Just over a month after assuming office, Paraguay’s President Fernando Lugo delivered a speech at AS/COA in which he described how his presidency marked an important democratic shift in Paraguay.
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Paraguay's new President Fernando Lugo represents a change in leadership after six decades under the rule of the Colorado Party. But challenges lie ahead for the former priest after he takes office.
At the 26th Washington Conference on the Americas, Cesar Gaviria Trujillo, Secretary General of the Organization of the American States, speaks about the results of the Cartagena Trade Ministerial. He discusses the integration of the Americas and the steps we must take to ensure a successful completion of the Free Trade Area of the Americas by 2005.
COA will hold an off-the-record discussion in Washington D.C. on October 15 with the governor of the Central Bank, and finance minister of Paraguay.
AS/COA hosted a private, off-the-record discussion with Gustavo Leite, minister of industry and commerce of Paraguay.
AS/COA organized its annual mission to Asunción, Paraguay with an exclusive group of senior executives to discuss investment opportunities and future prospects for the country.
The Council of the Americas will host an off-the-record breakfast with the Ambassador of Paraguay to the U.S. Igor Pangrazio Vera.