The document discusses the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and provides background information on several past and present leaders of Mexico and Canada. It notes that NAFTA was signed in 1992 by the leaders of the US, Canada, and Mexico and needed to be ratified by each country. It also discusses issues related to the drug war between Mexico and the US, mentioning that President Felipe Calderon of Mexico deployed troops to fight drug cartels when he took office in 2006.

1. North American Economic Community

2. NAFTA The North American Free Trade Agreement

3. Following diplomatic negotiations dating back to 1986 among the three nations, the leaders met in San Antonio, Texas on December 17,1992 . George H.W. Bush, Canadian Prime

4. Carlos Salinas, each responsible for spearheading and promoting the agreement, ceremonially signed it. The agreement then needed to be ratified by each nation's legislative or parliamentary branch.Felipe Calderon is the current President of Mexico. He assumed office on December 1, 2006, and was elected for a single six-year term through 2012.

5. He was a local representative in the Legislative Assembly and, on two different occasions, in the federal Chamber of Deputies.

6. During his tenure, his party maintained control of 14 state capitals, but also lost presence in the federal Chamber of Deputies.Vicente Fox former politician who served as President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.During his campaign for president, Vicente Fox became well known for his unique cowboy style and popular charisma. A gifted speaker, Fox usually gathered big crowds throughout his six years as preside

7. Ernesto Zedillo Mexican economist and politician. He served as President of Mexico from December 1, 1994 to November 30, 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted seventy year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party.Since the ending of his term as president in 2000, Zedillo has been a leading voice on globalization, especially its impact on relations between developed and developing nations.

8. Stephen Harperthe 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada, and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became Prime Minister after his party won a minority government in the 2006 federal election.