Directions and Analysis Task 1: Researching Today’s Trade Agreements

The International Trade Administration (ITA) is a division of the US Department of Commerce that focuses on the nation’s trade issues and helps companies do business in and with other countries. The ITA website contains a wide variety of information on issues related to international trade. Read about the trade agreements the United States is currently negotiating and answer the questions that follow.

a. Choose a trade agreement that the US is currently negotiating that you would like to learn more about. Which trade agreement did you choose?

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b. If you haven’t already, click the link for the webpage of the potential agreement you selected, and navigate through it to answer the remaining questions. You may have to go to other websites to find some information. If so, be sure to cite your source in your response. List five main points o