Americas


Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Latin America, the US and Canada.

last update: May 2012

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US not interested in FTA with Argentina, Latin American Envoy says
US State Department envoy for Latin American Affairs said that President Donald Trump's administration is not looking for new free trade agreements, but is open to investment promotion, fair and equitable trade agreements.
On digital trade: Will Trump 2.0 continue to break from neoliberalism?
Time will tell how Trump’s digital trade agenda will evolve.
American workers vs. surveillance capitalism: the future of digital trade policy
The USTR's review of the USMCA should reveal that its digital trade chapter, built on the Obama-era neoliberal TPP rules, seeks to consolidate tech power, monopolize markets, undermine workers’ rights, and disregard AI transparency and accountability.
Noboa announces trade agreement between Ecuador and Canada
The President of Ecuador announced that after months of negotiations his country has finally reached a trade agreement with Canada, although he did not give a date for its signing and entry into force.
They should have listened to us about free trade
Almost 40 years ago, the Left was warning about the consequences of tying Canada economically to the US. The election of Donald Trump is showing just how accurate those warnings were.
Trump signs memorandum directing trade representative to review existing US trade deals
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a memorandum on "America First" trade policy calling for a review of existing US trade agreements.
Senators demand US trade chief Tai halt late talks on investor protections
A bipartisan group of US senators called on US Trade Representative to stop negotiations with Mexico, Canada and Colombia that they say would weaken investor protections in some US free trade deals during the Biden administration's final days.
Democrats urge end to trade deal investor protections as USTR denies secret talks
A group of 37 Democratic lawmakers urged the US Trade Representative's office to press ahead with efforts to weaken investment protections in US trade agreements.
How predatory energy developers harassed Hondurans
Honduras's coup-era government opened the floodgates for predatory energy projects. Now that Hondurans are fighting back, the companies are trying to take them to arbitration.
Argentina’s Milei to seek free trade agreement with the US
Argentine President Javier Milei said he will seek a free trade agreement with the United States and expects the incoming Trump administration to “support” his government with the International Monetary Fund.

Referenced sites

Trrade for People and Planet

We want trade deals to be democratic, to benefit working people and the environment. We need to revolutionize the trade model and create a new global economy...

US-Japan Business Council

USJBC has been pushing for a US-Japan FTA

US State Department Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs

The Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs ensures that the overall foreign policy goals of the U.S. Government are factored into the development of U.S. bilatera...

USTR National Trade Estimate Report

Annual assessment of obstacles to US trade interests in foreign countries