The United States and the WTO Ministerial

Hong Kong,  Dec. 13-18, 2005
The Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference was held in Hong Kong, December 13-18, 2005. In general, ministerial conferences are the WTO's highest decision-making body, meeting at least once every 2 years and providing political direction for the organization. This sixth conference was crucial for enabling the 4-year-old Doha Development Agenda negotiations to move forward sufficiently to conclude the round in 2006.

2006
--07/25/06  Statement on The Doha Development Agenda by the USTR 
--07/24/06  Press Availability on the Doha Development Agenda with Ambassador Susan C. Schwab and Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture
--07/24/06  Statement of Ambassador Susan C. Schwab at the WTO Heads of Delegation Meeting

U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman speaks at a press conference at the WTO Ministerial.

2005
--12/19/05  Remarks by USTR Portman at the Closing Press Briefing
--12/18/05  Remarks by Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives
--12/18/05  Remarks by USTR Portman Before the Heads of Delegation Meeting
--12/18/05  Remarks by USTR Rob Portman and Agriculture Secretary Johanns
--12/17/05  Briefing by Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives Allgeier and Schwab
--12/17/05  Remarks of USTR Rob Portman at Heads of Delegation Meeting
--12/17/05  Statement by USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios
--12/16/05  Briefing by Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives at the World Trade Organisation Meeting
--12/16/05  Remarks by Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and Senior U.S. Trade Official at World Trade Ministerial Meeting
--12/15/05  Briefing by Senior U.S. Government Officials, World Trade Ministerial, Hong Kong
--12/15/05  Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Johanns at the U.S. Agricultural Trade Coalition Conference
--12/15/05  Remarks by U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman at the World Trade Ministerial
--12/14/05  Stronger WTO Rules to Prohibit Fisheries Subsidies that Lead to Overexploitation and Depletion of Fish Stocks
--12/14/05  U.S. Welcomes Environmental NGO Support of Stronger WTO Rules on Fisheries Subsidies
--12/14/05  U.S. Agrees to More Than Double Contributions to Aid for Trade by 2010: U.S. Will Help Least Developed Countries Realize Potential of Doha Round
--12/14/05  Briefing by Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Peter Allgeier on Core Negotiation Areas
--12/14/05  Briefing by USAID Administrator Natsios and Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Bhatia
--12/14/05  Opening Statement by U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman
--12/14/05  Remarks by U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman at World Wildlife Fund and UN Environment Program Fisheries Event 
--12/13/05  USTR Portman on Helping Countries Trade: The Aid for Trade Agenda
--12/13/05   Participation, Empowerment, Partnership:  Seeking Sustainable Results Through U.S. Trade Capacity Building
--12/12/05   Closing Remarks by Deputy USTR Karan Bhatia, "Cotton Day" Public Conference, Hong Kong
--12/12/05  Opening Remarks by Deputy USTR Karan Bhatia, "Cotton Day" Public Conference, Hong Kong
--12/12/05  Joint Press Conference  by USTR Portman and Secretary of Agriculture Johanns
--12/09/05  Transcript of News Conference with Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and USTR, Ambassador Rob Portman - Washington, D.C
--12/06/05  U.S. Leadership in Providing Access to Medicines
--12/05/05  Flexibility in Food Aid Critical to Addressing World Hunger
--12/05/05  Excerpts From President Bush's Speech at the John Deere-Hitachi Construction Machinery Corporation
--12/03/05  Statement from USTR Spokeswoman Christin Baker regarding Brazil, India and the Doha Development Round
--12/02/05  USTR Portman Applauds G-7 Commitment to Ambitious Doha Round; Lauds $4 billion in 'Aid for Trade' to Developing Countries
--12/01/05  Photo - Secretary Rice with National Religious Leaders
--11/26/05  Valletta Statement on Multilateral Trade
--11/23/05  Statement by the United States at the African Ministerial on WTO Issues
--11/23/05  Deputy USTR Allgeier's Letter to Financial Times on EU and Agricultural Subsidies
--11/22/05  USTR Rob Portman's Press Conference at U.S. Mission to the UN, Geneva
--11/19/05  APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, Busan Declaration, Nov. 18-19, 2005
--11/16/05  APEC Ministerial Meeting Joint Statement, Nov. 15-16, 2005, Busan, Republic of Korea
--11/16/05  Briefing with Secretary Rice and USTR Rob Portman
--11/14/05  USTR Rob Portman's Press Conference in Beijing, China
--11/14/05  USTR Rob Portman's Remarks at Conference on U.S.-China Bilateral Relations
--11/14/05  President Calls for Successful Outcome of Doha Round
--11/09/05  NGO and Civil Society Support for U.S. WTO Doha Agricultural Proposal for Bold Reform
--11/04/05  U.S. Proposal for the Agricultural Negotiations  
--10/25/05  Facts on Doha: Implications of U.S. WTO Agricultural Proposal on Trade-Distorting Domestic Supports
--10/20/05  USTR Portman, Agriculture Sec. Johanns on U.S. Agriculture Proposal in WTO
--10/18/05  Facts on Doha: Expanding Markets to Promote Development and Growth  
--10/10/05  U.S. Offers Bold Plan on Agriculture to Jumpstart Doha Round
--10/10/05  Facts on Doha: U.S. Proposal for Bold Reform in Global Agriculture Trade
--10/10/05  America's Proposal to Kickstart the Doha Trade Talks
-- 09/14/05 United States Leads the World to Liberalized Trade Through the Doha Round