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MISSION
About The North American Institute
Why NAMI
Canada, the United States and Mexico are increasingly
tied together in an evolving and complex trinational relationship. The spillover
effect of economic integration after NAFTA is focusing attention on such shared
concerns as the environment, labor, education, immigration and social welfare.
And while they integrate, these three large federal states are undergoing rapid
internal changes, which also affect the emerging North American community.
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North American Institute (NAMI) was founded in 1988 to deepen understanding and
to promote new approaches to North American issues. A unique trinational organization,
NAMI's spirit derives from the vision of founders Maurice Strong, Bruce Babbitt
and Jesus Silva Herzog, and developed by Susan Herter, John Wirth and Senator
Jack Austin of Canada.
What is NAMI?
The North American Institute is a private,
not-for-profit organization with a secretariat in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and chapters
in Canada and Mexico. NAMI's work is guided by a 9-member North American Coordinating
Committee, three from each country, and a separate Board of Directors for each
chapter.
NAMI's mission is to enhance public understanding of priority issues
affecting the North American community. In pursuit of its mission, NAMI both serves
as a convening organization by organizing conferences, workshops, and forums that
address pertinent issues relating to the emerging North American community, and
a program-oriented organization that works with the next generation of leaders
in North America. The 3 central themes that NAMI addresses are:
1. Advancing public understanding of North American issues
2. Smart borders and green trade corridors
3. Building trinational leadership
As a convener, NAMI brings together people from
both the private and public sectors; leading thinkers from academia, business
and non-profit institutions; government; labor; and the media to provide a forum
for the sharing of ideas on emerging issues, and for discussing the means towards
deeper social integration while also acknowledging the social, political, and
economic differences between the countries. In addition, NAMI also encourages
networking among the wide variety of professional people who addend NAMI functions.
Acting as a facilitator for this networking, NAMI furthers its support for trinational
cooperation.
NAMI's publication efforts strive to disseminate leading thinking
and analysis to the public policy community. Publications include the proceedings
of its meetings, as well as books and reports on pertinent issues, and NAMINEWS,
a quarterly newsletter. NAMI also maintain a site on the World Wide Web (http://www.northamericaninstitute.org).
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Mr. Robert Earle, President
Author and former USIA Deputy Asst. Director
Mr.
Don Winkelmann, Vice President
Former Director General of CIMMYT
Mr. Don Newquist
Vice President - Public Affairs, CEMEX
Mr.
Steve Feinberg
Chairman of the Board, Dorsar Investment Co.
Mr.
Andrew Dunigan
Dunigan Companies
Ms. Marilyn C. O'Leary
Director, Utton Transboundary Resource Center
Mr. Jerry Pacheco
Deputy Secretary, NM Economic Development Department
Mr. Richard Kiy
President and CEO, International Community Foundation
Mr. David Crane
Economics Editor, The Toronto Star
Srta.
Rossana Fuentes
Associate Director, Foreign Affairs en Español
Ms.
Susan Stroud
Founder, International Center for Innovations in Civic Participation
Gary Hufbauer
Author and Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics
Anne Heard
Consultant and former Peace Corps Co-Director, Paraguay
Dr. Paul Maxwell
Vice President for Research and Sponsored Projects, University of Texas at El Paso
Dr. Robert Bach
Senior Fellow, Inter-American Dialogue
Dr. Clint E. Smith
Visiting Scholar, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, and Director of North America Forum, Stanford University
Dr. Dwight Brothers
Consultant and former Professor of North American Studies, Colorado College
STAFF
David Griscom,
Executive Director
Dan Estabrook,
Development Director
Karie Martinez,
Office Administrator
NAMI-U.S.
708 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Tel: 505-982-3657
Fax: 505-983-5840
E-mail
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THE NORTH AMERICAN INSTITUTE
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NAMI-CANADA
Sen. Jack Austin
The Senate of Canada
Victoria Building
140 Wellington Street, Room 304
Ottowa, Ontario
Canada K1A 0A4
Tel: 613-992-1437
Fax: 613-995-7329
Email: [email protected]
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UNITED STATES
NAMI-U.S.
708 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Tel: 505.982.3657
Fax: 505.983.5840
Email: [email protected]
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NAMI-MEXICO
Amb. Jesus Reyes Heroles
StructurA
Pestalozzi 522
Colonia del Valle
Mexico DF 03020
Tel: 011 52 555 639-3791
Fax: 011 52 555 639-4624
Email: [email protected]
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2002 - 2017 The North American Institute
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