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From:ksherwood@uschamber.com
To:mclark@uschamber.com
Subject:Visit of Prime Minister Vajpayee: San Francisco Cancelled
Cc:ksherwood@uschamber.com, usibc1@pacbell.net
Bcc:ksherwood@uschamber.com, usibc1@pacbell.net
Date:Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:05:00 -0700 (PDT)

Dear USIBC Members and Friends,

We regret to inform you that the Indian Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee,
and his accompanying delegation will not visit San Francisco due to
unforeseen health reasons, and thus all scheduled USIBC events on September
11 are cancelled.? You may refer to the article at
http://www.siliconindia.com/shownewsdata.asp?newsno=4953&;newscat=Technology
for further details.?

According to the changed schedule, the Prime Minister will reach New York on
September 7, 2000, and the Washington D.C. program will remain unchanged.?
The U.S. - India Business Council will host events in Washington D.C.,
including a Commercial Dialog and other Members Only events described below.?
Interested members or prospective members may also contact Rick Rossow via
e-mail at rrossow@uschamber.com or by phone at (202) 463-5323 for further
information.

We sincerely appreciate the efforts of all members and friends to date, and
hope to see each of you in Washington, D.C.
Sincerely,
Kate Sherwood
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Katherine R. Sherwood
Director, West Coast Office
U.S.-India Business Council
250 Montgomery Street, 14th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: 415-986-1914
Fax: 415-986-1915
E-mail: ksherwood@uschamber.com
Website: http://www.usibc.com

Dear Members & Friends:

The meetings organized in San Francisco on Sept 11 have been cancelled due to
the Prime Minister's poor health.? However, the program for the Sept 14 -
Washington, DC portion of the Prime Minister's visit to the United States are
being finalized.? We have had to work around the schedules of U.S. Commerce
Secretary Norman Mineta, who is leaving for Chicago mid-afternoon, and Prime
MInister Vajpayee, who is busy until the late afternoon.? Here is the updated
agenda:

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Main Track

Participation at the Commercial Dialogue & Prime Minister Reception will be
limited to one representative per company, except for corporate sponsors and
in cases where your company will be represented by the Chairman, Vice
Chairman, President or CEO, in which case a second participant will be
allowed to staff.

10:00am:? U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Live broadcast of Prime Minister
Vajpayee's address to joint session of Congress (see below).

10:30am:? U.S. Chamber of Commerce: U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue meeting
begins, with U.S. Commerce Secretary Mineta, Indian Commerce Minister
Murasoli Maran, and other U.S. & Indian Gov't dignitaries.

12:30pm: U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Luncheon program, keynote by U.S.
Government TBD*

? 2:00pm: U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Sectoral panel discussions, confirmed
attendees include U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of
Transportation, USAID, and other U.S. Government agencies

? 5:00pm: U.S. Chamber of Commerce: U.S.-India Business Council Reception
with Honorable Murasoli Maran and U.S. Government dignitaries.

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Congressional Track:

Seating at the following events is extremely limited.? The USIBC plans to
hold a small number of seats for these events for sponsors of the U.S.-India
Commercial Dialogue & Commerce & Industry Minister's reception later in the
day at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

10:00am:? Capitol Building: Prime Minister Vajpayee addresses joint session
of Congress.

12:30pm:? Capitol Building: Congressional Caucus on India Affairs hosts
luncheon with Prime Minister Vajpayee (invited guests only)

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There are sponsorships available for the Commercial Dialogue & Prime
Minister's reception at $15,000 each.? Sponsors will receive a variety of
benefits, including:

Preferential seating assignments at seated portions of meeting;
Private meetings with Indian Government officials (pending availability);
Logo on signage & printed materials;
Speaking role for senior officer of sponsoring company;
2 Free tickets for representatives of sponsoring company;
Tickets for Prime Minister address to Congress and India Caucus luncheon
(pending availability).

Please respond to Rick Rossow with any questions.? We expect registration to
begin at the end of this week or early next week, once we have a final list
of Indian & U.S. Government dignitaries expected to attend.