President Vicente Fox
“The Future of the Americas: Immigration, Globalization and Free Trade”
7-9 a.m., Friday, February 19, 2010
Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort
Tickets only sold online beginning January 19 at 8 a.m; $75 per person.
Seating is limited, and tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
The President's Breakfast Gold Sponsors:
Axia |
Melchiori-MATT Melchiori Investment Companies LLC Rabobank |
Santa Barbara Capital
Santa Barbara Bank & Trust V3 Corporation |
Vicente Fox’s life reads like a movie script with his improbable rise from truck
driver to CEO and resounding defeat of the reigning political party in Mexico.
The second of nine children, Fox was born in Mexico City and grew up on a ranch in the state of Guanajuato. He attended a Jesuit high school in Wisconsin and studied business administration at the Mexico City campus of Ibero-American University. In 1964, he became a route supervisor for Coca-Cola de Mexico and drove a delivery truck throughout the country. His hard work propelled him to the presidency of Coca-Cola in Mexico.
After this success in business, Fox returned to Guanajuato, entered politics and was elected to the federal Chamber of Deputies. He ran unsuccessfully for governor of Guanajuato in 1991 but won by a significant margin in 1995. Effective leadership of the state led to his nomination as the Alliance of Change (PAN) presidential candidate. Fox’s victory in 2000 peacefully ended the 71-year rule of Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
Limited by the constitution to one six-year term as president, Fox promoted the rights of indigenous peoples, reduced Mexico’s foreign debt and rate of inflation, and worked with the United States on the difficult problems of drug trafficking and illegal immigration.
In his memoir, “Revolution of Hope: The Life, Faith and Dreams of a Mexican President,” Fox tells the story of his life, recounts the opportunities that allowed him to succeed, and shares his aspirations for his country.