United States-Thailand Free Trade Agreement
Encyclopedia
President
George W. Bush
and Prime Minister
Thaksin Shinawatra
announced the intention to negotiate a US-Thailand-FTA on October 19, 2003 during President Bush's state visit to Thailand
on the event of the APEC Leaders' meeting in Bangkok
. Mr. Thaksin was deposed in the 2006 Thai coup d'état without having had finished negotiating the agreement.
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
and Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Thailand
The Prime Minister of Thailand is the head of government of Thailand. The Prime Minister is also the chairman of the Cabinet of Thailand. The post has existed since the Revolution of 1932, when the country became a constitutional monarchy....
Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai businessman and politician, who was Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006, when he was overthrown in a military coup....
announced the intention to negotiate a US-Thailand-FTA on October 19, 2003 during President Bush's state visit to Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
on the event of the APEC Leaders' meeting in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
. Mr. Thaksin was deposed in the 2006 Thai coup d'état without having had finished negotiating the agreement.
External links
- The US-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Business Coalition
- The White House Fact Sheet on Free Trade and Thailand
- FTA Watch - Site critical of Free Trade Agreements