Editing Free Trade Area of the Americas (section)

===Origins===
Discussions about the Free Trade Area of the Americas began at the [[1st Summit of the Americas|first Summit of the Americas]] in [[Miami]] on December 11, 1994. The FTAA came to public attention during the [[3rd Summit of the Americas|third summit]], held in [[Quebec City]] in 2001, as the meeting was targeted by large [[anti-corporatization]] and [[anti-globalization]] protests. The Miami negotiations in 2003 met similar protests, though not as large.

In the last round of negotiations, trade ministers from 34 countries met in [[Miami]], Florida, in the United States, in November 2003 to discuss the proposal.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ftaa-alca.org/Ministerials/Miami/Miami_e.asp |title= ALCA – FTAA – ZLEA – Ministerial Declaration – Miami 2003 |publisher= Ftaa-alca.org |access-date=2013-08-15}}</ref> The proposed agreement was an extension of the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA) between Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Discussions have faltered over similar points as the [[Doha Development Round]] of [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) talks; developed nations sought expanded trade in [[Service Sector|services]] and increased [[intellectual property]] rights, while less developed nations sought an end to [[agricultural subsidy|agricultural subsidies]] and free trade in agricultural goods. Similar to the WTO talks, Brazil took a leadership role among the less developed nations, while the United States took a similar role for the developed nations.