Trade seminar looks at effects of international pacts

The discussion focused on the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and how these agreements bind the states and provinces in the same way they bind the federal government.

The one-day conference brought together state and provincial policymakers, educators, and private interests from Canada, Mexico, and the United States to discuss common concerns.

The conference was sponsored by the LBJ School's U.S.-Mexican Policy Studies Program and Office of Conferences and Training, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Texas Attorney General's Office, and the Western Governors' Association.