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- Trade agreement between America and many Central American countries
- Establishes lower tariff rates, with the goal of eventually eliminating them entirely
- Originally known as the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)
- Renamed in 2004 in honor of the Dominican Republic joining the negotiations
- Officially signed into existence by President George W. Bush on August 2, 2005
- Member countries held referendums to ratify the finalized agreement
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DR-CAFTA is an abbreviation for the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement. It is a long-term agreement between the United States and various Central American countries. Similar to NAFTA, DR-CAFTA seeks to enhance international economic relationships by first reducing, then eliminating trade tariffs between member countries.
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Key Dates
- January, 2004: Dominican Republic joins the negotiations, agreement renamed Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)
- July 28, 2005: DR-CAFTA passes votes in both houses of the U.S. CongressUnited States Senate: Roll Call Vote United States House of Representatives: Final Vote Results for Roll Call 443
- August 2, 2005: President George W. Bush signs the CAFTA agreement
- March 1, 2006: El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua officially ratify DR-CAFTA
- May 18, 2006: Guatemala officially ratifies DR-CAFTA
- March 1, 2007: Dominican Republic officially ratifies DR-CAFTA
- October 7, 2007: Costa Rica officially ratifies DR-CAFTA
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DR-CAFTA - Nicaragua
- Mahalo's page on Nicaragua
- Enterprise Florida: CAFTA Countries: Nicaragua
- The Christian Science Monitor: Opposition to CAFTA Wanes in Nicaragua (September 22, 2005)
- Global Policy Forum: CAFTA from a Nicaraguan Perspective (August 2004)
- U.S. Department of State: CAFTA-DR: Stabilizing Nicaragua
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DR-CAFTA - Central Figures
- Mahalo's page on Antonio Saca
- Wikipedia: Antonio Saca
- Sun-Sentinel: Face to Face: A Conversation with Antonio Saca (March 27, 2005)
- America.gov: U.S., El Salvador Agree on $461 Million Program To Cut Poverty (November 30, 2006)
- La Prensa: Dr-Cafta Will Dominate the Summit with Bush
- Mahalo's page on Antonio Saca
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