SBA Administrator to Address North American Supply Chains Joined by Mexican Ambassador to the U.S.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tomorrow, U.S. Small Business Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, will discuss the importance of interlocking supply chains to strengthen North American competitiveness alongside Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. Eduardo Medina Mora.

Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Contreras-Sweet was a successful entrepreneur and business executive before joining President Obama's cabinet in April 2014. In the run-up to the next round of the U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue and the North American Leaders Summit, Contreras-Sweet will address the need for dynamic and competitive supply chains in North America, followed by a Davos-style conversation with Medina Mora. Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Americas Society/Council of the Americas, will moderate the discussion.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the U.S. economy and the broader North American free-trade area. Canada and Mexico are the top two destinations for U.S. exports from SMEs. Furthermore, small-business suppliers feed inputs into larger companies and benefit with expanded exports of final products.

WHAT: Media Availability

WHO: SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet
Mexican Ambassador to U.S. Eduardo Medina Mora

WHEN: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 – 10 a.m. EDT

WHERE: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
1779 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC

HOW: For Press contact Christine Vidmar Gomes at [email protected]

Advisory Number: MA14-30

Contact: Miguel Ayala (202) 450-0148
Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news
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SOURCE U.S. Small Business Administration

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