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"Canada and Louisiana: Expanding Trade & Cultural Ties"
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A Luncheon Briefing
featuring
Hon. Jean-Michel Roy
Consul General of Canada, Dallas
Hon. Mitch Landrieu
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
Introductions by
Patricia C. Denechaud, CMP
New Honorary Consul of Canada in Louisiana
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Wednesday, July 7, 2004
12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m.
(11:30 a.m. networking reception)
Plimsoll Club, 30th Floor, WTC
(Free validated parking in the WTC Garage)
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Canada-U.S.-Louisiana
- Together, Canada and the U.S. are the largest trading
partners in the world with $1.1 billion, in two-way trade
crossing the Canada-U.S. border every day of the year.
- Canada is the largest single supplier of petroleum products
to the U.S. and provides 100 percent of electricity imports, 83
percent of natural gas imports, and 35 percent of the uranium
used in U.S. nuclear power plants.
- In 2002, Canada-Louisiana trade amounted to $1.7 billion
while 114,000 Canadian tourists spent $65 million in Louisiana.
More Canada-Louisiana trade information can be accessed by
clicking here.
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Co-Sponsoring
Organizations
- Honorary Consulate of Canada
- World Trade Center of New Orleans
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- In Cooperation With
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- Ark-La-Tex Regional Export & Technology Center
- Baton Rouge Center for World Affairs
- Consular Corps of New Orleans
- French-American Chamber of Commerce
- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana
- International Freight Forwarders and
Customs Brokers Association of New Orleans
- International Trade Council/Red River Region
- Lafayette International Center
- Louisiana District Export Council
- Louisiana International Trade Center/SBDC
- Louisiana Tax Free Shopping
- Louisiana Technology Council
- New Orleans U.S. Export Assistance Center
- Propeller Club, Port of New Orleans
- World Affairs Council of New Orleans
- World Trade Club of Greater New Orleans
Cost: $30 for members of the sponsoring
organizations and companies. $35 for non-members.
Registration and prepayment are
required by July 6, 10:00 a.m.
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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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