MEDIA ADVISORIES
Pettigrew: Trade Mission to Mexico
May 31, 2002 No. 73
Media representatives are advised that International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew will visit Mexico City and Monterrey
during a trade mission he is leading from June 3 to 7. These events are part of a tailored business program consisting of
seminars, conferences and networking opportunities designed to introduce participants in the mission to local decision
makers and business leaders.
On Monday, June 3, in Mexico City, Mr. Pettigrew will deliver an address at a business breakfast hosted by the Canadian
Chamber of Commerce. Later, he will deliver a keynote address at a plenary session of officials, delegates and guests. The
Minister will then meet with members of the Trade and Industrial Development Committee of the Mexican Senate. Later
that evening he is scheduled to attend a contract signing ceremony.
On Tuesday, June 4, in Mexico City, Mr. Pettigrew will meet with Mexican Minister for the Economy, Luis Derbez. He
will also visit the Transcontinental Plant site and later that day will hold a press briefing.
On Wednesday, June 5, in Monterrey, Mr. Pettigrew will deliver an address at a business breakfast hosted by the Canadian
Chamber of Commerce in Northern Mexico. Later, Minister Pettigrew and Mexican Secretary of Labour for the State of
Nuevo Leon Alejandro Paez, will address participants at a plenary session. Mr. Pettigrew will then meet with Mexican
Home Secretary for the State of Nuevo Leon, Jose Maria Garza Benavides. In the afternoon, the Minister will attend a
contract signing ceremony.
Media events are scheduled as follows: (subject to change)
Event: Ministerial address to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (open coverage)
Date: Monday, June 3, 2002
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Location: Nikko Hotel
Constelaciones Room A-B, 2nd floor
Mexico City, Mexico
Event: Ministerial keynote address to the plenary session (open coverage)
Date: Monday, June 3, 2002
Time: 9:45 a.m.
Location: Nikko Hotel
Andromeda Room, 2nd floor
Mexico City, Mexico
Event: Photo opportunity at meeting with Trade and Industrial Development Committee of the Mexican Senate
Date: Monday, June 3, 2002
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: Torre Caballitos, 16th floor, Office 1
Paseo de la Reforma 10
Mexico City, Mexico
Event: Contract signing ceremony (open coverage)
Date: Monday, June 3, 2002
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Nikko Hotel
Capulin Room, 2nd floor
Mexico City, Mexico
Event: Photo opportunity with Minister Derbez (TBC)
Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2002
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Secretaria de Economia
Alfonso Reyes No. 30, 11th floor
Colonia Hippodromo Condesa
Mexico City, Mexico
Event: Photo opportunity (site visit)
Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2002
Time: 10:45 a.m.
Location: Eje 1 Norte, Lote 1, Manzana J
Ampliacion Parque Industrial Toluca
Mexico City, Mexico
Event: Press briefing
Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2002
Time: 12:15 p.m.
Location: Nikko Hotel
Salon Tejocote B, 1st floor
Mexico City, Mexico
Event: Ministerial address to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce of Northern Mexico (open coverage)
Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2002
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Location: Radisson Plaza Gran Hotel Ancira
Ancira Salon, Main floor
Monterrey, Mexico
Event: Ministerial address to plenary session (open coverage)
Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2002
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Radisson Plaza Gran Hotel Ancira
Perla Room B-F, 1st floor
Monterrey, Mexico
Event: Photo opportunity with Secretary of State Garza Benavides
Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2002
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: Palacio de Gobierno
Room TBC
Monterrey, Mexico
Event: Contract signing ceremony (open coverage)
Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2002
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Radisson Plaza Gran Hotel Ancira
Esmeralda Room, Main floor
Monterrey, Mexico
For more information, please contact:
Sébastien Théberge
Office of the Minister for International Trade
(613) 992-7332
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca
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