PANAMA 2000 
New York
September 18-19

with special guest
His Excellency 
Dominador Kaiser Bazan

Vice President of the Republic of Panama


Co-hosted by:
U.S.-Panama Business Council
Council of the Americas
Panamanian Institute of Tourism
Interoceanic Region Authority
Ministry of Foreign Relations
Ministry of Commerce & Industry 
National Maritime Authority of Panama
General Consulate of Panama - New York


Gold sponsors:

Citibank
Continental Airlines
Delta Airlines
Manzanillo International Terminal (MIT)

Silver sponsors:
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company
McMillan, Rather, Bennett & Rigano, PC
Texaco

BREAKFAST & 
BREAKOUT BUSINESS SESSIONS


SEPTEMBER 19
8:00-9:30 a.m. - Breakfast
9:30-11:00 a.m. - Breakout Business Sessions

Master of Ceremonies:
Ambassador Juan B. Sosa
President, USPA (USA)

Welcoming Remarks:
Ambassador Thomas E. McNamara
President, Council of the Americas

Remarks:

Douglas Smee
CITIBANK

Remarks:

His Excellency Jose M. Aleman
Minister of Foreign Relations

Presentation of Order of Vasco Nunez de Balboa:

Jon Hemingway, President, Manzanillo International Terminal 
(MIT) (middle), H.E. Jose Miguel Aleman, Minister of Foreign Relations (left) &H.E. Dominador Kaiser Bazan, Vice President of Panama (right)


Remarks:

His Excellency Dominador K. Bazan
Vice President, Republic of Panama


Vice President Bazan (left)


Ambassador Thomas McNamara, President, Council of the Americas 
His Excellency Jose Miguel Aleman, Minister of Foreign Relations, Douglas Smee, Citibank & Ambassador Ramon Morales, 
Consul General of Panama, NY



McMillan, Rather, Bennett & Rigano sponsored table


Consul General of Panama, New York, Rita Garcia de Frochaux

BREAKOUT SESSIONS


Jerry Salazar
Administrator, Maritime Authority


Alfredo Arias Grimaldo
Managing Director, Interoceanic Region Authority


Meliton Arrocha
Vice Minister of International Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry


Liriola Pitti de Cordoba
General Manager, Tourist Board of Panama


Audience


 
Venue:      
COUNCIL OF THE AMERICA
680 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021

(Click to link to Reception September 18th)