Media Advisory: 46th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas
Media Advisory: 46th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas
The May 3 conference will feature remarks by President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
Washington, DC, April 29, 2016—Council of the Americas and the U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce the 46th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas, to be held Tuesday, May 3, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The conference will feature remarks by President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as well as a series of moderated conversations with top officials from around the hemisphere, including U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Minister of Production of Argentina Francisco Cabrera, and Minister of Defense of Colombia Luis Carlos Villegas, among others.
Confirmed speakers at the 46th Washington Conference on the Americas include:
- President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela
- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry
- U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker
- Argentine Minister of Production Francisco Cabrera
- Colombian Minister of Defense Luis Carlos Villegas
- U.S. Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Nathan Sheets
- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson
- Mexican Under Secretary of Finance and Public Credit Fernando Aportela
- Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne
- World Bank Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer Sri Mulyani Indrawati
- Americas Society/Council of the Americas Chairman Andrés Gluski
- Americas Society/Council of the Americas President and CEO Susan Segal
- Americas Society/Council of the Americas Vice President Eric Farnsworth
Visit the event page to see the day’s agenda.
All remarks will be on the record. Follow the conversation at @ASCOA, @StateDept, @WHAAsstSecty, and #2016WCA.
View last year’s conference report and videos of speaker presentations.
For information and press registration, contact:
Adriana La Rotta | alarotta@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8384
Kariela Almonte | kalmonte@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8333
Please note that conducting interviews in the hallways of the State Department is prohibited.
Luncheon Session with Remarks by President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela: 12:00 pm – 1:35 pm to be held in the Benjamin Franklin Room.
Pooled coverage. Please contact WHAPress@state.gov for details.
Afternoon Session: 2:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. to be held in the Loy Henderson Conference Room.
Pre-set time for video cameras: 1:15 p.m. from the 23rd Street entrance.
Final access time for journalists and still photographers: 1:30 p.m. from the 23rd Street entrance.
Remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry: 6:00 p.m. to be held in the Benjamin Franklin Room.
Details are forthcoming on press access for Secretary Kerry’s remarks.
Admittance to the Department of State for this event will require press credentials with photo identification. Media representatives may attend this event upon presentation of one of the following: (1) a U.S. Government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense, or Foreign Press Center); (2) a media-issued photo identification card; or (3) a letter from their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification card (driver's license, passport). Press should allow adequate time (at least 15 minutes) to process through security.
