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A FREE Conversation on U.S. Visa Issues: U.S. Department of State

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Date: Wednesday, June 16
Time: 8:00-9:30am – please arrive 7:45-8:00am as event will start at 8am
Location: Portland Business Alliance Conference Room, 200 SW Market Street, First Floor, Portland OR 97201
No Cost: This is a free event and complimentary coffee/pastries will be served.

RSVP: Please RSVP with your name, organization, and contact information to: daniel.epp@state.or.us
Description: The U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Commerce, Business Oregon, and the Portland Business Alliance would like to invite you to an outreach event to discuss how the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs supports U.S. business. Participants will have the opportunity to hear firsthand from State Department officials about business visas and ask questions that are of importance in today’s business world. The State Department has enhanced the efficiency, predictability, and transparency of the visa process and would like to discuss those improvements with Oregon businesses.

Main Speaker: Eric S. Cohan, U.S. Department of State
Eric, a Foreign Service Officer, is currently the chief of the Visa Office’s Coordination Division. He came to that assignment from Bogota, Colombia, where he served as Nonimmigrant Visa Unit Chief. Before that, he was the Immigrant Visa Unit Chief in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He also served as post liaison officer for sub-Saharan Africa posts in the Visa Office and as special assistant in the Bureau of Legislative Affairs. His other overseas assignments were in Santo Domingo and Guayaquil, Ecuador.

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