APPENDIX C
                               LIST OF CONTACTS

U.S. EMBASSY TRADE PERSONNEL

U.S. Embassy Mailing Address:
Unit 0945
APO AA 34002
Tel:     (507) 27-1777
Fax:     (507) 27-1964

U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service
Americo Tadeu - Senior Commercial Officer
Enrique Tellez - Senior Trade Specialist
Jilma A. de Robles - Commercial Assistant
Jeane A. de Zu iga - Commercial Clerk
(Library, Newsletter)
Tel:     (507) 27-1777
Fax:     (507) 27-1713

Economic Section
( Trade Policy & Industry Specialists)
Elizabeth Bollman - Economic Counselor
James M. Roberts - Deputy Economic
Counselor
John Mohanco - Labor Attache
Michael A. Gayle - Economic Officer
Jonathan A. Plowman - Economic Officer
Tel:     (507) 27-1777
Fax:     (507) 27-1964

Inter-American Development Bank
(In-country office and representative)
Avenida Samuel Lewis
Edificio Banco Union, 14 Piso
Apartado Postal 7297
Panama 5
Tel:  (507)63-6944 U.S. Agency for
international Development
David E. Mutchler, Director
Tel:  (507)63-6011
Fax:  (507)64-0104

WASHINGTON-BASED USG COUNTRY
CONTACTS
U.S. Department of Commerce
International Economic Policy
Mark Siegelman, Panama Desk Officer
Room H3025
14th & Constitution Ave.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Tel:     (202) 482-5680
Fax:     (202) 482-4157

U.S. Department of Commerce
Liaison Officer to the
Inter-American Development Bank
U.S. Executive Director's Office
1250 H Street, NW, 10th Floor
Washington, D.C.  20005
Tel:  (202)942-8265
Fax: (202)942-8275

U.S. Department of Commerce
Liaison Officer to the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development
U.S. Executive Director's Office
1818 H St., NW, Room D-13004
Washington, D.C.  20433
Tel:  (202)458-0118
Fax:  (202)477-2967

Office of Multilateral Development Banks
U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room H1107
Washington, D.C.  20230
Tel:  (202)482-3399
Fax:  (202)273-0927

U.S. Department of the Treasury
Barbara Geiser - Desk Officer
1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20220
Tel:     (202) 622-1271
Fax:     (202) 622-1273

U.S. Department of State
Desk Officer-Ronald Kirkpatrick, Georgia T.
Wright
ARA (Inter-American Affairs)/CEN-PAN
2201 C St. NW
Washington, DC 20520
Tel:     (202) 647-4986
Fax:     (202) 647-2901

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Trade Policy - Marsha Moke
12th and Jefferson Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20250
Tel:     (202) 720-6010
Fax:     (202) 690-2079

Overseas Private Investment Corporation
1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20527
Insurance Officer - Joan Cezarr
Tel:     (202) 336-8472
Fax:     (202) 408-5142
Finance Officer - Adrien Seaton
Tel:     (202) 336-8472
Fax:     (202) 408-9866


Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
811 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20571
Risk Manager, Export Credit Insurance for
one year or less - Dave Dettner
Tel:     (202) 566-8960
Fax:     (202) 377-9534
Loans for more than one year - Ed Rykowski
Tel:     (202) 566-8850/8943
Fax:     (202) 377-7983

U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Regional Director for Latin America - Al
Angulo
Country Desk Officer - Orlando Velez
Room 309, S.A. -16
Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20523-1602
Tel:     (703) 875-4357
Fax:     (703) 875-4009

Office of U.S. Trade Representative
Deputy Assistant USTR for Latin America
and the Caribbean - Ralph Ives
Director for Caribbean Basin Affairs-Betsy
Stillman
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
600 17th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20506
Tel:     (202) 395-5190
Fax:     (202) 395-3911

Embassy of Panama
Dr. Alberto Arias, Ambassador
2862 McGill Terrace NW
Washington, DC 20008
Tel:     (202) 483-1407
Fax:     (202) 483-8413

RELEVANT U.S. - BASED MULTIPLIERS

Instituto Panameno de Comercio Exterior
(Panama Trade Development Institute)
Regional Director - Alejandro Aragon
1477 South Miami Ave., 2nd Floor
Miami, FL 33130
Tel:     (305) 374-8435
Fax:     (305) 374-1933
Toll Free:    (800) 245-1591

MINISTRIES AND GOVERNMENT-OWNED
AGENCIES IN PANAMA

(New government to be sworn September 1,
1994.  Therefore no new Government contact
names are provided).

Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias
(Ministry of Commerce and Industry)
Minister Nitzia de Villareal
P.O. Box 9658
Panama 4, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 27-4222
Fax:     (507) 27-4134

Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias
Direccion Nacional de Hidrocarburos
Director General
P.O. Box 9658
Panama 4, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 27-5674
Fax:     (507) 27-3927

Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias
Direccion General de Registro de la
Propiedad Industrial
Director General
P.O. Box 9658
Panama 4, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 27-3987
Fax:     (507) 27-2139

Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias
Oficina de Comercio Interior
Director General
P.O. Box 9658
Panama, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 27-2161
Fax:     (507) 27-2139

Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario
(Ministry of Agricultural Development)
Minister Carlos Sousa Lennox
P.O. Box 5390
Panama 5, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 32-5043
Fax:     (507) 32-5044

Ministerio de Gobierno y Justicia
(Ministry of Government and Justice)
Direccion de Seguridad Publica
Director General
P.O. Box 1628
Panama 1, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 62-2929
Fax:     (507) 62-3511

Ministerio de Hacienda y Tesoro
(Ministry of Treasury)
Minister Olmedo Miranda, Jr.
P.O. Box 7304
Panama 5, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 27-4998
Fax:     (507) 27-2357

Ministerio de Hacienda y Tesoro
Direccion Nacional de Aduanas
Director General, Arturo Fabrega
P.O. Box 1671 Balboa, Ancon
Panama, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 32-5355
Fax:     (507) 32-6494

Ministerio de Salud
(Ministry of Health)
Direccion de Control de Alimentos y
Vigilancia Veterinaria
Director General
P.O. Box 2048
Panama 1, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 62-1619
Fax:     (507) 62-5443

Ministerio de Obras Publicas
(Ministry of Public Works)
Minister Luis Blanco
P.O. Box 1632
Panama 1, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 32-5572
Fax:     (507) 32-5776

Autoridad de la Region Interoceanica
Administrator
P.O. Box 2097, Balboa
Panama, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 32-5517
Fax:     (507) 32-5286

Administracion de la Zona Libre de Colon
(Colon Free Zone Administration)
General Manager, Victor Figge
P.O. Box 1118
Colon, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 45-1033 or 45-1559
Fax:     (507) 45-2165

Direccion de Aeronautica Civil (DAC)
(National Aeronautics Authority)
Director General, Eustacio Fabrega
P.O. Box 7615
Panama 5, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 26-1142
Fax:     (507) 26-3860

Instituto Panameno de Turismo (IPAT)
(Tourism Institute of Panama)
Director General, Pedro Campagnani
P.O. Box 4421
Panama 5, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 26-7414 or 26-3751
Fax:     (507) 26-3483

Instituto Panameno de Comercio Exterior
(IPCE)
(Panama Trade Development Institute)
Director General
P.O. Box 6-1897
Panama 6, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 25-7244
Fax:     (507) 25-2193

Instituto de Recursos Hidraulicos y
Electrificacion (IRHE)
(National Power and Light Company)
Director General, Ramon Argote
P.O. Box 5285
Panama 5, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 27-2240
Fax:     (507) 62-9294

Instituto Nacional de Telecomunicaciones
(INTEL)
(National Telephone Company)
Director General, Juan Ramon Porras
P.O. Box 659
Panama 9A, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 23-8620
Fax:     (507) 64-5743

Instituto de Acueductos y Alcantarillados
Nacionales (IDAAN)
(National Water Works Company)
Director General, Jose Fierro
P.O. Box 5234
Panama 5, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 23-8640
Fax:     (507) 64-0034

LOCAL TRADE ASSOCIATIONS/CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE

American Chamber of Commerce and
Industry
Executive Director - Fred Denton
P.O. Box 168, Balboa
Panama, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 69-3881
Fax:     (507) 23-3508

Asociacion de Comerciantes y Distribuidores
de Viveres y Similares de Panama (ACOVIPA)
 (Food Retailers and Distributors Association of
Panama)
Executive Director - Jose Ma. Espino
P.O. Box 6-3594
Panama 6, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 61-4304
Fax:     (507) 61-2346

Asociacion de Distribuidores de Automoviles
de Panama (ADAP)
(Automobile Distributors Association)
Executive Director - Simon de la Rosa
P.O. Box 476
Panama 9A, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 61-1264
Fax:     (507) 61-0906

Asociacion de Usuarios de la Zona Libre de
Colon
(Colon Free Zone Users Association)
Executive Director - Galo Pinto de la Ossa
P.O. Box 3118, Zona Libre de Colon
Colon, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 41-4244
Fax:     (507) 41-4347

Asociacion Nacional de Desarrollo Economico
(Fundacion ANDE)
(National Association of Economic Development)
Executive Director - Carlos G. de Obaldia
P.O. Box 6-3390, El Dorado
Panama, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 27-7979
Fax:     (507) 64-9280

