The Atlanta Gateway to the Americas team will visit Bolivia from Nov. 13-14 to meet with the Ibero-American Heads of State and Government and make their case for Atlanta's bid to become the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) headquarters location.
The group will participate with a presentation on the importance of FTAA for multinational corporations at a business roundtable titled "Economic Growth and Development in Latin America." The event, which will include participants such as OAS Secretary General Cesar Gaviri and Bolivia Minister of Foreign Relations Juan Ignacio Siles, has been organized by the Inter-American Economic Council.
Annually, the Ibero-American Heads of State convene to discuss essential issues involving the Americas, Portugal and Spain. Presidents and representatives from 21 countries are expected to participate in the 13th annual Summit. Following the business roundtable, the Gateway team will attend a reception for the Ibero-American leaders, hosted by the president of Bolivia and the king of Spain.
For the Gateway team, the opportunity means a chance to network with decision makers of the Western Hemisphere nations and to position Atlanta as the logical site for the Free Trade Area of the Americas headquarters.
"We have a wonderful opportunity to support the ongoing dialogue between the Ibero-American Heads of State," said Jose Ignacio Gonzalez, executive director of Gateway to the Americas. "As part of our mission we will meet will government leaders from Bolivia and other nations in an effort to brand Atlanta as the premier site for the FTAA headquarters."
The delegation visiting Bolivia includes representatives from the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Alston & Bird, the Georgia Department of Industry, Trade & Tourism and Turner Broadcasting System.
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