61. Foreign Governments/Central/South America/Caribbean central and south america and the Caribbean. Frames Index NoFrames Version Jennifer Nason Davis, international Documents Librarian http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/forcsa.html

FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS Central and South America and the Caribbean Frames Index No-Frames Version CARIBBEAN Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas ... US Virgin Islands (U.S.) CENTRAL AMERICA Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala ... Panama SOUTH AMERICA Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile ... Related Regional Web Sites Last updated on May 15,2004 U.S. Territories arelisted on this web page for geographic purposes only. Anguilla Government of Anguilla Text of financial and banking ordinances Antigua and Barbuda Constitution Permanent Mission to the United Nations Press releases of the mission and statements before the General Assembly Argentina Chamber of Deputies Constitution Consulate inChicago (English) Embassy in Washington (Spanish) InstitutoNacional de Estadistica y Censos Permanent Mission to the United Nations President Biographies of the President and Cabinet officials Presidential meeting schedule Links to cabinet agencies English and Spanish Senate Aruba ArubaTourism Authority Brief history and culture Primary tourist information Bahamas Bahamas Tourism Agency Extensive information by island Constitution, 1973

62. Bilaterals.org | Stop The Central American Free Trade Agreement! - Print We CAN defeat CAFTA if, in concert with our partners in central america, NAFTA model of international trade to five new central american countries with http://www.bilaterals.org/article-print.php3?id_article=189

63. Bush’s Plan For A Western Hemispheric Trade Pact Don’t Bet The For California companies, the economies of central and south america have A freetrade agreement with five small central american economies would have http://jockoconnell.tripod.com/BushFTAAPlan.html

Bush’s plan for a Western Hemispheric trade pact: Don’t bet the farm on it. By Jock O’Connell This article originally appeared in the Forum section of the Sacramento Bee on Sunday, February 3, 2002. In a January 16 address at the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS), President George W. Bush revisited a topic he had originally broached during the 2000 presidential campaign infusing the historically troubled relations between the United States and Latin America with a new vitality and sense of purpose. At the center of candidate Bush’s initiative was his call for the creation of a Free Trade Area of the Americas no later than 2005. FTAA would be NAFTA writ large. Encompassing all of the Western hemisphere’s democracies 34 at last count it would rival the steadily expanding European Union. It would also, the presidential aspirant argued, give an added spur to Latin America’s fitful progress toward democracy and economic liberalization. The proposal was welcomed by U.S. business, which had long regarded Latin America as a region of huge but tragically unrealized economic potential. For California companies, the economies of Central and South America have never been major markets. We actually ship more goods to Thailand than to Brazil, more to Sweden than to Argentina and more to Finland than to Chile. Altogether, less than two percent of California’s export trade winds up in South America. So a free trade zone incorporating much of the Western Hemisphere would seem to hold the promise of major new export opportunities for California firms.

64. The U. S. Free Trade Agreement With Central America And The Dominican Republic: The democratic cause in central america, the Caribbean, and the United in the Center for international trade and Economics at The Heritage Foundation; http://www.heritage.org/Research/TradeandForeignAid/hl872.cfm

site map help contact us The Heritage Foundation ... Trade and Foreign Aid The U. S. Free Trade Agreement with Central America and the Dominican Republic: How Everyone Benefits Policy Archive: view by date Policy Archive: view by issue ... Return Home The U. S. Free Trade Agreement with Central America and the Dominican Republic: How Everyone Benefits Heritage Lecture #872 Brett D. Schaefer: This year is going to be tremendously important for America's trade agenda. The Bush Administration and Congress have made great progress in concluding free trade agreements with Australia, Chile, Morocco, and Singapore. These trade agreements bring real economic benefits to producers and consumers in the United States and our trade partners. Our event today focuses on what we think will be a pivotal issue in deciding the future direction of America's free trade agenda: the free trade agreement with the Dominican Republic and Central America (DR-CAFTA). The proposed free trade agreement would liberalize trade between the United States, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. DR-CAFTA promises to provide significant economic benefits for all the nations involved. It would promote freedom and stability in a region of critical importance to the United States. It offers a framework for increasing economic growth that will bolster political stability and enhance hemispheric stability and security at the crossroads of North and South America. Moreover, the agreement would help spur growth in job creation in the region, which would help mitigate illegal migration to the United States.

