U.S.-Latin America Relations Focus of Global Dialogue Dinner with Coca-Cola’s Alfredo Rivera

Alfredo Rivera, President of Latin America Group, The Coca-Cola Company, shares his insights with the Global Dialogue Dinner attendees. Photo credit: Joyce Boghosian

On March 7, 2017, Meridian partnered with The Coca-Cola Company to host a private salon-style dinner on the theme of U.S. relations with Latin America and the Caribbean. Coca-Cola’s Latin America Group President Alfredo Rivera served as the special guest for the evening. The event was held as part of Meridian’s Global Dialogue Series, which are off-the-record facilitated conversations on issues of global importance.

The dialogue explored the future of NAFTA as well as trade relations throughout the hemisphere, and it also addressed elements of economic development and migration. Several ambassadors from the region offered their candid perspectives on the evolving relationship between their countries and the United States.

In addition to Mr. Rivera and Clyde Tuggle, Senior Vice President, Chief Public Affairs and Communications Officer, The Coca-Cola Company, the event was attended by His Excellency Francisco José Borja Cevallos, Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador; Ms. Ana Luisa Fajer Flores, Chargé d'affaires, Embassy of Mexico; Mr. Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Washington Americas Society/Council of the Americas; Bernardo Guillamon, Manager, Office of Outreach and Partnerships, Inter-American Development Bank; The Honorable Carla Hills, Chair and CEO, Hills & Company; Ambassador Stuart Holliday, President & CEO, Meridian International Center; Mack McLarty, Chairman & Co-Founder, McLarty Associates; Ms. Missy Owens, Director, Public Affairs and Diplomatic Relations, The Coca-Cola Company; The Honorable Francisco Palmieri, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State; His Excellency Carlos Pareja, Ambassador of the Republic of Peru; Mr. Ted Piccone, Senior Fellow, Latin America Initiative, The Brookings Institution; His Excellency Emanuel Gonzalez-Revilla, Ambassador of the Republic of Panama; Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan, President, Sarukhan & Associates; Ambassador Wendy Sherman, Senior Counselor, Albright Stonebridge Group; and, His Excellency Marlon Tabora, Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras.

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U.S.-Latin America Relations Focus of Global Dialogue Dinner with Coca-Cola’s Alfredo Rivera | March 2017
Number of Attendees: 20
Regions: Western Hemisphere
Countries: Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru
Impact Areas: Business and Trade
Program Areas: Diplomatic Engagement
Partners: Private Sector
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