Earlier this week, Ambassador Goettman and Ambassador Callahan met virtually with Foreign Minister Víctor Bisonó of the Dominican Republic. The Ambassadors noted the opportunity to strengthen our countries’ bilateral economic relationship and highlighted the importance of President Abinader’s repeal of Decree 693-24 to meet the Dominican Republic’s market access obligations under the CAFTA-DR with respect to access for U.S. rice. USTR welcomes the opportunity to engage with the Dominican Republic in negotiations on an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and looks forward to a timely completion of our negotiations.

US trade representatives met with the Dominican Republic's Foreign Minister to discuss strengthening economic ties. The Dominican Republic's repeal of a decree was highlighted as important for meeting trade obligations regarding US rice.