Central American Free Trade Agreement

U.S. and Central American Countries Conclude Historic Free Trade Agreement
	DR-CAFTA is a comprehensive trade agreement between Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the United States. Dominican Republic Joins Five Central American Countries in Historic FTA With U.S. (08/05/04; .PDF \| requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) -- Statement by USTR Zoellick (08/05/04 U.S. and Central America Sign Historic Free Trade Agreement (pdf \| requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) (05/28/04) -- More information on CAFTA U.S. & Dominican Republic Conclude Trade Talks Integrating the Dominican Republic into the Central American Free Trade Agreement (03/15/04) President Bush Notifies Congress of Intent to Enter into CAFTA (02/24/04) Costa Rica Will Join Recently Concluded Central American Trade Pact (01/25/04) U.S. & Central American Countries Conclude Historic Free Trade Agreement (12/17/03) Press Statement by USDA Secretary Ann M. Veneman (12/17/03) USDA CAFTA Fact Sheet (01/04) USTR CAFTA Fact Sheet (12/17/03) (.pdf) USTR CAFTA Agriculture Fact Sheet - General (02/09/04) USTR CAFTA Agriculture Fact Sheet - Specific Products (02/09/04) USTR CAFTA Ethanol Fact Sheet (02/09/04) (pdf)

Commodity Fact Sheets
Recent CAFTA News
	U.S. Official Outlines Importance of U.S.-Central American Trade Agreement (12/08/03) United States Provides Funding To Support Humane Agriculture and Wildlife Protection in Central American FTA Partners (10/02/03) U.S. Trade Representative's Visit Highlights Importance of CAFTA Negotiations (09/30/03) U.S. and Central American Leaders Announce the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA; 01/08/03) U.S. Holds Trade Meetings with Central & South American Partners (09/24/02)

Other CAFTA Resources
	U.S. Trade Representative's CAFTA Web page CAFTA Links (U.S. Embassy, El Salvador) World Fact Book Listings - Costa Rica - Dominican Republic - El Salvador - Guatemala - Honduras - Nicaragua - United States