Topic: Jim Sutton

I have worked closely with Crawford throughout the Doha negotiations and I have the highest regard for his abilities, which are internationally recognized

New agriculture chair faces Doha challenge Aug 02, 2005

We do not take this step lightly but regrettably this whole process has dragged on too long

New Zealand to WTO over Aussie apples Jun 15, 2005

The nature of negotiations is that nothing is settled until everything is settled, but there should be some movement in agriculture before there can be movement in other areas

Agriculture progress key for WTO new round Nov 27, 2001

I do not see that these free trade areas and closer economic partnerships as new defensive walls that divide regions because they exclude neighbors who don't belong. Rather they signal a determination to move even faster toward the goals that all WTO members are committed to

FTAs still have role despite WTO round Nov 27, 2001

If Singapore negotiates successfully with the United States, and if we could secure similar agreement with the United States and Australia, those agreements would add up to more than a series of bilateral agreements. We would then have a precedent for liberalization of the wide Asia-Pacific market. That would send an important signal to the rest of APEC about the potential for progress, and it would send a signal from APEC to all WTO members that one way or another trade liberalization has its momentum

FTAs still have role despite WTO round Nov 27, 2001