President Corazon Aquino Visit to Washington

Philippine President Aquino's Visit Highlights Major Policy Changes. The economic, trade, and investment policies of the new government of the Philippines--now six months old--will be explained to the Reagan Administration, Congress, and U.S. business groups when President Corazon Aquino visits the United States in September.Aquino begins her official visit Sept. 17 in Washington, D.C. Later stops include New York, Boston, and San Francisco. The President and her party will conduct several meetings and seminars at which opportunities for investment in the Philippines will be discussed with U.S. companies. These include a seminar in Washington sponsored by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the ASEAN-U.S. Center for Technology Exchange, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as well as a dinner speech on Sept. 19 to the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce in New York.

Commemorated in silver and gold coins, President Corazon C. Aquino's Visit to Washington was one of the major events that gained importance to the Filipino people after the EDSA Revolution in 1986.