WASHINGTON (September 6, 2005) – Chicago's Cardinal Francis E. George and Senator Alejandro Foxley of the Chilean Senate will keynote a breakfast meeting of Catholic bishops and other religious leaders, international financial policymakers, and legislators from 19 Western Hemisphere countries on Thursday, September 8, in Washington.

The breakfast discussion, which is open to media coverage, is part of a two-day conference sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank and organized by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM). A media availability with Cardinal George, Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick of Washington, and Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa, Honduras will follow immediately.

WHAT:	Trade, Growth, and Poverty Reduction: Public Policy, Moral Aspects and Social Justice
WHO:	Cardinal Francis E. George, Archbishop of Chicago On "Authentic Integration of the Americas" and Senator Alejandro Foxley, Congress of Chile on "Integration of the Americas: Towards Growth, Poverty Reduction, and Social Justice"
WHERE:	Pope John Paul II Cultural Center 3900 Harewood Road NW, Washington, DC
WHEN:	September 8, 2005
MEDIA COVERAGE:	Thursday, September 8: 8:00 a.m. Breakfast Dialogue with Members of Congress, Remarks by Cardinal George 9:45 a.m. Speech by Senator Foxley 10:15-10:45 Media availability with Cardinals George, McCarrick, and Rodriguez
CONTACT:	David Early, USCCB Communications, 202-541-3200 Rev. Andrew Small, USCCB, Office of International Justice and Peace, 202-607-1126 (cell)

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