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Before expressing my personal opinions regarding the future of free trade in the Americas, permit me to recall and share with you a recent event which, in the opinion of practically all the observers and experts in this area, can be considered the most important, transcendent event for the future of the American Hemisphere including, of course, free trade and economic integration. I refer obviously to the Summit of the Americas, held this past December in Miami, Florida. The results, accords, and agreements of the Summit cannot be ignored in this symposium entitled "NAFTA at Age One: A Blueprint for Hemispheric Integration?" during which we will consider the possibility of creating a free trade zone from the Yukon to Tierra del Fuego. The leadership of thirty-four American nations met and held arduous negotiations on diverse subjects vital to the future of each of these countries of the American Hemisphere. The results of these negotiations take the form of a document entitled "Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action" and subtitled "Partnership for Development and Prosperity: Democracy, Free Trade, and Sustainable Development in the Americas."' From this document, I have selected a few paragraphs which, in my opinion, are important to keep in mind to support the conclusions which we surely will reach as a result of our efforts at this symposium and which by themselves explain and justify their use as a point of departure to broach the central theme that I will analyze.

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