“Facing Energy Security in the Americas through Agroenergy Sources” is the topic of the keynote presentation that Roberto Rodrigues, co-president of the Inter-American Ethanol Commission and a former agriculture minister of Brazil, will deliver for the thirtieth conference in the Organization of American States’ (OAS) Lecture Series of the Americas next Tuesday, October 28.

Mr. Rodrigues’ focus on energy security comes amidst preparations for the Fifth Summit of the Americas, to be held in April 2009 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Tuesday’s lecture will be webcast live from OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C., beginning at 3:00 p.m. Washington Time.

Organized by the OAS Secretariat for External Relations’ Department of International Affairs, the Lecture Series of the Americas was established by the Organization’s Permanent Council to promote democratic principles and values in the countries of the hemisphere.

Internationally renowned speakers are invited to address key issues such as democracy, human rights, social development, hemispheric security and the fight against poverty. The upcoming conference is possible thanks to financial contributions from Peru’s San Martin de Porres University and the government of the People’s Republic of China.

A question-and-answer session follows the keynote lecture, for which admission is free. To register, please e-mail the OAS at SER-DIA@oas.org or fax (202-458-6319).


WHAT: Co-President of the Inter-American Ethanol Commission speaks on “Facing Energy Security in the Americas through Agroenergy Sources”

WHEN: Tuesday, October 28, 2008

TIME: 3:00 p.m.

WHERE: Hall of the Americas
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20006

Reference: AVI-058/08