As markets brace for this week's European summit to stabilize the euro, Sidar Global Advisors macro research team invites you to join an investor conference call on Friday, December 9, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.  EST featuring:

Julie Chon
Senior Advisor, U.S. Senate Banking Committee (2007-2011)
Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council

During the call, Ms. Chon will explain the current and potential future role of the IMF in supporting the Eurozone and US policy towards the IMF. Topics of discussion will include the following;

• What resources does the IMF have available to assist Europe?
• Does the U.S. Congress have the power to block IMF funds going to Europe? 
• With Treasury Secretary Geithner traveling to Europe this week, is there anything the U.S. government can do to help stabilize Europe?

Please send your RSVP by Thursday, December 8, 2011  10:00a.m.EST to emre@sidarglobal.com. Please add your name, title, firm and contact information. Dial-in information will be included in your email confirmation. 

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee oversees and authorizes U.S. financial contributions to the International Monetary Fund.  Ms. Chon led the Committee's negotiations to craft the law that currently governs U.S. policy and funding for the IMF.  She also advised on IMF and international finance policy while serving on the Treasury Department team for the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Project.  She is currently a Senior Fellow at The Atlantic Council, a Washington think tank that promotes US-European relations.  Prior to her public service, she structured sovereign debt transactions for European, US, and emerging market issuers at Citi/Salomon London and JP Morgan Chase New York.