U.S. companies across a range of industry sectors are invited to act now to take advantage of this fast-breaking opportunity � the Commerce Department's first Executive Trade Mission to Santiago, Chile and Lima, Peru since the U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement entered into force February 2009. Under the leadership of Walter Bastian, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere, the mission will put U.S. companies in direct contact with pre-screened potential business representatives, clients, and partners in both FTA partner markets. It is designed to promote U.S. products, services, and technologies in a cross section of industries, including, but not limited to, construction, electric power generation, food processing and packaging, environmental protection, information technology, mining, oil and gas, safety and security, and telecommunications. The participation fee is $5,575 for large firms and $3,500 for small or medium-sized enterprises.