 The inaugural North American Forum took place in October 2005 in Sonoma, California.The Forum is tri-national in scope and design, but the agenda each year is designed by the organizing country.An October 27, 2005 article in the "Financial Post" contained a partial list of invited guests, which included former Canadian finance minister John Manley, Mexican ambassador to the U.S. Carlos de Icaza, Chevron CEO David J. O'Reilly, former head of the CIA R. James Woolsey, Jr., and a host of U.S. policy advisors to President George W. Bush.