Convening
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.
Left to right: Missy Owens, The Coca-Cola Company; Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan, President, Sarukhan & Associates; Mack McLarty, McLarty Associates; Ambassador of Peru Carlos Pareja; Alfredo Rivera, The Coca-Cola Company; and, Ambassador of Honduras Marlon Tábora Muñoz. Photo credit: Joyce Boghosian Left to right: Luis Fernando Cordero, Embassy of Honduras; Bernardo Guillamon, Inter-American Development Bank; The Honorable Carla Hills, Hills & Company; Ambassador Stuart Holliday, Meridian International Center; and, Ambassador of Panama Emanuel Gonzalez-Revilla.
Photo credit: Joyce Boghosian Left to right: Missy Owens, The Coca-Cola Company; Clyde Tuggle, The Coca-Cola Company; Ambassador of Ecuador Francisco José Borja Cevallos; The Honorable Carla Hills, Hills & Company; Ambassador of Panama Emanuel Gonzalez-Revilla, Alfredo Rivera, The Coca-Cola Company; Ambassador Stuart Holliday, Meridian International Center; Mack McLarty, McLarty Associates; and, Ambassador of Peru Carlos Pareja.
Photo credit: Joyce Boghosian Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Paco Palmieri and Ambassador of Panama Emanuel Gonzalez-Revilla. Photo credit: Joyce Boghosian Coca-Cola products from across the Western Hemisphere were on display and available to guests for taste testing. Photo credit: Joyce Boghosian Left to right: Clyde Tuggle, The Coca-Cola Company; Ambassador Wendy Sherman, Albright Stonebridge Group; Mr.
Alberto Fierro Garza, Mexican Cultural Institute; and, The Honorable Carla Hills, Hills & Company. Photo credit: Joyce Boghosian The Meridian House Loggia. Photo credit: Joyce Boghosian Ambassador of Honduras Marlon Tábora Muñoz and Bernardo Guillamon, Inter-American Development Bank. Photo credit: Joyce Boghosian Mack McLarty, McLarty Associates and Ambassador of Panama Emanuel Gonzalez-Revilla. Photo credit: Joyce Boghosian Meridian’s Global Dialogue Series highlights a variety of international areas of interest from trade and energy to healthcare and security.
Photo credit: Joyce Boghosian Project Partner Project summary 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 See Program Page .