COLOMBIA Orientation visit to Washington, D.C.

On November 30 – December 3, 2015, the Standards Alliance worked with Facilitando Comercio to organize a detailed orientation in Washington, D.C. The workshop focused on the public-private nature of the U.S. system and incorporated discussions with experts from across the government and private sector including ASTM International, Intertek, PCPC, NEMA, ICC, USTR, NIST, CPSC, FDA, and OMB-OIRA among others. The 16 Colombian officials included representatives of the trade ministry, national standards body, accreditation body, regulators, and the private sector
[please see the full delegation list below].

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16 person Colombian delegation list:

Name	Title	Entity	Public/Private
Santiago Ángel Jaramillo	Director of Regulations	Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Tourism	Public*
Daniel Héctor Rico	Manager of Inquiry Point, Office of Regulations	Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Tourism	Public
Margarita Gonzalez	Inquiry Point, Office of Regulations	Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Tourism	Public
Juliana Sarmiento	Inquiry Point, Office of Regulations	Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Tourism	Public
Elvin Rincón	Advisor, Office of Trade Relations	Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Tourism	Public
Francisco Piedrahita	Executive Director	National Accreditation of Colombia (ONAC)	Private
Carlos Porras	Assistant Director of Innovation & Technology	National Institute of Metrology	Public
Daniel Alberto Trillos Orduz	Director of Standardization	Colombian Institute for Technical Standards and Certification (ICONTEC)	Private
Olga Lucía Pesca Rico	Director of Capacity Building, Industry Promotion Program	Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Tourism	Public
Juliana Villegas	Manager, Industry Services	Colombia Export Promotion Agency (PROCOLOMBIA)	Private
Yuber Romero	Coordinator, Metalworking and Shipyards, Industry Promotion Program	Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Tourism	Public
Alberto Macías	Vice President	Colombian Auto Parts Manufacturers Association (ACOLFA)	Private
Ángela Huzgame	Trade Coordinator	Colombian Plastic Industries Association (ACOPLASTICOS)	Private
Juan Carlos Castro	Director, Cosmetics & Hygienic Products	National Business Association (ANDI)	Private
Alejandro Giraldo	Director, Control & Verification of Technical Regulations and Metrology	Superintendence for Industry and Commerce (SIC)	Public
Elizabeth Jimenez	Manager, Laboratories and Quality Control	National Institute of Food and Drug (INVIMA)	Public

*head of delegation