FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday,
January 28, 2011
CONTACT OFFICE OF PUBLIC
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Commerce Secretary Gary Locke met today with Colombia’s Vice President Angelino Garzon to discuss various trade issues including the pending trade agreement.
“President Obama understands that implementing the U.S.-Colombia Trade Agreement is a key component in our trade agenda – creating jobs and forging new business ties between our countries. Colombia is an important market for U.S. companies, and the Trade Agreement is a key component of our National Export Initiative.”
Locke also expressed his deepest sympathy to the Colombian people in the wake of the disastrous flooding that killed over 300 people.