Dear :

We recently received a proposal from [company] who is interested in acting as our distributor in [country]. From the information I have, it seems to me that our products could be ideally suited to the market. But since we have never sold our products in that area, we need the help and advice of someone familiar with the market.

To be more specific, our company is looking for an established and reliable distributor, and I would be grateful for any suggestions you may have. Could I ask you to do a little preliminary research on my behalf? I plan to come to [country, city] in [month] and it would be a great help to get myself better informed about the market and our prospective cooperators before I start the trip.

I will be in touch again as soon as my travel arrangements are made. I look forward to seeing you again in [city].

Best regards,

[name]

[title]