Latin American Leadership Forum

April 20, 2009

The Greater Houston Partnership hosted a news conference this morning to announce the 7th Annual Latin American Leadership Forum that will be held in Houston next week.

"One of the things that I wanted to accomplish when I came here as president of the Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau was to marry up the economic demographics of Houston and the groups that we brought, and also to do more international business," said Greg Ortale, in opening the news conference, citing next week's forum as an example of success in both areas, giving credit to Port of Houston Authority Commissioner Jim Fonteno for his part in attracting the conference.

"The trade relations between North and South America hold so much potential, not for just what's there now, but for the growth," said Harris County Judge Ed Emmett. "I think we are going to see that be really our blossoming flower, if you will, of international trade."

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