havana head u.s. chamber commerce meet cuban president raul castro separate meet members castro economic cabinet friday prepare advent hostile trump administration next week chamber urge cuban government sign number agreements major company general electric ge.n negotiate last 18 months president-elect donald trump take office jan. 20. brief government statement say chamber president thomas donohue castro discuss issue mutual interest goal u.s. business community shift seek cuba preserve exist soon-to-be trump administration john kavulich president u.s.-cuba trade economic council say ‎u.s company need cuban government quickly substantially expand purchase products service permit highly visible presence company say donohue accompany maurice greenberg chairman chief executive officer c.v. starr co inc major u.s. insurance company chamber oppose u.s. trade embargo decades strong supporter normalization process begin president barack obama process include sign 17 agreements two former cold war foes use executive order punch hole embargo lift u.s. congress control republicans travel communist-run caribbean island unite state increase start direct flight cruise roam agreements sign manufacture trade deal ink cuba obama administration scramble deepen cement detente bilateral agreements commercial link since trump election november cuba agree early month export charcoal unite state first export half century december google googl.o reach agreement place servers island quicken access products trump say dismantle still-fragile detente unless cuba give unite state good deal provide specifics trump expect review cuba policy upon take office name jason greenblatt trump organization executive chief legal counsel negotiator sensitive international issue include cuba cuba raul castro meet u.s. chamber commerce president