The U.S. representative met with Artigas Mayor Dr. Carlos
Signorelli, Chief of Police Inspector Carlos Echavarria and
local businessmen. Ambassador Silverstein also visited the
Artigas branch of the Alianza Cultural Uruguay-Estados Unidos,
a project of the Fund of the Americas at the Environmental
Center of Cerro Pintado, the hospital and a local school.
Ambassador Silverstein concluded his trip with a visit to
an amethyst factory.