Argentine businessmen yesterday held a lunch with U.S. ambassador inArgentina, Vilma Martinez and Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for theHemisphere, Walter Bastian, with whom he
discussed the potential oftrade relations between both countries.
The meeting was organized by the Private Sector of the Americasto entertain the envoy by President Barack Obama to the region whichtook place at the Jockey Club restaurant. The questions that wereaddressed to American officials focused on bilateral trade andinvestment potential of U.S. companies in our country, as explained bysources who participated in the meeting.
Private Sector President for the Americas,
Julio Ernesto GutiérrezConte, President of Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (AA2000), Bastianconsulted on the possibility of enhancing bilateral trade, to which theofficer asked to work together to generate employment here and in theUnited States. "
Moreover, the number one AA 2000 also asked the ambassador aboutthe potential for trade between Argentina and the United States.
At that point, Martinez explained that "bilateral relations are very important business for me and for you.
We are working well with the authorities and support the genuineinterests of American companies already employ over 155,000 Argentineworkers. In turn, the ambassador added: "I hope t
hat the prospectscontinue to improve to create a better business climate to attractforeign investment."
GUESTS. In addition to
Gutierrez Conte, the entrepreneurs present wereJorge Brito (ADEBA and Banco Macro), Alejandro Bulgheroni (Pan AmericanEnergy), Carlos De la Vega (Cámara Argentina de Comercio), Jose Ignaciode Mendiguren (UIA), Alejandro Diaz (Amcham), Alberto Fernandez Prieto(Prieto Fernandez & Associates), Cristiano Rattazzi (FIAT), LuisRibaya (Banco Galicia), Gustavo Ripoll (Dell), Santiago Soldati(Sociedad Comercial del Plata) and Adrian Whertein (The Box and TheGroup W)
