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	Council of the Americas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Council of the Americas is a American business organization whose stated goal is promoting free trade and open markets throughout the Americas.
		The Council of the Americas argues that free markets and private enterprise offer the most effective means to achieve regional economic growth and prosperity.
		The Council has also campaigned for Trade Promotion Authority, usually referred to as " fast track " which gives the president of the US authority to negotiate trade agreements that cannot be amended by Congress, only voted on yes or no. It was in effect from 1975 to 1994 and resulted in NAFTA.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Council_of_the_Americas (219 words)

	The Americas Society - Council of the Americas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Council of the Americas Thanks U.S. Congress for Endorsement of CAFTA-DR The Council of the Americas extends its appreciation and congratulations to the Members of Congress who voted to approve the U.S.-CAFTA-DR trade agreement.
		Vittorio Corbo participated in the Annual Santiago Conference of the Council of the Americas and AmCham Chile.
		The U.S. Secretary of Defense praised leaders of Central and South America in his address to the Council of the Americas on May 3.
	www.counciloftheamericas.org /coa (721 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In August, the appointment of a new National Electoral Council (CNE) was an important step forward in the effort to guarantee that all Venezuelan citizens freely exercise their right to vote in accordance with Article 72 of the country’s constitution.
		Following the directives from the Third Summit of the Americas, research was conducted in conjunction with the University of Maryland and with the support of the United States Department of State, on strengthening democracy in the Americas by cultivating civic and democratic values.
		FIDA is working with governmental and nongovernmental partners in the Americas to conduct national evaluations of the environmental impact of the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas Agreement (FTAA) and to discuss alternative policies with OAS member states.
	www.oas.org /SGInfAnual/2004/English/Cap02.DOC (18053 words)

	The Bush Administration’s Western Hemisphere Policy
		Thank you, Susan, for that generous introduction and the invitation to speak to the Council of the Americas this morning.
		As the people of the Americas are free to exercise their essential political freedoms, they naturally will be able to claim their fair share of economic opportunity.
		Domestic credit extended to the private sector in Latin America is less than half the average rate in other emerging markets, amounting to 24 percent of GDP in 2001, compared to an average of 52 percent for other emerging market regions.
	www.state.gov /p/wha/rls/rm/27975.htm (3565 words)

	COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Enterprise of the Americas Initiative was a post-Cold War policy aimed at consolidating US economic influence in Latin America to parallel the creation of a European Common Market in 1992 and Japan's expanding economic influence into Southeast Asia.
		In the absence of a sense of crisis, US policy toward Latin America is handled at lower levels of government, by technicians and bureaucrats familiar with the region.
		Given Latin America's recent economic opening, the US private sector is now actively taking the lead in extending US economic influence in the region.
	www.counciloftheamericas.org /coa/publications/oped5.html (1517 words)

	Secretary of State Addresses Council of the Americas 05/07/01 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I served on the board of America Online before returning to government and have some insight into the exciting things that are happening, not only in AOL Time Warner but that whole industry, exciting things that have the prospect of changing the world in significant, important ways.
		And educating the youngsters of the Americas begins with educating teachers so that they are ready to pass on their experience, to pass on their knowledge in the most effective and professional way possible.
		She and all the others of the Americas who have not yet been touched by the promise of this new century are counting on you, counting on me, counting on us.
	www.useu.be /ISSUES/CouncilofAmericaSecState050701.html (2965 words)

	Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade, 7-22-97 Testimony
		The Council of the Americas is a business organization dedicated to promoting regional economic integration, free trade, open markets and investment, and the rule of law throughout the Western Hemisphere.
		The Council of the Americas supports these policies in the belief that they provide the most effective means of achieving the economic growth and prosperity on which the business interests of its members depend - and on which the United States depends.
		The Council of the Americas has been and is a strong proponent of both NAFTA and a Free Trade Area of the Americas.
	waysandmeans.house.gov /Legacy/trade/105cong/7-22-97/7-22pryc.htm (1536 words)

	Speech - Council of the Americas 33rd Annual Washington Conference
		I’m delighted to be here and welcome the opportunity to participate in the Council of the Americas 33rd Annual Washington conference.
		Latin America has been a major source of oil and natural gas for decades and now supplies the United States with about 3.3 million barrels of oil a day.
		For us to continue to make long-term investments in Latin America, we must have confidence in the long-term growth and stability of the region, as evidenced by its commitment to maintaining a fair and open trade and investment system.
	www.chevron.com /news/speeches/2003/29apr2003_oreilly.asp (2300 words)

	Council of the Americas - Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This program is held in collaboration with the Americas Society, the U.S. Council of the Mexico-U.S. Business Committee (MEXUS) and the U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce.
		Council of the Americas, 680 Park Avenue, New York City
		The Council of the Americas is a U.S. business organization whose members share a common commitment to free trade and open markets, democracy, and the rule of law throughout the Americas.
	207.21.242.176 /PR/4-12-04-Castaneda.htm (257 words)

