U.S. Hopes for Momentum From CAFTA; Portman to Push WTO to Negotiate Global Agreement

From: The Washington Post | Date: July 29, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

The call from President Bush came around 7 a.m. yesterday to the home of U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman. Just hours earlier, the House of Representatives approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement, and the president wanted to offer his congratulations.

But pleased as he was by the president's gesture, Portman didn't have a lot of time to celebrate yesterday. When the call came he was in the midst of packing his bag for an early afternoon flight to Geneva, the headquarters of the World Trade Organization.

The scene captured the state of the Bush administration's efforts to tear ...

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