65. Wood Species By Lumber Trade Name - Wood Flooring International Domestic Species to North america. Lumber trade Name, Flooring trade Name,Botanical Name Purpleheart, Purpleheart, Peltogyne, spp, south america http://www.wflooring.com/Technical_Info/Species_Tech_Info/species_by_lumber_trad

Home Site Map Contact Us This chart has been sorted alphabetically by the Lumber Trade Name in Column #1. Wood Species - Sorted by Lumber Name Domestic Species - to North America Lumber Trade Name Flooring Trade Name Botanical Name Origin Ash, white Ash, White Fraxinus, excelsior North America Cherry, black Cherry, N. American Prunus, serotina North America Maple, hard Maple, N. American Acer, saccharum North America Oak, red Oak, Red Quercus, rubra North America Oak, white Oak, White Quercus, alba North America Walnut, black Walnut, N. American Juglans, nigra North America Imported Species - to North America Lumber Trade Name Flooring Trade Name Botanical Name Origin Afrormosia Afrormosia Pericopsis, elata Africa, West Afzelia Doussie Afzelia, spp Amendoim/Ybyario Amendoim Pterogyne, nitens Argentina/Paraguay/Brazil Angelique Angelique Dicorynia, guianensis Suriname Ash, Victorian

66. Price-Channel Effects Of North-South Trade On The Direction Of Technological Kno NEPINT-2005-04-10 (international trade); NEP-LAM-2005-04-26 (central southAmerica); NEP-SEA-2005-04-14 (south East Asia) http://ideas.repec.org/p/por/fepwps/170.html

This file is part of IDEAS , which uses RePEc data Papers Articles Software Books ... Help! Price-Channel Effects of North-South Trade on the Direction of Technological Knowledge and Wage Inequality Author info Abstract Publisher info Download info ... Statistics Author Info “scar Afonso liame2('pt','up','fep','m7i7','oafonso') ) (CEMPRE, Faculdade de Economia do Porto) lvaro Aguiar liame2('pt','up','fep','m7i7','alvaro') ) (CEMPRE, Faculdade de Economia do Porto) Abstract This paper develops a general equilibrium endogenous growth model that emphasizes the mechanisms, other than market size, through which trade-induced North-South technological knowledge diffusion influences the direction of technological progress and, thus, the path of intra and inter-country wage inequality. In contrast with the market-size effect, more common in previous literature on skill-biased technological change, the operation of the price channel, central to this paper, predicts an increasing high-skilled technological bias following openness, which is more in line with the recent trends observed in developed and developing countries. Download Info To download: If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper

67. SchNEWS 506 - CAFTA. Central American Free Trade Agreement, China, Oil, Iceland, Last Thursday, US Congress approved the central america Free trade Agreement (CAFTA)by 217 But since south america has gone all lefty this has stalled, http://www.schnews.co.uk/archive/news506.htm

SchNEWS This Time Last Y ear BACK ISSUES SchNEWS 505, 22nd July, 2005 TERRA-RISTS STRIKE BACK 12,000 people take to the streets in Brazil to demand land reform, for 17 days. Read all about it. Also, politician doesn't do what he says, America Corp look into taking over South America, Shell screws the people of Ireland while British Gas screw the people of Bolivia. Business as usual? SchNEWS 503/4, 15th July, 2005 THE WAR COMES HOME - STATEMENT ABOUT LONDON TERRORIST ATTACKS Why was London bombed? What actually happened in the Anti-G8 protests in Scotland? Read this. SchNEWS 502, 17th June, 2005 THERE'S A LOT OF IT ABOUT Bolivians take to the streets to fight for the re-nationalisation of their gas reserves. They succeed in making the countries president, Carlos Mesa, resign. The leaders of the G8 are in Scotland next month, take to the streets, take to the streets! SchNEWS 501, 10th June, 2005

68. Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement - Wikipedia, The Free En Bordering central American nations not in the agreement include Belize and more ambitious free trade agreement which would encompass south American and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAFTA

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from CAFTA Note: Within this article, "CAFTA" refers to the agreement as it stood before January 2004, and "DR-CAFTA" is used after that. President George W. Bush acknowledges the applause of legislators and administration officials Tuesday, August 2. 2005 in the East room of the White House, as he signs the CAFTA Implementation Act. The Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement , more commonly known as DR-CAFTA , is a free trade agreement (legally, not a treaty ) being negotiated as of June 2005 . As CAFTA, the agreement originally encompassed the United States and the Central American countries Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras , and Nicaragua . In 2004, the Dominican Republic joined the negotations, and agreement became known as DR-CAFTA. Bordering Central American nations not in the agreement include Belize and Panama on the mainland, Haiti which is on the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic , and Cuba . Panama is currently in negotiations with the U. S. on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement, and Belize is a member of the Caribbean Community (

69. Capitol Comment 171 - Free Trade: Fast Track To Prosperity trade agreements with Latin america should be of particular concern to exports of US goods and services to central and south america rose an average of http://www.freedomworks.org/informed/issues_template.php?issue_id=139

70. Sides Forming Over Central American Free-trade Agreement Backers of the UScentral america-Dominican Republic Free trade Agreement, knownas CAFTA the AFL-CIO legislative representative on international trade. http://www.ezilon.com/information/article_463.shtml

