2008 leadership georgia: progress in motion
CHARLES S. SHAPIRO
Senior Coordinator,
Western Hemisphere Trade Task Force
United States Department of State
Ambassador Charles Shapiro leads the task force working to secure congressional passage of the trade agreements with Peru, Colombia and Panama. Congress passed the Peru agreement in December 2007; the President sent the Colombia agreement to Congress in April 2008.
Shapiro has served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs and U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela. He joined the Department of State in 1977. Overseas postings include Venezuela, Chile, Trinidad and Tobago, El Salvador and Denmark, and he has held a variety of assignments in Washington.
Ambassador Shapiro has received various presidential and Department of State performance and honor awards. In 2007 the Government of Chile decorated him with the “Orden al Mérito.” His foreign languages are Spanish and Danish.
A proud native of Atlanta, Shapiro is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Georgia State University, and the Department of State’s Senior Seminar.
CHARLES SHAPIRO
Speaker Key Points:
We need to listen to eacch other if we are to effectively address the immigration issues of today.
The immigration issue is not only an issue in the USA. Other nations also rely on foreign labor and struggle with similar issues.