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 U.S. Department of State
 Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

U.S.-Panama Relations

Testimony, Remarks, Briefings

• 12/14/99: Remarks by former President Jimmy Carter at a ceremony marking the transfer of the Panama Canal, Panama City, Panama
• 12/06/99: Ambassador Peter Romero, Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, On-the-Record Briefing on the Handover of the Panama Canal, Washington, DC
• 11/16/99: U.S. Ambassador Peter Romero, Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs (Remarks to the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America (AACCLA), Panama City, Panama)
• 11/15/99: U.S. Ambassador Simon Ferro (Remarks before the Association of Latin American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America, Panama City, Panama)
• 11/15/99: Kenneth H. "Buddy" MacKay Jr., White House Special Envoy to the Americas (Remarks to Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America (AACCLA), Panama City, Panama)
• 10/22/99: Lino Gutierrez, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs (Testimony on Security of Panama Canal)
• 10/22/99: Gen. Charles Wilhelm, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command (Testimony before Senate Armed Services Committee on security of the Panama Canal)
• 10/19/99: Joe Lockhart (Excerpt from White House press briefing)

Background Notes

• Panama (01/00)

Fact Sheet

• 12/07/99: Background on Panama Canal Transfer

U.S.-Panama Index