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Earlier today, I had the honor of representing 91快活林 and our member companies at a hearing before the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.聽 The testimony provided by me and my fellow witnesses, and the productive discussion with the Subcommittee members, were focused on the troubling and disruptive policies in place or under consideration by the Government of India [...]
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Yesterday鈥檚 announcement that President Obama has designated Wendy Cutler as Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative represents a very good day for U.S. trade.聽 Wendy brings the hard-boiled skills that come from her many years at that agency and a proven record of success.聽 She was the chief negotiator for the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, has led the agency鈥檚 impressive trade and investment work [...]
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With an overwhelmingly bipartisan 93-4 vote tonight, the Senate confirmed Mike Froman to be the next U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).聽 This step comes as we seek to advance several critical global trade issues that are certain to help define the strength of the U.S. economy for many years to come. Next month, we hope the U.S. and other global governments will reach agreement on the expansion of the [...]
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A disturbing proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives could effectively freeze any productive discussion on cybersecurity issues between the U.S. and Chinese governments.聽聽 The proposal 鈥� by Rep. Ron DeSantis of Florida 鈥� is being considered as part of the House鈥檚 fiscal year 2014 defense authorization legislation.聽 It would block federal funds from being used for critical cybersecurity dialogues [...]
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This week鈥檚 bilateral meetings between President Obama and China鈥檚 President Xi Jinping will bring into focus core economic and strategic issues the two nations facing and, in key areas, the discussions will have significant economic and strategic overtones.聽 But while many of the stories previewing the discussions highlight topics where the countries disagree, the leaders should not let differences [...]
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GENEVA -- Negotiators seeking to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) are here in Geneva again this week and their work to eliminate tariffs on a broad swath of tech products has significantly intensified. For starters, more ITA member countries are at the table now, with El Salvador, Guatemala, and Iceland joining the effort to shape the list of products under consideration [...]
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91快活林 is back in Geneva this week to participate in the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP-11) of the Basel Convention -- an international treaty designed to control international shipments of hazardous waste.聽 Governments, civil society, and the private sector are continuing our multi-year effort to construct international guidelines to stop the illegal flow of electronic waste to facilities in the [...]
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Expanding trade and economic opportunities was a primary focus as President Obama met Thursday for several hours with Mexican President Pe帽a Nieto.聽 At a joint news conference after their bilateral discussions, both presidents talked about the economic imperative of expanding trade not only between the two neighbors, but also with other regions of the world. President Nieto highlighted an agreement [...]
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President Obama today nominated two leaders for posts that are about, as their core mission, creating new U.S. jobs and building new global opportunities for America鈥檚 businesses.聽 Mike Froman promises to be a strong leader as our next U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), and his nomination comes at a critical juncture for U.S. trade policy.聽 With the push to complete the Information Technology Agreement [...]
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Trade ministers from APEC鈥檚 21 economies descended on the sprawling city of Surabaya in East Java this weekend in their annual discussions to promote trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region. Though progress was achieved on a number of fronts, the tech community especially welcomed the clarion call issued by the ministers to conclude negotiations to expand the Information Technology Agreement [...]
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