Latin Trade, a leading business magazine focusing on Latin America and the Caribbean, has announced that Mexican President Felipe Calderón will be recognized as the Leader of the Year at its annual Bravo Business Awards.

The awards ceremony, likened to the Oscars of Latin American business, will be held Oct. 30 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Miami, in conjunction with the Latin Trade Symposium.

The symposium is being organized with the Inter-American Development Bank and the Americas Society/Council of the Americas. It will focus on the region's response to the global economic crisis.

Calderón, elected president in 2006, earned the Leader of the Year award for his stand against organized crime and violence, reforming the criminal justice system, as well as other economic achievements, according to Latin Trade.

-- MONICA HATCHER

Join the discussion

The Miami Herald is pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and observations about what's in the news. Some of the comments may be reprinted elsewhere in the site or in the newspaper. We encourage lively, open debate on the issues of the day, and ask that you refrain from profanity, hate speech, personal comments and remarks that are off point. In order to post comments, you must be a registered user of MiamiHerald.com. Your username will show along with the comments you post. Thank you for taking the time to offer your thoughts.

     Showing: Oldest first Newest first Most-recommended first Least-recommended first

@Nyx.AuthorDisplayName@ wrote on @Nyx.PostedAtTime@:

@Nyx.repliedToText@

@Nyx.replyAnswerText@

Reply to this Comment @Nyx.Recommender@ @Nyx.AbuseReporter@