“Chile has been a great source of work for our stevedores, truck drivers and warehouseman… [And with] port expansion, [our city] can provide the opportunity for people without a college degree to be trained for jobs that pay 35-40 dollars an hour and can raise their families and take care of their neighborhoods and raise folks standard of living up.”
– Philadelphia’s Democratic Mayoral Nominee, Jim Kenney, 5th Annual Summer International Business Networking Reception, July 29th, 2015
A major celebration highlighting the remarkable friendship and international trade contributions between the Republic of Chile and the Tri State Region took center stage at the elegant Hotel du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware. The Chilean & American Chamber of Commerce created an extraordinary testament to this most successful and cordial partnership, celebrating the Chamber’s 10th Anniversary of the Taste of Chile Awards Dinner, honoring the DuPont Company for their enduring connections with Chile.
PHILADELPHIA, UNITED STATES — “Ladies and Gentleman, please welcome the President of the Republic of Chile, Her Excellency, Michelle Bachelet.” And with those words the Chilean presidential retinue was led into the Bellevue Stratford ballroom by the Chamber’s President Robert Palaima.
This year’s celebration at the Bellevue Hyatt crystalized the Chamber’s mission, spotlighting business superstars Aramark and the Oppenheimer Group, coupled with an outpouring of hearty congratulations from over 300 movers and shakers from the maritime, diplomatic and business sectors, attending the Chilean & American Chamber of Commerce 2014 Friend of Chile Awards ceremonies.
Philadelphia’s status as an international city on the move was completely in evidence at the Chilean & American Chamber of Commerce Summer Reception at the Hyatt Bellevue in downtown Philadelphia. For the fourth consecutive year, the Chamber’s sold-out mid-summer event brought together the region’s bi-lateral chambers of commerce and consular corps to discuss the area’s economic growth and plans for continued progress.
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The Republic of Chile’s O’Higgins Region VI just made an unprecedented step, sending its most concentrated diplomatic and trade delegation to visit the United States. This historic tour of the Tri-State area was capped off with newly signed business agreements and an elegant, sold-out “Taste of Chile” Dinner celebration at Delaware’s prestigious Hotel DuPont. The Chilean & American Chamber of Commerce orchestrated this international dinner to celebrate the strong commercial relationship between the O’Higgins Region Six and the Delaware Valley.
Senator Alejandro García Huidobro, of O’Higgins Region (VI) led the delegation and was also awarded the Chamber’s Visionary 2014 Award.