REMINDER/The Hemisphere's Top Leaders to Meet at Americas Conference.

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 1998-- -0-

WHO?: Costa Rican President Miguel Angel Rodriguez; Ecuador's
  President Jamil Mahuad; Bolivia's Vice President Jorge Quiroga;
  Venezuelan presidential candidates Hugo Chavez Frias and Irene
  Saez; 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.; Isaac Kohen
  Director, United Nations - Economic Commission for Latin America
  and the Caribbean, Washington, D.C. to meet at the Second Annual
  Americas Conference.
WHAT?: The Second Annual Americas Conference: Shaping Business and
  Policy for the New Millennium, Sponsored by The Miami Herald and
  El Nuevo Herald, features an outstanding line-up of guest
  speakers addressing vital social and economic issues of our time.
  The Conference presents an effective platform for members from
  the public and private sectors to address such pertinent issues
  as: Will countries succeed in making their free market reforms
  more even-handed, and more generous for the poor? Or will a new
  generation of nationalist-leftist leaders do away with the
  reforms of the past decade? The Americas Conference is an
  opportunity for dialogue and interaction among leaders who will
  be addressing policy, technology, infrastructure and finance. For
  registration information please call Lourdes Abella at
  305/376-4668.
WHEN?: THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
    September 17 - 18, 1998
    8:00 A.M.
WHERE?: The Biltmore Hotel
     1200 Anastasia Avenue
     Coral Gables, Florida

MEDIA NOTE: Journalists wishing to cover this event should contact Oyalda Saud at 305/858-7277, ext. 725, for press passes.