On September 24, leaders from countries in the Western Hemisphere that have free trade agreements with the United States met in New York to announce the launch of the Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas initiative. Pathways will deepen existing partnerships and cooperation to ensure that the benefits of free trade and open investment are broadly shared throughout the societies of the region.On Thursday, December 18, 2008, at 1 p.m. EST (16:00 in Uruguay), Craig Kelly, principal deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, will join us for a live webchat to discuss the events of the follow-up meeting that took place December 10 and what steps are being taken to strengthen trade partnerships in the Americas.
Craig Kelly was the U.S. ambassador to Chile from 2004 to 2007. From 2001 to 2004 he was executive assistant to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Before that, he served for two years as executive assistant to Thomas Pickering, who was then the under secretary of state for political affairs.
Kelly has served in a variety of overseas posts, including Bogota, Rome and Paris. In Washington he has served in the Western Hemisphere and European bureaus as well as at the National Security Council. He has a Ph.D. in Romance languages and European history from the University of California – Los Angeles and speaks Italian, Spanish, French and Portuguese. He has a diploma from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration in Paris and attended the National War College in Washington.
This webchat will take place at http://statedept.connectsolutions/wha. No registration is needed. Simply choose "Enter as a Guest," type in your preferred screen name and join the discussion.
The transcript of this webchat will be available on Ask America's webchat page, where information about upcoming webchats is also available.
More information on the Pathways to Prosperity in Americas initiative is available online.
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