Textiles

March 12, 2004:  Congressional letter regarding Vietnam textile and apparel quota issue to Ambassador Robert Zoellick, USTR and Secretary Donald Evans, Department of Commerce from Congressmen William Jefferson (Louisiana), Phil Crane (Illinois), Earl Blumenauer (Oregon), Jim Ramstad (Minnesota), John Boehner (Ohio), and Jim Kolbe (Arizona).

April 25, 2003: U.S. and Vietnam Sign Textile Agreement (Click here for the Agreement Summary)

April 9-11, 2003:  U.S.- Vietnam textile negotiations - 2nd Round, Washington, DC   (Click here for more information on letters to Ambassador Robert Zoellick from Congress, Textile Associations and Chairman Richard Lugar)

February 6: U.S. Companies submitted a letter to Ambassador Zoellick regarding the upcoming bilateral textile negotiations with Vietnam 

CRS Report:  The Vietnam - U.S. Textile Agreement Debate: Trade Patterns, Interests, and Labor Rights  (PDF)

USTR Official to Visits Vietnam to Begin Talks on Textile Accord (Feb 22, Inside US Trade)

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