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U.S.-Colombia Trade Pact: A Resource Guide

The Council of the Americas is dedicated to open markets, democracy, and economic development throughout the hemisphere. We believe free and fair trade is an essential tool in providing continued economic growth and development in Latin America, Caribbean, and the United States. 

The U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) is a critical component in further establishing a secure and prosperous economic climate in Colombia. With passage of the U.S-Colombia TPA, this strategic partnership, with established economic and security ties, will be bolstered by the economic benefits provided to both countries. The Council of the Americas urges the U.S. Congress to quickly pass the trade agreement.

In Our Words: Publications by Council of the Americas Experts

• "Helping a Friend," Susan Segal, President and CEO
• "Why Colombia Deserves U.S. Help," Susan Segal and Nancy Birdsall, Christian Science Monitor
• "A New Trade Policy for the Americas," Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Council of the Americas, Poder
• "Bullying Latin America," Eric Farnsworth and Gary Hufbauer, Baltimore Sun

• Democrats for Regional Security and Open Markets (PDF)
• COA Letter to Congress (PDF)
• Enclosure, Colombia Fact Sheet (PDF)
• COA Press Release
• Testimony: U.S-Colombia Relations, Eric Farnsworth
• Testimony: U.S. Latin America energy security, Eric Farnsworth
• Testimony: The U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, International Trade Commission, Report on Colombia

• President George W. Bush: Speeches on U.S.-Colombia Free Trade
  • White House Lawn, April 7, 2008
  • Blount Island Marine Terminal, Jacksonville, FL, March 31, 2008
• "The U.S.-Colombia FTA: A Capitol Hill Conversation," (PDF) Ambassador Susan Schwab, U.S. Trade Representative, February 27, 2008
• Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice:
  • Joint Press Conference with President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe, January 25, 2008
  • Video: Remarks in Medellin, Colombia, January 24, 2008
• Remarks at the Bogota Chamber of Commerce, Secretary of State Carlos M. Gutierrez, October 12, 2007
•  "Latin America: Helping Colombia is in our National Interest," John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State, May 22, 2007
• "The Case for Colombia," Chris Padilla Video, Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration

• Commentary from leaders from across the Western Hemisphere regarding the U.S.-Colombia trade agreement.

• TradeAgreements.gov
• Department of Commerce, ITA, Free Trade Agreements
• Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Colombia Free Trade Agreement

• Senate
• House