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 2004-01-12 monographic deposited born digital 73 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-233 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-233 P0b002ee18036ffc1 f:d04233 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-233 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-233 GAO-04-233 Decision making Evaluation criteria Evaluation methods Foreign policies Foreign trade agreements Interagency relations International trade Australia Central American Free-Trade Area Morocco Southern Africa Customs Union Other Written Product A09083 Free trade agreements (FTA) involve trade liberalization between the United States and selected countries or regions and are also expected to provide economic and other benefits. GAO was asked to review how potential FTA partners are selected, in view of the increased number of FTAs and their growing importance to U.S. policy. Specifically, GAO (1) provided information about the factors influencing the selection of FTA partners, (2) analyzed the interagency process for selecting FTA partners, and (3) assessed how the executive branch makes decisions about the availability and allocation of resources to FTAs. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-233/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-233.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-233/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-233.pdf GAO-04-233 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-233 Other Written Product GAO-04-233; International Trade: Intensifying Free Trade Negotiating Agenda Calls for Better Allocation of Staff and Resources; Decision making Evaluation criteria Evaluation methods Foreign policies Foreign trade agreements Interagency relations International trade Australia Central American Free-Trade Area Morocco Southern Africa Customs Union Volume 114 Page 251-75 Volume 114 Page 266-67 Volume 114 Page 276 114 Stat. 251-75 114 Stat. 266-67 114 Stat. 276 Volume 116 Page 933 Volume 116 Page 993-1022 Volume 116 Page 994-1001 Volume 116 Page 1004 116 Stat. 933 116 Stat. 993-1022 116 Stat. 994-1001 116 Stat. 1004 Public Law 107-210