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• "the US embassy had lobbied - for a - free trade agreement !"

 

 

 

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• "FTA - between the US - and the Dominican Republic !"

 

 

 

 

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• "US congressional representative - Jerry Weller - had headed a !"

 

 

 

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• "visit - to Dominican - private sector - enterprises !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and Dominican - government representatives !"

 

 

 

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• "Weller - had met with the - American chamber of commerce - amcham !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and with a group of - Dominican bankers - both would like a FTA !"

 

 

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• "Weller had urged - the participants - to pressure - the Dominican government !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interests - US cable - 2003: LINK ¤ 03SANTODOMINGO6582

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• "for the US embassy - this FTA - was in its interest !"

 

 

 

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• "but the economic situation - in the Dominican Republic - was difficult !"

 

 

 

 

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• "which did not make it easy - lobbying for it - in the Dominican country !"

 

 

 

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• "the US ambassador - considered it essential - to support the !"

 

 

 

 

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• "administration - of president - Hipolito Mejia !"

 

 

 

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• "maybe the US embassy - could then put through more - in the Dominican Republic !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FTA Negotiations - US cable - 2004: LINK ¤ 04SANTODOMINGO483

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• "US trade representative - Robert Zoellick - had told !"

 

 

 

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• "the Dominicans - that the US embassy understood !"

 

 

 

 

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• "that Dominican Republic - has had a - difficult year !"

 

 

 

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• "and Zoellick had delivered - its message - on hard decisions !"

 

 

 

 

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• "that the Dominican government - and congress - would have to make !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the US embassy had delivered - its message - and its interest !"

 

 

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• "and had lobbied - for a renewed agreement - with the IMF !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAFTA - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05SANTODOMINGO2751

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• "the US embassy - had invited - Fernandez !"

 

 

 

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• "and other - regional presidents !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and had lobbied for - CAFTA - Central America free trade deal !"

 

 

 

 

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• "this could give Fernandez - the clout - confront !"

 

 

 

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• "difficult political - decisions - with the opposed interests !"

 

 

 

 

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• "of both - the monied elites - and the citizenry !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the US embassy had lobbied - for tax reform !"

 

 

 

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• "and would like - to see Fernandez - move !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CAFTA - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05SANTODOMINGO4215

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• "the Dominican Republic - voted in the - lower house of congress !"

 

 

 

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• "about - CAFTA-DR !"

 

 

 

 

• "the US embassy had lobbied - for this FTA - three years !"

 

 

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• "the Dominican legislators - were fearful - of the treaty's impact !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAFTA - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05SANTODOMINGO5213

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• "the US embassy had lobbied - for a - CAFTA-DR !"

 

 

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• "Central America Dominican Republic - trade agreement !"

 

 

 

 

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• "legally a treaty - under international law !"

 

 

 

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• "but not under - US law !"

 

 

 

 

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• "a task force - public - and private sector - trade experts !"

 

 

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• "would ensure - that the Dominican government - stayed on course !"

 

 

 

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• "contractors - hired by the - USAID - US aid agency !"

 

 

 

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• "with members of task force - the Dominican government officials !"

 

 

 

 

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• "would be prepared - elimination of consular fee !"

 

 

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• "charged for - all goods - imported to the country !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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US Secretary - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06SANTODOMINGO1751

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• "the US embassy wrote - the Dominican Republic - was a developing country !"

 

 

 

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• "Dominican governments - in the past - had been generally more - pro it !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the US secretary - should use at the - upcoming visit !"

 

 

 

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• "to press - president Fernandez - and the Dominican government !"

 

 

 

 

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• "he could express satisfaction - at progress !"

 

 

 

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• "and ask - president Fernandez - to exert his influence !"

 

 

 

 

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• "for obtaining rapidly - the required changes !"

 

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• "in Dominican - law - regulation - and administrative - practice !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTA - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08SANTODOMINGO1973

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• "the US embassy had lobbied - for a FTA !"

 

 

 

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• "with the Dominican Republic - no. 16-95 !"

 

 

 

 

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• "foreign investment law - unlimited foreign investment !"

 

 

 

 

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• "law 8-90 - Dominican's free trade zones - FTZs !"

 

 

 

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• "100 percent exemption - from all taxes !"

 

 

 

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• "duties - charges - and fees !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAFTA - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ CAFTA