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2 Ministers of the Western Cape Government (South Africa)

Meet with ATLANTA 1996 Co-Chair & CEO
 View of Cape Town capital of the Western Cape Province (South Africa)

 View of Cape Town capital of the Western Cape Province (South Africa)

Atlanta, USA (June 2 - 3, 2014)

On Monday, June 2nd, 2014, South African Western Cape Government Finance Minister Dr. Ivan MEYER, Western Cape Government Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism Minister Alan WINDE, and the members of the Western Cape Government delegation met with Dr. Marc-Daniel GUTEKUNST, ATLANTA 1996 Co-Chair & CEO. 

The discussion focused on:

1.  The ATLANTA 1996 training and competition programs,
2.  The South African Olympian who will be the 1st of 10 International Olympians to receive through the FICS-ATLANTA 1996 PARSE (*) scholarship program a full academic medical scholarship to study for 4 years in the US starting in January 2015, and,
3.  The TAFISA-ATLANTA 1996 Wellness Pilot Program (WPP) to be launched at the end of 2015.

(*) Peace & Reconciliation Through Sports and Education (PARSE) is the ATLANTA 1996 mission statement 

The Western Cape Government delegation during the June 2, 2014, 14:00 to 16:00 meeting  

The Western Cape Government delegation during the June 2, 2014, 14:00 to 16:00 meeting  

The Western Cape Government delegation during the June 2, 2014, 14:00 to 16:00 meeting  

Front row right to left

Derrick JACKSON, President & CEO, South African American Business Chamber of Commerce, Alan WINDE, Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Marc-Daniel GUTEKUNST, Co-Chair & CEO, ATLANTA 1996, Janine MYBURGH, President, Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Jim MUNSON, Chairman, South African American Business Chamber of Commerce, Ian MEYER, Minister of Finance, Dudley ADOLPH, Acting Deputy Director General, Agricultural Development and Support Services, Daniel JOHNSON, Media Liaison Office/Spokesperson for the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Sport, John ENGELBRECHT, President, Leaders for the Nations

Back row right to left
Roderick THYSSEN, Director of Protocol, Director of International Relations, Department of the Premier, Daraka SATCHER, Partner and COO, Pendleton Group