The Long Island Association is hosting a special event exclusively for our members on June 26th at 8:30am. In coordination with Congressman Steve Israel, Mexico’s Ambassador to the United States, Arturo Sarukhán, is
visiting Long Island to discuss how our companies can engage in doing more business with Mexico. This is certain to be an informative event and an opportunity your company to enhance your
business relationship with Mexico. We are pleased to invite you to attend. Please RSVP to Matt Cohen at
mcohen@longislandassociation.org.
Ambassador Sarukhán became Mexico’s Ambassador to the United States on February 27, 2007. He earned a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from El Colegio de México and a master’s degree in U.S. foreign policy at the
School of Advanced International Studies at
John Hopkins University. He has served in various posts at the Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs and represented Mexico at the Organization for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL). He served as consul general of Mexico in New York and as chief of staff to the Secretary of Foreign Relations. He also served as the top foreign policy advisor and international spokesperson to Mexican President Felipe Calderón during the presidential campaign of February 2006-November 2006.
The LIA is located at 300 Broadhollow Road,
Melville, NY (Bank of America building). The meeting will be held in the conference room on the lower level.
The Long Island Association (LIA) is one of the largest business organizations in New York State and the leading business organization on Long Island. Founded in 1926, the LIA's membership is now comprised of small and large businesses, colleges, universities, research laboratories and nonprofit organizations, which together employ two-thirds of Long Island’s workforce. The LIA’s mission is to lead and unifythe region in order to strengthen Long Island as a place to live, work, and do business. 
