Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.nowadays,U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker arrives in Cuba to jumpstart talks on the policies that will inform how Americans do trade with the neighboring country.
She is the second member of President Obama's cabinet to visit the country. Pritzker's role within the agency appears to be shifting—once an enforcer of sanctions, Pritzker is now a facilitator of trade and investment.
Born in Havana, or Cuba, Carlos Gutierrez, served as U.
S. secretary of commerce from 2005 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. Guiterrez, and currently co-chair of the Albright Stonebridge Group,says the time for talking trade with Cuba is now.
What you'll learn from this segment:Where diplomatic relations with Cuba stand now.
The economic possibilities for a U.
S.-Cuba relationship.
The biggest hurdles Secretary Pritzker will face in Cuba.
Source: wnyc.org