Senior Mexican and U.S. officials are to hold a seminar on the future of business relations between Mexico and the U.S of the Mexican American Business Chamber-Atlanta on Thursday, Nov. 4.
Confirmed guest speakers include Mickey Ibarra, assistant to the president and director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House; George Munoz, CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC) and Javier Mancera of the Ministry of Trade at the Mexican Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Mancera is director of the SECOFI-NAFTA Office at the Mexican Embassy, which is responsible for promoting bilateral trade and investment and monitoring the implementation of Nafta in the U.S.
“Anyone interested in how business relationships between Mexico and the Southeast will be affected by changes in the administrations in both countries should consider attending this event,” Teodoro Maus, Mexico’s consul general based in Atlanta, told GlobalFax last week.
The U.S. and Mexico will elect new presidents next year. The seminar will be held at the First Data Corp. building, 5660 New Northside Drive, 11th floor, from 8-11:45 a.m. A luncheon will follow from 12-1:15 p.m.
In addition to the chamber, which officially opened in March, the seminar is being organized by Coca-Cola Co., Consulate General of Mexico, Mexican Center of Atlanta and Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.
For more information, call Perla Sulla, executive director of the chamber, at (404) 266-2233, ext. 228.