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(left to right) Regina Vargo, Assistant Trade Representative for the United States; Anabel Gonzalez, Vice-Minister for Costa Rica; Melvin Redondo, Vice-Minister for Honduras; Edwardo Ayala, Vice-Minister for El Salvador; and Guido Orlando Rodas, Vice-Minister for Guatemala take questions from the floor during the Greater Houston Partnership s meeting at the Westin Galleria Hotel Wednesday, 10/22/03. The primary negotiators of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) appeared on a panel during the meeting. Also speaking at the luncheon was Carlos Sequeira of Nicaragua. Photo by Steve Campbell. (Photo by Steve Campbell/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)