Jim Ramstad Quotes

Canada and the United States are also working at the World Trade Organization and in our own hemisphere with negotiations for a Trade Area of the Americas to try to help countries create a positive climate for investment and trade.

If you want India to lower tariffs and facilitate more free trade, then I think Indian producers also have a right to enter the European market.

Pakistan is the first South Asian country to sign a free trade agreement and currency swap agreement with China.

We were talking about really getting Europe on its feet. It was our hope that there would be a breakdown of trade barriers in Europe first, and then eventually a breakdown internationally, which would help increase trade with Europe.

We've advanced in the construction of a true free-trade area across South America... What's needed now is less rhetoric and more action.

The CAFTA region currently imports $15 billion annually of U.S. agriculture and manufactured goods.

U.S. corn exports to CAFTA countries will benefit from reduced tariffs and duty-free access for corn products.

You mentioned the Free Trade Agreement and yes I can't tell you how pleased we are that Morocco is one of the countries that our country is going to begin negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with.

As ambassador, I am focused on expanding bilateral trade and investment between the United States and Spain.

It is my belief CAFTA will be beneficial for Alabama and the United States as a whole.

A multilateral world trade system is our very best hope for addressing the broad range of issues such as market access, tariff and nontariff barriers to trade, trade in services, and trade facilitation.

Everybody talks about tariffs as the first thing. Tariffs are the last thing. Tariffs are part of the negotiation. The real trick is going to be increase American exports. Get rid of some of the tariff and non-tariff barriers to American exports.

I think TPP, as we knew it, is gone.

The rules of origin in NAFTA need some tightening. Rules of origin are what let material outside of NAFTA to come in and benefit from all the taxes and tariff reductions within NAFTA.

China is our largest trading partner in Asia. The normalization of our relations will create major opportunities for Norwegian businesses and for job creation. We also hope to resume negotiations on a free trade agreement with China.

We need to remind ourselves that Europe will be our biggest trading partner for the next several decades and probably beyond, so getting the deal with Europe right should be our primary focus.

A free trade agreement can be a win-win for E.U. and India.

The Pacific Alliance is an initiative to align our economies.

A UK-Australia trade deal won't just be a good thing, it'll be a great thing, for our businesses, for our consumers, for our workers and for our two great countries.

There is no question that the benefits of a permanent, robust trading partnership between the U.S. and the E.U. are a rare example of a win-win for both parties.

If the two largest economies in the world don't show us a good example on trade liberalization, then you can't expect the smaller and weaker economies to take the risks. The initiative, the momentum and the drive really do have to come from Japan and the U.S.

By reducing trade barriers, improving intellectual-property protections, and setting international rules of the road, TTIP has the potential to improve America and Europe's global competitiveness and strengthen their comparative advantages.

India's difficulties in negotiating an FTA with both the ASEAN and E.U. are a reminder of the importance of multilateralism.

Our key objective is to remove obstacles to trade.

I was a big supporter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. I worked very closely with President Obama on that.