and appoint three nominees michael punke ambassador of the world trade organization, islam siddiqui to be chief agriculture negotiator at the office of the u.s. trade representative and paul piquado to be assistant secretary of commerce and david johansson to be a member of the united states international trade commission. john quincy adams once said, patience and perseverance have a magical effect. before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. our free trade agreements with colombia, panama and south korea are near the end of a long journey. we've faced difficulties and obstacles along the way. but thanks to the patience and perseverance along the way, we've overcome them. we're now poised to give these agreements our final approval it will create tens of thousands of american jobs. it will give our ranchers, farmers, workers and businesses a competitive edge and three lucrative fast-growing markets. they'll increase u.s. exports by $13 billion. they'll boost our gdp by more than $15 billion. they are what our economy needs right now. the journey of these agreement began d

michael punke has been nominated to be a deputy u.s. trade representative. islam siddiqui has been nominated to be the chief backer got from negotiator. . piquado to be an assistant secretary of commerce, and david johansson to be a member of the u.s. international trade commission. i strongly support each nominee. i hope the senate will act quickly to confirm them. today as we take a major step toward to a defense america's trade agenda, let us remember the words of john quincy adams. let us see that difficulties disappear in the face of patience and perseverance. but as approve the free-trade agreements with colombia, korea, and south korea -- panama, and south korea and boost jobs here at home, and less favorably report these four nominees to carry out our trade agenda. >> i agree with the four nominees, and nine years ago, we provided president bush with trade authority vary the use that to negotiate 11 trade agreements with 16 countries. including the three we are considering today for the first agreement with chile and singapore have grown. it is to $1