Florida Citrus Oral History Project
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Interviewer
William Mansfield
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Date
May 2005
Abstract
The interview focuses on Andy LaVigne's time as executive vice president of Florida Citrus Mutual and his work on the state, national, and international level to expand economic and political stability (capitalism) to the countries of Central and South America and reduce the tariff. LaVigne discusses the efforts of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Keywords
Citrus fruit industry, Globalization, Orange juice industry, North American Free Trade Agreement (1992 December 17), Florida Citrus Mutual, Executives, Central American Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Area of the America (Organization), General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization), General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (1947 October 30), World Trade Organization
Extent
00:56:28; 26 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Brazil
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
C56-00012
Recommended Citation
LaVigne, Andy, "Andy LaVigne Oral History Interview" (2022). Florida Citrus Oral History Project. 19.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/fl_citrus_ohp/19
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