International Focus Magazine Vol. 3, #9 | Page 7

PUBLISHER & CEO Val Thompson 30 - Business The Rise of Women’s Sports: Identifying and Maximizing the Opportunity A Neilsen Report 36 - Policy GLOBAL GAB: Haley Steps Down at UN; Melania in Africa; Pence on China By: HLiz Schrayer, USGLC 40 - People Gabriel Volpi Consul General Of Argentina “Land Of Silver” By: Sandra P. Bernstein, BA, MA 48 - The Last Word From the Publisher, Val Thompson GRAPHIC DESIGNER Craig L. Amos CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER Heidi Powell DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Sonia Guimbellot ASSOC. PHOTOGRAPHER Victor Escalante (Cover Page) ASSOCIATE EDITORS Anita Long Sandy Bernstein SOCIAL DIRECTORS Dawn Gunther David Ng (Sugar Land) CONTRIBUTING WRITERS / REPORTERS Heidi Powell CONTRIBUTING WRITERS T.Jenese Thompson Susanne Rothschild Deanea Leflore Victor Escalante REPORTER / CORRESPONDENT Anryaman Bhatia Washington D.C. INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT Ximena Murillo Corey Mason Copyright© 2018 International Focus Magazine. All rights reserved. No part of this book October be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems. iF logo is protected through copyright registration in the United States. We welcome your comments and suggestions, please send to: [email protected] iF Magazine | www.iFMagazine.net 7