ADVISORY/Hemispheric Business and Political Leaders To Convene At 6th Annual Miami Herald Americas Conference; Monday, October 14 & Tuesday, October 15, 2002.

Business & News/Assignment Editors

ADVISORY...for Monday & Tuesday (Oct. 14 & 15)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

    What:     The 6th Annual Miami Herald Americas Conference, a
              two-day summit covering economic, political and public
              policy issues important to the region.

    Who:      Confirmed speakers: President of Ecuador, Gustavo Noboa;
              President of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe: President of Peru,
              Alejandro Toledo; Leonel Fernandez, Former President of
              the Dominican Republic; Rubens Antonio Barbosa,
              Brazilian Ambassador to the U.S.; Ernesto Martens,
              Secretary of Energy, Mexico; Carlos Ruckauf,
              Foreign Minister, Argentina; Ricardo Lopez Murphy,
              Presidential Candidate, Argentina; Clovis Rossi,
              Columnist, Folha de Sao Paulo; Paulo Vieira da Cunha,
              Senior Vice-President, Lehman Brothers, Inc; Carlos
              Langoni, Former President, Central Bank of Brazil;
              Ambassador Otto Reich, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
              Western Hemisphere Affairs; Robert B. Zoellick, United
              States Trade Representative; Kenneth W. Dam, Deputy
              Secretary of the U.S. Treasury; David W. Anstice,
              President, Human Health - The Americas, Merck & Co.,
              Inc.; R. Allen Stanford, Chairman & CEO, Stanford
              Financial Group; John C. Polhemus, President, North
              American Tire, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; Larry
              Bloomenkranz, Worldwide Brand Director, UPS; Y.J. Park,
              President - Latin America, Samsung Electronics; Jules
              Kroll, Chairman and Founder, Kroll Inc., Enrique V.
              Iglesias, President, Inter-American Development Bank and
              Mack McLarty, Vice Chairman, Kissinger McLarty
              Associates.

    When:     Monday, October 14, 2002
              7:30 a.m. Registration
              8:30 a.m.-- 6:00 p.m. Program

              Tuesday, October 15, 2002
              7:30 a.m. Registration
              8:30 a.m.-- 6:00 p.m. Program

    Where:    The Biltmore Hotel
              1200 Anastasia Avenue
              Coral Gables, Florida

    Details:  The David William Hotel has arranged special conference
              rates for media at $109/night plus tax. Please contact
              the hotel directly at 305-445-7821 or 1-800-757-8073.
              Shuttles to The Biltmore Hotel will depart every 30
              minutes.

    Media
    Contact:  Jami Reyes
              Gordon Reyes Diaz-Balart
              305-381-8831
              [e-mail]