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 2003-05-13 monographic deposited born digital 17 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-700T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-700T P0b002ee1803a3e58 f:d03700t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-700T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-700T GAO-03-700T Foreign trade agreements Foreign trade policies International agreements International trade International trade regulation Free Trade Area of the Americas Agreement Testimony A06891 Since 1998, the 34 democratic nations of the Western Hemisphere have been negotiating a Free Trade Area of the Americas agreement to eliminate tariffs and create common trade and investment rules for these nations. The United States will co-chair, with Brazil, the final phase of the negotiations, due to conclude in January 2005. GAO was asked to (1) review challenges that the United States faces as co-chair of the final negotiating phase and (2) discuss risks that the United States may encounter, as host, in Miami, of the November 2003 ministerial meeting. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-700T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-700T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-700T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-700T.pdf GAO-03-700T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-700T Testimony GAO-03-700T; Free Trade Area of the Americas: United States Faces Challenges as Co-Chair of Final Negotiating Phase and Host of November 2003 Ministerial; Foreign trade agreements Foreign trade policies International agreements International trade International trade regulation Free Trade Area of the Americas Agreement