Discussion on Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean for 2006

Presentation by Jose Luis Machinea, Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean

Comments by:

Nancy Lee, US Department of the Treasury

Anoop Singh, International Monetary Fund

Friday, December 15, 2006 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.

Inter-American Dialogue

1211 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 510

Washington, D.C.

We are pleased to invite you to join us at the Inter-American Dialogue on Friday, December 15 from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. for a luncheon discussion on the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's (ECLAC) new report, Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean for 2006. The report, ECLAC's flagship publication, is an authoritative and comprehensive statement of Latin America's economic performance in the past year. ECLAC Secretary-General Jose Luis Machinea will present its most important findings. Nancy Lee, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Eurasia and Latin America at the U.S. Department of Treasury, and Anoop Singh, Director of the Western Hemisphere Department at the International Monetary Fund, will offer comments.

Please let us know if you can join us by responding to this e-mail or writing meetings@thedialogue.org.