AMBASSADOR WAYNE SUPPORTS NASCAR - TC PARTNERSHIP

July 8, 2007

Ambassador and Mrs. Wayne accompanied a group of NASCAR businesspeople led by Mr. Gene Christensen, NASCAR team President, to a major July 8th car race organized by the Argentine Association of Turismo Carretera (ACTC), the Argentine equivalent of NASCAR. NASCAR is in the process of negotiating a partnership with Mr. Julio Gutierrez, owner of the Argentine racing team "Lincoln Sport Group," to include Argentine drivers in NASCAR races.  If it materializes, this initiative could be one of the most relevant car-racing partnerships between Argentina and the United States in the last thirty-five years.