NEWS & EVENTS
NEWS & EVENTS
Society Hall, Meeting Street Jack Alterman, altermanstudio@gmail.com
**MEDIA ADVISORY**
For Release: February 22, 2019
City of Charleston, Speightstown, Barbados to Sign Sister City Partnership
Charleston, S.C.— Please join Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg and Consulate General of Barbados to the United States Southeast Neval Greenidge for the official signing of a Charleston Sister Cities International partnership between the cities of Charleston and Speightstown at 12:30 p.m., Monday, February 25, 2019 in City Hall Council Chamber, located at 80 Broad Street.
The partnership is designed to foster and strengthen relations between the cities by encouraging exchanges and supporting the development of new social, economic, tourism, academic and community programs.
Also in attendance to witness the signing will be Barbados Honorary Consul to South Carolina Rhoda Green, Charleston Sister Cities International Co-Chair Chip Limehouse and President and CEO Neita A. Wiese, Charleston City Councilmember and Charleston Sister Cities International Liaison Peter Shahid, Charleston County Public Library Chief Historian Dr. Nic Butler, and South Carolina Historical Society Vice President of Development Ginny Zemp.
WHO: Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg, Consulate General of Barbados to the United States Southeast Neval Greenidge
WHAT: Signing of Charleston Sister Cities International partnership between Charleston and Speightstown, Barbados
WHERE: City Hall Council Chamber, 80 Broad Street
WHEN: 12:30 p.m., Monday, February 25, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT: Jack O’Toole, Director of Communications, Media Relations/Public Information (843) 518-3228 otoolej@charleston-sc.gov
Panama FTA Export Seminar
September 7, 2018
8:30-1:00
Learn the rules, regulations and money saving essentials of the most recent
Free Trade Agreement with Panama. Seating is limited. Registration and payment are required to guarantee seating.
Registration
Topics covered:
• Opportunities Created by the FTA in Panama
• Understanding the Logistics of Trade with Panama
• FTA Terms and Definitions and Documentation
Trade Mission Trip To Panama City, Panama
October 16-19, 2018
Join Charleston Sister Cities International in collaboration with the South Carolina Department of Commerce,
in Panama City, Panama, October 16 – 19, 2018. The goal of this Trade Mission is to help each participant grow their international business in Panama through a customized meeting itinerary with prospective customers and partners.
More Information
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Russell J. Held V.P. of Economic Development, Virginia Port Authority and Neita A. Wiese, CSCI President & CEO
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Neita Wiese, CSCI President & CEO, Alberto Aleman Zubieta, CEO Panama Canal Authority and Advisory Board
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Donatella Cappelletti Della Porta and Sergio Fedelini, Honorary Consul of Italy
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Second from left, Charleston Mayor Tecklenburg and Italian Consulate General Gloria Marina Bellelli
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Celebrating Italy's "La Festa Della Republica" Neita A. Wiese, CSCI President & CEO, Michael Naoiti, TD Bank, Charles L. Talbert, III, Webster Rogers and CSCI Board Member
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Mayor and Mrs. W.B. Sessoms, Jr. and CSCI President & CEO, Neita A. Wiese
For more information, please contact Charleston Sister Cities International at:
334 E. Bay Street, #208,
Charleston, SC 29401
info@charlestonsistercities.org
www.charlestonsistercities.org
843.478.8569
334 E. Bay Street, #208,
Charleston, SC 29401
info@charlestonsistercities.org
www.charlestonsistercities.org
843.478.8569
neita@charlestonsistercities.org
843.478.8569