The Challenges in Latin America: The Importance of Increased Economic and Political Integration

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Ambassador Charles S. Shapiro, Senior Coordinator for the Western Hemisphere Free Trade Agreements Task Force, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.

Note: canada presently has free trade agreements with Chile, Columbia, Panama, Peru and Costa Rica. Free trade discussions are being conducted with the Andean Community Countries, the Carribbean Community, the Dominican Republic, Central America Four (C4). Canada is also party to the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations. Additionally, Canada has Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection (FIPAs) with a number of countries in Latin America.