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President Ramotar for Summit of the Americas
President Donald Ramotar will be leading a delegation to the Sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia. The summit begins April 14.
This was confirmed Thursday by Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, during his weekly press yesterday.
Dr. Luncheon further noted that President Ramotar will also embark on an official two-day visit to the Federative Republic of Brazil on April 19.
President Donald Ramotar
Heads of State and hundreds of business leaders will meet at the first CEO Summit of the Americas from April 13, in Cartagena, Colombia to discuss globalization, infrastructure, human capital and other key economic issues. The scope and level of participation makes it an unprecedented opportunity for a public-private exchange.
Ten heads of state have confirmed their attendance to the conference, which will be held during the Summit of the Americas. Joining them will be more than 500 business leaders and executives from 22 countries in the Western Hemisphere.
Under the theme, “Connecting the Americas: Partners for Prosperity the meeting is being convened by the government of Colombia and the country’s private sector. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is providing technical support.
The event will be opened by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno.
Participants will focus on five areas, with an eye to identifying opportunities where the public and private sectors can work together to encourage investment, combat poverty, and raise living standards for the citizens of the Americas.
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