Title: American Leadership and the World Trade Organization:
What is the Alternative?
By: Supachai Panitchpakdi
Date: Feb 26, 04
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Title: "Byrdening" Relations: U.S. Trade Policies Continue to Flout the Rules
Author: Dan Ikenson
Date: Jan 13
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Title: Prepared Statement of Robert B. Zoellick before the Senate Committee on Finance
Date: March 5
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Title: Agriculture Trade Negotiations (Testimony-By: Robert B. Zoellick)
Date: May 21
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Title: Prospect of Thailand’s Bilateral Trade Pacts
Author: Sakulrat Montreevat
Date: Oct 27
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Title: Bilateral Deals are No Threat to Global Trade
Author: Daniel Griswold
Date: Jul 28
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Topic: Remarks by H.E. Mr. Pongsak Ruktapongpisal, Deputy Minister of Commerce at the TUSBC Luncheon with WA State Delegation
Released by:Thailand-U.S. Business Council
Date:May 14
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Topic: USTR Notifies Congress of Intent to Initiate Free Trade Agreement Negotiations with Thailand
Released by:Office of The United States Trade Representative
Date:Feb 12
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Topic:Thailand - U.S. FTA reading Room Launched
Released by: Thailand - U.S. Business Council
Date: Nov 19
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Topic:U.S. Senate Finance Committee Supports Thailand - U.S. FTA
Released by: Committe on Finance - United States Senate
Date: Oct 20
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Topic:Grassley Urges President to Consider Ag Concerns Before U.S.-Thailand Trade Agreement
Released by: Committe on Finance - United States Senate
Date: Oct 17
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Topic:Thailand - US FTA Study will benefit Thailand
Released by: Thailand - US Business Council, American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand and US-ASEAN Business Council
Date: Oct 16
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Topic: Direction of Thailand's International Trade Policy
Interviewee: H.E. Krirk-krai Jirapaet / Vice Minister for Sports and Tourism
Date: Mar 3
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Trade Related Congressional Research Service (CRS) Papers *

Title: The 2002 Farm Bill: Overview and Status
Author(s): Geoffrey S. Becker and Jasper Womach
Date: Updated May 3
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Title: Trade Negotiations During the 108th Congress: An Overview
Author(s): Ian Fergusson and Lenore Sek
Date: Updated March 21
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Title: The World Trade Organization: Background and Issues
Author(s): Lenore Sek
Date: Updated March 5
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Title: Agricultural Trade Issues in the 107th Congress
Author(s): Charles E. Hanrahan, Geoffrey S. Becker, and Remy Jurenas
Date: Updated January 17
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Title: Trade Promotion Authority (Fast-Track Authority for Trade Agreements): Background and Developments in the 107th Congress
Author(s): Lenore Sek
Date: Updated January 14
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Title: Free Trade Agreements: Impact on U.S. Trade and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy
Author(s): William H. Cooper
Date: Updated January 3
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Title: Agriculture and Fast Track or Trade Promotion Authority
Author(s): Geoffrey S. Becker and Charles E. Hanrahan
Date: Updated November 7
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Title: Why Certain Trade Agreements Are Approved as Congressional-Executive Agreements Rather Than as Treaties
Author(s): Jeanne J. Grimmett
Date: Updated March 28
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* These CRS reports were produced by the Congressional Research Service, a branch of the Library of Congress providing nonpartisan research reports to members of the House and Senate. The Thailand - US Business Council (TUSBC) has made these reports available to the public, however the Congressional Research Service is not affiliated with TUSBC, nor is this web site is not endorsed by or associated with the Congressional Research Service. The material contained in the CRS reports does not necessarily express the views of TUSBC, its directors, staff or members.

Title: TRADE POLICY REVIEW THAILAND - Further Opening of the Economy would Support Sobust Growth (Press Release)
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Title: TRADE POLICY REVIEW THAILAND - Report by the Thai Government
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Title: TRADE POLICY REVIEW THAILAND - Report by the Secretariat
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Title: TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM THAILAND: Arrangements for Review Meeting - Communication from the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body
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Title: TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM: Programme of Reviews for 2003
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Title: TRADE POLICY REVIEW THAILAND (Part I): Economic Environment
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Title: TRADE POLICY REVIEW THAILAND (Part II): Trade Policy Regime: Framework and Objectives
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Title: TRADE POLICY REVIEW THAILAND (Part III): Trade Policies and Practices by Measure
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Title: TRADE POLICY REVIEW THAILAND (Part IV): Trade Policies by Sector
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Title: TRADE POLICY REVIEW THAILAND: Appendix Tables
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Click here to download All WTO Trade Policy Review Papers (file type: ZIP 812 KB)

* These reports were produced by the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Thailand - US Business Council (TUSBC) has made these reports available to the public, however the WTO is not affiliated with TUSBC, nor is this web site is not endorsed by or associated with the WTO.
The material contained in the WTO reports does not necessarily express the views of TUSBC, its directors, staff or members.

Event: Press Conference by USTR's Ambassador Robert B. Zoellick
Venue: APEC 2003, Bangkok Thailand
Date: Oct 18
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Event: Seminar - How will the FTA Benefit Thai & U.S. Businesses?
Venue: Oriental Hotel, Bangkok Thailand
Date: Aug 1
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Book Title(s): Free Trade Today & Free Trade Under Fire
Book Author(s): Jagdish Bhangwati & Douglas A. Irwin
Reviewed by: Antonio Spilimbergo
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