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RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE
US COLOMBIA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT The undersigned President of the World Trade Center Miami, a Florida not-for-profit organization, do hereby certify that the following resolution was duly adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the WTCM (the “Board”), duly called and held in Miami, Florida on March 27, 2008 in which meeting a quorum was present and acting throughout: WHEREAS, the President has asked the United States Congress to consider and support the US Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement in an effort to promote economic growth and create opportunities that enhance trade, eliminate tariffs and embolden our Colombian neighbors; and WHEREAS, Colombia is the fifth most significant export destination for the State of Florida and the third largest market in Latin America and is well-positioned in a free market to bolster trade, investment, tourism and cultural activities; and WHEREAS, the government of Colombia has worked tirelessly over the past six years to become a model of fiscal, social and economic policy, while significantly reducing narcotics activity, labor strife and human rights violations, all of which will be further advanced by the passage of the US Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement; and WHEREAS, the World Trade Center Miami possesses a unique vantage point in the emerging hemispheric free trade area, leading to advantages for our businesses by creating a level playing field on export products that are critical for Florida’s economy; and WHEREAS, the World Trade Center Miami, for many reasons, believe it to be in the best interest of our business community and the relationship between our two great countries that the US Congress bring forward and pass the US Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. NOW BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that the World Trade Center Miami hereby supports
and endorses the US Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. THE WORLD TRADE CENTER MIAMI Jose Perez-Jones, |