WDC AGM to be Held in New York in September

(IDEX Online News) – The recently formed United States Jewelry Council (USJC) will host the World Diamond Council’s (WDC) twelfth Annual General Meeting (AGM) at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

Items to be discussed on the agenda include the Kimberley Process (KP), the implementation of the WDC’s first-ever strategic plan, and an enhanced communications platform positioning the WDC as the industry voice to respond to KP and conflict-diamond related issues.

Lazare Kaplan International Inc., (LKI) chairman of the board Maurice Tempelsman will make the keynote address at the opening session of the AGM, and will be joined by high profile speakers from the diamond industry and government. There will also be a focus on the upcoming KP Plenary meeting, due to take place in Dubai later in the year.

The United States Jewelry Council was formed in October, and its purpose is to ensure the jewelry industry is represented at government and international levels, as well as dealing more effectively on key issues that might impact the US industry.

The World Diamond Council Annual General Meeting will take place from September 7-9.