[Past Event] Launch of Congressional U.S.-Korea FTA Working Group

U.S.-Korea FTA Business Coalition co-chair Selina Jackson will join provide remarks following Korean Ambassador Han Duk-soo at the launch of the Congressional U.S.-Korea FTA Working Group, which will take place on June 30 at 11:00 a.m. Details on this event are below, and Coalition members are welcome to attend.

WHO                   
U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert (WA-08)
U.S. Rep. Bobby Bright (AL-02)
U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (IL-06)
U.S. Rep. Diane Watson (CA-33)
U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09)
U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen (MN -03)

WHEN                                 
Wednesday June 30, 2010, 11:00-11:30am

WHERE
U.S. House Press Triangle, located in the grassy triangle on the House side of the Capitol's East Front

WHY
June 30 marks the third anniversary of the signing of the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA), the most commercially significant agreement the U.S. has negotiated in fifteen years.  In light of President Obama's encouraging weekend announcement that a process is being established to resolve outstanding issues with the agreement by November's G-20 meeting, the bipartisan Congressional KORUS FTA Working Group is being launched to facilitate dialogue on those issues, disseminate information about what the agreement means for different regions of the country and sectors of the economy, and aid deliberations toward swiftly preparing the agreement for congressional consideration.