	Prospect Technologies - Press Information and Awards! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Frederick Lewis, President and CEO of Prospect Technologies, today announced that The Americas Society and Council of the Americas has extended their contract for Web hosting, development, and maintenance.
		The Americas Society, a non-profit educational organization, was founded in 1965 by David Rockefeller, who continues to serve as honorary chairman.
		The Council of the Americas is the foremost American business organization for Latin American, Canadian, and US Relations dedicated to promoting economic integration, free trade, open markets and investment, and the rule of law throughout the hemisphere.
	www.prospect-tech.com /pressrel/ascoa.htm (215 words)

	Belo Horizonte-Market Access (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		(Council of the Americas / Chamber of Commerce of the USA / AACCLA - Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America, USA; Joseph E Seagram and Sons Inc., USA; DISCUS - Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, USA).
		(Council of the Americas / Chamber of Commerce of the USA / AACCLA - Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America, USA; Summit of the Americas Center, USA; DISCUS - The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, USA).
		(Council of the Americas / Chamber of Commerce of the USA / AACCLA - Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America, USA; The Torrington Company, USA; DISCUS - The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, USA; Joseph E Seagram and Sons, Inc, USA).
	www.sice.oas.org /Ftaa/BELO/FORUM/WORKSHOPS/SYNO1_E.asp (2655 words)

	americas.org - Provisional Council Sworn In (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A provisional council was sworn in Tuesday to oversee fresh elections in Haiti, while Canada said it would extend its security duty for at least another two months to ease the arrival of U.N. mission.
		The U.N. Security Council has authorized a force of 8,000 peacekeepers and police for a wide-ranging mission that begins June The U.N. force will replace the 3,600-member contingent from the United States, Canada, Chile and France, in place since the Feb. 29 ouster of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
		The council has eight delegates from sectors including religious, business and social groups, but a ninth seat reserved for Aristide's Lavalas party remained unfilled.
	www.americas.org /item_14641 (404 words)

	Population Council - Americas - Honduras
		The Population Council began conducting research in Honduras in 1986.
		The Population Council evaluated an intervention to introduce emergency contraception (EC) in Honduras, a country in which only 40% of women use a modern method of family planning.
		Council staff conducted an orientation for the NGOs on reproductive health concepts and service design, management information systems, measurement instruments, client materials, and dissemination strategies.
	www.popcouncil.org /americas/honduras.html (326 words)

	Importance of Fast Track to Regional Free Trade Agreements
		The Council was founded on the belief that the future prosperity of the hemisphere depends on the triumph of liberal economic principles and on the central role of private enterprise.
		The Council believes that expanding our hemispheric commercial ties is critical to U.S. corporate growth and the overall economic health of the United States as well as to the development of Latin America.
		The Council was in Miami earlier this year during the FTAA negotiations and I can tell you that we heard directly from the negotiators there that without fast track there can be no real progress on the major issues.
	www.senate.gov /comm/finance/general/7-14prce.htm (1619 words)

	Americas Program - Center For Strategic & International Studies
		The CSIS Americas Program combines longstanding regional expertise on the Western Hemisphere with a strengthened focus on key transnational topics: democracy and governance; trade and development, and regional security to help shape policy debate and formulation in the United States and throughout the region.
		Activities of the Americas Program bring together key hemispheric actors from government, the privates sector, academia and civil society to pursue issues of mutual interest.
		The Americas Program maintains strong expertise on Canada and Mexico, with special emphasis on bilateral and trilateral relations with the U.S., on key issues affecting Central America and the Caribbean, on the challenges facing the countries of the Andean Ridge, and on developments in Chile and the MERCOSUR countries, especially Brazil and Argentina.
	www.csis.org /americas (442 words)

	U.S. Official Praises OAS, Summit of the Americas Process (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hemispheric leaders at the 2001 Summit of the Americas, held in Quebec City, Canada, underscored their commitment to trade and democracy, demonstrating that they "envision building a prosperous community of nations linked by common political values," Noriega said.
		The agreement to conclude negotiations for a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) by January 2005 was one of the best-known summit initiatives, said Noriega.
		The agreement to conclude negotiations for a Free Trade Area of the Americas by January 2005 and the entry into force of the FTAA by the end of the year is the best-known Summit initiative.
	www.haiti-info.com /imprimer.php3?id_article=174 (2723 words)

	Hispanic Business - Council of the Americas and Americas Society to Co-Host Miami Conference on Corporate Governance ...
		The Council of the Americas is the premier business organization dedicated to promoting open markets, investment, democracy, and the rule of law throughout the Western Hemisphere.
		Council membership is comprised of corporations, financial institutions, and advisory firms that are leaders in their fields and that have significant involvement in Latin America.
		The Americas Society promotes the understanding of the political, economic, and cultural issues that define and challenge the Americas today, from the Arctic Circle to the southernmost tip of Argentina.
	www.hispanicbusiness.com /news/newsbyid.asp?id=10494 (362 words)

