The Washington, DC based International Financial Institutions and International Organizations hold a Procurement Conference each year to exchange views and share best practices. Members include: the Organization of American States (OAS), the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Bank Group. PAHO hosted the 2016 Forum. Photos by John St Hilaire of Light Enough Photo Studios. Mr. St Hilaire spent 24 years in Procurement and Contract Negotiations and is now a professional corporate events and business portraits photographer serving the Washington, DC metro area.
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Delegates have coffee and premeeting networking session at International Organizations Procurement Conference held at PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC on October 12, 2016. Photo by John St Hilaire / www.lightenough.com
Alexis Giardina, Laura Madrid and Paola Contreras of the PAHO Procurment Team greet conference goers at the welcome desk for the International Organizations Procurement Conference held at PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC on October 12, 2016. Photo by John St Hilaire / www.lightenough.com
Members of the audience attend to opening address of the International Organizations Procurement Conference held at PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC on October 12, 2016. Photo by John St Hilaire / www.lightenough.com
Joscha Kremers of the UN Procurement Transportation Department addresses the International Organizations Procurement Conference held at PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC on October 12, 2016. Photo by John St Hilaire / www.lightenough.com
Yuko Sunohara (center in red dress) and friend listen attentively to opening address of the International Organizations Procurement Conference held at PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC on October 12, 2016. Photo by John St Hilaire / www.lightenough.com
View of PAHO member flags outside of PAHO Headquarters, Washington DC.
Shirley Quesada of PAHO Procurement
Paolo Galindo Ramirez, Paola Contreras and Laura Madrid of PAHO Procurement
L-R: Roberto Samayoa and Paulinne Tiema - seminar presenters at the International Organizations Procurement Conference held at PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC on October 12, 2016. Photo by John St Hilaire / www.lightenough.com
L-R: Adolfo Ferruzo and Roberto Samayoa of PAHO and Pauline Tiema (IMF) - present a seminar at the International Organizations Procurement Conference held at PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC on October 12, 2016. Photo by John St Hilaire / www.lightenough.com
Members of the audience at seminar on procurement methods and lessons learned at the International Organizations Procurement Conference held at PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC on October 12, 2016. Photo by John St Hilaire / www.lightenough.com
Presenters wait their turn to speak at seminar on procurement methods and lessons learned at the International Organizations Procurement Conference held at PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC on October 12, 2016. Photo by John St Hilaire / www.lightenough.com
Members of the audience are engaged in a seminar on procurement and lessons learned at the International Organizations Procurement Conference held at PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC on October 12, 2016. Photo by John St Hilaire / www.lightenough.com
Ivan Gaviria of PAHO Procurement speaks about case studies on negotiations at the 2016 International Organizations Procurement conference held at PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC on October 12, 2016. Photo by John St Hilaire / www.lightenough.com
Ivan Gaviria of PAHO Procurement colleagues listen at breakout session about Procurement Methods and Lessons Learned at the 2016 International Organizations Procurement conference held at PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC on October 12, 2016. Photo by John St Hilaire / www.lightenough.com
Members of the audience breakout session about Procuremebt Methods and Lessons Learned at the 2016 International Organizations Procurement conference held at PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC on October 12, 2016. Photo by John St Hilaire / www.lightenough.com
L-R: Paulne Tiema and Anne Kareithi of IMF Procurment make presentation at the International Organizations Procurement Conference held at PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC on October 12, 2016. Photo by John St Hilaire / www.lightenough.com
Anne Kareithi of IMF Procurment makes a presentation at the International Organizations Procurement Conference held at PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC on October 12, 2016. Photo by John St Hilaire / www.lightenough.com
Seminar on procurement process and lessons learned at the International Organizations Procurement Conference held at PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC on October 12, 2016. Photo by John St Hilaire / www.lightenough.com
PAHO Flag at PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC on October 12, 2016. Photo by John St Hilaire / www.lightenough.com