[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14370]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



LUIS SABINES, OF CAMACOL, CELEBRATES 20TH HEMISPHERIC CONGRESS IN MIAMI

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 24, 1999

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to congratulate Mr. 
Luis Sabines, President of the United States Latin American Chamber of 
Commerce (Camacol), for his devoted labor in establishing the annual 
Hemispheric Congress and for having been honorably elected to preside 
as President of the Hemispheric Congress for the year 2000.
  Luis Sabines has worked tirelessly and extensively with a variety of 
trade organizations and businesses in order to promote this year's 
Hemispheric Congress which, under his leadership and guidance, proved 
to be a resounding success. Due to his guidance and leadership, he was 
selected to preside in the upcoming Hemispheric Congress on May 3rd to 
the 6th of next year, which should prove to be an even bigger success.
  This year's recent conference, entitled ``Globalization with Integral 
Development,'' brought in individuals from 60 different businesses and 
chambers of commerce, representing 34 countries. It hosted an 
additional exposition of non-traditional products from overseas that 
were available for purchase. Contract negotiations among American 
businesses occurred, promoting both American products abroad, and Latin 
American products in the United States. Next year's Hemispheric 
Congress promises to continue the negotiations among American 
businesses, and to add on to the number of countries taking part in the 
negotiating, and promotion of trade between Latin American and the 
United States.
  Luis Sabines has done a remarkable job promoting international trade 
and educating businesses, helping them to foster their growth. Today, I 
congratulate him on having been elected as President of the 21st 
Congress. Future Congresses will continue to make important 
contributions to South Florida's vital role in international trade.

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