Save the Date: January 23,2002
ANNUAL WINTER AWARD GALA, HALL OF THE AMERICAS, OAS, WASHINGTON

The Council is sponsoring our first annual Winter Award Gala, to raise funds for the on-going educational programs over the next year. The Gala will be creative black-tie and held at the majestic Hall of the Americas, Organization of American States. To date, the underwriters and sponsors range from Stanford Financial to Phillip Screw Company. The Honorary Host Committee Chairwoman is Ambassador Ivonne A-Baki, Ecuador. The Council has selected Ambassador Peter Romero as the first recipient of its "Excellence in Leadership" Award. The silent auction will be showcasing and promoting the tourism industry of the Caribbean hard hit by the events of September 11th.

LINK TO REGISTRATION FORM HERE via FAX

LINK TO REGISTRATION FORM - ONLINE

Upcoming 2002 events:

Mid-February 2002:
Breakfast meeting in Washington, D.C: "Understanding the Impacts of the Euro on the Americas"

Mid-March 2002:
One-day Friday meeting in Trinidad: "The First Roundtable with the New Government of Trinidad and Tobago" Half-day meeting in Baltimore: "Investment and Trade Opportunities in Latin America"

Mid-Spring 2002:
Half-day meeting in Washington, D.C: "Argentina: Seeing Solutions to the Financial Crisis"

Early June 2002:
Bridgetown, Barbados: Annual Meeting, in conjunction with the Organization of American States General Assembly: "Tourism and Economic Diversity"