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The Arizona-Mexico Commission (AMC), is a public/private, membership-driven, 501(c)(4) non-profit organization that formulates programs and action items impacting the relationship between Arizona, Mexico, and Latin America.〔''Arizona-Mexico Commission Member Handbook & Directory 2006'', AZMC, State Capitol, Phoenix, Arizona, 2006.〕 Chaired by the Governor of Arizona, the AMC works to “to improve the economic well-being and quality of life for the citizens of Arizona by promoting a strong, cooperative relationship with Mexico and Latin America through advocacy, trade, networking and information.”〔Introduction to AMC. http://www.azmc.org/about/introduction-to-amc/〕 The AMC headquarters office is located within the Arizona State Capitol building in Phoenix, Arizona. Other notable members of the commission are: *''President''-David Farca *''Vice Chairwoman''-Kim Sabow *''Vice President''-Todd Sanders ==History== The Arizona-Mexico Commission was originally founded in March 1959 as the Arizona-Mexico West Trade Commission by Governor Paul J. Fannin and his Sonoran counterpart, Alvaro Obregon Tapia, at the University of Arizona's first Arizona-Sonora International Conference on Regional Development. In 1972, Arizona Governor Jack Williams, announced the restructuring of the Arizona-Mexico West Coast Commission into the present-day AMC, establishing a formal mechanism under the Office of the Governor that promotes greater private sector involvement in the Arizona-Mexico relationship. With this transformation came the creation of six bilateral committees: Trade, Tourism, Banking and Finances, Health, Agriculture, and Livestock. Two years later, in July 1974, in Guaymas, Sonora, these committees met formally at the first Plenary Session between the AMC and its sister organization, the Comisión Sonora-Arizona. (CSA). Since then, the AMC and the CSA have held bi-annual plenary sessions, alternating in location between Sonora and Arizona, to discuss and collaborate on programs targeting the vital relationships shared between the two states. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arizona-Mexico Commission」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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