The conference was jointly organized by Universidad ORT Uruguay the U.S. Embassy in Uruguay.
Fred S. Zeidman, an MBA graduate, was appointed president of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by George W. Bush, President of the United States.
He is also vice president and director of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs.
Opened in 1993, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has been visited by 20 million people, including dozens of governors, dignitaries from 130 nations, and 6 million schoolchildren from across the United States.