Jamaica continued positive relations with the rest of the world:

• Led in trade negotiations for the Cotonou Agreement to replace LOME V, which provides new trading opportunities for Jamaican businesses
• Jamaica became a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in January 2000 and has since contributed substantially to its deliberations.
• Signed new protocols for the creation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy
• Succeeded in lobby for U. S. Cari bbean Basin Trade Partnership Act 2000, which grants expanded access for textile products from the Caribbean Basin countries
• In collaboration with the Mi n i s t ry of Agriculture, secured approval from the European Union to export fish and conch products to Europe
• Conclusion of CARICOM/Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement
• The removal of the ban on export of ackees to the USA
• Secured Agreement for the purchase of Nigerian oil on concessional terms
• Signed Headquarters Agreement with the International Seabed Authority