November 21, 2007

Washington, DC—U.S. Senator Harry Reid of Nevada announced today that he will lead a bipartisan Congressional delegation of U.S. senators to

Latin America

. The delegation will visit: Guatemala, Paraguay, Mexico,

Colombia

, and the Brazil/Paraguay/Argentina “Tri Border” area from November 25

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through December 2

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. The purpose of the trip is to show the United States’ commitment to strengthening ties with our neighbors in

Latin America

. The senators will meet with the presidents of Guatemala, Colombia, Paraguay, and Mexico, as well as labor, counter-narcotics, civic, trade, and other officials to discuss issues vital for the security and economy of the

United States

. 

All media inquiries during the bipartisan congressional delegation should be directed to the

U.S.

embassies of the respective countries which they will be visiting.

WHO: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM),

Thad

Cochran (R - MS)

, Kent Conrad 

(D - ND), Mike Crapo (R - ID), Byron Dorgan (D - ND), Robert Menéndez (D-NJ)

WHAT:           Bipartisan congressional delegation trip to

Latin America

WHEN:           Sunday, November 25

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through Sunday, December 2

nd

, 2007

WHERE:

Guatemala, Paraguay, Mexico, Colombia, and the Brazil/Paraguay/Argentina “Tri Border” area