Too soon to blame FTA for drop in Colombia’s export growth rate: US
Despite a significant drop in the growth rate of Colombia’s export to the United States, it...
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US union asks Clinton to protect Colombian union leaders
The international president of the United Steelworkers Union writes an open letter to top United States officials, including Hillary Clinton, asking for protection for a Colombian trade union leader. International president of...
White House to send Colombia FTA to Congress before August recess: Kirk
The Obama administration hopes to send trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea to Congress before the August recess, said a U.S. State Department advisor Sunday. “Now it seems like the stars are in alignment...
FTA advances as Colombia fulfills US requirements
U.S. government officials announced that they are ready to discuss technicalities of the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with Colombia, as the country has implemented appropriate labor rights protection measures, newspaper...
US: Colombia trade deal ready by year-end
The Obama administration reiterates its plans to resolve remaining issues with the Colombian free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of 2011, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said...
‘US will intensify trade talks with Colombia’
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk tells the House and Ways Committee that Colombia and Panama are next after South Korea for trade deals, reported the Associated Press Today Wednesday. The trade negotiator told the Committee...
Colombia VP to meet Biden, Clinton in Washington
The Colombian Vice President will meet his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington on January 28. In a press release from the Vice President’s office, Angelino Garzon stated that the...
