jueves, 2 de octubre de 2008

ARTICLE - Latin America Is Priority on Bush Trade Agenda.


By Anthony DePalma, New York Times ~ December 18, 2000

http://www.1worldcommunication.org/globalization.htm#Latin%20America%20Is%20Pr

Summary

This article as you can understand, was published in the New York Times in December 18 of the 2000 year. By the time when President elected George W. Bush considered the western part of the world an opportunitie for making in his first year, Latin America a trade and foreign policy priority. He said by the 2005 year that a free trade agreement of the Americas would be signed. This proposal would make a group of 34 of the countries in North, Central and South America into what President Clinton once said would be "the world's largest market. In the process of negotiating, Bush have been dealing with some strong opposition at the agreement. In examples there are latin american nations such as Brazil that fear that labor and environmental standards attached to a trade deal could be used as protectionist shields by american businesses that feel threatened by latin american competition. In a certain manner Bush used the "bad" Clinton administration for using it as an advantage for his campaign. In a conclusion, during the campaign, Mr. Bush talked about developing a special relationship with Mexico, which is one of the few foreign countries he has ever visited. Referring more over to all of Latin America, he said he would "look south, not as an afterthought but as a fundamental commitment of my presidency."

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