[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book II)]
[December 2, 1993]
[Page 2092]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Statement on Implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
December 2, 1993

    I am delighted that, as a result of discussions following up on our 
meeting in Seattle, Canadian Prime Minister Chretien has announced his 
intention to proclaim the NAFTA by January 1, 1994. We look forward to 
the smooth and effective implementation of this historic agreement on 
January 1, so that all three countries can begin to reap the benefits of 
expanded trade, economic growth, and job creation in North America with 
the largest free trade area in the world.

Note: The proclamation of December 15 and the Executive order of 
December 27 on implementation of NAFTA are listed in Appendix D at the 
end of this volume.