House Republicans are bucking demands from the Obama White House to include renewal of a U.S. job training assistance program in long-pending legislation providing free-trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea…
The U.S. ambassador to Colombia explained to W radio that the Republican boycott of the pending Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is simply routine disagreement that poses no real threat to…
Colombia should not be rewarded with a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States until it can curb the violence against its trade unionists and other civil activists, argued…
The Colombian flower industry has sent lobbyists to Washington to persuade U.S. congressemen to aprove a free trade agreement with Colombia and renew a number of other economic measures that…
U.S. President Barack Obama asked Congress Wednesday to promptly ratify the three pending free trade agreements, including one with Colombia. Obama said that the FTA with Colombia is one of…
Colombia’s minister of trade predicted that exports to the U.S. could reach $2 billion if the pending Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is approved, reported Caracol Radio Wednesday. Minister of Trade…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos thanked the U.S. Congress for agreeing to move forward discussions about the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) on Tuesday. “I thank the North American Congress,…
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee agreed Tuesday to renew the pro-labor action plan, and will begin reviewing free trade agreements with Colombia this week. The committee will now begin mock…
The top Democrat on the House’s key trade panel said Monday he won’t support a pending trade pact with Colombia unless a pro-labor action plan negotiated by the Obama administration…