Wednesday, May 12, 2010

May 11: IDB, 1300 New York Ave NW
May 12: U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC


The Council of the Americas’ Washington Conference on the Americas is the premier event in the nation's capital focused on the Americas. For 40 years, the Washington Conference on the Americas has been honored to host presidents of the United States, foreign heads of state, U.S. cabinet officials, ministers from the region, and congressional leaders.

With this impressive roster of high-level speakers each year, this annual event provides a platform for top government, industry, and policy leaders to define the agenda for the Americas each year. It also allows the speakers and our audience, consisting of over 200 business leaders from across the globe, the opportunity to engage in substantive analysis on timely themes important to the hemisphere.

We look forward to seeing you and your colleagues at our 40th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas!

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• Secretary Hillary Clinton, U.S. Department of State (Invited)
• Secretary Hilda Solis, U.S. Department of Labor
• Ambassador Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative
  
• Lawrence Cannon, Foreign Minister, Canada
• Jaime Bermudez, Foreign Minister, Colombia
• Javier Lozano, Secretary of Labor, Mexico
• Juan Carlos Varela, Vice President and Foreign Minister, Panama
• Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde, Foreign Minister, Peru
• Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General, Organization of American States
• Arturo Valenzuela, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
• Luis Castañeda, Mayor of Lima, Peru

U.S. Presidents U.S. Vice Presidents Secretaries of State Secretaries of Defense Secretaries of Commerce Secretaries of Treasury Secretaries of Education U.S. Members of Congress

Foreign Heads of State Ministers of Foreign Affairs Ministers of Finance Ministers of Energy Ministers of Trade Leaders of Multilateral Institutions Heads of Central Banks

Press Inquiries: Please contact Communications Manager Alex Andrews at 212-277-8384 or aandrews@as-coa.org. 

Co-Sponsor: U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
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