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Korean Official Visits Peoria, Caterpillar
The South Korean ambassador to the U. S. found a friendly audience in Caterpillar Inc.'s hometown Monday. Peoria was the stop on a Midwestern tour for Ambassador Han Duk Soo. He toured a Caterpillar plant and spoke to a Chamber of Commerce gathering as part of a campaign for passage of a Korea-U. S. Free Trade Agreement.

Ambassador Han, who recently took part in a security meeting with U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, says eight of Illinois' top ten exports to South Korea are subject to tariff. The free trade agreement would eliminate that, he says.

Caterpillar's man in Washington, Bill Lane, said making good products is only part of the equation - the rest is to be able to sell them. Caterpillar sells a majority of its products outside the U. S.

(Illinois Radio Network)
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