[wanabidii] Press Releases: Ambassador Catherine M. Russell Travels to Chile and Guatemala, October 19-23

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Ambassador Catherine M. Russell Travels to Chile and Guatemala, October 19-23 10/18/2014 12:16 PM EDT Ambassador Catherine M. Russell Travels to Chile and Guatemala, October 19-23 Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC October 18, 2014 Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Catherine Russell will travel to Santiago, Chile, October 19-21, to address the second annual conference of the Women Entrepreneurs in the Americas (WEAmericas) Network. Launched at the Summit of the Americas in 2012 by President Obama, the WEAmericas initiative aims to advance women’s entrepreneurship and economic participation throughout Latin America and the Caribbean by reducing barriers and increasing opportunities for women to start and grow small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and expand business networks. The initiative leverages public-private partnerships and encourages inclusive economic growth in the Western Hemisphere. Ambassador Russell will deliver the plenary address on October 20. Ambassador Russell will meet with Chilean Minister of the National Service for Women Claudia Pascual and representatives of the government of Chile’s gender unit. While in Santiago, the Ambassador will also visit the Peace Park at Villa Grimaldi and meet with alumni from the State Department’s ECA Museums Connect project on Girl Ambassadors for Human Rights to highlight the importance of promoting the rights and status of women and girls to U.S. foreign policy. On October 21, Ambassador Russell will continue on to Guatemala to speak with interlocutors about the violence and lack of economic opportunity affecting women and girls, a contributing factor to the undocumented migration of adults and unaccompanied children. On October 22, she will meet with Guatemalan officials, including law enforcement representatives, and civil society leaders in the capital to discuss cooperation on prevention and response to gender-based violence and trafficking in persons. While in Guatemala, Ambassador Russell will also meet with local officials and indigenous women in the town of Chichicastenango. For further information contact SGWI_PA@state.gov or visit the Office of Global Women’s Issues website at http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/ and follow AmbRussell on Twitter @S_GWI. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:       External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520

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