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Article: COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ PRAISING CONCLUSION OF U.S.-KOREA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 2, 2007
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The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following press release:
U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today praised the successful conclusion of a U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Seoul after 10 months of intense negotiations.
"I would like to congratulate Ambassador Susan Schwab and the entire U.S. negotiating team for achieving this historic free trade agreement with one of our most important trading partners. The U.S.-Korea FTA will help level the playing field for U.S. farmers, ranchers, businesses and service providers, while strengthening the bonds of friendship in a strategically important part of the world.
"The U.S.-Korea FTA presents a unique opportunity for ...