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TPP Daily Schedule: Thursday, June 17

06/17/2010 - 11:52am

Schedule for Thursday, June 17 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

  • Textiles

  • Capacity Building

  • Customs Cooperation

  • Intellectual Property Rights

  • E-Commerce

  • Government Procurement

  • Investment

  • Financial Services

Afternoon negotiations in Working Groups:

  • Labor

  • Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

  • Textiles

  • Capacity Building

  • Intellectual Property Rights

  • E-Commerce

  • Government Procurement

  • Investment

  • Financial Services

5:00 pm: Center for Public Analysis on Trade and Health (CPATH) and California Public Health Association-North 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.