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Article: Clinton announces U.S. trade agreement with Vietnam.(The Dallas Morning News)
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- July 13, 2000
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WASHINGTON _ Vietnamese coffee, seafood, cotton gloves and other small consumer items are spread thinly across the American economy today. But a trade agreement signed in Washington Thursday could soon give a significant boost to the Vietnamese economy through much greater access to the U.S. market.
Vietnam sold $600 million worth of goods to the United States last year. If Congress approves Thursday's agreement, that amount could double within a year, said Virginia Foote, president of the U.S.-Vietnam Business Council.
"Apparel, footwear, low-end consumer goods, food products _ it will start there," she said. "This should make Vietnam much more ...