KORUS FTA: Round #2

The second round of FTA negotiations between the U.S. and South Korea take place this week ("KORUS FTA" is the acronyn at the USTR web site).

Jon Herskovitz reports on the first day's negotiations: South Korea-U.S. hold free trade talks amid protests (Reuters via Washington Post, July 10)

The chief Korean negotiator is Ambassador Kim Jong-hoon and the Chief U.S. Negotiator is AUSTR for Japan and Korea, Wendy Cutler.  The Korean Embassy contains lists of the key issues, and the key players on the two negotiating teams for each of the issues: Free Trade Agreement .