President Leonel Fernandez traveled to Montreal, Canada early today to participate in the International Economic Forum of the Americas at the Hilton Bonaventure Hotel, an event hosting 2,500 participants and 150 speakers. The uncertainties of international markets, the explosive growth of the Brazilian, Chinese and Indian economies, competition between the euro and the dollar, currency fluctuations and the role of state in a global economy are some of the issues being tackled.
See http://www.conferenceofmontreal.com/tiki-index.php?page=accueil_en
On the President’s schedule for his two-day stay in Canada are meetings with Prime Minister Paul Martin and Canadian businessmen.
He will then travel on to Boston, US, where he will receive an honorary degree at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) in a ceremony scheduled for Friday, 3 June. Fernandez is being honored for his leadership and promotion of democracy in his country and beyond.
See http://www.umb.edu/news/2005news/releases/may/commencement/fernandez.html
Prior to his return on Sunday, 5 June, President Fernandez will be in New York for a Saturday ceremony at Shea Stadium, home of the New York Mets, in recognition of Dominican Major League Baseball stars.