Countdown to the Americas Conference.MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 1998--The Second Annual Americas Conference: Shaping Business and Policy for the New Millenium is set to commence tomorrow with a number of high-ranking dignitaries from throughout the hemisphere. While the Conference will showcase countries from throughout the Caribbean and North, Central and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. not represented this year is the Dominican Republic. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez declined to participate due to scheduling conflicts. Hugo Chavez will participate via teleconference, providing the opportunity for the two leading Venezuelan presidential candidates, Chavez and Irene Saez, to address key issues. Keynote address will be delivered by President Miguel Angel Rodriguez of Costa Rica and Ecuador's President Jamil Mahuad. Also speaking at the Conference are Bolivia's Vice President Jorge Quiroga; Peter Romero, Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Washington, D.C.; Vicente Fox Governor, Municipality of Guanajuato and presidential contender; Roger Noriega, Senior Staff Member, Inter American Affairs Committee, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.; Luis Londono, Senator, Bogota, Colombia; David Hirschman, Executive Vice President, Association of American Chambers in Latin America, Washington, D.C.; and Isaac Kohen For other meanings, see Cohen (disambiguation). A kohen (or cohen, Hebrew כּהן, "priest", pl. כּהנִים, kohanim or cohanim Director, United Nations - Economic Commission for Latin America Noun 1. Economic Commission for Latin America - the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean, Washington, D.C. The Second Annual The Miami Herald / El Nuevo Herald El Nuevo Herald is a McClatchy newspaper published daily in Spanish in Miami, Florida, in the United States. The Herald's sister paper is The Miami Herald, also produced by the McClatchy Company. Americas Conference: Shaping Business and Policy for the New Millenium will take place September 17 - 18, 1998, at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida Often called "The Gables," Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Miami, in the United States. The city is best known as the home of the University of Miami, and as an example of City Beautiful urban planning. , and is sponsored by Hamilton Bank, N.A., Ericsson, Ernst & Young, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , American Airlines, Southern Company, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, The Beacon Council, Gazeta Mercantil, International Media Service, Business Wire and Greenberg-Traurig. |
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