Clinton Pledges Early Action On Free Trade Agreements

David Gollust
Voice of America
May 11, 2011

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Obama administration will soon send the U.S. Congress implementing legislation for free-trade agreements with Panama, Colombia and South Korea. Action on the trade accords, reached during the Bush administration, has long been stalled.

Clinton did not say when the implementing bills will go to Congress, but strongly suggested the long-awaited action will come soon...

...Speaking at the annual Conference on the Americas, Clinton reported “great progress” on the trade deals. “We have worked with our Panamanian and Colombian partners to address key concerns and forge broader bipartisan support in the Congress, just as we did with the South Korean free-trade agreement," she said.

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