United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-04-11 monographic deposited born digital 59 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-560 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-560 P0b002ee180376df0 f:d03560 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-560 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-560 GAO-03-560 International agreements International cooperation International relations International trade regulation Tariffs Trade agreements Trade policies Free Trade Area of the Americas Agreement Other Written Product A06613 Establishing a 34-nation Free Trade Area of the Americas agreement has been under negotiation since 1998. This agreement would eliminate tariffs and create common trade and investment rules for these nations. Most recently, the United States, along with Brazil, assumed the leadership of the negotiations. GAO was asked to analyze (1) the challenges for the current negotiating phase, which will include a ministerial meeting in Miami, Florida, in November 2003; and (2) the U.S.'s readiness to serve as co-chair of the negotiations and host of the November 2003 ministerial. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-560/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-560.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-560/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-560.pdf GAO-03-560 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-560 Other Written Product GAO-03-560; Free Trade Area of the Americas: Negotiations Progress, but Successful Ministerial Hinges on Intensified U.S. Preparations; International agreements International cooperation International relations International trade regulation Tariffs Trade agreements Trade policies Free Trade Area of the Americas Agreement Public Law 107-171