The Coordinating Office of the National Commission of Trade Negotiations (CNNC) was created by a decree issued by President Leonel Fernandez, who also appointed Julio Ortega Tous as its Executive Secretary. The office will be in charge of directing and coordinating all aspects related to the trade negotiations in progress and the proposals for the definition of an international policy in the DR. It will also coordinate foreign cooperation funds aimed at strengthening the country’s trade policy, especially those coming from the IDB, the European Union and other multi-lateral sources.