Dario:
Frechette dejo demasiados amigos en Colombia, demasiados.
Nando
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From: Dario A Giraldo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, August 03, 1998 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: The Americas Foundation and the State Department
>Si mal no estoy, Myles Frechette fue un embajador estadinense en
>Colombia quien no hizo muchos amigos. Y si esto es cierto, me pregunto
>que hace esta fundacion tratando de envolverlo en 'desarrollar
>democracia en Colombia' ?
>
>Ahora tremenda noticia, me parece a mi, descubrir que latinoamericanos
>deberian ser los lideres en el desarrollo de latinoamerica. Parece que
>alquien descubrio el agua mojada en Washington DC.
>
>Hace a�os el sentido comun (por lo menos en USA) fue cambiado por grados
>universitarios en el area metropolitana en Washington DC. Parece que
>lentamente esta volviendo a aparecer esto ya que los libros y grados
>universitarios quedan muy cortos ante situaciones de la vida real.
>
>
>Saludos,
>
>
>Dario
>
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> The Americas Foundation
>> 1115 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Suite 100, Washington DC 20005
>> Phone: 202-371-9696 Fax: 202-371-9668
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> PRESS RELEASE
>>
>>
>> For Immediate Release
>> Contact: Victor Pinzon
>> 202-371-9696
>>
>> The Department of State to collaborate with The Americas Foundation on
trade
>> and democracy issues: Hispanic Latinos encouraged to lead Latin American
>> Development.
>>
>> Washington D.C., August 2,1998. The Americas Foundation (TAF), Victor
Pinzon
>> President, announced today, as a result of its latest round of meetings
held
>> last Wednesday July 29th, that it will join forces with the Department of
>> State, under the aegis of Ambassador and Special Coordinator Myles R. R.
>> Frechette, to facilitate FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas) and
>> Hemispheric Democratization.
>> TAF was chosen because of its history, thoughtful strategic
plans,
>> outstanding efforts, and expertise in bringing important Latin American
>> concerns to the forefront of U.S. Congressional and Executive agendas,
one
>> such issue: democracy in Latin America. Pinzon said that, �TAF has been
>> advocating the imperative need that to achieve effective, sustainable
economic
>> development and growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, we must
contribute
>> to nurture and strengthen democracy and its institutions to the
successful
>> point of its own sustainability and permanence in the region. �
>> Ambassador Frechette will directly work with TAF on some of the
components of
>> TAF�s proposed strategic plan, to enumerate the options, summarize the
>> progress and impediments on the proposed sweeping Latin American
>> Democratization "evolution". Correspondingly, TAF has been and will
continue
>> outreaching directly to different forums in Latin America and Caribbean
on
>> this and other issues.
>> As true with its efforts, TAF with the support of the State
Department and
>> all other entities throughout the Hemisphere truly interested in
>> democratization, plans an aggressive outreach program to organize forums,
>> conferences, conventions and events, establish strategic alliances,
education
>> and training, media programs and events, where democratization issues can
be
>> "3-D'd": Displayed, Disseminated, and Dissected, will be scheduled
coast-to-
>> coast in the United States, and throughout Latin America and the
Caribbean.
>> TAF is seeking leaders, sponsors, contributors, movers and
shakers, speakers,
>> and broad participation in all phases of its ambitious plan. "We expect
our
>> message to become a �call to arms' reaching a �critical mass� of the more
than
>> 30 million Latin American / Caribbean U.S. residents, and throughout
Latin
>> America and the Caribbean showing them HOW THEY CAN take a strong
leadership
>> and /or active position in heretofore what has been benevolently
administered
>> to them", stated Pinzon.
>> State Department�s Ambassador Frechette suggested that TAF work
closely with
>> the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on the issue of FTAA. TAF is
>> establishing the working relationship with Mr. Peter Olgairo, the
specific
>> official at USTR recommended by Ambassador Frechette.
>>
>> Interested parties can reach TAF by Fax: 202-371-9668, phone
202-371-9696, or
>> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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