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APPRECIATION
WHEREAS
the Inter American Press Association held its Midyear
Meeting in Casa de Campo, La Romana, Dominican Republic
WHEREAS
our Host Committee, co-chaired by Ramón
Báez Figueroa, Grupo de Comunicación Listín, Santo Domingo;
José Luis Corripio, Grupo Corripio, Santo Domingo; Rafael A. Del Toro,
El Caribe, Santo Domingo; and Arturo Pellerano, Grupo Omnimedia, Santo Domingo;
and including Rafael Molina, Ahora, Santo Domingo; Julio Hazim, Cañabrava,
Santo Domingo; Bernardo Vega, El Caribe, Santo Domingo; Radhamés Gómez,
El Nacional, Santo Domingo; Antonio E. Ornes, El Nacional, Santo Domingo; Mario
Alvarez, Hoy, Santo Domingo; Príamo Rodríguez, La Información,
Santiago; Fernando Pérez-Memén, La Información, Santiago;
Miguel A. Franjul, Listín Diario, Santo Domingo; Aníbal De Castro,
Rumbo, Santo Domingo; José Báez Guerrero, Tribuna, Santo Domingo;
Ruddy González, Última Hora, Santo Domingo; Osvaldo Santana, Última
Hora, Santo Domingo, provided a hospitable and friendly environment conducive
to professional and social activities
WHEREAS
the Hon. Hipólito Mejía, president
of the Dominican Republic; the Hon. Milagros Ortiz Bosch, vice president of
the Dominican Republic, and a delegation from the Office of the Mayor of Santo
Domingo, accepted the invitation of the association to address the members and
their guests
WHEREAS
the Hon. William J. Clinton, former president of
the United States of America, accepted the invitation of the association to
address the members and their guests
WHEREAS
Renato Maurício Prado, Extra, Río
de Janeiro, Brazil; Martín Delfer, Berlingeske Tidende, Copenhagen, Denmark;
Tanya DuBois, Toronto Star, Toronto, Canada; Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza; Jacinto
Gimbernard, Fundación Corripio, Santo Domingo; Ruddy González,
Última Hora, Santo Domingo; Joseph G. Delva, president of the National
Association of Haitian Journalists; David Adams, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg,
Florida; Robert J. Cox, The Post & Courier, Charleston, South Carolina;
Fernando H. Navajas, FIEL, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Alejandro Izquierdo, IDB,
Washington DC; Raúl Kraiselburd, El Día, La Plata, Argentina;
Horacio Aguirre, former president of the IAPA; Eduardo Ulibarri, La Nación,
Costa Rica; Carmen Ugalde Víquez, La Nación, Costa Rica; Melissa
Kim, Portland Press-Herald, Portland, Maine; and the Hon. Leonel Fernández,
former president of the Dominican Republic; provided insightful talks on matters
of great interest to IAPA members
WHEREAS
the Midyear Meeting received the generous support
of the following organizations which sponsored hospitality events and provided
useful and informative material: the Office of the President of the Dominican
Republic; American Airlines; ABITIBI Consolidated; Tabacalera de García;
Fundación Altos de Chavón; Patronato Benéfico Oriental;
Barceló y Compañía C. por A.; Hoy; El Nacional; Ahora;
El Caribe; Listín Diario and Hoy.
WHEREAS
the Midyear Meeting was by all accounts a resounding
success for members, friends and supporters
THE MIDYEAR MEETING OF THE IAPA RESOLVES
that the president, officers, directors and members
express their deepest gratitude and appreciation to all who have contributed.
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