Policy Initiatives

• North American Competitiveness Council (NACC)
  NACC is an initiative to provide for private sector participation in enhancing
  North America's competitive position in global markets and driving innovation and growth.
• Latin America Trade Coalition | Join our coalition
  A broad-based group of U.S. companies and business organizations working to secure Congressional approval of the Trade Promotion Agreements with Colombia amd Panama.
• Intellectual Property Rights
  The Western Hemisphere IPR intiative seeks to improve IPR protection and enforcement with programs in Brazil, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Paraguay.
• Trade Promotion Authority
  Trade Promotion Authority granted every U.S. president the authority to negotiate free trade agreements (FTAs) for Congressional approval on an up-or-down basis within a specified time frame. 
• Cuba and Unilateral Sanctions
  Unilateral sanctions  isolate the United States from its allies while denying U.S. companies access to markets in which third-country firms can do business easily.
• Trade Facilitation Initiative
  The initiative seeks to cut the red tape that often holds back international trade and hampers economic prosperity.

Past Issues

• North American Free Trade Agreement
  Since January 1, 1994, when the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into force, three-way trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico has increased  exponentially.
• U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement
  DR-CAFTA went into force in 2006 to create a free trade zone between Central America and the United States.
• U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement
  The U.S.-Chile FTA was signed into law by President George W. Bush on September 3, 2003, and came into force on January 1, 2004.