The final step?

[NewsWhore]

Secretary of Industry and Commerce Francisco Javier Garcia is traveling to Washington today to speak with American lawmakers about the final steps needed to complete the Dominican Republic 's entry into the DR-CAFTA agreement. Garcia and his delegation will meet with Tom Shannon, under-Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere at the State Department, and with Everett Eissenstat, the assistant to the US Trade Representative. Eissenstat is responsible for DR-CAFTA and all free trade agreements between the US and Latin America. Garcia will be accompanied by Guarocuya Felix, from the Office of Planning, Vilma Arbaje, Exterior Commerce Minister for the Office of Industry and Commerce, and Enrique Ramirez, Director of the National Office for Industrial Property. While in Washington the Dominican delegation will meet with members of the Chamber of Commerce and members of the private sector. Revisions to clauses about government purchasing and intellectual property are among the reasons that the implementation of DR-CAFTA has been slow.

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