President Silva of Portugal visits the Hoover Institution
President Aníbal Cavaco Silva of Portugal and the first lady visited the Hoover Institution on Monday, November 14, 2011, for a closed-door roundtable luncheon discussion. John Raisian, the Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution, along with Tom Stephenson, Hoover overseer and former ambassador to Portugal, and his wife, Barbara, hosted the event. The president offered optimistic remarks about the future for Portugal, emphasizing the austerity measures being implemented, expansion of commerce beyond its traditional trading partners, and movement by the government to support the business sector to become more entrepreneurial and competitive
November 15, 2011
