[Past Event] "KORUS 101": An Overview of the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement

Location: 2456 Rayburn House Office Building

As part of the Coalition's advocacy efforts, we invite you to attend the latest advocacy panel organized on the Hill in which several of the Coalition's steering committee members will be involved in providing the facts about the benefits of the KORUS FTA for different sectors of the economy. Please see below for the Dear Colleague letter that was circulated by the co-chairs of the Congressional U.S.-Korea FTA Working Group.
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Dear Colleague,
 
As co-chairs of the bipartisan U.S.-South Korea FTA Working Group, we invite your staff to join us at 10:00am on Friday, July 23, 2010, for the first in a series of informational briefings to gain a broader understanding of the implications and benefits of the agreement that the Obama Administration is working to prepare for congressional consideration.
 
The most commercially significant agreement the U.S. has negotiated in fifteen years, the KORUS FTA holds the potential to create thousands of American jobs, increase U.S. gross domestic product by $10-$12 billion, and continue a partnership with a democratic ally that has a strong record on labor rights and environmental protection.   It is vital to our nation's economic recovery, reengagement in the Asia-Pacific region, and security challenges on the Korean Peninsula.
 
The briefing will provide staff with a general overview of the agreement and its impact on different sectors of the U.S. economy.   Panelists include:
 
• Ed Gerwin, Senior Fellow for Trade and Global Economic Policy, Third Way
• Nick Giordano, Vice President for International Affairs, National Pork Producers Council
• Doug Goudie, Director, International Trade Policy, National Association of Manufacturers
• Peter Pastre, Vice-President, MetLife
 
For more information about the briefing or to join the Congressional U.S.-Korea FTA Working Group, please contact Jason Edgar (Rep. Reichert) at x.5-7761 or Juan Hinojosa (Rep. Bright) at x.5-2901. 
 
Sincerely,
 
/S
BOBBY BRIGHT
Member of Congress

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DAVE REICHERT
Member of Congress

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DIANE WATSON
Member of Congress

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PETER ROSKAM
Member of Congress

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ADAM SMITH
Member of Congress 

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ERIK PAULSEN
Member of Congress