How Mexico Creates American Jobs
By Andrew Selee and Christopher Wilson.
Our southern neighbor buys 13% of all U.S. exports. Mexico has recently been thought of more as a supplier of drugs than of jobs, but as the United States prepares to receive Mexican President Felipe Calderón and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Washington on April 2, it is time to recon...

Work Plan for the High-Level Regulatory Cooperation Council between Mexico and US
From NAFTAWorks Office
President Felipe Calderón and President Barack Obama instructed the creation of a Mexico - US High Level Regulatory Cooperation Council (HLRCC) in order to facilitate regulatory compliance, reduce transaction costs, and promote trade and investment between the two countries. The HLRCC released i...

Remarks at the Signing of the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Agreement
US Department of State
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Los Cabos, Mexico February 20, 2012 Good morning. It’s a great pleasure to be here for the signing of this groundbreaking agreement. And I am honored that President Calderon is here with us. Thank you, sir, for being here. It is under your lea...

U.S. – Mexico Trade Reached a Record - Breaking of $460 Billion in 2011
From the NAFTAWorks office
It has now been 18 years since the NAFTA began to expand trade across the North American region, providing a substantial boost to its competitiveness in the global economy, and strengthening the relationships between Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Since NAFTA entered into force, U.S. - Me...

Mexico-Peru FTA Comes into Force
From the NAFTAWorks office
Today, the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Mexico and Peru came into force. The agreement is aimed to expand trade between the two countries and encourage higher levels of return on investments. The agreement covers areas such as trade in goods and services, investment, and dispute settlement pro...