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71. Colorado Office Of Economic Development And International Trade Colorado international trade Office allowing communications with both coasts,and with Europe, south america, and the Far East in the same business day. http://www.state.co.us/oed/ito/invest/Location.shtml

OED Home Invest in Colorado Deutsch Invest In Colorado Home Page High Rankings Low Taxes Low Business Costs ... Other Useful Links Central Location Located a mere 346 miles west of the geographic center of the continental United States, Colorado is an excellent location for doing business with the entire nation. The state is located on a north-south corridor, linking it to both Canada and Mexico. As such, Colorado is the ideal location to capitalize on North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) opportunities. An efficient, multi-modal transportation system facilitates the movement of people and goods along this corridor. Denver, the state capital, is located at the exact midpoint between Tokyo and Frankfurt, offering opportunities to easily serve growing world markets. The entire state is located in the Mountain Time Zone, allowing communications with both coasts, and with Europe, South America, and the Far East in the same business day. Colorado also boasts "one-bounce" satellite uplinks that provide real-time connections to six of seven continents in one business day. Click here to see maps depicting Colorado's prime location: http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/co.htm

72. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: Antitrust, Competition And Trade Links - Central central and south america competition website links. Antitrust, competitionand trade links EU institutions - Europe EU countries http://www.freshfields.com/practice/comptrade/links/samerica.asp

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73. WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources--Latin America Net Information on indigenous peoples in Mexico, central, and south america . Latin american Program of the Woodrow Wilson international Center for http://www2.etown.edu/vl/latamer.html

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74. MOFGA - News - MOFGA Policy On Trade Liberalization Or "Free Trade" In Agricultu central and south American countries are protesting the central American Freetrade Currently, the dominant trend in international trade is trade http://www.mofga.org/pubpol_trade.html

Info Events Technical Services Certification Services ... Organic Food MOFGA Policy on Trade Liberalization or "Free Trade" in Agriculture Why should MOFGA object to CAFTA, the FTAA, NAFTA, and similar international trade agreements? This policy proposal is being submitted by the MOFGA- El Salvador Sistering Committee - a group committed to solidarity between MOFGA in Maine and CCR/CORDES in El Salvador. At this time, farmers in El Salvador and in other Central and South American countries are protesting the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) agreement. These proposed agreements would extend the principles of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to the countries of Central America, and the countries of South and Central America, respectively. In our global economy, trade and trade-related policies impact everyone. Currently, the dominant trend in international trade is trade liberalization, also known as "free trade." Ultimately, trade liberalization is a movement toward less government interference in the trade and commerce between countries. But the current process toward liberalization is heavily influenced by both the choices of domestic governments and the decisions of bodies governing world trade - such as the World Trade Organization (WTO). To date, trade liberalization policies have led to declining farm prices and income for small-scale farmers both in the United States and abroad.

75. CAFTA: Exporting American Jobs & Industry In fact, we trade more with central america than we trade with Brazil or nations in south america that trade has worked amongst the three of us. http://www.stoptheftaa.org/artman/publish/article_279.shtml

Get Informed Home What's Hot? About the FTAA Rogues' Gallery ... STOPCAFTA.com Get Involved Contact Congress Online Petition Online CAFTA Letter How You Can Help! ... Make a Donation Resources Online Store Electronic Downloads Campaign Tools Media Center ... Links Search Archives by William Norman Grigg The New American, April 18, 2005 CAFTA, a forerunner of an "EU of the Americas," trades away American jobs in the name of rewarding Latin American "democracies." E-mail this article Printer friendly page Allen Johnson, chief agricultural negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, was enjoying his vacation in late February when he received a panicky call from the White House. The mid-year meeting of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) was on the verge of delivering a stinging rebuke to the Bush administration by passing a resolution opposing the proposed Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). CAFTA would build on the three-nation North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by expanding the trade bloc to include Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic. Congressional ratification of CAFTA is coveted by the White House, its political allies in Central America, and politically connected corporate interests who stand to profit from outsourcing production to low-wage nations in the region. It is stoutly opposed by U.S. agricultural and textile producers, who are reeling from the economic impact of NAFTA and are understandably worried that CAFTA would trigger another flood of imports and another hemorrhage of industrial jobs. Most importantly, since the agreement would further undermine our nation's ability to control its economic destiny, it has prompted opposition from Americans who seek to preserve our national independence.

76. PeaceTalk, Autumn, 2004 Top Ten Reasons to Oppose the central america Free trade Agreement the failedNAFTA model of international trade to five new central american countries, http://www.peaceactionme.org/september4reasons.html

Top Ten Reasons to Oppose the Central America Free Trade Agreement 1. CAFTA Expands a Proven Disaster CAFTA would expand the failed NAFTA model of international trade to five new Central American countries, with plans to include the Dominican Republic already under way. But ten years of NAFTA have shown just how devastating these agreements can be for working families and the environment. In the United States over 766,000 jobs have been lost due to NAFTA. In the maquiladora zones along the US-Mexico border, wages are low, union organizing is suppressed, and industrial pollution has dramatically increased cases of hepatitis and birth defects among workers. NAFTA should be repealed, not expanded. 2. CAFTA Contains No Protection for Workers and the Environment CAFTA contains no meaningfully enforceable standards that might prevent countries from lowering their public health, workplace safety, and environmental laws in order to attract investment. NAFTA has already contributed to a race to the bottom in wages and environmental protection as companies pit desperate workers in each country against each other. Trade agreements are presented to the public as a vehicle for economic development, but when these agreements fail to condition trade access on enforcement of international labor and environmental standards, only corporate CEOs see the benefits. Free trade is clearly no model for sustainable development. 3. CAFTA Promotes Sweatshop Labor

77. Oxfam America: Oxfam America Senior Staff to a global campaign to change the rules of international trade. Regional Director for central america, Mexico and the Caribbean http://www.oxfamamerica.org/whoweare/welcome_to_oxfam/senior_staff

Home Who We Are Welcome to Oxfam Senior Staff ... Board of Directors Senior Staff Oxfam's Beliefs Oxfam's History Leadership Council Oxfam America Senior Staff Raymond C. Offenheiser President Mr. Offenheiser has spent his entire career in the non-profit sector, and is a recognized leader on issues such as poverty alleviation, human rights, foreign policy, and international development. He brings more than two decades of international development experience to Oxfam America. Mr. Offenheiser has worked as a field programmer, grant maker, and executive in Asia and Latin America, and served for five years as the Ford Foundation representative in Bangladesh and, prior to that, in the Andean and Southern Cone regions of South America. He has directed programs for the Inter-American Foundation in both Brazil and Columbia and worked for the Save the Children Federation in Mexico. Barbara Fiorito Board Chair As a woman leading an international development and social justice organization, Barbara Fiorito is a change agent on a global scale. As Chair of the Board of Oxfam America and Deputy Chair of the Board of Oxfam International, Ms. Fiorito has helped transform Oxfam from a small, grants-based non-profit into an influential campaigning and advocacy brand with global reach. Ms. Fiorito brings an international perspective to everything she does. From 1968 to 1970, she served in the US Peace Corps in Manila as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of Labor for Manpower Development. She has also traveled extensively to developing countries in recent years, including Ethiopia, Cuba, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Bangladesh.

78. Online NewsHour | Vote 2004 | Issues | Trade create a trade zone linking North america with central and south america. To provide relief for american workers displaced by free trade the Bush http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2004/issues/issue_trade.html

President Bush, a supporter of free trade, has continued U.S. participation in the North American Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization despite some disagreements with the WTO's decisions, including a recent ruling on U.S. steel tariffs. The president also has negotiated free trade agreements with a number of individual nations. Recently the administration has pursued a new "Free Trade Area of the Americas" that would create a trade zone linking North America with Central and South America. The White House Web site says "America is economically stronger when we participate fully in the worldwide economy. When 95 percent of the potential customers for American products live outside the U.S., America must reject policies that would result in economic isolationism." The White House says that free trade helps create jobs for American workers "by opening foreign markets to American exports as well as by encouraging foreign companies to set up operations in the United States. Foreign-owned firms directly employ more than 6.4 million workers in the U.S. jobs that might otherwise go to foreign workers and that does not include the millions of people who work at companies that supply parts and material to foreign-owned firms."

79. Online NewsHour: Latin America The House is set to vote on the central American Free trade Agreement. April 29, 2005 USsouth American Relations In the wake of Secretary of http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/latin_america/latin_america.html

August 18, 2005 U.S.-Mexico Border Disputes The governors of New Mexico and Arizona have declared states of emergency in response to continued gang violence and drug smuggling along the states' 350-mile border with Mexico. August 2, 2005 Gang Violence Both government and police officials in the U.S. and Central America are attempingt to curb the violent activity of growing transnational street gang MS-13. July 27, 2005 The CAFTA Debate President Bush visited Capitol Hill Wednesday to urge lawmakers to pass the Central American Free Trade Agreement, which some legislators fear will threaten jobs. July 20, 2005 Cultivating Controversy The House is set to vote on the Central American Free Trade Agreement. Some U.S. dairy farmers believe CAFTA will help business, while some sugar farmers disagree. June 30, 2005 The Fight Over CAFTA The Senate is slated Wednesday to vote on the much-debated Central American Free Trade Agreement, which would open the markets of six South American nations to the United States. A look at the conflict over CAFTA. June 23, 2005

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