Deputy Assistant Secretary Estrada Addresses Importance of Free Trade Agreements on Capitol Hill

Washington (Sept. 24)—International Trade Administration Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing Jamie Estrada participated in the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) Forum on Capitol Hill to address the importance of pending free trade agreements (FTA’s) with Peru, Colombia, Panama and Korea. FTA’s have proved to be one of the best ways to open up foreign markets to U.S. exporters. Today, the United States has FTAs with 14 countries. In 2006, six new FTA’s were implemented with Bahrain, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Morocco, and Nicaragua. (More)