The United States and Peru in the 2000s

Abstract

The first decade of the new millennium was a time of unprecedented bilateral cooperation between the United States and Peru. The George W. Bush administration (2001-2009) and the governments of Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006) and Alan García (2006-2011) held similar views on economic development, the “war on drugs” and security, and democracy, and worked together quite closely on these key issues in the bilateral agenda.1 The highlight of bilateral cooperation was a U.S.- Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA), approved by the U.S. Congress in 2007; while Colombia and Panama were also seeking a FTA with the United States during this period, only Peru achieved the agreement.