Free Trade

Chile's New Foreign Policy: Leaving Pacific Waters?
Friday, March 28, 2014 - 00:00
After three years in which the Andean country favored an alliance with peers facing the Pacific--Peru, Colombia and Mexico-- now it's looking towards (...) Argentina and Brazil.
In Laredo, a Quiet Symbol of Closer Ties With Mexico
Friday, March 14, 2014 - 00:00
Mexican officials would like to have the same type of customs operation, but a concern about American agents carrying weapons is stalling progress.
Background Press Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden's Trip to Chile and the Dominican Republic
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 00:00
Just to step back for one second, before my colleague gets into some of more of the details, this trip continues both the Vice President’s and the administration’s active engagement in the Americas and in the Western Hemisphere over the past year and
Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden at a Bilateral Meeting with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 00:00
The President and I believe that the hemisphere, the Western Hemisphere, and particularly the Southern Hemisphere has -- offers enormous, enormous potential. It’s the destination of 40 percent of all of America’s exports. It’s home to a growing mi
House Subcommittee Hearing: Overview of U.S. Interests in the Western Hemisphere
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 13:37

Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:30 am

House Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere
2172 House Rayburn Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Subcommittee Hearing: Overview of U.S. Interests in the Western Hemisphere: Opportunities and Challenges

Witnesses
The Honorable Roberta S. Jacobson
Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
U.S. Department of State

House Subcommittee Hearing: U.S. Energy Security: Enhancing Partnerships with Mexico and Canada
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 13:25

Thursday, March 14, 2013, 10:00am

House Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere
2172 House Rayburn Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Subcommittee Hearing: U.S. Energy Security: Enhancing Partnerships with Mexico and Canada

Witnesses:

Duncan Wood, Ph.D.
Director
Mexico Institute
Wilson Center

Mr. Thomas J. Pyle
President
Institute for Energy Research

Subcommittee Hearing: Energy Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 12:33

Thursday, April 11, 2013, 3:00pm

House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
2200 House Rayburn Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Subcommittee Hearing: Energy Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean

Witnesses
Panel I

The Honorable Carlos Pascual
Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs
U.S. Department of State

Brazil Says US Farm Bill Violates Trade Rules
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 00:00
Brazil says farmers in other countries will suffer as a result of unfair protection given to U.S. producers in the new Farm Bill that U.S. President Barack Obama signed February 7.
In Mexico Meeting, a Show of Friendship With Few Results on Immigration and Trade
Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 00:00
The show of trilateral friendship did little to mask a series of stress points that divided the leaders during their first three-way gathering in two years.
Rethinking NAFTA after 20 years
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 00:00
Mexican and international organizations sent an open letter to the heads of state of Mexico, the United States, and Canada as they prepared to meet on February 19 in Toluca, Mexico for the sixth North American Leaders' Summit.

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