Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06GEORGETOWN1037
2006-10-04 19:53:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Georgetown
Cable title:
TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING (GUYANA)
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UNCLAS GEORGETOWN 001037
SIPDIS
EB/TPP/MTA - EKOCH
COMMRCE/TCC/4110 - MROLLIN
USDA/ITP-FAS - BERTSCH
STATE PLEASE PASS USTR FOR HIRSH
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ETRD GY
SUBJECT: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING (GUYANA)
REF: STATE 152063
UNCLAS GEORGETOWN 001037
SIPDIS
EB/TPP/MTA - EKOCH
COMMRCE/TCC/4110 - MROLLIN
USDA/ITP-FAS - BERTSCH
STATE PLEASE PASS USTR FOR HIRSH
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ETRD GY
SUBJECT: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING (GUYANA)
REF: STATE 152063
1. Post provides to following information in response to reftel:
A) The Economic/Commercial Section has dual responsibility for
economic monitoring and reporting as well as for Post's commercial
diplomacy efforts. The section consists of one Economic/Commercial
Officer and one Foreign Service National Economic/Commercial
Specialist. Post also maintains a relationship with the Foreign
Commercial Service regional office in Santo Domingo.
B) Embassy point of contact for trade compliance and monitoring is
Ed Luchessi, Economic/Commercial Officer, tel: 011-592-226-4309,
fax: 011-592-227-0240, e-mail: LuchessiEP@state.gov. Effective
November 29, 2006, point of contact will be Nancy Long,
Economic/Commercial Officer, e-mail LongNE@state.gov, other contact
information same as above.
C) Post rarely receives complaints about compliance with trade
barriers. Rather, American business interests often contact Post
when experiencing difficulty with local business partners or
government regulatory authorities. The section typically works with
the Guyana Office of Investment (itself the basis of most of the
complaints),relevant regulatory authorities and the Office of the
Prime Minister to resolve the concern. In terms of outreach, EmbOffs
regularly meet with the local American Chamber of Commerce and
promote such resources as the Trade Compliance Center's complaint
hotline and the Foreign Commercial Service's on-line trade promotion
portal.
D) Post reports on barriers to trade and investment, both structural
and informal, in its annual investment climate statement and through
periodic reporting. Specific areas of concern remain lack of
enforcement of intellectual property rights, government procurement
oversight, and consistent and transparent enforcement of tax and
customs regulations. When complaints arise regarding the CARICOM
External Tariff, Post also interacts with the CARICOM Secretariat,
located in Georgetown.
ROBINSON
SIPDIS
EB/TPP/MTA - EKOCH
COMMRCE/TCC/4110 - MROLLIN
USDA/ITP-FAS - BERTSCH
STATE PLEASE PASS USTR FOR HIRSH
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ETRD GY
SUBJECT: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING (GUYANA)
REF: STATE 152063
1. Post provides to following information in response to reftel:
A) The Economic/Commercial Section has dual responsibility for
economic monitoring and reporting as well as for Post's commercial
diplomacy efforts. The section consists of one Economic/Commercial
Officer and one Foreign Service National Economic/Commercial
Specialist. Post also maintains a relationship with the Foreign
Commercial Service regional office in Santo Domingo.
B) Embassy point of contact for trade compliance and monitoring is
Ed Luchessi, Economic/Commercial Officer, tel: 011-592-226-4309,
fax: 011-592-227-0240, e-mail: LuchessiEP@state.gov. Effective
November 29, 2006, point of contact will be Nancy Long,
Economic/Commercial Officer, e-mail LongNE@state.gov, other contact
information same as above.
C) Post rarely receives complaints about compliance with trade
barriers. Rather, American business interests often contact Post
when experiencing difficulty with local business partners or
government regulatory authorities. The section typically works with
the Guyana Office of Investment (itself the basis of most of the
complaints),relevant regulatory authorities and the Office of the
Prime Minister to resolve the concern. In terms of outreach, EmbOffs
regularly meet with the local American Chamber of Commerce and
promote such resources as the Trade Compliance Center's complaint
hotline and the Foreign Commercial Service's on-line trade promotion
portal.
D) Post reports on barriers to trade and investment, both structural
and informal, in its annual investment climate statement and through
periodic reporting. Specific areas of concern remain lack of
enforcement of intellectual property rights, government procurement
oversight, and consistent and transparent enforcement of tax and
customs regulations. When complaints arise regarding the CARICOM
External Tariff, Post also interacts with the CARICOM Secretariat,
located in Georgetown.
ROBINSON