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North American Free Trade Agreement
(From left) Mexican Pres. Carlos Salinas de Gortari, U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush, and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney meeting to initial the North American Free Trade Agreement in San Antonio, Texas, October 7, 1992.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was signed by the leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States on December 17, 1992.1
While a preliminary agreement was reached in August 1992, the formal signing occurred later that year. Following ratification by the national legislatures of all three countries in 1993, the agreement officially went into effect on January 1, 1994.12