U.S. Department of State and Georgetown University To Host Washington Program of the Helsinki Women Business Leaders Summit

To promote a greater understanding of opportunities for trade, commerce, and free market economies, the U.S. Department of State and Georgetown University are spearheading the largest ever public-private sector outreach program between the United States and countries of the Baltic Sea region. Fifty outstanding women business leaders from Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and northwestern Russia will join 50 leading women business leaders from the U.S. for a two-day summit. Georgetown University will host the Washington program of the Helsinki Women Business Leaders Summit, November 13-15, 2002.

This second phase of the Helsinki Women Business Leaders Summit, scheduled for November 10-15, links more than 100 senior-level female executives from the U.S., Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia.

Before arriving in Washington, participants from the Baltic Rim will travel to the United States on November 10 for pairings with American counterparts in their hometowns to learn first-hand how they conduct their businesses.

During the Washington program, Professors Lamar Reinsch, Illka Ronkainen, Elaine Romanelli, and Catherine Tinsley from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business will host panel discussions entitled, Turning Obstacles into Opportunities, Global Growth Strategies, and Ethical Decisions. Other speakers include Under Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy, Charlotte Beers; Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs, Patricia Harrison; Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs, Beth Jones; Calvert Group CEO, Barbara Krumsiek; and Former Ambassador to the Netherlands, Dr. Cynthia Schneider.

Special events during the course of the Washington program will include a briefing at the White House, a State Department reception hosted by Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, and receptions at the Lithuanian and Finnish Embassies.

For more information and a full schedule of the Helsinki Women Business Leaders Summit, visit: http://www.usembassy.fi/servlet/PageServer?Page=hwbls/hwbls.html

Media interested in covering events should call either the Georgetown University communications office or Rainy Young at the Department of State's Bureau of Public Affairs, Media Outreach Office, at (202) 647-0875.

Released on November 7, 2002

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