Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being here with us today, and thank you, Ambassador.
I have a question for you, Ambassador, concerning the geopolitical situation in the Andean region and the risk to stability in that region represented by the Chavez administration in Venezuela. When I was in Colombia, when we met with leaders of private sector unions, in fact to express support for the FTA, one of the reasons was the tremendous economic risk that the Chavez administration represented, particularly their threats to reduce trade with Colombia. I'd appreciate your views on that and on whether or not it factors into some of the indirect benefits of the FTA.