Trade Promotion Authority and Agriculture

“This Administration is strongly committed to expanding trade and tearing down unfair trade barriers that hurt our producers in the international marketplace. If we are going to accomplish these goals, the President needs the tools to get the job done. TPA is critical to that agenda." Secretary Ann M. Veneman

Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) would put the United States in a strong position to lead the way in completing major new trade agreements that would advance the global interests of U.S. agriculture. The United States is already committed to multilateral and regional negotiations to liberalize trade, such as in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). TPA would clear the way for intense negotiations in these fora and others to begin. It would also allow U.S. negotiators to take advantage of promising new opportunities in the future to initiate negotiations on other bilateral, regional, or multilateral agreements. TPA would maintain the long-standing trade policy partnership between the President and the Congress, while giving the President’s representatives the credibility to negotiate tough deals.

Fact Sheets

• A Summary of Facts About TPA and U.S. Agriculture

• Trade Promotion Authority - Agriculture

• Goals and Priorities

• State by State Analysis of Trade Promotion Efforts

• USTR TPA fact sheet

• The 2002 National Export Strategy:  Unlocking America's Potential (June 7, 2002)

• Many U.S. Agricultural Products Depend on Overseas Markets (graph)

• Exports are Vital to American Farmers (graph)

Testimony / Press Statements

• President Bush Signs Trade Promotion Authority Legislation (August 6, 2002)

• Secretary Veneman Applauds Senate Passage of Trade Promotion Authority (August 1, 2002)

• Statement of Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative upon Senate Approval of Trade Promotion Authority (August 1, 2002)

• Veneman Praises Senate Passage of Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Legislation (05/24/02)

• President Calls on Congress to Quickly Resolve Differences on Trade Bill (05/24/02)

• Remarks by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman International Forum Luncheon Honoring His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda (5/13/02)

• Remarks of Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Before the International Policy Council on Agriculture, Food and Trade Ottawa, Canada (5/3/02)

• President Urges Quick Passage of Trade Package (04/27/02)

• President's Remarks on the Farm Bill and Trade Promotion Authority (04/24/02)

• President Calls on Senate to Pass Trade Promotion Authority (04/04/02)

• White House Policies in Focus: International Trade

• President Bush calls for Senate passage of TPA in State of the Union Address (01/29/02)

• Secretary Veneman on Senate Finance Committee Approval of Trade Promotion Authority (12/12/01)

• Secretary Veneman on House Passage of Trade Promotion Authority (12/06/01)

• Secretary Veneman Applauds Efforts of Food and Agribusiness on TPA (12/03/01)

• Secretary Veneman's Remarks on Trade Promotion Authority to the New Ag Coalition (06/21/01)

• U.S. Trade Representative Zoellick before the Senate Finance Committee Regarding Trade Promotion Authority (06/21/01)

• President's Remarks To Agriculture Leaders (06/18/01) 

• Secretary Veneman on Introduction of Trade Promotion Authority in the House of Representatives (06/13/01)

• U.S. Trade Representative Zoellick Statement Regarding Crane TPA Bill (06/13/01)  

Other Links

• AgExporter Magazine - Upturn Continues as U.S. Exports Score Another Gain (March 2002)

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