Secretarial Visit to Latin America February 2008

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Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Meets with Former Colombian Paramilitaries in Medellin

Medellin, Colombia (March 1)—U.S. Senator Bob Corker, Colombian Ambassador to the U.S. Carolina Barco, U.S. Representative Fred Upton, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez participate in an interactive exchange with demobilized citizens who have turned away from violence and are participating in a program to reintegrate them into Colombia’s civil society with job training and education. Gutierrez is leading his fourth bipartisan congressional delegation to Colombia, to highlight progress in the country and the need to pass the Colombia free trade agreement. (Colombia FTA) (Trip Page)