| In October 2002
the United States and Thailand signed a Trade and
Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). On October
19, 2003, it was announced that the United States
and Thailand would deepen their bilateral economic
ties further by negotiating a free trade agreement
under the Enterprise for ASEAN Initiative (EAI).
At this time the United States Trade Representative
(USTR) officially notified the US Congress of the
President's intentions to negotiate a FTA with
Thailand in a letter dated 12 February 2004.
The first two rounds of FTA negotiations were
held Hawaii, in July and October 2004,
respectively. The third round was held in April
2005 in Pattaya, Thailand and the fourth in July
2005, in Great Falls, Montana. The fifth round was
held in Hawaii in September and October 2005 and
the sixth round was held in January 2006.
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