Topic: Argentina: Transportation Infrastructure Opportunities for U.S. Business

Host: Tom Cooney , Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires

Guest Speaker: Guillermo Dietrich, Minister of Transportation, Government of Argentina

Date and Time: Thursday, June 22, 2017, 1 p.m. EDT (2 p.m. local)

Brief Description of Call:

The Government of Argentina is planning significant near-term transportation infrastructure projects and has a strong interest in attracting U.S. construction and engineering companies to bid on upcoming tenders. Projects incorporated into the 3-year transportation public works plan (estimated to value over $33 billion) include significant cargo and passenger rail upgrades; addition of over 1,700 miles to the national highway system; and significant subway, tunnel, and port upgrades in the city and Province of Buenos Aires… More