September 16, 2003

Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions) to Travel to San Francisco

Reminder

Maurizio Bevilacqua, Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions), will travel to San Francisco to discuss Canada's recent economic performance and business opportunities in Canada.

Wednesday, September 17

San Francisco

Secretary of State Bevilacqua will be the guest speaker at an event hosted by the Digital Moose Lounge, a network for Canadian expatriates living in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay area.

Mr. Bevilacqua's address, entitled Canada's Economic Renaissance, will begin shortly after 7 p.m. and will be followed by a question and answer session with the guests.

The event will take place at the Old Federal Reserve Bank Building, 301 Battery Street.

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For further information:

Gaetano Manganiello
Office of the Secretary of State
(International Financial Institutions)
(613) 992-6670

Andrée Houde
Public Affairs and Operations Division
(613) 996-8080