Get the Facts:  U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Benefits U.S. Agriculture
— One Page Face Sheet (September 2008)
— Detailed Fact Sheet (September 2008)
— Find Out How the Agreement Benefits Commodities
— Find Out How the Agreement Benefits Each State
— U.S. Food Safety and Trade: Myth vs. Fact (10/03/07)
— The Case for the U.S.–Korea Trade Promotion Agreement (USTR Fact Sheet; 09/12/07; .pdf)
— USTR Fact Sheet-KORUS FTA: Opportunities for Agriculture (05/24/07; .pdf)
— United States–Korea FTA Text Available on USTR Website (05/24/07)
— Strong Support for U.S.-Korea (KORUS) Free Trade Agreement (05/24/07)

• USTR Schwab statement on the issuing of the Korea beef protocol (06/25/08)
  — Schwab and Schafer Letter on Korea Beef Protocol (06/25/08)
  — U.S. Beef Trade With South Korea Set To Resume Thursday (USDA Radio News; 06/25/08 - real, mp3, wave)
  — USTR Fact Sheet (06/27/08; .pdf)

• Korean beef importers and U.S. exporters have reached a commercial understanding that only U.S. beef from cattle under 30-months of age will be shipped to Korea (06/21/08;.pdf)
• U.S./Korea Officials Still Working on Beef Trade Issues (USDA Radio News; 06/05/08 - real, mp3, wave)
• South Korea Delays U.S. Beef Trade Again (USDA Radio News; 06/03/08 - real, mp3, wave)
• Schafer Says Korea To Take U.S. Beef Soon (USDA Radio News; 05/27/08 - real, mp3, wave)
• South Korea To Delay Full U.S. Beef Trade (USDA Radio News; 05/14/08 - real, mp3, wave)

• Statement by USTR Schwab on Recent Developments in Korea (U.S. Trade Representative, 05/12/08)

• Schafer: South Korean Beef Deal Strong Despite Opposition (USDA Radio News; 05/09/08 - real, mp3, wave)

• Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer on South Korea Reopening Market to U.S. Beef and Beef Products in Line with International Standards (04/18/08)
  — KORUS FTA: Fact Sheet on opening South Korea to U.S. Beef

• United States and the Republic of Korea Sign Landmark Free Trade Agreement (07/02/07)
  — Remarks by U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab at The Signing of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (06/30/07)
• Deal with Congress Likely to Advance Free Trade Agreements (U.S. Department of State; 05/11/07)
• Deal with Congress Likely to Advance Free Trade Agreements (U.S. Department of State; 05/11/07)
• United States and Korea Conclude Historic Trade Agreement (04/02/07)
  — Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns (04/05/07)
  — Fact Sheet (.pdf)
  — Details On U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (USDA Radio News; 04/17/07 - real, mp3, wave)
  — U.S. To Continue To Work To Fully Reopen Korean Beef Market (USDA Radio News; 04/05/07 - real, mp3, wave)
  — Some Immediate Benefits For A U.S.-Korea FTA (USDA Radio News; 04/04/07 - real, mp3, wave)
  — U.S. and Korea Conclude Free Trade Agreement (USDA Radio News; 04/02/07 - real, mp3, wave)
• Statement of Assistant USTR Wendy Culter on the Conclusion of the Second Round of Negotiations of the KORUS FTA (07/14/06)
• U.S. Korea Free Trade Negotiations Are Now Underway (USDA Radio News; 06/05/06 - real, mp3, wave)
• South Korea FTA Potentially A Big Deal (USDA Radio News; 06/02/06 - real, mp3, wave)
• Imports of Rice at Issue in U.S. Trade Negotiations with Korea (U.S. Department of State; 05/11/06)
• Work Begins on Korea Free Trade Agreement (USDA Radio; 02/14/06 - real, mp3, wave)
• Broad Business Support for Launch of Free Trade Negotiations Between the United States and the Republic of Korea (USTR Fact Sheet, 02/07/06)
• Trade Pact with U.S. Would Give S. Korea "Overwhelming Benefits" (U.S. Department of State; 02/06/06)  
• Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Initiation of Free Trade Agreement Talks With South Korea (02/02/2006)
• U.S. And South Korea To Work On Free Trade Agreement (USDA Radio; 02/03/06 - real, mp3, wave)
• United States, South Korea Announce Intention to Negotiate Free Trade Agreement (USTR Press Release; 02/02/06)
• U.S., South Korea To Begin Bilateral Free-Trade Agreement Talks (U.S. Department of State; 02/02/06)
• Statement by the President (02/02/06)
• Congressional Correspondence:
  — House Letter (02/02/06)
  — Senate Letter (02/02/06)
  — Letter From Congress (11/17/05)