>Click to view larger photo  CODEL Goodlatte meets with U.S. Ambassador Frank E. Baxter.

A U.S. Congress Delegation headed by Congressman -and Chairman of the Agriculture Committee-, Bob Goodlatte, visited Uruguay on November 28-29 to meet with Uruguayan government officials and private sector representatives.

Following a breakfast with MERCOSUR officials Jose Buttner, Jimmy Voss, Marcel Vaillant, Oscar Stark and Diana Klor, the delegation met with Uruguayan Vice President Rodolfo Nin Novoa and the First Vice President of the House of Representatives, Ruben Martinez Huelmo.

The congressmen later met with representatives from business sector Daniel Beleratti of the Chamber of Slaughterhouses, Daniel Bayce of the Uruguayan Chamber of Seeds, and Alberto Grille of the Blueberries Association.

Before deprting for Buenos Aires, the delegation visited the U.S. Embassy Montevideo where they met with newly appointed Ambassador Frank E. Baxter.

CODEL members with First Vice President of the House of Representative, Ruben Martínez Huelmo.

CODEL members with Uruguayan Vice President, Rodolfo Nin Novoa.

>Click to view larger photo  CODEL Goodlatte meets with MERCOSUR officials.

>Click to view larger photo  CODEL Goodlatte meets with representatives from the business sector.

 
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