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<p><font size="-1"></font><font face="Arial" size="-1"></font><font face="Arial" size="-1">On May 8, Pierre Pettigrew, Minister for International Trade, will be in Washington to attend the Council of the Americas Conference
and meeting of the NAFTA trade ministers. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong>Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2001</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong>Time: 8:00 a.m. "The Century of the Americas 31st Washington Conference"</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong>Location: Loy Henderson Auditorium, State Department <u>OPEN PRESS</u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong>Time: 8:45 a.m. Address by International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong>"Toward the FTAA: Prospects for Progress Post Quebec"</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong>Location: Loy Henderson Auditorium, State Department <u>OPEN PRESS</u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong><em></em></strong></font><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong><em>N.B. Credentialed media representatives are requested to arrive between 6:30 and 7:45 a.m. at the 23rd Street NW entrance.</em>
<em>No/No special or event credentials are required</em>.</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong>Time: 2:00 p.m. Minister Pettigrew's Media Availability</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong>Location: Canadian Embassy Theatre</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1">For more information, please contact:</font></p>
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<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial" size="-1">Sébastien Théberge</font>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1">Office of the Minister for International Trade</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1">(613) 992-7332</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial" size="-1">Media Relations Office</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1">Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1">(613) 995-1874</font></td></tr></table>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="-1">_________________________________________________________________________________________________</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1">Le ministre du Commerce international, M. Pierre Pettigrew, sera à Washington, le 8 mai, pour prendre part à la Conférence du
Conseil des Amériques et à la réunion des ministres du Commerce de l'ALENA.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong></strong></font><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong>Date : Le mardi 8 mai 2001</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong>Heure : 8 h «The Century of the Americas 31st Washington Conference »</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong>Lieu : Loy Henderson Auditorium, State Department <u>OUVERT À LA PRESSE</u></strong></font><font face="Arial" size="-1"><u><em></u></em></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong>Heure : 8 h 45 Allocution du ministre du Commerce international Pierre Pettigrew</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong>« Vers la ZLEA : les perspectives de progrès après Québec »</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong>Lieu : Loy Henderson Auditorium, State Department <u>OUVERT À LA PRESSE</u><em></em></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong><em>N.B. Les représentants des médias accrédités sont priés de se présenter entre 6 h 30 et 7 h 45 à l'entrée de la 23<sup>e</sup> rue nord-ouest. Aucune accréditation spéciale n'est requise.</em></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong>Heure : 14 h Le ministre Pettigrew rencontre les médias</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong>Lieu : Salle de conférences de l'ambassade du Canada</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><strong></strong></font><font face="Arial" size="-1">Pour de plus amples renseignements, prière de communiquer avec :</font></p>
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<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial" size="-1"></font><font face="Arial" size="-1">Sébastien Théberge</font>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1">Cabinet du ministre du</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1">Commerce international</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1">(613) 992-7332</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial" size="-1">Le Service des relations avec les médias</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1">Ministère des Affaires étrangères et</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1">du Commerce international</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="-1">(613) 995-1874</font></td></tr></table>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="-1"></font><font face="Arial" size="-1"></font><font face="Arial" size="-1"></font><font face="Arial" size="-1">May 7, 2001 No. 30/Nº 30 Le 7 mai 2001</font></p>
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