Philadelphia, PA — On Monday, May 19, 2025, the Chilean & American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia and the Embassy of Chile in Washington, D.C., hosted a distinguished luncheon and award ceremony at The Union League of Philadelphia to celebrate Robert W. Palaima, who was awarded the Order of Bernardo O’Higgins—one of Chile’s highest civilian honors granted to non-Chilean citizens.
John Ercolani, Sean Mahoney, and Ed Fitzgerald have assumed the roles of Executive Board Members of the CACC, effective September 2023.
Thank you to Robert Palaima, Andreas Economou, and Miriam Borja-Fisher for their 15+ years of service leading the CACC organization. ¡Gracias!
RECEIVING THE 24th ANNUAL “FRIEND OF CHILE” AWARD
• Mark Greenberg, President and CEO, Capespan North America
RECEIVING THE 2023 ALBERT S. MARULLI “LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT” AWARD
Chilean & American Chamber of Commerce Outgoing Executive Board Members
• President and Chairman Robert Palaima
• Vice President Andreas Economou
• Treasurer Miriam Borja-Fisher
The CACC is back in action! Read up on recent and upcoming CACC activities here.
SPOTLIGHT SERIES:
Miriam Borja-Fisher
Senior Business Development Manager at Western Fumigation and
Chilean & American Chamber of Commerce Treasurer
It is with great sorrow that we share the sad news about the passing of dear friend and longtime Board Member, Dennis Rochford, President of the Maritime Exchange Dennis was an active and dedicated member of the Chilean Chamber Board of Directors for many years. He consistently advocated for the promotion of business between the United States and Chile and cultural appreciation between the two nations. Additionally, his steadfast commitment to trade development paralleled our mission and exemplified the vision of our Chamber. Strengthening the diplomatic, investment, and commercial relationship between Chile and the Greater Philadelphia region.
The Chilean & American Chamber of Commerce has faced many challenges this past year. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions that were set forth by the CDC and the City of Philadelphia, we have been unable to host large gatherings, resulting in a loss of our primary source of revenue- event sponsorship and ticket sales. With these restrictions having been lifted, we are now looking to begin having our annual programs once again, starting with our Annual Fresh Fruit Workshop and “Friend of Chile” Awards Luncheon this upcoming Autumn. Though things have been fairly quiet here at the CACC for the past couple of months, we have not been completely stagnant. A project we have been working on is an original illustrated map of Chile that has been created to compliment our digital directory. The illustrated map features listings from CACC Membership and interesting facts about certain Chilean regions and the country’s main exports.
Join colleagues, port representatives, and government officials to participate in an interactive experience, including panel discussions and open Q &A sessions, reviewing the trade, technical, legal, regulatory, and business issues affecting the import of Chilean fresh fruit into the Delaware Valley region.
Previous event panelists include Ed Fitzgerald, the Senior Director of Trade Services at GEODIS USA, Inc.; Elliot Ortiz, the Chief Agriculture Specialist, Area Port of Philadelphia, at U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and Evan Moss, the Senior Director of Perishables at J&K Fresh East. Additionally, past guest speakers have included Andrés Rodriguez, the Agricultural Attaché at the Embassy of Chile.
Dear CACC Members and Friends, My name is Caroline Bullock and I am the new Coordinator for the Chilean & American Chamber of Commerce. I am a graduate of Boston University's Class of 2020, with a Bachelor of Science in Communications from the College of Communication, with a focus in Public Relations. It is my honor to work with all of you and represent Chile in the Greater Philadelphia region. I am excited for all of the great things to come and cannot thank my predecessor, Christina Lisa, more for all of the hard work she has done for the Chamber and the assistance she has given me since beginning here.
Coming Soon: 6-month installment of programming focused on Chile, brought to you by the CACC, World Affairs Council, and Consulate of Chile. Read up on sponsorship opportunities and more details by clicking below.
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