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