Direct Line for American Businesses: Argentina: Transportation Infrastructure Opportunities for U.S. Business

Topic: Argentina: Transportation Infrastructure Opportunities for U.S. Business

Host: Tom Cooney , Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires

Guest Speaker: Guillermo Dietrich, Minister of Transportation, Government of Argentina

Date and Time: Thursday, June 22, 2017, 1 p.m. EDT (2 p.m. local)

Brief Description of Call:

The Government of Argentina is planning significant near-term transportation infrastructure projects and has a strong interest in attracting U.S. construction and engineering companies to bid on upcoming tenders. Projects incorporated into the 3-year transportation public works plan (estimated to value over $33 billion) include significant cargo and passenger rail upgrades; addition of over 1,700 miles to the national highway system; and significant subway, tunnel, and port upgrades in the city and Province of Buenos Aires.

Please join U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Tom Cooney and Argentine Minister of Transportation Guillermo Dietrich, for a Direct Line webinar discussing market opportunities, the current business environment, and details of several specific upcoming projects.

Please RSVP by June 19, 2017 by clicking here.