President Jorge Batlle, Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao

The official presidential delegation headed by U.S. Secretary of Labor, Elaine L. Chao arrived in Uruguay today to represent President George W. Bush at the Uruguayan presidential inauguration to take place tomorrow, March 1st.

Elaine Chao is accompanied by Marilyn Ware, chairman emerita of the American Water Works Company, Laura Genero, Associate Deputy Secretary, and Jeffrey Eubank, Deputy Director of Protocol.

The first item on Chao's schedule was a bilateral meeting with outgoing Uruguayan president Jorge Batlle at the Presidential Office, followed by a cocktail reception hosted by President and Mrs. Batlle in honor of the heads of official delegations at the MERCOSUR building.

Related item: Elaine Chao heads U.S. delegation at Uruguayan presidential inauguration (02/23/2005)

 

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Ms. Marilyn Ware, Ambassador Martin J. Silverstein, Secretary Elaine Chao, President Jorge Batlle

President Jorge Batlle, U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, and Ms. Marilyn Ware

President Jorge Batlle, U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, Ms. Marilyn Ware, and U.S. Ambassador Martin J. Silverstein

 

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