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Electronic Journals of the U.S. Information Agency, Vol. 3, No. 2, March 1998
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FREE TRADE AND THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
The FTAA: A Commitment to Fair and Open Trade
Linking Trade With Worker Rights and the Environment
Congress, Fast Track, and the Free Trade Area of the
Americas
From the Lost Decade to the Santiago Summit
Trade Liberalization in the Americas: Challenges and
Opportunities
The Summits of the Americas: Major Meetings from Miami to
Santiago
U.S. 1997 Trade With Other FTAA Countries
U.S. Trade Liberalization Initiatives in the Western
Hemisphere
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FOCUS
From Miami to Santiago: Journey for Democracy, Justice and
Prosperity
By Thomas F. (Mack) McLarty, Counselor to the President and
Special Envoy for the Americas
Until ordinary citizens in the Western Hemisphere realize
tangible gains from democratic government and open markets,
political and economic reforms remain vulnerable.
By Ambassador Richard Fisher, Deputy U.S. Trade
Representative
The growing realization that trade benefits all will lead
negotiators to complete a Free Trade Area of the Americas on time
by 2005.
COMMENTARY
By Richard A. Gephardt, Minority Leader, U.S. House of
Representatives
The United States must insist that FTAA negotiations address
workers' rights and environmental standards.
By Bill Archer, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee,
U.S. House of Representatives
Delay in the U.S. Congress granting fast track authority to
President Clinton should in no way delay or prevent robust FTAA
negotiations.
By Carla Hills, Chairman and CEO, Hills & Company
What the Western Hemisphere leaders should do at the 1998
Santiago summit is to make the vision for an FTAA from the 1994
Miami summit a reality.
By Miguel Rodriguez, Director of the Trade Unit, Organization
of American States
While obstacles to achieving an FTAA are formidable, they are not
insurmountable.
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