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Summit of the Americas

NPR

Published April 19, 2001 at 9:00 PM PDT

NPR's John Ydstie reports on the gathering of over 30 countries today in Canada for the Summit of the Americas. President Bush hopes to use this meeting to advance the idea of a Free Trade Area of the Americas, a concept first introduced by his father's administration.