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Country Commercial Guides for FY 2000:
Belize

Report prepared by U.S. Embassy
Belize City, released July 1999
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XI. U.S. AND BELIZE CONTACTS

APPENDIX E - U.S. AND BELIZE CONTACTS:

BELIZE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

PERMANENT SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
BELMOPAN, BELIZE
TEL: 501-8-22526
FAX: 501-8-23673

PERMANENT SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, AND COOPERATIVES
BELMOPAN, BELIZE
TEL: 501-8-22330
FAX: 501-8-22409

PERMANENT SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
BELMOPAN, BELIZE
TEL: 501-8-22199
FAX: 501-8-22923

PERMANENT SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT
BELMOPAN, BELIZE
TEL: 501-8-22231
FAX: 501-8-22195

CHIEF STATISTICIAN
CENTRAL STATISTICAL OFFICE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
BELMOPAN, BELIZE
TEL: 501-8-22352
FAX: 501-8-23206

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
TRADE AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION SERVICE
ORCHID DRIVE
BELMOPAN, BELIZE, C.A.
TEL: 501-8-23737
FAX: 501-8-20595

BELIZE TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

BELIZE BUSINESS BUREAU
194A NORTH FRONT STREET
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
TEL: 501-2-45459
FAX: 501-2-32694

BELIZE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
63 REGENT STREET
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
TEL: 501-2-73148
FAX: 501-2-74984

THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF BELIZE
NORTH FRONT STREET
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
TEL: 501-2-31214
FAX: 501-2-32747

BELIZE MARKET RESEARCH

CENTRAL STATISTICAL OFFICE (SEE ABOVE)
BELIZE BUSINESS BUREAU (SEE ABOVE)
BELIZE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SEE ABOVE)
THE BELIZE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF BELIZE (SEE ABOVE)

COMMERCIAL BANKS

ATLANTIC BANK LIMITED
FREETOWN ROAD
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
CONTACT: SANDRA BEDRAN, GENERAL MANAGER
TEL: 501-2-77124
FAX: 501-2-33907

BARCLAYS BANK PLC
ALBERT STREET
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
CONTACT: JORGE OMAR ESPEJO, MANAGER
TEL: 501-2-77211
FAX: 501-2-78572

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
ALBERT STREET
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
CONTACT: CLAUDE MARCEL, MANAGER
TEL: 501-2-77027
FAX: 501-2-77416

THE BELIZE BANK
MARKET SQUARE
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
CONTACT: LOUIS SWAZEY, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
TEL: 501-2-77132
FAX: 501-2-72712

U.S. EMBASSY IN BELIZE

ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL SECTION
U.S. EMBASSY - BELIZE
CORNER GABOUREL LANE AND HUTSON ST.
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
TEL: 501-2-77161
FAX: 501-2-71468 CONTACT: GEORGE ALDRIDGE, ECONOMIC/POLITICAL OFFICER

WASHINGTON-BASED U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WHA/CEN
2201 C STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20520
TEL: 202-647-3482
FAX: 202-647-2597
CONTACT: DEBRA HEVIA, DESK OFFICER FOR BELIZE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION
14TH STREET AND CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20230
TEL: 202-482-1658 OR 202-482-2527
FAX: 202-482-0464 OR 202-482-4726
CONTACT: MICHELLE BROOKS, DESK OFFICER FOR BELIZE

U.S. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
ROOM 309, SA-16
WASHINGTON, DC 20523-1602
TEL: 703-875-4357
FAX: 703-875-4009
CONTACT: JOHN HERMANN, LATIN AMERICA PROJECTS OFFICER

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
1100 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20527
TEL: 202-336-8453
FAX: 202-408-9859
CONTACT: JUAN C. ALVAREZ, FINANCIAL OFFICER (BELIZE)

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
811 VERMONT AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20571
TEL: 202-565-3992
FAX: 202-565-3931
CONTACT: MICHAEL P. FILCHOCK, LOAN OFFICER (AMERICAS DESK)

APPENDIX F - TRADE EVENTS SCHEDULE:

DATE: MAY 22-23, 1999 EVENT: THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND TRADE SHOW
THIS IS A BIANNUAL, THREE-DAY EVENT. DATES MAY VARY. THE U.S. EMBASSY'S ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL SECTION ORGANIZES A USA PAVILION, WHICH FEATURES SOME 4-6 PRIVATE FIRMS WHICH OFFER U.S. PRODUCTS OR SERVICES IN BELIZE AS WELL AS U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SUCH AS USDA AND PEACE CORPS.
LOCATION: BELMOPAN

DATE: AUGUST 1999
EVENT: BETEX (BELIZE TOURISM EXPO)
THE BELIZE TOURIST BOARD, WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH THE BELIZE TOURISM INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, PLANS TO HOST THE FOURTH ANNUAL TOURISM TRADE EXPO IN AUGUST 1999. THE TOURISM TRADE EXPO IS GEARED TOWARD TRAVEL AGENCIES, WHOLESALERS, AND TOUR OPERATORS FROM NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
LOCATION: BELIZE CITY

DATE: SEPTEMBER 1999
EVENT: EXPO BELIZE '99
ORGANIZED BY THE BELIZE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, THE FOURTH ANNUAL EXPO BELIZE WILL PROVIDE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BY PROMOTING LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURERS, EXPORTERS, AND IMPORTERS. EXHIBITION SPACE IS OPEN TO LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES. EXACT DATES TO BE DETERMINED.
LOCATION: BELIZE CITY

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