Highlights of the VAAUS calendar of 2010 in Honor of:

• Dr. Alberto Cisneros, CEO & President of GBC. (Andean Energy Outlook)
• Hon. Patrick Duddy, Ambassador of the US to Venezuela.

Highlights of the VAAUS calendar of the past have included events in honor of:

• The President of the Republic.
• The President of Petróleos de Venezuela.
• The Secretary General of OPEC.
• Ambassadors of Venezuela to the U.S. and of the U.S. to Venezuela.

Non-governmental speakers have included:

• The President of the Andean Development Corporation (CAF).
• The Chairman of Banco Mercantil.
• and other economic and political leaders with various viewpoints.

We are pleased to show you photos and key information about VAAUS events held in the past.

From Left: Mr. Oswaldo Contreraa Maza and VAAUS President Alfredo J. Gonzalez of Banco Unión.

From Left: Amb. and Mrs. Milos Alcalay, VAAUS Director Diego Arnal of Banco Mercantil and his wife.

H.E. Hugo Chavez Frias

From left: David Muldford of Credit Suisse First Boston, President Chavez, Alfredo J. Gonzalez, President of VAAUS.

President Chavez addressing the assembly and the head table, including sponsors and other distinguished guests

Some of the 450 attendees

Mr. L. Enrique García, President of Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF), the Andean Development Corporation, speaking at The Plaza Hotel.

Hon. John Francis Maisto, Ambassador of the United States to Venezuela

From left: VAAUS President Alfredo J. González of Banco Unión, C.A.; VAAUS Director and Past President Dean D. Bishop of Empresas Polar; Hon. Dr. Pedro Segundo Conde Regardíz, Consul General of Venezuela in New York; VAAUS Director and Past President Pedro M. Rincones, President of the Bolivarian Society of the U.S.; Dr. Gustavo Marturet, Chairman of Banco Mercantil C.A.; and VAAUS Director and Past President Robert Y. Stebbings, Attorney.

From left: VAAUS Directors Mario Caires of Banco Industrial de Venezuela and Andrés Sala of Banco Mercantil C.A.

Tenth Annual Dinner-Dance, held at The Plaza Hotel. The González family, from left: Malula, Paul Alfredo, Malula Graciela, and Alfredo J. Gonzalez, President of VAAUS.

Tenth Annual Dinner-Dance, From left: Mónica A. Calabrese of Corp Banca, Dean D. Bishop of Empresas Polar, María Olga de Bishop, and Susan Gómez of Excel Bank, N.A.

Photos by Miguel Rajmil and Linda Calvet.