Bilateral Investment Treaties and Related Agreements

Overview of U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) Program and List of U.S. BITs

U.S. Model BIT

Recent Developments:

--02/19/08  Text of Signed U.S.-Rwanda Bilateral Investment Treaty [ 2066 Kb]

--02/19/08  United States-Rwanda Bilateral Investment Treaty  PDF version   

--06/14/07   United States Launches Investment Treaty Negotiations With Rwanda

--06/13/07  The United States-South Korea FTA: The Foreign Policy Implications

--04/02/07  United States and Korea Conclude Historic Trade Agreement

--06/16/06  Assistant Secretary Sullivan's Testimony om U.S.-Uruguay Bilateral Investment Treaty

--11/04/05  U.S. and Uruguay Sign Bilateral Investment Treaty

-- 5/12/05 Press Statement: U.S.-Pakistan Bilateral Investment Treaty Negotiations

-- 2/11/05 Media Note: U.S.-Pakistan Bilateral Investment Treaty Negotiations

--09/28/04 United States, Pakistan Begin Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations

Investment Provisions in Free Trade Agreements: 

USTR Site for Free Trade Agreements

NAFTA Investment