Index based on final conference programme.
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WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 16 [Notes]
3:00 - 5:00 Workshops:
Workshop A: School Programs.
Sky Foerster leading. Hotel.
Workshop B: Overview of the
National Geographic Society. At NGS.
Workshop C: Fun Programs
for Councils. (WorldQuest) Jennifer W. Roberts. Hotel.
Workshop D: Councils and the
Terrorist Attacks. Jerry Leach leading. Hotel.
Workshop E: Overview
of Inter-American Development Bank. J. Ferriter. At IDB.
6:00 Opening Reception.
President George W. Bush,
"The Western Hemisphere."
Hall of the Americas of the
Organization of American States.
THURSDAY,
JANUARY 17 [Notes]
Welcome by IDB President
Enrique Iglesias
Andres Bello Auditorium of
IDB.
9:15 What
Americans Need to Know about Contemporary Latin America
Peter
Hakim, President, Inter-American Dialogue
10:45 The
US and Mexico
Mexican
Ambassador, Juan J. Bremer.
12:30 Leadership Luncheons
Ambassadors or DCMs:
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican
Republic [photos],
El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Other speakers: Isabel Allende,
Victor Bulmer-Thomas (Director of Chatham House), Asst OAS Secretary General
Luigi Einaudi, Sir Eldon Griffiths, Peter Hakim, President, Inter-American
Dialogue, Amb. John Maisto
(Director for Western Hemisphere, NSC), Amb. Roger Noriega (US Amb. to
OAS), Dagoberto Rodriguez,
Chief, Cuban Interests Section), Burke
Dillon (Exec. VP of IDB).
3:00 Discussion Groups and Workshops
Group 1: Venezuela: Crisis
in the Making? - Mark Falcoff (AEI)
Group 2: Peru's Future:
Up or Down? - Michael Shifter (IAD)
Group 3: NAFTA's
Track Record - Sidney Weintraub (CSIS)
Group 4: Argentina:
Why the Crisis? - Victor Bulmer-Thomas (RIIA)
Group 5: Tackling Corruption
- Nancy Z. Boswell (Transparency International)
Group 6: Status of Women?
- Mayra Buvinic (IDB)
Group 7: Future of the Canal
- Administrator Alberto Aleman
Group 8: Operations Workshop
on Raising Visibility – Jane Wales
4:30 Debate:
Should We End the Embargo of Cuba?
For: William Rogers,
former Under Secretary of State
Against: Dennis K. Hays,
Exec. VP of Cuban-American Foundation
6:30 Isabel Allende, Response
to Cultural Award Presentation at National Geographic Reception. At
NGS Headquarters. [Photo]
FRIDAY,
JANUARY 18 [Notes]
9:00 The
War on Drugs.
William Brownfield, Dep.
Asst. Sec. of State for Western Hemisphere. At OAS. [Photo]
10:45 Free
Trade Area of the Americas.
Amb. Peter Allgeier,
Dep. US Trade Rep.
Hall of the Americas of the
OAS.
12:30 Luncheon.
Doing
Business in Latin America.
Thomas "Mack" McLarty,
Kissinger McLarty Associates.
Edward Young, Senior
VP, Verizon
Joseph Ha, Vice-President,
Nike Corporation
Hall of Flags of the US Chamber
of Commerce
3:00 Discussion Groups and Workshops.
At Hotel
Group 9: Terrorism
in Latin America - Steve Monblatt (State)
Group 10: Brazil: Regional
Superpower? - Paolo Sotero (Sao Paolo journalist)
Group 11: Human Rights:
Improving or Not? Jose Vivanco (HRW)
Group 12: Democracy
in Latin America: Real or Apparent? - Howard Wiarda (CSIS)
Group 13: Hemispheric Migration
& Immigration - Susan Martin (Georgetown U)
Group 14: Megacities and Urbanization
- Ellen Brennan-Galvin (UN Population Div.)
Group 15: Microenterprise:
Lending to the Poor-Maria Otero (Accion)
Group 16: Operations Wrkshp:
Relations with State & Congress – Jerry Leach
4:30 The
Future of Colombia.
Colombian Perspective
- Amb. Luis Alberto Moreno or DCM Juan Orduz Estaban
American Perspective
- Amb. Charles A. (Tony) Gillespie
SATURDAY,
JANUARY 19 [Notes]
9:00 Summation of Conference
Sir Eldon Griffiths. WACA Chair
National Membership Meeting
10:30 Operations Workshop on
Council Fundraising (Jim Falk, CFRE leading)
Formal End of Conference
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