APPRECIATION

WHEREAS
our Host Committee, chaired by Luis Agois Banchero of Empresa Periodistica Nacional, Alejandro Miró Quesada Cisneros of Empresa Editora El Comercio and Gustavo Mohme of Impresora Peruana, and including Verónica Becerra of Expreso (Editora Nacional), María Ofelia Cerro of La Industria, Franco De Ferrari of El Callao (Editora Argu S.A.), Elizabeth Dulanto de Miró Quesada of Cosas magazine, Enrique Escardó V. of Gente magazine, Juan Helguero of El Tiempo, Jorge Kishimoto of Efece, Enrique Mendoza of Arequipa al Día, Julio Alberto Ortiz Cerro of La Industria, Felipe Ortiz de Zevallos of Debate magazine, Manuel Romero Caro of Gestión and Enrique Zileri Gibson of Caretas magazine, provided a hospitable and friendly environment conducive to professional and social activities

WHEREAS
President of Peru Alejandro Toledo, Vice President of Peru Raúl Diez Canseco, former President of Peru Valentín Paniagua, the Mayor of Lima Alberto Andrade, former president of Uruguay Julio María Sanguinetti, and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Bernard W. Aronson accepted the invitation of the Association to address the members and their guests

WHEREAS
George Benge, Roger Black, Natalio Botana, Antoni Cases, Eduardo Danilo, Xabier Díaz, Richard Feinberg, Rodrigo Fino, Raúl Kraiselburd, Alberto Ku-King, Alejandro Miró Quesada Cisneros, Alain Modoux, Pedro Nikken, Marcela Sánchez, David Scott Palmer, Gen. Ketin Vidal, and Fernando Ortiz de Zevallos provided insightful talks on matters of great interest to IAPA members

WHEREAS
the General Assembly received the generous support of the following persons and organizations who sponsored hospitality events and provided useful and informative material: Alerta Médica, American Airlines, Backus, Banco de Crédito del Perú, Bodega Ferreyros, Bodega Queirolo, Bodega Tres Esquinas, Bodega Viñas de Oro, CAF, Central National Gottesman, Inc., Corporación Andina de Fomento, Forza, The Freedom Forum, Frecuencia Latina, H Stern, Inforsa, Lima Airport Partners, the Municipality of Lima, Notimex, PR Newswire, Productos Paraíso, Promperú, Telefónica, Transportes Civa and Universidad Particular San Martín de Porres

WHEREAS
the 58th General Assembly was a resounding success in every way

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE IAPA RESOLVES
that the president, officers, directors and members express their deepest gratitude and appreciation to all who have contributed and provided support to this 58th General Assembly.