PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION U.S GOV'T EXECUTIVE REGION CENTRAL AMERICA TRANSPORTATION U.S GOVERNMENT AND CONSTITUTION GLOBAL RELATIONS EXECUTIVE AGENCY CREATED 1979 TITLE OF CHIEF OFFICER CHAIR FUNCTIONS MANAGES OPERATES AND MAINTAINS THE PANAMA CANAL AND ITS EQUIPMENT PROVIDES ORDERLY SAFE AND ECONOMICAL TRANSIT THROUGH THE CANAL FULFILLS THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY OF 1977 UNTIL DECEMBER 31 1999 WHEN THE TREATY EXPIRES AND THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA TAKES FULL CONTROL OF THE CANAL
