Home / World Regions / Americas / Press Releases   Americas Press Releases   12/06/2007 Fourth U.S.-Chile Free Trade Commission Joint Statement 12/05/2007 United States and Paraguay Conclude Eighth Meeting of the Joint Committee on Trade and Investment 12/04/2007 Statement by USTR Schwab on Senate Passage of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement 10/19/2007 Statement from Gretchen Hamel, Deputy Assistant USTR for Public and Media Affairs, regarding a Section 301 Petition on Canadian Film Subsidies: 08/17/2007 USTR Announces FY 2008 Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar 07/02/2007 USTR Expresses Appreciation for Extension of ATPA Preferences 06/28/2007 Schwab statement on amendments to U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement 06/28/2007 United States and Panama Sign Trade Promotion Agreement 06/28/2007 Ambassador Schwab statement on Peruvian Legislature approving amendments to U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement 06/25/2007 Schwab statement on amendments to U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement 03/01/2007 Statement of U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab Regarding Entry into Force of the CAFTA – DR for the Dominican Republic 01/26/2007 Schwab Signs Textile Customs Cooperation Agreement with Mexico 01/25/2007 Uruguay-United States Joint Statement on Signing the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement 01/08/2007 Schwab Announces Results of Chile IPR Review, Cites Deteriorating Performance 01/05/2007 Statement by US Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab on Mexico's Repeal of Discriminatory Beverage Tax 12/20/2006 U.S. Trade Representative Schwab Applauds Trade Bill Signing 12/19/2006 U.S. and Panama Complete Trade Promotion Agreement Negotiations 12/09/2006 U.S. Trade Representative Schwab Welcomes Bipartisan Senate Vote Approving Key Trade Legislation 12/08/2006 U.S. Trade Representative Schwab Applauds Strong Bipartisan House Action on Critical Trade Bill 12/05/2006 United States and Costa Rica Sign Agreement on Pocketing Fabric 11/22/2006 United States and Colombia Sign Trade Promotion Agreement 11/03/2006 U.S. Officials Announce Opening of Beef Markets in Peru and Colombia 11/01/2006 U.S.-Uruguay Bilateral Investment Treaty Enters into Force 10/12/2006 U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab Announces Entry into Force of U.S.-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement 09/30/2006 USTR Schwab Praises Senate for Confirmation of Veroneau 09/19/2006 Schwab Pleased by Canadian Action taken on Softwood Lumber Agreement Canadian House of Commons Adopts Ways and Means Motion 09/14/2006 United State Senate Approves U.S. - Uruguay Bilateral Investment Treaty 09/14/2006 Mexico Revokes Antidumping Duties on U.S. Long Grain White Rice 09/12/2006 Schwab Announces Plans for Disposition of Funds for Meritorious Initiatives under the United States-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement 09/11/2006 U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab Announces Signing of U.S.-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement 08/24/2006 Presidential Notice: Intention to Enter Into a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia 08/22/2006 U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab Welcomes Announcement of Canadian Industry Support for the Softwood Lumber Agreement 08/01/2006 U.S. Trade Representative Schwab Applauds Senate Panel Action on Peru, Vietnam Trade Measures 04/12/2006 United States and Peru Sign Trade Promotion Agreement 02/24/2006 Statement of USTR Rob Portman Regarding Entry Into Force of the U.S. - Central America - Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) for El Salvador 01/17/2006 United States and Mexico Reach Agreement on Tequila 01/10/2006 USTR Portman Announces New USTR Staff 12/30/2005 Statement of USTR Spokesman Stephen Norton Regarding CAFTA-DR Implementation 12/19/2005 Statement of Christin Baker, USTR Spokesperson Regarding the Implementation of the U.S., Central American, Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement 12/07/2005 United States and Peru Conclude Free Trade Agreement 12/05/2005 Joint Statement of the Second Meeting of the US-Chile Trade Commission 09/16/2005 Joint Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman Regarding Canada’s Decision to Proceed with Investigation of Imports of U.S. Corn 09/16/2005 U.S Trade Representative Rob Portman Statement at the Port of New Orleans 09/06/2005 U.S Trade Representative Rob Portman Statement Regarding Dominican Republic’s Passage of CAFTA-DR 08/02/2005 Statement of USTR Rob Portman on Signing of U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement 07/27/2005 Statement of USTR Rob Portman On House Passage of CAFTA-DR 07/25/2005 Portman Praises Textile Members For Supporting CAFTA-DR 07/20/2005 USTR Portman and Canadian Trade Minister Peterson Statements on Current Lumber Talks 06/30/2005 Statement of USTR Rob Portman regarding Senate passage of CAFTA-DR and House Ways and Means Approval 06/29/2005 USTR Rob Portman statement regarding Senate Finance Committee approval of CAFTA-DR 06/23/2005 NAFTA Environment Ministers Adopt Trade and Environment Strategic Plan 06/23/2005 Administration Sends CAFTA-DR Bill to Congress; Portman Says Momentum Building 06/09/2005 Portman Thanks Former President Jimmy Carter For Supporting CAFTA-DR 06/07/2005 United States Wins WTO Challenge Against Mexican Rice Duties 05/20/2005 United States Approves $215 Million Investment in Honduras To Increase Trade Capacity and Assist Rural Poor 05/09/2005 Statement of USTR Rob Portman regarding the support for the Central American – Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement by a leading textile organization 05/02/2005 President to Welcome Presidents from Central American and Dominican Republic 04/28/2005 U.S. and CAFTA-DR Countries Hold Meetings to Expand Efforts to Implement the Agreement, Level the Playing Field and Promote Economic Growth 04/04/2005 USTR Announces Continued Review of Brazil GSP Benefits 02/24/2005 FTAA Trade Negotiations Committee Joint Communique of Co-Chairs 02/18/2005 U.S., CAFTA-DR Countries Sign Two Supplemental Agreements to Facilitate Implementing the FTA’s Environmental Provisions Signing Includes Environmental Cooperation Agreement and Designates Secretariat to Implement CAFTA-DR Public Submissions Process 12/06/2004 Brazil Generalized System of Preferences Intellectual Property Rights Review Extended 11/08/2004 U.S. Calls NAFTA Environmental Report “Flawed, Unscientific” 10/25/2004 United States, Uruguay Sign Bilateral Investment Treaty 09/07/2004 United States, Uruguay Conclude Bilateral Investment Treaty 08/18/2004 Comunicado de Prensa Conjunto de la Republica de Panama y Los Estados Unidos de America Cuarta Ronda de Negociaciones del Tratado de Libre Comercio Panama-Estados Unidos 08/18/2004 Joint Statement by Panama and the United States on the Fourth Round of US-Panama Free Trade Negotiations 08/05/2004 USTR Zoellick Statement at Signing of U.S.-D.R.-Central America FTA 08/05/2004 Dominican Republic Joins Five Central American Countries in Historic FTA with U.S. 07/16/2004 U.S. and Canada Agree to Assist Poor Countries Access to Medicine 07/16/2004 Memorandum of Understanding with Canada on Access to Medicines 07/16/2004 NAFTA Free Trade Commission Joint Statement - “A Decade of Achievement” 06/22/2004 U.S. Requests WTO Panel Against Mexico Over Beverage Taxes