U.S. Secretary of Commerce visits Costa Rica with an eye on CAFTA


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U.S. Secretary of Commerce visits Costa Rica with an eye on CAFTA

San Jose- September 30, 2008

During his first visit to Costa Rica, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez met with Costa Rican government officials including President Dr. Oscar Arias Sanchez and the Foreign Trade Minister Marco Vinicio Ruiz to analyze the current status of CAFTA in Costa Rica. Secretary Gutierrez also visited Intel and Hortifruti/Wal-Mart facilities, and had meetings with FedEx and the American Chamber of Commerce representatives. He arrived in Costa Rica on September 30th for a two visit. He was accompanied on this visit by a group of American entrepreneurs interested in extending their businesses through the region once CAFTA is enacted (photo gallery)