President of the U.S., 1989-1993; Former Republican Rep. (TX)
1992 talks led to NAFTA agreement
The Bush administration held extensive discussions with Canada and Mexico that resulted in the approval of a draft North American Free Trade Agreement in 1992.
Source: Grolier’s Encyclopedia on-line: “The Presidency”
Dec 25, 2000
Create new jobs through increases in exports
As the unemployment rate edged upward in 1991, Bush signed a bill providing additional benefits for unemployed workers. He aggressively sought to create new jobs through increases in exports, and to that end he visited Australia,
Singapore, South Korea, and Japan in January 1992. Despite hopes for a major agreement with Japan, he obtained only modest Japanese concessions to purchase American products.
Source: Grolier Encyclopedia on-line, “The Presidency”
Dec 25, 2000
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