What is FREE TRADE AGREEMENT OF THE AMERICAS (FTAA)

FTAA members are: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, United States , Uruguay, and Venezuela. Excludes Cuba. Western Hemisphere agreement to eliminate tariffs and employ mutual investment and trade rules.