Sunday 13 November 2011

Brief History of Korea-US FTA

This timeline is reconstructed from that drafted by South Korean Government

Jun. 3, 2011 SK Government resummits the Korea-U.S. FTA bill to the National Assembly for ratification

May. 4, 2011 SKG withdraws the Korea-U.S. FTA bill from the Foreign Affairs, Trade & Unification Committee of the National Assembly. This was because SKG found around 300 errors in the Korean text of the bill.

Feb. 10, 2010 Signing and Exchange of the agreed documents on the December. 3, 2010 deal to the KORUS FTA

Nov. 30~Dec. 3, 2010 Trade Ministers' meeting (Columbia, Maryland, U.S.)

Apr. 22, 2009 The Foreign Affairs, Trade & Unification Committee passes the bill

Feb. 25, 2009 The Judiciary Subcommittee passes the bill

Oct. 10, 2008 SKG introduces the bill to the Foreign Affairs, Trade & Unification Committee of the National Assembly

Oct. 08, 2008 SKG resubmits the Korea-U.S. FTA bill to the National Assembly for ratification

May. 29, 2008 End of the 17th legislature term

Feb. 13, 2008 SKG introduces the bill to the Unification, Foreign Affairs & Trade Committee of the National Assembly

Sep. 07, 2007 SKG submits the Korea-U.S. FTA bill to the National Assembly for ratification

Jun. 30, 2007 Korea and the U.S. sign the Korea-U.S. FTA (Washington DC, U.S.)

Jun. 25~26, 2007 Additional consultations on the Korea-U.S. FTA (Washington DC, U.S.)

Jun. 21~22, 2007 Additional consultations on the Korea-U.S. FTA (Seoul, Korea)

May. 29~Jun. 06, 2007 Korea-U.S. FTA legal review meeting (Washington DC, U.S.)

Apr. 02, 2007 Conclusion of the Korea-U.S. FTA negotiations

Mar. 26~Apr. 02, 2007 Trade Ministers' meeting (Seoul, Korea)

Mar. 19~22, 2007 Senior-level talks on the Korea-U.S. FTA (Washington DC, U.S.)

Mar. 08~12, 2007 8th round of Korea-U.S. FTA negotiations (Seoul, Korea)

Feb. 11~14, 2007 7th round of Korea-U.S. FTA negotiations (Washington DC, U.S.)

Jan. 15~19, 2007 6th round of Korea-U.S. FTA negotiations (Seoul, Korea)

Dec. 04~08, 2006 5th round of Korea-U.S. FTA negotiations (Montana, U.S.)

Oct. 23~27, 2006 4th round of Korea-U.S. FTA negotiations (Jeju, Korea)

Sep. 06~09, 2006 3rd round of Korea-U.S. FTA negotiations (Seattle, U.S.)

Jul. 10~14, 2006 2nd round of Korea-U.S. FTA negotiations (Seoul, Korea)

Jun. 27, 2006 Public hearing on the Korea-U.S. FTA

Jun. 05~09, 2006 1st round of Korea-U.S. FTA negotiations (Washington DC, U.S.)

Apr. 17~18, 2006 2nd meeting of the non-official preparatory consultation

Mar. 06, 2006 1st meeting of the non-official preparatory consultation

Feb. 03, 2006 Joint announcement on the launch of the Korea-U.S. FTA negotiations












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