ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations

BIT Bilateral Investment Treaty

CBI Caribbean Basin Initiative

CP Contracting Party

CVD Countervailing Duty

EU European Union

EFTA European Free Trade Association

FTA Free Trade Agreement

FTAA Free Trade Area of the Americas

GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GCC Gulf Cooperation Council

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GNP Gross National Product

GSP Generalized System of Preferences

IPR Intellectual Property Rights

ISO International Organization for Standardization

MFA Multifiber Arrangement

MFN Most Favored Nation

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement

OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

TAA Trade Adjustment Assistance

USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture

USITC U.S. International Trade Commission

USTR United States Trade Representative

WTO World Trade Organization