http://www.ustr.gov/node/64/206,45/10en-usINCREASING U.S. EXPORTS, CREATING AMERICAN JOBS: ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIPOn November 14, 2009, President Obama shared the United States' intention to engage with the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other economies in the region in an effort toward regional economic integration in the Asia-Pacific. This effort will be pursued with the goals of increasing American exports in the region and creating good jobs at home, through robust engagement in a region that already represents more than 40 percent of world trade.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/fact-sheets/2009/november/ustr-fact-sheet-trans-pacific-partnership11/13/2009The United States and the Republic of Korea signed a bilateral free trade agreement on June 30, 2007.  This comprehensive trade agreement will eliminate tariffs and other barriers to trade in goods and services, promote economic growth, and strengthen economic ties between the United States and Korea. http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/fact-sheets/2009/april/summary-us-korea-fta04/24/2009The United States remains actively engaged with Japan on a broad agenda of regulatory and related reforms to further open Japan 's market and help spur greater economic growth and competition through new commercial opportunities and improvements to Japan's business environment.The focal point for this intensive engagement has been the U.S.-Japan Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy Initiative (Regulatory Reform Initiative), launched in mid-2001 and now in its eighth year.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/fact-sheets/2009/january/reform-agenda-japan-yields-results01/11/2009