NEW YORK—Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley is scheduled to visit Puerto Rico June 23-24 to discuss the Island’s economy and business conditions with local leaders. President Dudley is also expected to deliver a speech about Puerto Rico’s economy.
This visit is part of the New York Fed’s efforts to better assess the regional economy and understand issues and concerns in the Second Federal Reserve District, which includes New York State, Northern New Jersey, Fairfield County (Connecticut), the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. This will be President Dudley’s third trip to Puerto Rico; he last visited in 2011.
Open to the media:
Speech by President Dudley
Date: June 24, 2014
Time: 2:00 p.m. (EDT and AST)
Host: Colegio de Contadores Públicos Autorizados de Puerto Rico (Association of Certified Public Accountants of Puerto Rico)
Location: Capital Center Torre Sur
239 Arterial Hostos, Suite 1401
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Text and Q&A with the audience is expected. All press must RSVP for this event by contacting Acte Cestero, 787-622-0945, acestero@colegiocpa.com or Gina Delucca, 787-548-8582, gdelucca@colegiocpa.com. New York Fed contact: Eric Pajonk, eric.pajonk@ny.frb.org, 212-720-1735.
