U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement
Updated January 23, 2001
Joshua Ruebner
Analyst in Middle East Affairs
Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade
Congressional Research Service
U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement
Updated January 23, 2001
Joshua Ruebner
Analyst in Middle East Affairs
Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade
Congressional Research Service
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