Rice to Visit Colombia
For Talks On Trade,
Security
U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice will
lead a delegation of
U.S. lawmakers to visit
Colombia on Thursday and
Friday for talks on
trade and regional
security, the State
Department said Tuesday.
"Secretary Rice and the
delegation will meet
with Colombian
government officials,
trade union leaders and
representatives from the
private sector," the
State Department said in
a statement.
During the visit, Rice
will "discuss bilateral
trade, including the
U.S.-Colombia Free Trade
Agreement, and security
issues," the statement
said.
Rice will be accompanied
by Assistant Secretary
of State for Western
Hemisphere Affairs
Thomas Shannon and
Assistant Secretary of
State for Economic,
Energy, and Business
Affairs Daniel Sullivan,
the statement added.
The United States has
signed a free trade
agreement with Colombia
and is waiting for
approval of the
Democrats-controlled
Congress.
Colombia has been a U.S.
ally in South America.
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