Former Bush Official Likes Obama's Support for Cuban Entrepreneurs
Former Bush Official Likes Obama's Support for Cuban Entrepreneurs
by Suzanne Gamboa
Jul 14 2015, 5:03 pm ET
A former Cabinet secretary under George W. Bush sees something he likes in President Barack Obama's change in policies on Cuba:
"One of the things I like the about President Obama's reforms, his approach, is the idea of supporting Cuban entrepreneurs," Carlos Gutierrez, who served as Department of Commerce secretary and is Cuban American, said Tuesday.
"If I had my choice of what business would I open up in Cuba - not that I'm planning to invest in Cuba - how about a little home repair store? Or a shop where businesses can buy tools? A wholesaler system where you have a series of warehouses around the country where if you own a restaurant that's where you order you napkins ... That's the basic kind of infrastructure that we need," Gutierrez said.
Gutierrez was a keynote speaker at a forum on Cuba's "economic reintegration" held by the Atlantic Council's Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, which is supportive of the decision to open relations with Cuba.
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