President Leonel Fernandez will travel to the United States on Monday, 9 May and will meet with President George Bush and his Central American counterparts in an effort to lobby the US Congress on the passing of the DR-CAFTA trade agreement with the United States. Fernandez will begin his tour in New York, where he is scheduled to meet with congressmen, private sector representatives and members of the Dominican community, as reported in Diario Libre. Diario Libre adds that the Presidents of DR-CAFTA signatory countries are going to be lobbying cities where their respective countries have large emigrant populations. Fernandez was allocated New York. His responsibility is to rally support from the authorities and important sectors for the passing of DR-CAFTA. Fernandez then will travel to Washington for a meeting with President Bush and the Central American Presidents. The President is scheduled to return on Friday, 13 May.