Federal Agency, Congressman Cuellar Host International Business Opportunity Seminar in Laredo

Global business opportunities thrive in Laredo, Texas. The City’s unique geographical position neighboring Mexico makes this hub ideal to conduct international business.

That is why the U.S. Department of Commerce’s U.S. Commercial Service, in conjunction with Congressman Henry Cuellar are hosting a seminar April 7 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Texas A&M International University featuring this dynamic market. The seminar will offer the opportunities of doing business in Colombia, as well as hearing from local companies who have had success doing business in the South American country.

The guest speakers for the seminar will be Michael L. McGee, Regional Commercial Counselor from the U.S. Embassy of Bogota in Colombia, and Alejandra Y. Castillo, National Director of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA).

Colombia is the U.S.’s largest trading partner and could potentially serve as a market for Laredo businesses and downtown merchants who are already exporting to Mexico.

The educational event is part of the Look South initiative. For more information on how MBDA supports Look South, please visit www.mbda.gov.

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ABOUT GABRIELA MORALES-RICHARDS

Gabriela is a Laredo, Texas native who attended J.B. Alexander High School. Prior to joining the U.S. Department of Commerce’s MBDA where she works as a Business Development Specialist focusing on international commerce, she worked for the City of Laredo from 2003 to 2008. During her time with the City of Laredo, Gabriela was instrumental in facilitating multilateral relationships through a U.S. – Mexico trade forum that led to the origination of the Laredo International Sister Cities Festival. She holds two Business Administration degrees, one from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service, and the McDonough School of Business in Washington, and the second from the ESADE Business School in Barcelona, Spain.