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TRADE POLICY/ NEGOTIATIONS FREE TRADE AREA OF THE AMERICAS FTAA:
The Department is involved in the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas
(FTAA) negotiations and X-20 plays an active role in the interagency
process for developing USG proposals and negotiating positions. Background:
At the Summit of the Americas held in Miami in December 1994, Western
Hemisphere Heads of State agreed to construct a Free Trade Area of the
Americas and to complete negotiations by 2005. The leaders also made
a commitment to achieve substantial progress toward building the FTAA
by 2000. The Office of International Policy and Programs coordinates
the Department’s involvement in the negotiations and has played
an active role in the interagency process for developing USG proposals
and negotiating positions, while ensuring that the interests of U.S.
suppliers of transportation services and the traveling public are represented.
Revised on
Friday, January 16, 2004
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