Heine Discusses US-Chile FTA
On August 11, 2023, Amb. Jorge Heine, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, published a column in Latin American Advisor discussing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United States and Chile.
Heine largely argued the merits of the FTA, writing that the “U.S.-Chile FTA is Exhibit A of the fact that, contrary to the current conventional wisdom, FTAs between the United States and Latin American countries can be a win-win proposition.” Citing benefits like increasing bilateral trade and investment and increased financial opportunities, Heine attributed the success of the FTA to continued goodwill between both countries.
You can read the full article here.
Ambassador Jorge Heine is a Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University. He has served as ambassador of Chile to China (2014-2017), to India (2003-2007), and to South Africa (1994-1999), and as a Cabinet Minister in the Chilean Government. Read more about Ambassador Heine on his Pardee School faculty profile.