Media Advisory: 45th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas – Integration and Innovation

Washington, D.C. April 9, 2015—Council of the Americas and the U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce the 45th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas, to be held Tuesday, April 21, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Taking place shortly after the Summit of the Americas in Panama, the conference will focus on integration and innovation as catalysts for growth in the Western Hemisphere.

Confirmed speakers at the 45th Washington Conference on the Americas will include:*

• Secretary of State John Kerry
• President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández
• Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie
• Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx
• Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz
• Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews
• Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson
• President of the Inter-American Development Bank Luis Alberto Moreno
• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Telefónica, S.A. César Alierta
• President of George Mason University Angel Cabrera
• Chief Executive Officer of Medtronic Omar Ishrak
• Chairman of Mosbacher Energy Robert Mosbacher Jr.
• Chairman of Americas Society/Council of the Americas John Negroponte
• President & CEO of Americas Society/Council of the Americas Susan Segal
• Vice President of Americas Society/Council of the Americas Eric Farnsworth

*Additional speakers to be confirmed

Visit the event page and access the agenda.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
U.S. Department of State

All remarks will be on the record and information on coverage of remarks will be made available closer to the event date. Follow the conversation at @ASCOA and #2015WCA.
View last year’s conference report and videos of speaker presentations.

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.

Please note that conducting interviews in the hallways of the State Department is prohibited.

For information and press registration, contact:
Adriana La Rotta at alarotta@as-coa.org or (212) 277-8384.
Kariela Almonte at kalmonte@as-coa.org or (212) 277-8333.