CONOZCA A LOS MERCADERES INESCRUPULOSOS--: US Cuba Trade

http://www.uscuba.org/link.htm

STRUCTURE, STAFFING, and MANAGEMENT:

USCTA is a 501C(6) and is managed by a Board of Directors. Day to day operations will be conducted by its President and Executive Director. A Board of Advisors will provide general input and guidance regarding overall policy issues dealing with business and trade with Cuba.

Kirby Jones, Founder and President
Robert Hudak, Treasurer

BOARD of DIRECTORS
Chairman
Bill Reinsch, President of the National Foreign Trade Council

Members
Robert Hudak, President, AgBioTech, Inc. of New York
Kirby Jones, President of Alamar Associates
Ralph Kaehler, President, Kaehler’s Homedale Farms of Minnesota
Michael Olivier, Director, Louisiana Dep't. of Business Development
Arthur Savage, President, A.R. Savage & Son, Inc.
Lissa Weinmann, Senior Fellow, World Policy Institute

BOARD OF ADVISORS
Chairman
William D. Rogers, Arnold & Porter; Kissinger & Associates; former Ass’t. Sec. of State

Members
David Rockefeller, Rockefeller Center Properties
Carla Anderson Hills, Former U.S. Trade Representative
Frank Carlucci, Former Secretary of Defense
A.W. Clausen, Former CEO, Bank of America; Former President of World Bank
Craig Fuller, Former Chief of Staff for VP Bush
James Schlesinger, Former Director of CIA and former Sec. of Defense
George Sturgis Pillsbury, Sargent Management Company
Julius B. Richmond, M.D., Former U.S. Surgeon General
Malcolm Wallop, Former U.S. Senator (WY)
Sam Gibbons, Former 34 yr Florida Congressman
Alexander Watson, Former U.S. Ambassador
Michael C. Dow, Mayor, Mobile, Alabama
Kurt L. Schmoke, Former Mayor, Baltimore, MD
Bob Odom, Louisiana Comm. Of Agriculture
A.J. (Pete) Reixach, Dir., Port of Freeport, TX; Former Pres., Gulf Coast Port Assoc.
Silvia Wilhelm, Cuban-American Commision on Family Rights, Miami
Joan Brown Campbell, Chautauqua Institution
Phil Baum, American Jewish Congress
James Winkler, General Secretary, United Methodist Church
Melinda Bush, Hospitality Resources Worldwide
Grazell Howard, Coalition of 100 Black Women
Francis Ford Coppola, Producer/Director
Oliver Stone, Producer/Director

U.S.-Cuba Trade Association Members

Abernathy MacGregor Group - New York
Ag BioTech, Inc.– New York
Alamar Associates – Washington, DC
American Italian Pasta Company – Missouri
Bonilla & Chapa - Texas
Cargill, Inc. – Minnesota
Caterpillar Americas – Florida
Cattleman’s Meat Company – Michigan
Coastal Trading Co. – New Jersey
Columbia Coastal Transport – New Jersey
Digital Divide Alliance - California
Dolphin Shipping & Trading – Georgia
Duane Morris LLP – Florida
Elof Hansson, Inc – Georgia
EMRN Group, Inc. – Florida
Far Trading Consultants – Georgia
Georgia Ports Authority – Georgia
Interplanner – Washington, D.C.
Kaehler’s Homedale Farms – Minnesota
KyCuVentures LLC - Kentucky
Louisiana Dep't. of Economic Development – Louisiana
Marazul Charters - New Jersey
Maybank Shipping - South Carolina
Mayflower International – South Carolina
Molimar Export Consultants, Inc. – Pennsylvania
North American Partners - Florida
North Dakota Dep't. of Agriculture – North Dakota
North Dakota Farm Bureau – North Dakota
North East Food Distributors, Inc. – Massachusetts
Northern Gulf Trading Corp – Alabama
P S International, Ltd – North Carolina
Perfected Foods Corp. – Texas
Phaland & Trading – North Dakota
Port of Corpus Christi - Texas
Port of Galveston – Texas
Radlo Foods, LLC - Massachusetts
San Juan Navigation – Washington State
The Scheye Group Ltd. – Illinois
Tucker/Hall – Florida
United Americas Shipping Services – Florida
USA Rice Federation
U.S. Rice Producers Association – Texas
U.S. Wheat Associates – Washington, DC
Virginia Department of Agriculture – Virginia

EVENTS

• Teleconference with Pedro Alvarez, Chairman of Alimport at National Press Club, April 27, 2005.
  
• Members visited Cuba in June, 2005, at the invitation of Alimport and met with senior officials to discuss business opportunities.
  
• The Association hosted a breakfast with Ricardo Alarcon, President of Cuba's National Assembly, on September 15, 2005, on the occasion of his visit to New York as head of Cuba's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly.
  
• The Association co-sponsored of the U.S.-Cuba Energy Summit (www.uscubasummit.org
  ) held in Mexico City, February 2-4, 2006. This gathering brought U.S. energy executives together with their Cuban counterparts for the first time. Other Summits on biotechnology, IT, and travel are under consideration
  
• The Association co-sponsored two teleconferences with Rafael Tenreyro, VP of CUPET, in Corpus Christi, Texas, and Lafayette, Louisiana.
  
• Regional Seminars and Conferences

The U.S.-Cuba Trade Association will hold a series of seminars for business firms about the current legislative and administration issues and actions regarding trade with Cuba, process of doing business in Cuba, the experience thus far and the potential ahead.

Colaboración de Enrique Artalejo