The United States is party to many free trade agreements (FTAs) worldwide.
Beginning with the Theodore Roosevelt administration, the United States became a major player in international trade, especially with its neighboring territories in the Caribbean and Latin America. Today, the United States has become a leader of the free trade movement, standing behind groups such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (later the World Trade Organization).
Past free trade agreements
-  Canada: Canadaâ€"United States Free Trade Agreement (1988; superseded by the NAFTA)
Free trade agreements in force
Here is a list of free trade agreements of which the United States is part. In parentheses, the abbreviation, if applicable, membership if not stated before, and the date of coming into force are to be seen.
Proposed free trade agreements
The United States is negotiating bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA; incl. all countries on the Western Hemisphere, except Cuba)
- U.S.â€"Middle East Free Trade Area (US-MEFTA; incl. most countries in the Middle East)
- Transatlantic Free Trade Area (TAFTA; European Union)
-  Thailand: United Statesâ€"Thailand Free Trade Agreement (on hold since the 2006 Thai coup d'état)
-  New Zealand: USâ€"New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
-  Ghana: USâ€"Ghana Free Trade Agreement
-  Indonesia: USâ€"Indonesia Free Trade Agreement
-  Kenya: USâ€"Kenya Free Trade Agreement
-  Kuwait: USâ€"Kuwait Free Trade Agreement (Expert-level trade talks held in February 2006)
-  Malaysia: USâ€"Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (last meeting was in July 2008)
-  Mauritius: USâ€"Mauritius Free Trade Agreement
-  Mozambique: USâ€"Mozambique Free Trade Agreement
-  Taiwan: USâ€"Taiwan Free Trade Agreement
-  United Arab Emirates: USâ€"United Arab Emirates Free Trade Agreement (5th round of talks are yet to be scheduled)
- USâ€"Southern African Customs Union Free Trade Agreement (US-SAUC; incl.  South Africa,  Botswana,  Lesotho,  Swaziland, and  Namibia; on hold since 2006 due to US demands on intellectual property rights, government procurement rights and investment)
-  Ecuador: USâ€"Ecuador Free Trade Agreement
-  Qatar: USâ€"Qatar Free Trade Agreement (on hold since 2006)
- Trans-Pacific Partnership
See also
- Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
- Bilateral Investment Treaty
- List of free trade agreements
- New Zealand free trade agreements
References
- ^ Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement between Brunei Darussalam, Chile, New Zealand and Singapore - P4
External links
- The Transatlantic Colossus: Global Contributions to Broaden the Debate on the EU-US Free Trade Agreement A collaborative publication with over 20 articles on the global implications of the TAFTA | TTIP