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“Doing Business with Nicaragua” A Luncheon Program featuring Hon. Oliver P. Garza U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua Tuesday, March 20, 2001 12:00 Noon (11:30 a.m. cash bar networking reception) The Plimsoll Club, 30th Floor World Trade Center of New Orleans (Free validated parking in the WTC Garage) A career Senior Foreign Service Officer, Oliver Pastrano Garza was sworn in as United States Ambassador to Nicaragua on August 13, 1999. He previously served for one year as U.S. Consul General in Guadalajara, Mexico. Prior to his assignment to Guadalajara, Ambassador Garza served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia; Charge d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Panama City, Panama; Minister Counselor for Administrative Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Korea; Deputy Executive Director for the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs; and International Affairs Advisor in the Executive Office of the Vice President of the United States. Earlier in his career he served in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico and Uruguay. He speaks fluent Spanish. Beginning his professional career in education, Ambassador Garza worked as a Neighborhood Youth Corp and Community Action Counselor, Juvenile Probation Officer and Associate Director of the Upward Bound Program before becoming Director of Admissions at St. Mary's University of San Antonio, Texas. He was also an education consultant to the University of Texas at Austin. Ambassador Garza started his government career in 1971 when he joined the U.S. Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer. He served briefly with the U.S Department of Justice as a Special Agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and after that resumed his Foreign Service career. Ambassador Garza holds a B.A. degree from St. Mary's University of San Antonio, Texas. In addition, he has completed advanced studies at the University of Oklahoma and Sam Houston State University of Texas. Ambassador Garza is a 1988 graduate of the National War College of the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Sponsoring Organizations Consulate General of Nicaragua Tulane University, Department of Political Science Stone Center for Latin American Studies Louisiana Department of Economic Development Hibernia National Bank New Orleans U.S. Export Assistance Center New Orleans Aviation Board World Trade Center of New Orleans In Cooperation With Ark-La-Tex Regional Export & Technology Center Baton Rouge Center for World Affairs City of New Orleans, Office of International Relations Consular Corps of New Orleans Foreign Relations Association of New Orleans Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana International Freight Forwarders & Customs Brokers Association International Trade Council/Red River Region Louisiana District Export Council Louisiana International Trade Center/SBDC Louisiana International Trade Commission Louisiana Tax Free Shopping New Orleans Media Center Louisiana Technology Council United Nations Association of Greater New Orleans World Trade Club of Greater New Orleans Advance registration required by March 19, 10:00 a.m.  Registration Fee: $25 for members of the sponsoring organizations and $30 for non-members. If you are a WTC member, the registration fee can be charged to your account number noted on the registration form.  All registrations on this site are done over a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) line. Click here for driving directions to the WTC.

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