heraldo Munoz, Minister of the Cabinet of Chile and an array of additional confirmed dignitaries and business leaders. A team of experts and government officials will highlight and feature presentations on the following key critical topics affecting the Americas today: - The Free Trade Area of the Americas The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) (Spanish: Área de Libre Comercio de las Américas (ALCA), French: Zone de libre-échange des Amériques (ZLÉA), Portuguese: Área de Livre Comércio das Américas and the Prospects for Landing the FTAA FTAA Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA Free Trade Agreement of the Americas FTAA Florida Turkish American Association FTAA Federated Tanners Association of Australia FTAA Fixed Threshold Adaptation Algorithm Headquarters in South Florida - Building Global Brands - Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Public & Private Sector - Controversial issues of Oil Pricing and Production Policies - Argentina & Brazil -- What Lies Ahead - Risk Management - Latin America: Present and Future of the Region - Mainstreaming the Underground Economy "In these troubled times it is difficult to ask so many busy leaders to travel to share their knowledge and insights for the benefit of an uncertain future," said Alberto Ibarguen, publisher of The Miami Herald. "However, the growing list of dignitaries and business leaders assures another interesting and informative conference for those whose future is inevitably linked to the stability of the Americas." For more information and the full agenda, hotel information and on-line registration please visit: http://www.americasconference.com. About the Americas Conference: The 6th Annual Americas Conference is sponsored by American Airlines, General Motors, Stanford Financial Group, Greenberg Traurig, Samsung Electronics, VISA, Kroll, Merck & Co., Inc., Cisneros Group of Companies, UPS and Tec de Monterrey. The Herald is also proud to recognize the participation of Thunderbird-- The American Graduate School of International Management, The Council of the Americas The Council of the Americas is an American business organization whose stated goal is promoting free trade, democracy and open markets throughout the Americas. This includes Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, as well as South America. , LatinTrade Magazine, and AmericaEconomia Magazine. |
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