STRI Signs Agreement with Panama
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PrintThe Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute signed an agreement with Panama that will allow STRI to remain in Panama once the United States turns over control of the Panama Canal to the Republic of Panama on December 31, 1999. The agreement was signed by Ricardo Alberto Arias, Panamanian Foreign Minister, and Ira Rubinoff, Director of STRI.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Reference File, "The Torch," August 1997, p. 1.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
June 10, 1997