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March 11,
2008
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12th Annual
U.S.-Mexico Congressional Border Issues
Conference
The United States-Mexico Chamber of
Commerce is hosting what is now an twelfth year
tradition in conjunction with Congressmen Silvestre
Reyes (D-TX), and the Congressional Border Caucus to
address border issues at the U.S.-Mexico Border Issues
Conference.
Decision-makers from the two nations' capitals and
the border region will meet at the Rayburn House Office
Building in Washington, D.C. on March 11, 2008 to
explore common issues, learn about border programs and
review potential new policy approaches.
We hope participants will come away with a better
understanding of how policies are developed in each
nation's capital and how they can be better targeted to
support the progress of this unique region.
We invite you to join us for a day of stimulating
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Agenda
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12th Annual
Congressional U.S.- Mexico
Border Issues
Conference |
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Tuesday, March 11
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Library of Congress, Jefferson
Building
10 First St. S.E., Washington,
D.C. |
9:00 -
9:30
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WELCOME
Welcoming and Introduction:
Congressman Silvestre Reyes
(D-TX)
Congressman Steve Pearce
(R-NM)
Honorable Al Zapanta, President
& CEO, USMCOC
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| 9:30 - 11:00 |
ROUNDTABLE: HEALTH &
ENVIRONMENT
Co-conveners:
Congressman Ed Pastor
(D-AZ)
Congressman Steve Pearce
(R-NM)
Moderator:
Elaine Koerner, Designated Federal Officer,
Good Neighbor Environmental
Board
Panelists:
-Dr. Robert Anders,
Co-Director of Hispanic Health Disparities
Research center, University of Texas at El Paso
(UTEP)
- Dr. Antonio Peña Diaz, Professor at
the Medical School, Biology Institute, National
Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
- Alex
Marxer, COO, Health Travel Guides
- Hector
Camacho, Deputy Managing Director, North American
Development Bank |
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| 11:00- 12:30 |
ROUNDTABLE: INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION /
ECONOMIC IMPACT
Co-conveners:
Congressman Ciro Rodriguez
(D-TX)
Congressman Dan Lungren
(R-CA)
Moderator: Dr. Miguel Rios,
CEO, Orion International
Technologies
Panelists:
- Juan José
Bravo, Administrador, Mexico´s General Customs
Administration
- Bob Jacksta - Deputy
Assistant Secretary, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection
- Louis Escareño, Director, Public
and Governmental Affairs, Duty Free Americas
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Gerald Schwebel, Executive Vice President,
International Bank of Commerce
- Maria Luisa
O'Connell, President, Border Trade
Alliance |
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| 12:30 - 13:45 |
LUNCHEON
Keynote Speaker:
- Lic. Eduardo Medina Mora,
Mexico´s Attorney General (PGR) |
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| 14:00
- 16:00 |
FORUM: MERIDA
INITIATIVE
Moderator: Hon. Al Zapanta,
President & CEO, USMCOC
Keynote Speakers:
-Congressman
Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)
-Congressman Michael
McCaul (R-TX)
- Congressman Eliot Engel,
Chairman, Western Hemisphere Sub-
Committee
-Amb. Arturo Sarukhan, Embassy of
Mexico, Washington D.C.
- David Johnson,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International
Narcotics and Law Enforcement
Affairs |
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Library of Congress, Madison
Building
101 Independence Ave., S.E.
Washington, D.C. |
| 18:00
- 20:00 |
CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION
HONORING
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS
Master of Ceremonies:
Honorable Al
Zapanta
Welcoming and Introduction of Special
Guests:
Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D TX)
Guests of
Honor:
- Lic. Eduardo Medina Mora,
Mexico's Attorney General
- Mayor Raúl Salinas,
City of Laredo, TX
- Mayor Ramón Garza Barrios,
Municipality of Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. |
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Sponsorship opportunities available. If you
are interested in becoming a Sponsor while
helping bring these important issues to the
Nation’s capitol, please click here or contact us at
202-312-1525
For more information please contact Adriana
Gil at 202-312-1526 or via e-mail at events@usmcoc.org
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Copyright 2004. All rights reserved.
U.S.-Mexico Chamber of
Commerce 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Ste. G-0003 Washington,
D.C. 20004
Tel: 202-312-1520 Fax: 202-312-1530 |
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