{"id":4648,"date":"2022-10-20T01:15:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T01:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/?page_id=4648"},"modified":"2022-11-13T06:20:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T06:20:20","slug":"special-guests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/special-guests\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Guests"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4648\" class=\"elementor elementor-4648\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48cd6bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48cd6bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89921d0\" data-id=\"89921d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab2195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ab2195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Special Guests<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-165ecde elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"165ecde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e0e1ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e0e1ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2314e8\" data-id=\"f2314e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46070df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46070df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/11\/09\/michael-j-fitzpatrick\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Michael-J.-Fitzpatrick.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5864\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Michael-J.-Fitzpatrick.png 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Michael-J.-Fitzpatrick-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Michael-J.-Fitzpatrick-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e5830 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"34e5830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/logo-us-depar.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4573\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/logo-us-depar.png 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/logo-us-depar-300x288.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-400cfc6\" data-id=\"400cfc6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5110b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5110b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/11\/09\/michael-j-fitzpatrick\/\" target=\"_blank\">His Excellency Michael J. Fitzpatrick<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f083d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f083d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ambassador of the United States to Ecuador<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d94f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66d94f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">United States of America, Department of State U.S. Embassy &amp; Consulate in Ecuador\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-195d1ed\" data-id=\"195d1ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1e3082 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1e3082\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c54d58\" data-id=\"2c54d58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Alejandra-Castillo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ffc9a5 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9ffc9a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/edaaa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4581\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/edaaa.jpg 406w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/edaaa-300x92.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-80c338b\" data-id=\"80c338b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4350966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4350966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/10\/13\/alejandra-castillo\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alejandra Castillo<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6043ad2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6043ad2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assistant Secretary for Economic Development<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43f0ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43f0ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Department of Commerce\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81bd574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81bd574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Government of the United States<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1565334\" data-id=\"1565334\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b467107 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b467107\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0aa305e\" data-id=\"0aa305e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc4269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cfc4269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/11\/08\/thomas-hastings\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Thomas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6044\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Thomas.jpg 570w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Thomas-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Thomas-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e75cb8 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3e75cb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/logo-us-depar.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4573\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/logo-us-depar.png 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/logo-us-depar-300x288.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-edb633d\" data-id=\"edb633d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-386afff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"386afff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/11\/08\/thomas-hastings\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Hastings<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425d772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"425d772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interim Representative<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85cfedf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85cfedf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Permanent Mission of the United States to the Organization of American States \nU.S. State Department\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7415dc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7415dc8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c9b750\" data-id=\"0c9b750\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8a3858 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8a3858\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e2b3b4\" data-id=\"9e2b3b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-34cbd06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34cbd06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-948f952\" data-id=\"948f952\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aee255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0aee255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/10\/19\/kim-osborne\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/KIM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large 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src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/ENGLISH-2-OAS.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4821\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/ENGLISH-2-OAS.png 2110w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-1536x1920.png 1536w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-1639x2048.png 1639w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2110px) 100vw, 2110px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccaeb9a\" data-id=\"ccaeb9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45646f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a45646f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/10\/19\/kim-osborne\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kim Osborne<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de4b016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de4b016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Secretary for Integral Development <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a979bfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a979bfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Organization of American States<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7aa020\" data-id=\"b7aa020\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d1af30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d1af30\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb07778\" data-id=\"fb07778\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d681a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d681a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/10\/19\/sheba-person-whitley\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Sheba-Person-Whitley.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4877\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Sheba-Person-Whitley.png 567w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Sheba-Person-Whitley-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Sheba-Person-Whitley-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af0646 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5af0646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Commerce.svg.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4518\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Commerce.svg.png 1200w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Commerce.svg-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Commerce.svg-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Commerce.svg-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ee51e0\" data-id=\"6ee51e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84be08c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84be08c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/10\/19\/sheba-person-whitley\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sheba Person-Whitley<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ce224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3ce224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seattle Regional Director<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e119a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e119a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Economic Development Administration\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3475313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3475313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">U.S. Department of Commerce<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5aa2ea3\" data-id=\"5aa2ea3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-22b70a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22b70a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52b635c\" data-id=\"52b635c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e7aa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76e7aa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/10\/19\/mara-campbell\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/MARA.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5188\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/MARA.png 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/MARA-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/MARA-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62cc668 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"62cc668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Commerce.svg.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4518\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Commerce.svg.png 1200w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Commerce.svg-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Commerce.svg-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Commerce.svg-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcd52fd\" data-id=\"fcd52fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8fc7a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8fc7a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/10\/19\/mara-campbell\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mara Campbell<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca20453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca20453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acting Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the DAS\/COO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c34a034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c34a034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Economic Development Administration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e30bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1e30bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">U.S. Department of Commerce<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7f349d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7f349d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ca9cfc\" data-id=\"8ca9cfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-403c0e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"403c0e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e695ff\" data-id=\"4e695ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-72f607d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72f607d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e25af2e\" data-id=\"e25af2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03019b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03019b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/10\/19\/eric-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Eric-Smith.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4969\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Eric-Smith.jpg 570w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Eric-Smith-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Eric-Smith-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614a318 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"614a318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Commerce.svg.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4518\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Commerce.svg.png 1200w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Commerce.svg-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Commerce.svg-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Commerce.svg-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4058e05\" data-id=\"4058e05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce3ecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ce3ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/10\/19\/eric-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eric Smith<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b8017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84b8017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interim Representative<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faa31e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"faa31e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Senior Advisor to the Secretary\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b020e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b020e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">U.S. Department of Commerce<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-816e4c9\" data-id=\"816e4c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb218f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb218f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f48545\" data-id=\"1f48545\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d00aca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d00aca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/11\/08\/christopher-epps\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Christopher-Epps.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4882\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Christopher-Epps.png 567w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Christopher-Epps-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/Christopher-Epps-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e44c90 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4e44c90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/edaaa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4581\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/edaaa.jpg 406w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/edaaa-300x92.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0181113\" data-id=\"0181113\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b472c7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b472c7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/11\/08\/christopher-epps\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christopher Epps<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e51ef6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e51ef6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director of External Affairs\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2bd33e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2bd33e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Economic Development Administration (EDA)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-830b7f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"830b7f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">U.S. Department of Commerce<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-513af1c\" data-id=\"513af1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-992b375 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"992b375\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e5e142\" data-id=\"3e5e142\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2853e71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2853e71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/10\/19\/dr-christian-forwick\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/09\/pa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3119\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/09\/pa.jpg 433w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/09\/pa-264x300.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd00ef elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6dd00ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/germany.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4141\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/germany.png 512w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/germany-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/germany-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Germany<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6f8272\" data-id=\"d6f8272\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8357367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8357367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/10\/19\/dr-christian-forwick\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Christian Forwick<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0fb5b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0fb5b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deputy Director General<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6317aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6317aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">External Economic Relations, Trade Policy, \nRepresentative for Latin America<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d76272e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d76272e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c0413d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c0413d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67b72af\" data-id=\"67b72af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-806f41d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"806f41d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9acc8c6\" data-id=\"9acc8c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba1e4d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba1e4d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a09b6b\" data-id=\"7a09b6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8c9ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b8c9ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/10\/19\/dr-melanie-werner\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/09\/pa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3119\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/09\/pa.jpg 433w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/09\/pa-264x300.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c768f1b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c768f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/germany.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4141\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/germany.png 512w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/germany-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/germany-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Germany<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c880776\" data-id=\"c880776\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794f35e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"794f35e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/ecuador\/2022\/10\/19\/dr-melanie-werner\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Melanie Werner<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c8706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80c8706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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