And in his State of the Union address, President Obama implored Congress to pass the trade agreement with South Korea as soon as possible, and articulated his commitment to bringing the other two pending bilateralagreements, as well as the Transpacific Partnership negotiationsand the Doha Round, to successful conclusions.
In the meantime, several members are pressing ahead with bilateral trade agreements that pre-empt and, in the eyes of some, undermine collective negotiations.