This falls into my line of business because part of what I'm trying to do is get some of the companies we invest in to look into overseas opportunities.

Outside of NAFTA and Australia, the US currently has trade agreements with Israel, Canada, Mexico, Chile and Jordan and is in the process of negotiating with the five Central American countries (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador) as well as the Dominican Republic and the four countries in the Andes region of South America (Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador and Peru). Negotiations with Singapore and Morocco were also under way last I checked a few weeks ago.

I am all for free trade and think that eventually countries that don't open up their doors to trade and loosen restrictions and lower tariffs will end up screwed in the long run. I know it's a catch-phrase, but the world is moving towards a global economy.