Recent Testimony and Policy Statements

• Testimony by Thomas F. Catania of Whirlpool Corporation on behalf of AACCLA, the U.S. Chamber, and the Latin American Trade Coalition before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance on the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (September 11, 2007)
• “Building a Secure and Competitive North America,” 2007 Report to Leaders from the North American Competitiveness Council (August 21, 2007)
• Remarks by AACCLA’s Executive Vice President, John Murphy delivered at “Is CAFTA Good for Costa Rica?” a Global Policy Network event. (July 25, 2007)
• “Faces of Trade: The First Fruits of DR-CAFTA” a report by TradeRoots, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. (July 25, 2007)
• Testimony by AACCLA Chair’s Advisory Council member Tom A. Gales, Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caterpillar Inc., before the U.S. International Trade Commission on “The U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: Potential Economy-wide and Selected Sectoral Effects” (May 15, 2007)
• Testimony for the record to the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, on “Is ‘Free Trade’ Working?” (April 18, 2007)
• “Enhancing Competitiveness in Canada, Mexico, and the United States: Private-Sector Priorities for the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America,” Initial Recommendations of the North American Competitiveness Council (February 23, 2007)
• Testimony by AACCLA Chair’s Advisory Council member Tom A. Gales, Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caterpillar Inc., before the U.S. International Trade Commission on “The U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: Potential Economy-wide and Sectoral Effects” (October 5, 2006)
• Testimony for the record to the United States Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on International Trade, on “NAFTA at Year Twelve” (September 11, 2006)
• Letter to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in support of extension of the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (September 5, 2006)
• Testimony by AACCLA Chair’s Advisory Council member Frank Santeiro, Managing Director for Global Trade Services, Latin America and Caribbean Division, FedEx Express before the House Ways and Means Committee on “Implementation of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement” (July 12, 2006)
• Testimony by AACCLA Chair’s Advisory Council member Tom A. Gales, Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caterpillar Inc., before the U.S. International Trade Commission on “The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: Potential Economy-wide and Sectoral Effects” (March 15, 2006)

Speeches and Presentations from AACCLA’s 40th Annual Meeting and “Forecast on Latin America and the Caribbean” conference

• September 17, 2007: Opening Keynote by U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab
• September 17, 2007: Remarks by First Managing Director of IMF John Lipsky
• September 18, 2007: Presentation by AACCLA Executive Vice President John Murphy on AACCLA’s Member Survey “AACCLA’s Forecast 2007: Prospects and Priorities for Latin America and the Caribbean”
• September 18, 2007: Closing Keynote by Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte