urn:taro:utexas.blac.00196 Robert E. Herzstein Records of the Mexico-U.S. Business Committee, 1991-1996 Benson Latin American Collection University of Texas Libraries, 2006 Finding aid encoded by Christian Kelleher, CA, 2007Finding aid written inEnglish. Descriptive Summary Mexico-U.S. Business Committee Robert E. Herzstein Records of the Mexico-U.S. Business Committee 1991-1996 English and Spanish 2004-42 N/A 14.5 linear feet Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Press clippings, industry testimony, and government policy advisory reports from the United States document the development and implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) during the years 1991-1996. Biographical Sketch

Robert E. Herzstein is senior partner at the law firm of Miller & Chevalier in Washington, DC. He was lead counsel to Mexico in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations and served as Under Secretary for International Trade in the U.S. Department of Commerce. Herzstein has served as a director of the Council of the Americas, on the executive board of the American Society of International Law, and as chairman of the International Law Institute and the International Human Rights Law Group. He is a graduate of the Harvard School of Law, and was a partner with the law firms of Arnold & Porter and Shearman & Sterling.

 Scope and Contents Note

The Robert E. Herzstein Records of the Mexico-U.S. Business Committee (1991-1996) are arranged in two series: NAFTA Daily Reports, and Other Documents. The first series, NAFTA Daily Reports, are press clippings that were collected each day for use of the team working on negotiation and building political support for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)[in Spanish, the Tradado de Libre Comercio para América del Norte (TLCAN)]. The clippings are primarily from U.S. media outlets, and fairly comprehensively cover printed newspapers and magazines mentioning any aspect of the NAFTA during the years when the political debate about it was the most intense.

The second series, Other Documents, include "Summaries of Testimony Submitted to USTR for NAFTA Hearings" (1991) prepared by Herzstein's law firm Shearman & Sterling, as well as a set of "NAFTA Notification Documents" (1992) and various other publications. The "Summaries of Testimony" are reports and written statements from a wide variety of businesses and business groups from the hearings and investigations conducted in the U.S. into the potential effects of the NAFTA on U.S. industries. These investigations were conducted by the U.S. International Trade Commission and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The "NAFTA Notification Documents" include reports from various Policy Advisory Committees on Trade for NAFTA.

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Cite as: Robert E. Herzstein Records of the Mexico-U.S. Business Committee, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

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The Robert E. Herzstein Records of the Mexico-U.S. Business Committee are classified under the following Subject Headings in the University of Texas Libraries catalog:

Herzstein, Robert--Archives Mexico-U.S. Business Committee--Archives Free trade--North America United States--Commercial treaties Mexico--Commercial treaties Herzstein, Robert Box and Folder Inventory NAFTA Daily Reports, 1991-1996

 11991: 11January 12February 13March 14April 15May 2-10 16May 13-17 17May 20-24 18May 27-31 21June 3-7 22June 10-14 23June 17-21 24June 24-28 25July 1-3 26July 8-12 27July 15-19 28July 22-26 29July 29 - August 2 210August 5-9 211August 12-16 212August 19-23 31August 26-30 32September 2-6 33September 9-13 34September 15-20 35September 23-30 36October 1-4 37October 7-11 38October 14-18 39October 22-31 310November 1-13 311November 18-27 41December 2-6 42December 9-13 43December 16-20 44December 23-31 41992: 45January 2-10 46January 13-24 47January 27-31 48February 3-7 49February 11-14 410February 18-21 411February 24-28 51March 2-6 52March 9-13 53March 16-20 54March 23-31 55April 1-16 56April 20-24 57April 27-30 58May 1-15 59May 18-29 510June 1-12 511June 15-19 512June 22-30 61July 1-10 62July 13-17 63Mexican Clippings, c. July 15 64July 20-24 65July 27-31 66August 3-7 67August 10-14 68August 17-21 69August 24-31 71September 1-11 72September 14-18 73September 21-25 74September 28-30 75October 1-9 76October 12-16 77October 19-23 78October 26-30 79November 2-6 710November 9-13 711November 16-20 712U.S.-Mexico Environmental Issues, November 713November 23-30 81December 1-11 82December 14-18 83December 21-30 81993: 84January 4-14 85January 18-22 86January 25-29 87February 1-5 88February 8-12 89February 16-19 810February 22-26 91March 1-5 92March 8-12 93March 15-19 94March 22-26 95March 29-31 96April 1-9 97April 12-16 101April 19-23 102April 26-30 103May 3-7 104May 10-14 105May 18-28 106June 1-4 107June 7-11 108June 14-18 111June 21-25 112June 28-30 113July 2-8 114July 12-16 115July 19-23 116July 26-30 117August 2-6 118August 9-13 119August 17-20 121August 24-27 122August 30-31 123September 1-5 124September 7-10 125September 13-15 126September 16-24 127September 27-30 131October 1-3 132October 4-8 133October 11-13 134October 14-15 135October 16-19 136October 20-22 137October 24-27 141October 28-31 142November 1-2 143November 3-6 144November 7 145November 8 146November 9 151November 10 152November 11 153November 12-13 154November 14 155November 15 156November 16 157November 17 161November 18 162November 19 163November 20-21 164November 22-23 165November 24-27 166November 29-30 167December 1-3 168December 6-10 171December 13-16 172December 20-23 173December 27-30 171994: 174July 12-15 175July 18-22 176July 25-29 177August 1-5 178August 9-13 181August 14-16 182August 17-19 183August 21-22 184August 23-24 185August 25-31 186September 1-2 187September 6-9 188September 12-16 191September 19-23 192September 26-28 193September 29-30 194October 1-7 195October 10-14 196October 17-21 201October 24-31 202November 1-4 203November 7-11 204November 14-18 205November 21-22 206November 23-26 211November 28-30 212December 1-4 213December 5-8 214December 9-11 215December 12-16 216December 19-22 221December 23-25 222December 27-28 223December 29-31 221995: 224January 1-4 225January 5-8 226January 9-10 227January 11-12 228January 13-15 231January 16-18 232January 19-20 233January 21-23 234January 24-26 235January 27-29 236January 30-31 237February 1-3 238February 6-8 241February 9-12 242February 13-14 243February 15-18 244February 19-21 245February 22-23 246February 27-28 247March 1-4 251March 5-9 252March 10-14 253March 15-31 254April 1-15 255April 16-30 256May 1-12 257May 15-19 258May 21-22 261May 23-31 262June 1-6 263June 7-16 264June 20-30 265July 3-11 266July 12-14 267July 15-18 268July 19-20 269July 21-31 2610August 1-11 2611August 17-31 271September 1-14 272September 16-28 273October 1-21 274November 1-8 275November 14-30 276December 1-15 277December 16-21 271996: 278January 279February 5-15 2710February 16-28 281March 1-15 282March 18-29 283April 1-15 284April 16-30 285May 1-15 286May 16-31 287June 288July 289August 291997, June-November Other Documents

 30"NAFTA Notification Documents,"18 September 1992: 301Table of Contents 302Tab 1: White House Press Release: Intention to enter into a North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico 303Tab 2: Report of the Administration on the North American Free Trade Agreement and Actions Taken in Fulfillment of the May 1, 1991 Commitments 304Tab 3: Report of the Investment Policy Advisory Committee for Trade on the North American Free Trade Agreement 305-6Tab 4: Report of the Defense Policy Advisory Committee for Trade on the North American Free Trade Agreement 307Tab 5: Report of the Industry Functional and Sectoral Policy Advisory Committee for Trade on the North American Free Trade Agreement 308Tab 6: Reports of the Agricultural Technical Policy Advisory Committees for Trade on the North American Free Trade Agreement 309Tab 7: Report of the Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee for Trade on the North American Free Trade Agreement 3010Tab 8: Report of the Labor Policy Advisory Committee for Trade on the North American Free Trade Agreement 3011Tab 9: Report of the Services Policy Advisory Committee for Trade on the North American Free Trade Agreement 3012Tab 10: Report of the Industry Policy Advisory Committee for Trade on the North American Free Trade Agreement 3013Tab 11: Report of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade on the North American Free Trade Agreement 30"Summaries of Testimony Submitted to USTR for NAFTA Hearings," prepared by Shearman & Sterling, 20 September 1991:

 3014Academia 3015Agriculture [4 folders] 311-3Agriculture [cont'd] 314Agriculture Chart/FTA Negotiations 315Auto Manufacturers and Parts 316Cement 317Ceramics 318Chemicals 319Consumer Goods 321Customs 322Energy and Petroleum 323Environment 324Financial Services 325General Interests 326-7Glass [2 folders] 328Industrial Sector 329Intellectual Property 3210-11Labor and Interest Groups [3 folders] 331Labor and Interest Groups [cont'd] 332Legislative Branch 333Metals and Mining 334Product Safety 335Regional Interests 336Telecommunications 337Textiles and Apparel 33Various Publications: 338Herzstein, Robert, and Richard E. Neff. "Bilateral Avoidance On Trade and Investment," Business Mexico, March 1987 339"Border Trade Alliance Southwest Border Infrastructure Initiative Final Report," February 1993 3310"Likely Impact on the United States of a Free Trade Agreement With Mexico," Report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives, February 1991 3311Video: "Presente y futuro de las relaciones México-Estados Unidos," Secretaria de Comercio y Fomento Industrial, [1997?]