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US-S’pore FTA at 20: Taking it a step further
The US-Singapore FTA – which came into effect 20 years ago after it was signed on May 6, 2003 – is a success the US should expand on.
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Minister Gan Kim Yong (right) with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai and US-Asean Business Council president and chief executive Ted Osius at a reception on April 29 commemorating the 20th anniversary of the US-Singapore FTA.
PHOTO: MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
John Goyer
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As the United States and Singapore mark the 20th anniversary of the highly successful US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) this year,
Singapore, like most of its neighbours, views trade as an urgent national imperative and has placed itself at the centre of an expanding web of trade agreements with partners in Asia and globally.

