United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Enters into Force
2004
In 1967, American officials identified exports and investment in new industries as central to Lee Kuan Yew's interest in Washington. [1] [2]
The United States–Singapore Free Trade Agreement entered into force on 1 January 2004, following its signing the previous May. It was the first bilateral American free trade agreement with an Asian country. [3] [2]
The Bush administration promised Congress duty free access for American goods entering Singapore, together with rules intended to make regulation and customs procedures more predictable. [2]
Other provisions covered services, investment, electronic commerce, and intellectual property. For banks, technology companies, and other service providers, they governed entry into Singapore’s market and the treatment firms could expect once there. [2] [3]
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- Prospects for Lee Kuan Yew's Visit to the United States
FRUS 1964–1968, XXVI, document 279, August 9, 1967, sections on Lee's attitudes, economic objectives, British withdrawal and public appearances
- Administration policy on the US–Singapore FTA implementation bill
H.R. 2739
- Singapore Embassy: Singapore–US relations
Economic relations; US–Singapore FTA
- Singapore embassy: ambassadors to the United States
- Professor Tommy Koh
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United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Enters into Force. Chanceries Diplopedia. Record d08057223d4f6e5d29b6. https://chanceries.org/research/history/trade-2004-e63cb2ede0/