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Council Of Foreign Relations: Building a North American Community. Task Force Member HEIDI S. CRUZ
cfr.or ^ | May 2005 | Council on Foreign Relations Press
Posted on 3/8/2016, 9:52:28 AM by Trumpinator
Building a North American Community
Chairs: John P. Manley, Pedro Aspe, and William F. Weld Vice Chairs: Thomas P. D’Aquino, Andres Rozental, President, Mexican Council on Foreign Relations, and Robert A. Pastor, Professor and Founding Director of the Center for North American Studies, American University
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Sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations in association with the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and the Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales.
North America is vulnerable on several fronts: the region faces terrorist and criminal security threats, increased economic competition from abroad, and uneven economic development at home. In response to these challenges, a trinational, Independent Task Force on the Future of North America has developed a roadmap to promote North American security and advance the well-being of citizens of all three countries.
When the leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States met in Texas recently they underscored the deep ties and shared principles of the three countries. The Council-sponsored Task Force applauds the announced “Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America,” but proposes a more ambitious vision of a new community by 2010 and specific recommendations on how to achieve it.
Publisher Council on Foreign Relations Press
Release Date May 2005
Price $15.00 paper
175 pages
ISBN 0876093489
Task Force Report No. 53
Task Force Members:
HEIDI S. CRUZ is an energy investment banker with Merrill Lynch in Houston, Texas. She served in the Bush White House under Dr. Condoleezza Rice as the Economic Director for the Western Hemisphere at the National Security Council, as the Director of the Latin America Office at the U.S. Treasury Department, and as Special Assistant to Ambassador Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative. Prior to government service, Ms. Cruz was an investment banker with J.P. Morgan in New York City.
When I was working for a global Corp I got assigned to projects with which I disagreed. As an employee the best I could do was try to bring reasoned arguments to the discussion in order to have some influence on the project. The way I read Heidi’s statement is they allowed her to say something in defence of private investment as opposed to government management. I’m amazed she was able to manage that much input.