	Add/Update Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS WELCOMES U. Washington, D. (Wednesday, December 17, 2003) - The Council of the Americas congratulates the United States and Central America on today's announcement of a regional trade and investment pact.
		As the details of the U.S. Central America Free Trade Agreement come forward in the coming weeks, we believe they will reflect a world-class standard, and we expect to actively support Congressional approval of the deal in coordination with our partners in the U.S. business community.
		Added Council of the Americas President Susan Segal, "This agreement becomes part of an expanding network of open markets that is being created in the Western Hemisphere.
	www.uscafta.org /press_releases/view.asp?id=16 (404 words)

	Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks at the Council of the Americas/Americas Society Dinner, November 15, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I have invested too much of my life in Latin America not to feel intimately related to everything both the Americas Society and the Council of the Americas undertake.
		For me, of course, as a former ambassador to Honduras and Mexico, peace in Central America and free trade in North America are two deeply satisfying advances.
		Security Council Resolution 1373 gives us a powerful instrument to cut off the terrorists' financial options in every member state.
	www.un.int /usa/01_169.htm (1605 words)

	U.S. Trade Representative Addresses Council of the Americas 05/07/01 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Americas were not the only region to fail to fulfill the liberal expectations of a century ago.
		At the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City, all 34 heads of state signed a declaration pledging to conclude negotiations on the FTAA no later than January 2005.
		For all the progress in Latin America over the past decade, many elected governments throughout the region are still struggling to show results for their citizens.
	www.useu.be /ISSUES/CouncilofAmericasTradeRep050701.html (3267 words)

	State Dept. Official Outlines Agenda for Upcoming Hemispheric Summit
		The Special Summit of the Americas, scheduled to take place January 12-13 in Monterrey, Mexico, will focus hemispheric efforts on stimulating economic growth and reducing poverty, promoting good governance and reducing corruption, and investing in the region's people to improve their quality of life, says Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roger Noriega.
		In January 6 remarks to the Council of Americas in New York, Noriega reviewed the Bush administration's agenda for the Americas and outlined measures that hemispheric leaders will consider at the Special Summit.
		Although more students than ever are enrolled in school, fewer are completing their studies -- almost half of the students who enter primary school fail to make it to the fifth grade and only about 30 percent finish secondary school, resulting in the highest repetition and dropout rates in the world.
	usinfo.state.gov /xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2004&m=January&x=20040107170119rellims0.5719721&t=usinfo/wf-latest.html (3967 words)

	President Clinton, Remarks to the Council of the Americas, May 2, 2000
		The two most significant things that have allowed the longest economic expansion in history for America to be long has been the enormous increase in productivity because of technology, and the fact that we have permitted ourselves to have inflation-free growth because we've kept open markets with a responsible financial policy.
		I also want to affirm that we are still determined to meet the goal we set at the Miami Summit of the Americas in December of 1994, to achieve a free trade agreement by 2005 that will embrace the entire Americas.
		We must not stand by and allow a democracy elected by its people, defended with great courage by people who have given their lives, be undermined and overwhelmed by those who literally are willing to tear the country apart for their own agenda.
	www.ciponline.org /colombia/050201.htm (3050 words)

	SICE - FTAA Process - Costa Rica - Council of the Americas Paper Part 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Council of the Americas, the Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A., and the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America believe that the effort to create a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) is at a critical milestone.
		In April 1998, the leaders of the 34 democratically elected governments of the hemisphere are scheduled to meet in Santiago, Chile.
		The United States private sector, as represented by the Council of the Americas, the Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A., and the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America, has endeavored to support this effort through the presentation of constructive recommendations.
	www.sice.oas.org /FTAA/background/coafta1e.asp (3024 words)

	VI FORO EMPRESARIAL DE LAS AMERICAS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Council of the Americas has sponsored and developed the enclosed paper for presentation at the Sixth Americas Business Forum in Buenos Aires, Argentina scheduled for April 5-6, 2001.
		In transmitting our paper, the Council would like to take this opportunity, as well, to extend its appreciation to the ABF Secretariat and its supporters for all their hard work in preparation for the Forum.
		The Council of the Americas welcomes this opportunity to express its views on the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations to the VI Americas Business Forum, gathered in Buenos Aires to make recommendations to the Trade Ministers of the Americas.
	www.vi-fema-abf.org.ar /coa.html (2539 words)

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		Notice of Nepalese Americas council (NAC) Election results.Jan 20, 2005.
		Nepalese Americas Council (NAC) gets representation at the 22nd Annual convention of ANA (Association of Nepalese in Americas), July 2-5th 2004, Phoenix, Arizona.
		Nepalese Americas Council (NAC) represented at 23rd Annual meeting of Association of Nepalese in Midwest America (ANMA), May 29-30, 2004, Columbus,Ohio.
	www.nepalcouncil.org (252 words)

	Council of the Americas - ViewPoint Americas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		For their part, nations in Latin America and the Caribbean that are waiting to sign an FTAA before making internal political and economic adjustments or improving their investment climates are on a fool’s errand, particularly if FTAA never arrives.
		Eric Farnsworth is Vice President of Washington Operations for the Council of the Americas.
		A publication of the Council of the Americas, "ViewPoint Americas" helps Council member companies achieve their business goals by stimulating thoughtful debate on the most pressing issues facing Latin America.
	www.as-coa.org /coa/publications/viewpoint4.html (1100 words)

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