essional ▁Fast ▁Track ▁Trade ▁Prom otion ▁Author ity . ▁ ▁Any ▁declaration ▁of ▁the ▁W TO ▁must ▁be ▁rat ified ▁by ▁the ▁Congress ▁to ▁take ▁effect ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Trade ▁Prom otion ▁Author ity ▁prevents ▁Congress ▁from ▁am ending ▁the ▁draft . ▁It ▁exp ired ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁con gression al ▁leaders ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁renew ▁this ▁authority ▁for ▁President ▁George ▁W ▁Bush . ▁ ▁Gene va , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁The ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁tal ks ▁in ▁Gene va ▁failed ▁to ▁reach ▁an ▁agreement ▁about ▁reducing ▁far ming ▁subs id ies ▁and ▁lower ing ▁import ▁tax es , ▁and ▁negoti ations ▁took ▁months ▁to ▁res ume . ▁A ▁successful ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁D oh a ▁round ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁unlikely , ▁because ▁the ▁broad ▁trade ▁authority ▁granted ▁under ▁the ▁Trade ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁exp ire ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Any ▁trade ▁p act ▁would ▁then ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Congress ▁with ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁am end ments , ▁which ▁would ▁h inder ▁the ▁US ▁negoti ators ▁and ▁decrease ▁the ▁willing ness ▁of ▁other ▁countries ▁to ▁particip ate . ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁offered ▁to ▁medi ate ▁the ▁col lapsed ▁trade ▁liberal isation ▁tal ks . ▁Director - general ▁of ▁Trade ▁and ▁Indust ry , ▁Raymond ▁Young , ▁says ▁the ▁territory , ▁which ▁hosted ▁the ▁last ▁round ▁of ▁D oh a