Levi J. Jordan
September 2, 2010
As Peru’s economy surges, its government pursues free trade pacts with some of Asia’s largest economies—most recently South Korea.

The New York Times
Sewell Chan
July 30, 2010
AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini says the U.S. trade complaint against Guatemala is in part “an attempt to appease some elements of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. by demonstrating that the labor protections built into CAFTA were not empty gestures.”

July 27, 2010
In a submission of public comments to the U.S. International Trade Administration, Council of the Americas voices support for the Obama administration's National Export Initiative, outlining ways to boost hemispheric competitiveness and avoid protectionism to reach the goal of doubling U.S. exports by 2015.

The Huffington Post
Susan Segal
July 21, 2010
"While Washington hesitates, U.S. businesses are losing their competitive edge in Latin America as Europe, Canada, and Asia sign free trade agreements with our neighbors," writes AS/COA President and CEO Susan Segal.

RCN
June 21, 2010
The fact that Colombia has moved forward on trade agreements with the European Union and Canada could hamper progress on the pending U.S.-Colombian trade agreement. (en español)

Americas Quarterly
Gregory Meeks
Spring 2010
CAFTA-DR has already produced groundbreaking results.

May 25, 2010
On May 25, AS/COA hosted its annual conference in Mexico, exploring the country's economic outlook, U.S. bilateral relations, and Mexico's international economic integration strategy. Read blog coverage at: www.as-coa.org/mexico.

Xinhua
May 25, 2010
"China is one of the eight priority nations for Mexico," said President and CEO of ProMéxico Bruno Ferrari. The top Mexican investment official, speaking at AS/COA's Mexico City conference "Mexico: Economic Challenges in its Bicentennial Year," added that Mexico is touting itself as "the gateway to the Americas" to the Asian giant.

Colombia Reports
Daniel Brody
May 12, 2010
At COA's 40th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke about her dedication to the pending trade deals with Colombia and Panama, stating that  the administration was "committed to our free-trade agreements with both countries but we're also facing very difficult challenges."

AFP
May 12, 2010
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated the United States commitment to follow through on pending trade agreements with Colombia and Panama.

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