Free Trade Area of the Americas
 Elected leaders from 34 countries
in North America, South America, Caribbean and Central America are participating
in trade talks to promote hemispheric prosperity through trade and investment.
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FTAA
News |
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FTAA Trade Negotiations Committee Joint Communiqué of Co-Chairs (02/24/05)
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Transcript of Press Teleconference Call with Richard Mills, Assistant US
Trade Representative for Media and Public Affairs (02/24/05)
Transcript of Roundtable with Ecuadorian Media in Quito, Ecuador
(06/08/04)
Background Teleconference Call by a U.S. Trade Official Regarding the
Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Trade Negotiations Committee
Meeting (TNC) in Puebla, Mexico (02/07/04)
U.S.-Uruguay Announce Bilateral Investment Treaty (11/21/03)
Concluding
Ministerial Press Conference Remarks by FTAA trade ministers
(11/20/03)
Ministerial
Plenary Session:
Opening remarks by Robert B. Zoellick,
U.S. Trade Representative (11/20/03)
U.S. Triples Funding to $150 Million for Developing Countries to Benefit
from FTAA (11/19/03)
Zoellick to Lead U.S. Effort to Advance FTAA in Key Miami Meeting (11/14/03)
Free
Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Meeting Sept. 30 - Oct. 3
Continues Effort to Advance Negotiations (09/30/03)
U.S.
Advances Bold Proposals in FTAA Negotiations (02/11/03)
Secretary
Veneman's Remarks on the U.S. proposal (02/11/03) |
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FTAA
Eighth Ministerial Meeting and 16th Trade Negotiations Committee, Miami,
Florida (November 16-21, 2003) |
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Main page (USTR Web site)
Ministerial
Declaration (November 20, 2003)
Chapter
IX: Agriculture (from the Draft Agreement; November 21, 2003 |
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Quito
Meeting News (Oct. 27 - Nov. 1, 2002) |
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Information from the USTR on
the FTAA Ministerial Conference
in Quito (html) |
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Summary of U.S Negotiating Positions in the FTAA |
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Overview/Status of the FTAA Negotiations
(html) |
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Ministerial
Declarations |
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Sixth Trade Ministerial,
Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 2001
Fifth Trade Ministerial,
Toronto, Canada, November 1999
Fourth Trade Ministerial,
San Jose, Costa Rica, March 1998
Third Trade Ministerial,
Belo Horizonte, Brazil, May 1997
Second Trade Ministerial,
Cartagena, Colombia, March 1996
First Trade Ministerial,
Denver, USA, June 1995 |
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Publications |
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"The
Free Trade Area of the Americas: Expanding Hemispheric Trade," Economic
Perspectives, October 2002
(an electronic journal of
the U.S. Department of State)
Free
Trade Area of the Americas: What Are the Benefits for U.S.
Agriculture? ERS (April 2000)
Regional Trade
Agreements and U.S. Agriculture ERS (November 1998)
Free
Trade in the Americas: Situation and Outlook ERS (November
1998)
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Speeches
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Summit of the Americas, Quebec,
Canada (4/21-22/01)
-- Remarks
by President Bush in Press Conference
-- Remarks
by President Bush at the working session
-- Fact
Sheet: Speech by President Bush
-- Remarks
by President Bush before departing for Summit |
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Other
Sites |
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Official home page of the
FTAA process
U.S. Trade
Representative's Office FTAA site |
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