Number: RL33085
Title: Trade in Services: The Doha Development Agenda Negotiations and U.S Goals
Authors: William H. Cooper, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: This report is designed to assist the 110th Congress to understand and monitor progress of the negotiations and the major issues that the negotiators are addressing. The report provides a brief background section on the significance of services to the U.S. economy. It then explains briefly the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the structure and agenda of the services negotiations in the DDA round, including U.S. objectives in the negotiations. The report concludes with a status report on the negotiations and an examination of potential results.
Pages: 20
Date: January 24, 2008