Message-ID: <33030647.1075840206814.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:05:00 -0700 (PDT) From: ksherwood@uschamber.com To: mclark@uschamber.com Subject: Visit of Prime Minister Vajpayee: San Francisco Cancelled Cc: ksherwood@uschamber.com, usibc1@pacbell.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bcc: ksherwood@uschamber.com, usibc1@pacbell.net X-From: "Sherwood, Katherine" X-To: "Clark, Michael" X-cc: "Sherwood, Katherine" , usibc1@pacbell.net X-bcc: X-Folder: \Kenneth_Lay_Dec2000\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: LAY-K X-FileName: klay.nsf Dear USIBC Members and Friends, We regret to inform you that the Indian Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and his accompanying delegation will not visit San Francisco due to unforeseen health reasons, and thus all scheduled USIBC events on September 11 are cancelled.? You may refer to the article at http://www.siliconindia.com/shownewsdata.asp?newsno=4953&newscat=Technology for further details.? According to the changed schedule, the Prime Minister will reach New York on September 7, 2000, and the Washington D.C. program will remain unchanged.? The U.S. - India Business Council will host events in Washington D.C., including a Commercial Dialog and other Members Only events described below.? Interested members or prospective members may also contact Rick Rossow via e-mail at rrossow@uschamber.com or by phone at (202) 463-5323 for further information. We sincerely appreciate the efforts of all members and friends to date, and hope to see each of you in Washington, D.C. Sincerely, Kate Sherwood ======================== Katherine R. Sherwood Director, West Coast Office U.S.-India Business Council 250 Montgomery Street, 14th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Tel: 415-986-1914 Fax: 415-986-1915 E-mail: ksherwood@uschamber.com Website: http://www.usibc.com Dear Members & Friends: The meetings organized in San Francisco on Sept 11 have been cancelled due to the Prime Minister's poor health.? However, the program for the Sept 14 - Washington, DC portion of the Prime Minister's visit to the United States are being finalized.? We have had to work around the schedules of U.S. Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta, who is leaving for Chicago mid-afternoon, and Prime MInister Vajpayee, who is busy until the late afternoon.? Here is the updated agenda: _________________________ Main Track Participation at the Commercial Dialogue & Prime Minister Reception will be limited to one representative per company, except for corporate sponsors and in cases where your company will be represented by the Chairman, Vice Chairman, President or CEO, in which case a second participant will be allowed to staff. 10:00am:? U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Live broadcast of Prime Minister Vajpayee's address to joint session of Congress (see below). 10:30am:? U.S. Chamber of Commerce: U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue meeting begins, with U.S. Commerce Secretary Mineta, Indian Commerce Minister Murasoli Maran, and other U.S. & Indian Gov't dignitaries. 12:30pm: U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Luncheon program, keynote by U.S. Government TBD* ? 2:00pm: U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Sectoral panel discussions, confirmed attendees include U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Transportation, USAID, and other U.S. Government agencies ? 5:00pm: U.S. Chamber of Commerce: U.S.-India Business Council Reception with Honorable Murasoli Maran and U.S. Government dignitaries. ___________________________________ Congressional Track: Seating at the following events is extremely limited.? The USIBC plans to hold a small number of seats for these events for sponsors of the U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue & Commerce & Industry Minister's reception later in the day at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. 10:00am:? Capitol Building: Prime Minister Vajpayee addresses joint session of Congress. 12:30pm:? Capitol Building: Congressional Caucus on India Affairs hosts luncheon with Prime Minister Vajpayee (invited guests only) ___________________________________ There are sponsorships available for the Commercial Dialogue & Prime Minister's reception at $15,000 each.? Sponsors will receive a variety of benefits, including: Preferential seating assignments at seated portions of meeting; Private meetings with Indian Government officials (pending availability); Logo on signage & printed materials; Speaking role for senior officer of sponsoring company; 2 Free tickets for representatives of sponsoring company; Tickets for Prime Minister address to Congress and India Caucus luncheon (pending availability). Please respond to Rick Rossow with any questions.? We expect registration to begin at the end of this week or early next week, once we have a final list of Indian & U.S. Government dignitaries expected to attend.