BUSH, FOX ADMINISTRATIONS LOOK TO FURTHER ECONOMIC
TIES
Two Countries Will Sponsor Entrepreneurial Workshop
Fulfilling
the commitments made by U.S. President George W. Bush and Mexican
President Vicente Fox during their historic summit in September
2001, the United States and Mexico will jointly sponsor the 'Partnership
for Prosperity' Entrepreneurial Workshop in San Francisco June 9-10.
This event will encourage U.S. and Mexican private sector involvement
in Mexico's economic future. U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans and
Mexico's Secretary of the Economy Fernando Canales will host the
conference, which will promote contact between the U.S. and Mexican
business communities.
Investors
and business owners from both countries will meet with university
leaders, leading non-governmental organizations and government experts
to discuss investment and financing opportunities in Mexico. There
will also be an opportunity for networking among the Mexican and
U.S. private sector participants. Business sectors represented will
include information and environmental technology, housing finance
and construction, agribusiness and food processing, infrastructure,
and the automotive industry.
"As
friends and neighbors, the United States and Mexico share common
values and enjoy a high level of trust and respect," stated
Evans. "President Bush and President Fox have made it a priority
to build on that partnership to achieve increased prosperity, greater
economic cooperation, higher living standards, and a higher level
of security for both societies."
"The
Partnership for Prosperity represents a strategic alliance between
Mexico and the United States to strengthen the competitiveness of
the North American region, and to broaden the scope of our relationship,"
said Canales. "The private sector must be the engine of this
initiative. Stronger binational links will foster economic integration,
growth and competitiveness."
The
conference will include sector-specific panel sessions, where participants
will discuss assistance programs, priorities, and prevailing conditions
in key economic areas. Other panels will explore enterprise financing;
regulations, taxes and procedures required for doing business in
North America; and the enhancement of human capital on economic
development in Mexico.
Other
senior U.S. government participants in the conference include Grant
Aldonas, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, and
Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business
and Agricultural Affairs. Mexican government participants will include
Augustin Carstens, Deputy Secretary of Finance and Public Credit;
Lourdes Dieck, Under Secretary of Economic Relations and International
Cooperation; Angel Villalobos, Under Secretary of International
Trade Negotiations; and Eduardo Sojo, Chief Economic Advisor to
President Fox. Rosario Marin, Treasurer of the United States, will
moderate the conference. Also taking part are the private sector
U.S. Council on Competitiveness and its Mexican counterpart, the
Mexican Institute for Competitiveness.
Businesses
interested in participating in the conference should visit www.partnershipworks2003.com
or call Bobby Peede at 703.684.0025 for registration information.