Free Trade

Obama, Mexico's Pena Nieto Discuss Pacific Trade Talks: White House
Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 06:19
U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto discussed in a phone call on Wednesday the importance of swiftly concluding a Pacific trade deal, the White House said.
Paul Stronski: Armenia Can and Should Develop Multi-Vector Foreign Policy
Friday, August 21, 2015 - 07:23
Armenia can and should develop its multi-vector foreign policy, Paul Stronski, a senior associate in Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program, said today at an online press conference organized by Region research center.
Cuba Travel, Trade Would Be Allowed Under Senate Bill
Friday, July 24, 2015 - 07:02
Senate appropriators approved landmark language Thursday that would accelerate the Obama administration's initiative to thaw relations with Cuba.
In Congress, a New Push Seeks to End Stalemate over Cuba Embargo
Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 07:02
With efforts to lift the Cuban embargo stalled in Congress, a pro-trade senator from Kansas will try to break the stalemate on Thursday by offering new legislation designed to win over his reluctant Republican colleagues.
Cuba Trade Embargo Fate Hinges on Havana Human Rights Progress
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 07:10
President Obama’s policy shift on Cuba could soon lead to the opening of a U.S. embassy in Havana, but analysts and congressional insiders say it could be years before the decades-old embargo on trade with the communist island is lifted, despite mounting pressure from U.S. business groups.
2 years later, U.S.-Colombia trade deal holds bitter lessons for some - Colombia
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 06:52
The perception that the trade deal has been one-sided irks many here.
NAFTA an empty basket for southern Mexico farmers
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 06:46
As U.S. farmers exported their subsidized corn to Mexico, local producer prices plummeted and small farmers could no longer earn enough to live on. Rural farmers left southern Mexico in droves.
Advancing U.S. Interests in the Western Hemisphere: The FY 2015 Foreign Affairs Budget
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 13:12

The Honorable Roberta S. Jacobson: "The Americas are at the center of the world’s new energy map and many countries are becoming increasingly relevant actors on the global stage."

Labor groups slam Colombia action plan
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 00:00
A U.S.-Colombia plan aimed at reducing violence against workers and strengthening labor rights in the Latin American country is failing on both counts, labor groups in the two countries said.
Eighth Meeting of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Environmental Affairs Council
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 00:00
Since 2004, the United States has dedicated almost $90 million to support environmental cooperation with CAFTA-DR countries.

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