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Am Cham News,January 28, 2010
- 1. AMCHAM NEWS Networking is our business JANUARY 28, 2010 Installation Dinner AmCham Events and On January 20th Am- Committee Meetings Cham held an Installa- Environmental Committee, tion Dinner for Donald 12:00 noon, Tuesday, Janu- Elder, AmCham Presi- ary 26 at AmCham. The topic dent for 2010 and its for this meeting will be: “The new Board of Directors formation of a Panama Green comprised of: Juan Car- Building Council.” los Arias, Vice President; Tourism Committee, 12:00 Sandra Miró, Treasurer; noon, Wednesday, January Maria Eugenia Fonseca, 27 at AmCham. Se cr e t ar y ; T ho m as Organizational Development Kenna, Past President; & Human Capital-ODHC Com- and the directors: Martin mittee, 12:00 noon, Thurs- Alvarez, Patricia day, January 28 at AmCham. Andrade, Annette The members will hear Wis- Photo: Donald Elder, AmCham President 2010; Thomas Ken- Cárdenas, Alejandro Fé- na, AmCham President 2009. ton Uzcátegui, Panama Site lix de Souza, Gerald Project Manager from Procter Gómez, Marcelo Gorrini & Gamble, speak about and Brenda McCullough. “P&G’s Experience moving its The Board also has regional offices to Panama: three honorable direc- lessons learned.” tors: HR Barbara Ste- Information & Communica- phenson, US Ambassa- tion Technology-ICT Commit- dor; Robert Baker and tee, 12:00 noon, Friday, Dan Crocker. January 29 at AmCham. This event took place at The Bristol Hotel, with AmCham offers a 10% dis- 150 guests attending. count on your annual mem- The occasion started bership dues for payments in with the religious invo- full made before January 31, cation by Monsignor 2010. José Dimas Cedeño. Remember to check our web- Photo: David Hunt, Donald Elder, HR. Roberto Henríquez, Thomas Kenna. It continued with the site: www.panamcham.com, speeches by Thomas and look at your company Kenna, AmCham Presi- page to see if we need to up- dent 2009; Donald date it. Send your new infor- Elder, current AmCham mation to María Florencia: President; and ended fsuarez@panamcham.com with the speech by Roberto Henríquez Min- ister of Commerce of Panama. US Department of States Mr. Kenna’s also gave an award to Mr. C.E. The US Embassy invites all US Maurice Belanger for his citizens who are interested in valuable work to this testing for the Foreign Service Photo: Installation Dinner 2010. Organization in 2009. Career to access http:// careers.state.gov/. The US Department of State is Real Estate Committee the lead US Foreign affairs agency, hiring for the Foreign comprised of C.E. Maurice Belanger, Chair and Gail Service and State Department Geerling, Frank Morrice, Civil Service for work in State Felix Carles and Ramón Department offices in the U.S. Roux, Directors. They also and over 265 posts abroad. discussed their work plan Career options: for 2010, highlighting: the organization of a Real Es- Foreign Service Officer tate Forum, Educational Foreign Service Specialist Seminars, publishing a Civil Service Guidebook to Real Estate Jobs in Iraq in Panama by mid-2010, promoting the flow of in- Jobs in Afghanistan formation between mem- Local Employment in U.S. bers of AmCham and Employment in U.S. Embassy Photo: Real Estate Committee. other related organiza- and Consulates abroad. Chair: C.E. Maurice Belanger. tions in the field of Real Estate, and promoting On January 20th the Real In this meeting the mem- AmCham's new slogan: The next test window will be in Estate Committee met at bers met their new Steer- "Panama the best place in February and March 2010. AmCham for the first ing Committee: The Ex- Latin America to do busi- meeting of the year. ecutive Committee is ness.” Phone: 301-3881 Fax: 301-3882 amcham@panamcham.com www.panamcham.com Aquilino de la Guardia Ave and 47 St, Ocean Business Plaza Bldg, 17 floor.