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TPP Daily Schedule: Wednesday, June 16

06/16/2010 - 12:52pm

Schedule for Wednesday, June 16 at the second round of negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement in San Francisco, California:

8:30 a.m. – On-site briefing for participating U.S. stakeholder groups - led by senior USTR staff

Morning negotiations in Working Groups:

  • Labor

  • Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

  • Legal and Institutional

  • Customs Cooperation

  • Intellectual Property Rights

  • Cross-Border Services

  • Telecommunications

  • Industrial Goods

  • Investment

Afternoon negotiations in Working Groups:

  • Labor

  • Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

  • Customs Cooperation

  • Intellectual Property Rights

  • Telecommunications

  • Industrial Goods

  • Investment

  • Financial Services

2:30 pm: California Farm Bureau Federation stakeholder presentation to TPP Delegates

4:00 pm: International Forum on Globalization stakeholder presentation to TPP Delegates

5:00 pm: PETA stakeholder presentation to TPP Delegates

The Obama Administration is working in the Trans-Pacific Partnership to develop a high-standard, 21st century, Asia-Pacific regional trade agreement that reflects this Administration’s priorities, including job creation and retention, integrating U.S. companies into Asia-Pacific production and supply chains, promoting new technologies and emerging economic sectors, and boosting small businesses, all while and promoting environmental protection and conservation, transparency, worker rights, and development. The second round of TPP talks is taking place this week in San Francisco.