TheAspen Institute Wye River Conference Centersare a set executive-retreat facilities run by theAspen Instituteon a campus overlooking theWye Riveron theEastern Shore of Maryland.
The site, parts of which were once known as theWye River Plantation,was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. in 1979.William Paca,a signer of the Declaration of Independence and third governor of Maryland, maintained his family estate here and a monument to his memory stands near the Houghton House.
In 1998 the Conference Center was the site for negotiations betweenIsraeland thePalestine Authoritywhich resulted in theWye River Memorandum.Since 1998, the Wye River Group on Healthcare has conducted policy meetings on retreat there.[1] Famous residents of Wye River included the Chef Boyardee family, the Estate at Wye River ‘Penderyn’ hosted members of the state department during the Aspen accords.
Elián Gonzálezand his father stayed there briefly in 2000.[2][3][4][5]
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