cafta and neo-imerialism
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Central America Free Trade Agreement and Neo-Imperialism
Calvin DutcherDr. Carter
U.S. Foreign Policy Making
Occasion for Decision
• 1994- North America Free Trade Act• 2001- President Bush- expand free trade to
Central and South America
Actors
• Presidents of Nicaragua and El Salvador• US. Trade Representatives-Robert Zoellick/Regina
Vargo• The White House- Trade Promotion Authority (2002)-President Bush-Condoleezza Rice (NSA)-Colin Powell (Secretary of State)• Bill Frenzel (Chairman of Advisory Committee for
Trade and Policy Negotiations)
Election of 2004
• Opposed by the Democrats- Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi
• Flip in Majority in the House- Republicans now controlled House, Senate, and White House
• Richard Lugar (R-Indiana)- Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Affairs Committee
• Tim Delay (R-TX)- House Majority Leader
CAFTA
• Fast-tracked through the Senate and House • 54-46 in Senate• Voting process-violation• 271-215 in House• Signed into law August 2, 2005
Skepticism of Neo-imperialism
• Winners: U.S. businesses • Losers:- U.S. American public- Central/South America• Lessons- Impact on future trade agreements- Trans-Pacific
Partnership- International community skeptical of U.S. motives- Results undermine U.S. authority