By Aaron Neuenschwander, Governor’s Office of Economic Development His Excellency Duk-Soo Han, Ambassador to the United States for the Republic of Korea, visited Utah on Wednesday as part of a speaking circuit sponsored by the Korea Economic Institute. During his trip, he attended a round-table at Brigham Young University where over a 100 students were [...]
By Adam Deibert, Data Analyst, World Trade Center Utah On October 12, 2011, after more than three years, the United States Congress approved the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). According to Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), “The U.S.-Korea free trade agreement, the largest negotiated agreement in over two decades, offers substantial new economic opportunities as [...]
Washington, D.C., October 12, 2011 – The United States Council for International Business (USCIB), a pro-trade group which represents America’s top global companies before the U.S. government and around the world, welcomed today’s approval by the House and Senate of U.S. free trade agreements with Colombia, Korea and Panama. “The business community is pleased that [...]
Washington, D.C. – United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk last Friday (Oct 21) released a statement following President Barack Obama’s signature into law of legislation implementing the U.S.-Korea, U.S.-Colombia, and U.S.-Panama trade agreements, as well as Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) reforms, the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), and the Andean Trade Preference Act. In 2010 [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce applauded the White House for transmitting the implementing bills for the trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama to Congress for a vote. “America is finally getting back in the game,” said U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue. “These agreements are about creating jobs and ensuring [...]







