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The United States and Singapore signed the Singapore–United States Free Trade Agreement on 6 May 2003; the agreement entered into force on 1 January 2004. The growth of U.S. investment in Singapore and the large number of Americans living there enhance opportunities for contact between Singapore and the United States.
The US Senate ratified the bill on 31 July 2003 by a vote of 66-32. [1] President George W. Bush signed into law the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act on 3 September 2003. [2] The trade pact was implemented by both countries on 1 January 2004.
View history; Tools. Tools. ... Asia-United States relations are covered in these articles: ... Singapore–United States relations;
Between 2 Oceans: A Military History of Singapore from 1275 to 1971 (2nd ed. Marshall Cavendish International Asia, 2011). Ong, Siang Song. One Hundred Years' History of the Chinese in Singapore (Oxford University Press--Singapore, 1984) online. Perry, John Curtis. Singapore: Unlikely Power (Oxford University Press, 2017). Tan, Kenneth Paul (2007).
The English name of "Singapore" is an anglicisation of the native Malay name for the country, Singapura (pronounced), which was in turn derived from the Sanskrit word for 'lion city' (Sanskrit: सिंहपुर; romanised: Siṃhapura; Brahmi: 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀳𑀧𑀼𑀭; literally "lion city"; siṃha means 'lion', pura means 'city' or 'fortress'). [9]
Discussing how maps based on social or cultural issues can help people get a better idea of how certain cultures intertwine, Dr. Rouse suggested that most maps are presented using national ...
Singapore and Japan sign the Japan-Singapore Economic Agreement. 12 October: The Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay officially opened as Singapore's major performing arts centre. 2003: 1 March - 16 July: SARS virus outbreak in Singapore. 6 May: Singapore and United States sign the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USS-FTA). 29 October
The United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba on January 3, 1961. From September 1, 1977 to July 20, 2015 United States interests were represented by the United States Interests Section of the Embassy of Switzerland in Havana, and Cuba by the Republic of Cuba Interests Section of the Embassy of Czechoslovakia from 1977 to 1991 ...