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Dear Colleagues,

September is upon us, and we are ready to push the pending FTAs with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea across the finish line. Find out more about these efforts, as well as our upcoming events and up-to-date news in the region by following us on twitter @USCC_Americas.
In addition to the FTAs, we are preparing for the Americas Competitiveness Forum, hosted this year in the Dominican Republic from October 5-7 and AACCLA's 44th Annual Meeting and "Forecast on Latin America and the Caribbean" Conference, October 17. Please see the events listed below, we hope you will be able to attend.

Sincerely,

Patrick Kilbride
Senior Director, Americas
Executive Vice President, AACCLA

A Preview of the Upcoming Americas Competitiveness Forum

Latin America Trade Coalition

Private Leadership During Public Finance Crises: Lessons for the G20 and the Business Community

AACCLA's 44th Annual Meeting and Forecast on Latin America and the Caribbean Conference

The Honorable Francisco Sanchez, Under Secretary for International Trade,
U.S. Department of Commerce
Minister Andres van der Horst Alvarez, Executive Director, National Competitiveness Council
Minister Eddy Martinez, Executive Director, Center for Export and Investment
His Excellency Anibal de Castro, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
8:15 - 10:00 a.m.
Breakfast Provided*

Please RSVP no later than September 2nd to Allison Parmiter at aparmiter@uschamber.com  
*Space is limited on a first come, first served basis

Register here

The Latin America Trade Coalition -- one of the largest trade coalitions in history -- represents more than 1,200 U.S. companies, business organizations, farm and ranch groups, and chambers of commerce that directly employ more than 10 million American workers. This broad-based group is working toward the common goal of securing Congressional approval of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement and the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement.

The coalition is led by co-chairs Bill Lane, Washington Director for Government Affairs of Caterpillar; Laura Lane, Managing Director and Head of International Government Affairs of Citigroup; Sarah Thorn, Director, International Trade, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Dana Gray, Governmental Programs Executive, IBM Corp.; Meredith Anderson, Director, International Trade Policy, Oracle; and Del Renigar, Senior Counsel, International Policy and Trade Regulation, General Electric.

Meeting with USTR
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
September 8, 2011
Register here

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce serves as the coalition's secretariat.  For more information on the coalition and its activities, please contact Reuben Smith-Vaughan at rsmith@uschamber.com.

Monday, October 17, 2011
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20062

Confirmed speakers include:
William Brownfield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Lucía Dammert, Executive Director, Global Consortium on Security Transformation
Craig Kelly, Vice President, The Cohen Group
Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty, President, McLarty Associates
Moisés Naím , Senior Associate in the International Economics program at the Carnegie  Endowment for International Peace and Chief International Columnist for El País
Chris Padilla, Vice President, Governmental Programs, IBM

Register here 

For more informationa about the AACCLA conference and sponsorhip opportunities, please contact Allison Parmiter at 202.463.5485.

AACCLA internal meetings will take place October 18-19, 2011.