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DESCRIPTION:Come out and greet ambassadors, business folks, and lovers of bloody free 
 trade... event description below....    The California Chamber of Commerce  
 &  the  U.S. Chamber of Commerce  U.S. Department of Commerce  California 
 Business Roundtable  Inland International Trade Association             
 							   Northern California World Trade Center             							  
 Sacramento International Visitors Council      Sacramento Metropolitan 
 Chamber of Commerce  Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce  Sacramento 
 Regional Center for International Trade  Sacramento World Affairs Council  
 Present  An International Luncheon Forum  WHEN:		Tuesday, March 8, 2005 
 from 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.  SPEAKERS:	Ambassadors of the six nations 
 included in the US-Central   American Free Trade Agreement  The Honorable 
 H.E.F. Tomás Duenas, Ambassador of Costa Rica to the US  The Honorable 
 Flavio Dario Espinal, Ambassador of the Dominican   Republic to the US  The 
 Honorable Rene Antonio León Rodríguez, Ambassador of El Salvador to   the 
 US  The Honorable Jose Guillermo Castillo, Ambassador of Guatemala to the 
 US  The Honorable Mario Canahuati, Ambassador of Honduras to the US  The 
 Honorable Salvador Stadthagen, Ambassador of Nicaragua to the US  The U.S. 
 – Central American Free Trade Agreement was signed on May 28,   2004 in 
 Washington D.C.   On August 5, representatives from the United   States and 
 the Dominican Republic (DR) signed an agreement formally   including the 
 D.R. in the Agreement. Upon implementation, more than 80   percent of U.S. 
 exports will be able to enter the D.R. and CAFTA   countries duty free, 
 with all products having duty free access in ten   years.  The six nations 
 represented by the CAFTA will be the second largest   U.S. export market in 
 Latin America, behind Mexico. The United States   exported nearly $11 
 billion in goods to the five Central American   countries included in CAFTA 
 in 2003, more than U.S. exports to Russia,   India and Indonesia combined. 
 Two-way trade was over $23 billion. With   the Dominican Republic added to 
 the CAFTA-5, total two-way trade   increases to $32 billion. The 
 U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central American   Free Trade Agreement is 
 currently pending U.S. Congressional approval.  TOPIC:	The US-Central 
 American Free Trade Agreement: How it will   benefit California	  
 LOCATION:	California Chamber of Commerce - 1215 K Street, 14th Floor,   
 Sacramento, CA. 95814  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/03/06/59703.php
SUMMARY:PROTEST CAFTA in SACTO!
LOCATION:When: 10:45 a.m., Tuesday, March 8  Where: North steps of the Capitol, 
 Sacramento then march to....  What: CAFTA Luncheon with ambassadors from 
 CAFTA countries, senators,   U.S. Chamber, CA Chamber etc. at 1215 K St.  
 How: Bring yourself, bring some signs (CAFTA is BAD for CA and Central   
 America!), bring a shovel, bring a wheelbarrow, bring a sewing machine,   
 etc
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/03/06/59703.php
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