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| Inaugural Meeting, Ottawa 2001
The Inaugural Meeting was opened on Wednesday, March 7, 2001 at a special ceremony held in the Chamber of the House of Commons of Canada. Delegates, accompanying persons, members of the diplomatic corp and other invited guests gathered for this historic event. Mr. Bill Graham, Member of the House of Commons; the Honourable Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House of Commons; the Honourable Daniel Hays, Speaker of the Senate; His Excellency Luigi Einaudi, Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of the American States and the Honourable Herb Gray, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada made remarks. The Inaugural Meeting was attended by 111 delegates from the national legislatures of 26 member countries of the Organization of American States.
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At
the invitation of the Parliament of Canada, the Inaugural Meeting of the
Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA) was held in Ottawa, Canada
from March 7 to 9, 2001.