Number: RS22715
Title: Peru: Political Situation, Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations
Authors: Miranda Jasper and Clare Ribando Seelke, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: In June 2006, former president Alan García (1985-1990) was elected president in a close race. After taking office, García embraced the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA), which the two countries signed on April 12, 2006 and the Peruvian legislature ratified in June 2006. PTPA implementing legislation (H.R. 3668) passed the House on November 8, 2007, by a vote of 285 to 132; the Senate on December 4 by a vote of 77 to 18; and was signed by President Bush on December 14, (P.L. 110-138). In addition to trade matters, congressional interest in Peru focuses on human rights issues and counternarcotics cooperation.
Pages: 6
Date: January 15, 2008