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FTAA.soc/13/Add.5
November 1, 2002
Original: English - Spanish
Translation: non FTAA Secretariat
ANNEX E: NORTH AMERICA REGIONAL SEMINAR
FTAA - COMMITTEE OF GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ON THE
PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY
MEXICO
SUMMARY REPORT ON THE NORTH AMERICA REGIONAL SEMINAR
At the meeting in Buenos Aires on April 7, 2001, the Ministers of the
Western Hemisphere responsible for trade reaffirmed their commitment to
the principle of transparency in the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
process. Likewise, the Committee of Government Representatives on the
Participation of Civil Society emphasized the holding of regional seminars
as a priority means of fostering a constructive dialogue on the FTAA
process with the members of civil society in the Hemisphere.
Taking this into consideration, the governments of Mexico, Canada and
the United States, under the auspices of Mexico’s Secretariat of Economy,
coordinated a North American regional seminar entitled “FTAA:
Opportunities and Challenges for North America” in Merida, Yucatan on July
18, 2002.
The Seminar, the objective of which was to foster a constructive
dialogue with civil society, was the first regional forum in North America
on the FTAA. Over one hundred members of the North American civil society
organizations participated in the seminar, as well as high-level
government representatives involved in the FTAA process.
The Seminar consisted of three panel discussions including Market
Access and Agriculture; Services and Investment; and Transparency and
Civil Society Participation in the FTAA Process. A program listing the
government representatives and civil society panelists is attached.
For each panel, a government representative opened the discussion.
Afterward, a representative of civil society from each of the three
countries delivered a presentation on the topic at hand, which initiated a
rich exchange of opinions among the participants.
A transcript and recorded webcast will be available on the websites of
the three participating governments.
"Opportunities and Challenges of the FTAA for North America"
July 18, 2002, Mérida, Yucatán
Hotel Fiesta Americana
Hall Yucatán 1
PROGRAM
8:30 - 9:00
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Registration |
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9:00 - 9:45 |
Inauguration
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Ana Rosa Payan Servera,
Mayor of the City of Merida
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Fernando de Mateo Venturini,
General Coordinator of Negotiations with Latin America, FTAA, Europe
and the Services Sector, Secretariat of Economy of Mexico
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Fernando Durán,
President of the Committee of Government Representatives on the
Participation of Civil Society in the FTAA.
Director of Information, Analysis and Strategic Programming,
Presidency of the Dominican Republic.
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Guy Puerto Espinosa,
Secretary of Industrial Development and Trade of the Government of
Yucatan
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9:45 – 10:00 |
Recess
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10:00 – 12:00 |
Workshop I: Market Access / Agriculture
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Chair
Salim Rodríguez Salomon,
President of the Negotiations and Promotion Commission of the
Puebla-Panama
Plan
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Introduction |
Government Representatives
Introduction Claude Carrière,
FTAA Chief Negotiator and Director General of the Trade Policy
Bureau
of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
of Canada.
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Regina Vargo
Assistant United States Trade Representative for the Americas, Office
of the United States Trade Representative.
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Roberto Zapata
Adjunct General Director on Market Access
Secretariat of Economy of Mexico
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Panelists
Don Mackay,
Executive Director of FOCAL (Canadian Foundation for the Americas)
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Chris Padilla,
Eastman Kodak (USA)
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Heladio Ramírez López,
President of the National Confederation of Peasants of Mexico
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EXCHANGE WITH PARTICIPANTS
(1 HOUR)
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12:00 - 12:10 |
Recess
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12:10 - 14:10 |
Workshop II: Services/ Investment
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Chair
Rodolfo Canto Sáenz,
Director de the Economics Department of the Universidad Autonoma
de
Yucatan
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Government Representatives
Introduction Carlos García Fernández,
General Director of Foreign Investment
Secretariat of Economy of Mexico
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Claude Carrière,
FTAA Chief Negotiator and Director General of the Trade Policy
Bureau
of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of
Canada.
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Joseph Papovich
Assistant United States Trade Representative for Services, Investment,
and Intellectual Property Rights.
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Panelists
Milos Barutciski,
Chair of the International Law Section of the Canadian Bar
Association.
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Laura Lane,
AOL, Time Warner (EUA)
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Víctor Suárez Carrera,
Coordination Member of the Mexican Network against Free Trade.
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EXCHANGE WITH PARTICIPANTS
(1 HOUR)
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14:10 - 15:30 14-10 |
LUNCH
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15:30 - 17:30 |
Workshop III: Transparency and Civil Society
Participation on the FTAA process
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Chair
Gabriel Quadri de la Torre,
General Director of the Center for Sustainable Development Studies
of
the Private Sector
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Introduction |
Government Representatives
Shaun Donnelly,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
United States Department of State (EUA)
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Claude Carrière,
FTAA Chief Negotiator and Director General of the Trade Policy
Bureau
of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of
Canada.
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Héctor Márquez Solís.
General Director on North America Trade Agreements, Secretariat of
Economy of Mexico
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Panelists
Don Mackay,
Executive Director of FOCAL (Canadian Foundation for the Americas)
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Mara Burr,
Special Counsel for International Trade Policy
Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International |
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Ramón Scott,
President of the Interuniversity Foundation on Foreign Trade
(FICOMEXT)
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EXCHANGE WITH PARTICIPANTS
(1 HOUR)
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17:30 - 17:40 |
Recess
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17:40 - 18:00 |
Conclusion of the Seminar
Fernando Durán,
President of the Committee of Government Representatives on the
Participation of Civil Society in the FTAA.
Director of Information, Analysis and Strategic Programming,
Presidency
of the Dominican Republic.
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CLOSING CEREMONY
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Fernando de Mateo Venturini,
General Coordinator of Negotiations with Latin America, FTAA,
Europe
and the Services Sector, Secretariat of Economy of
Mexico
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18:30 - 19:30
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COCKTAIL PARTY (Hall Yucatan 1) |
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