Asociacion Nacional de la Industria Pesquera
Panamena (ANDELAIPP)
(National Fisheries Association)
Executive Director - Gustavo Justines
P.O. Box 5062
Panama 5, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 51-0317
Fax:     (507) 51-1995

Asociacion Nacional de Ganaderos (ANAGAN)
(National Cattlemen's Association)
President - Boabdil Bernal
P.O. Box 6494
Panama 5, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 25-1236 or 25-1337
Fax:     (507) 25-1337

Asociacion Panamena de Ejecutivos de
Empresa (APEDE)
(Panamanian Association of Business Executives)
Executive Director - Domingo de Obaldia
P.O. Box 1331
Panama 1, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 27-3511 or 27-4085
Fax:     (507) 27-1872

Asociacion Panamena de Exportadores
(APEX)
(Exporters Association of Panama)
Executive Director - Daniel Vega
P.O. Box 6-6527
Panama 6, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 30-0284 or 30-0169
Fax:     (507) 30-0805

Camara de Comercio, Industria y Agricultura
de Panama
(Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of
Panama)
Executive Director - Jose Ramon Varela
P.O. Box 74
Panama 1, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 27-1285 or 27-1445
Fax:     (507) 27-4186 or 25-3653

Camara Panamena de la Construccion
(CAPAC)
(Construction Chamber of Panama)
Executive Director - Eduardo Rodriguez
Apartado 6793
Panama 5, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 64-2255
Fax:     (507) 64-2384

Sindicato de Industriales de Panama (SIP)
(Industrialists Association of Panama)
Executive Director - Daniel Vega
P.O. Box 6-4798
Panama 6, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 30-0284 or 30-0169
Fax:     (507) 30-0805

Union Nacional de Peque as y Medianas
Empresas (UMPYME)
(National Association of Small and Medium Sized
Businesses)
Executive Director - Xiomara de Hall
P.O. Box 6-10027, El Dorado
Panama, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 25-6040 or 25-6050
Fax:     (507) 25-4325
World Trade Center of Panama
Executive Director - Guillermo Ronderos
P.O. Box 6-2432
Panama 6, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 69-6124
Fax:     (507) 69-6126

COUNTRY COMMERCIAL BANKS

Asociacion Bancaria de Panama
(Banking Association of Panama)
Executive Director - Ricardo Alba
P.O. Box 4554
Panama 5, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 63-7044
Fax:     (507) 63-7783

Banco del Itsmo
General Manager - L.J. Montague Belanger
P.O. Box 6-3823, El Dorado
Panama 6A, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 69-5555
Fax:     (507) 63-5869

Banco General, Casa Matriz
General Manager - Raul Aleman
P.O. Box 4592
Panama 5, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 27-0150
Fax:     (507) 27-3427

Banco Comercial de Panama
General Manager - Emanuel Gonzalez Revilla
P.O. Box 7659
Panama 5, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 63-6800 or 63-4433
Fax:     (507) 63-8033

Banco Nacional de Panama
General Manager
P.O. Box 5220
Panama 5, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 69-2966
Fax:     (507) 64-7155

The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
General Manager - Olegario Barrelier
P.O. Box 9A-76
Panama 9A, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 63-5855 or 63-5877
Fax:     (507) 63-6009

Citibank, N.A.
General Manager - Dionisio Ku
P.O. Box 555
Panama 9A, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 36-4044
Fax:     (507) 36-1025

PRIBANCO, Primer Banco de Ahorros
General Manager - Joaquin De La Guardia
P.O. Box 7322
Panama 5, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 27-2225
Fax:     (507) 27-4037

The First National Bank of Boston
General Manger - Luis Navarro
P.O. Box 5368
Panama 5, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 64-2244 or 64-2146
Fax:     (507) 23-4089

MARKET RESEARCH FIRMS

Ditcher & Neira - Marketing Consultant
Director General - Leopoldo Neira
P.O. Box 6-7373, El Dorado
Panama, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 64-3466
Fax:     (507) 23-1174

Data Market - Marketing Consultant
President - Albino De Leon
P.O. Box 6-86, El Dorado
Panama, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 23-3974
Fax:     (507) 23-3936

MAJOR ADVERTISING AGENCIES

APCU de Panama, associated to James Walter
Thompson
Manager - Ricardo Mendez
P.O. Box 6-7291, El Dorado
Panama, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 63-9288
Fax:     (507) 63-9698

Boyd, Barcenas, S.A., associated to LINTA
Manager - Rafael Barcenas
P.O. Box 11373
Panama 6, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 63-9300
Fax:     (507) 63-9692

FERGO, associated to Saatchi & Saatchi
Advertising
President - Tony Fergo
P.O. Box 6-6249, El Dorado
Panama, Republic of Panama
Tel:     (507) 63-8811
Fax:     (507) 63-8892