Letter to Ms. Harrison pursuant to USTR documents under FOIA

A formal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted by Friends of the Earth – U.S. and other environmental organizations to the United States Trade Representative for documents concerning investment provisions in various U.S. free trade agreements.

• The request seeks all investment chapters, negotiating proposals, and consolidated draft texts for bilateral or regional free trade agreements since early 2003, specifically mentioning agreements with Central America, Morocco, Australia, the Southern African Customs Union, and Andean countries including Colombia and Peru.
• The request extends to all complementary materials, such as side letters, memoranda of understanding, annexes, and reservations that form an integral part of the investment provisions.
• The requesting organizations—Friends of the Earth – U.S., Center for International Environmental Law, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Defenders of Wildlife—argue that disclosure is in the public interest to understand the public policy implications of these agreements.

APA

Waskow, D. (2003). Letter to Ms. Harrison pursuant to USTR documents under FOIA. Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/news/letter-to-ms-harrison-pursuant-to-ustr-documents-under-foia-2/

Chicago

Waskow, David. Letter to Ms. Harrison pursuant to USTR documents under FOIA. Center for International Environmental Law, 2003. https://www.ciel.org/news/letter-to-ms-harrison-pursuant-to-ustr-documents-under-foia-2/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{waskow2003letter, author = {Waskow, David}, title = {{Letter to Ms. Harrison pursuant to USTR documents under FOIA}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2003}, month = dec, url = {https://www.ciel.org/news/letter-to-ms-harrison-pursuant-to-ustr-documents-under-foia-2/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }