2009

Below are press releases from 2009.

12/31/2009

USTR Releases Biannual Report to Congress on the Caribbean Basin Initiative
12/29/2009

Joint Statement From USTR, USDA On The Proposed Passage Of An Amendment To Taiwan's Food Sanitation Act
12/28/2009

USTR Ron Kirk Welcomes Extension of GSP and ATPA Programs
12/24/2009

USTR Kirk Welcomes Senate Confirmation of Miriam Sapiro
12/22/2009

USTR Releases 2009 Report to Congress on China's WTO Compliance
12/21/2009

WTO Appellate Body Confirms Finding Against China’s Treatment Of Certain Copyright-Intensive Products
12/18/2009

USTR and Jordan Hold FTA Joint Committee Meeting
12/18/2009

United States Wins End to China’s “Famous Brand” Subsidies after Challenge at WTO; Agreement Levels Playing Field for American Workers in Every Manufacturing Sector
12/15/2009

USTR Ron Kirk Remarks On Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations
12/15/2009

USTR and Israel Hold FTA Joint Committee Meeting
12/15/2009

USTR Ron Kirk Announces U.S.-EU Agreement On Longstanding Bananas Dispute
12/14/2009

Trans-Pacific Partnership Announcement
12/14/2009

USTR Welcomes EU’s Ratification Of World Intellectual Property Organization “Internet Treaties”
12/07/2009

United States And Singapore Hold Fifth Annual Free Trade Agreement Review
12/07/2009

Ambassador Kirk and Secretary Locke Welcome New Strategic Framework with Turkey
11/29/2009

USTR Ron Kirk Arrives in Geneva, Switzerland for WTO Ministerial Meeting
11/27/2009

Kirk Welcomes Announcement Of Karel De Gucht As EU Trade Commissioner
11/19/2009

Kirk Comments on Ashton Appointment as EU High Representative
11/18/2009

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Welcomes Launch of Environmental Goods and Services Information Exchange
11/16/2009

USTR Staff Meet with Trans-Pacific Partnership Counterparts, Prepare for Congressional Consultations on TPP
11/16/2009

Reaction On U.S. Engagement In The Trans-Pacific Partnership
11/15/2009

USTR Ron Kirk Arrives in Beijing, China
11/13/2009

USTR NEWS: Kirk Comments on Trans-Pacific Partnership
11/11/2009

APEC 2009 Update for Wednesday
11/09/2009

USTR Ron Kirk Arrives in Singapore for APEC Ministerial Meetings
11/09/2009

The United States and Ecuador Hold Trade and Investment Council Meeting
11/06/2009

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Releases Statement of ACTA Negotiating Partners on Recent ACTA Negotiations
11/05/2009

United States Initiates NAFTA Dispute with Mexico over Mexico's Failure to Move Its Tuna-Dolphin Dispute from the WTO to the NAFTA
11/04/2009

United States Requests WTO Panel Against China Over Export Restraints on Raw Materials
11/04/2009

Statement by David P. Shark on the WTO Trade Policy Review of the Southern African Customs Union
11/03/2009

Ambassador Kirk, Moroccan Minister of External Commerce Maazouz Discuss the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement
11/02/2009

Joint Statement from USTR and USDA Spokeswomen Regarding Expanded Market Access for U.S. beef in Taiwan
11/02/2009

USTR Leads Trade and Investment Talks with Largest African Regional Economic Community
10/29/2009

USTR Kirk and Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announce China's Intent to Re-Open the Chinese Market to U.S. Pork Products
10/29/2009

China Agrees to Improve Access for U.S. Energy Companies, Reopen Market to U.S. Pork, Clamp Down on Internet Piracy at the 20th Session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade
10/28/2009

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Witness the Signing of Commercial Agreement during China Visit
10/27/2009

USTR Ron Kirk Arrives in Hangzhou, China for 20th Session of U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade in Hangzhou, China
10/26/2009

United States and India Meet During Trade Policy Forum
10/26/2009

Remarks of United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk at the Trade Policy Forum Press Conference
10/23/2009

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Announces Jimenez as Congressional Affairs AUSTR
10/21/2009

USTR and Bahrain's Ministry of Industry and Commerce Hold FTA Joint Committee Meeting
10/21/2009

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and USTR Ron Kirk Convene 20th Session of U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade in Hangzhou, China
10/19/2009

United States, Canada and Mexico Conclude NAFTA Ministerial
10/19/2009

Joint Statement of the 2009 NAFTA Commission Meeting
10/19/2009

USTR Releases Preliminary Analysis of KOREA-EU Free Trade Agreement
10/17/2009

United States Signs Trade and Investment Agreement with the Maldives
10/17/2009

USTR Kirk Statement on Haiti Certification for HOPE II Benefits
10/16/2009

The United States and Sri Lanka Conclude the Seventh Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council Meeting
10/15/2009

USTR Ron Kirk and Australian Minister of Trade Crean Hold U.S. - Australia Free Trade Agreement Joint Commission Talks
10/15/2009

USTR Ron Kirk to Host the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Free Trade Commission Meeting on October 19, 2009, in Dallas, Texas
10/09/2009

United States-Afghanistan Joint Statement on the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council Meeting
10/08/2009

Statement by David P. Shark on the WTO Trade Policy Review of Chile
10/08/2009

United States Requests WTO Panel in Challenge of EU Restrictions on U.S. Poultry Exports
10/08/2009

Ambassador Kirk Meets Japanese Agriculture Minister Hirotaka Akamatsu
10/08/2009

Kirk Hosts Meeting of US-Central Asia Trade & Investment Framework Council
10/07/2009

Vilsack, Kirk Comment on Canadian Panel Request Regarding Country-of-Origin Labeling
10/05/2009

Kirk Unveils New USTR Initiative on Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses
09/30/2009

USTR Team Holds Meetings in Jordan to Discuss Labor Rights
09/30/2009

USTR Ron Kirk Welcomes Action by the Government of The Bahamas to Restore Protection for U.S. Pay TV Content
09/30/2009

Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy Submits Report on Review of U.S. Model Bilateral Investment Treaty
09/28/2009

Tribunal Finds Canada Failed to Cure Breach of the Softwood Lumber Agreement
09/25/2009

USDA, USTR Applaud Agreement by Congressional Appropriators on Poultry Imports from China
09/25/2009

USTR Announces FY 2010 Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar, Refined and Specialty Sugar and Sugar-Containing Products
09/24/2009

USTR Initiates Next Steps on New Trade Enforcement Efforts
09/23/2009

U.S.-EU Intellectual Property Rights Working Group
09/22/2009

Joint Statement by USTR, U.S. Commerce Department and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
09/21/2009

Ambassador Ron Kirk Meets With Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov
09/18/2009

Ambassador Ron Kirk Concludes Visit to Brazil
09/18/2009

USTR Statement at Close of Senior Officials' Meeting in Geneva
09/15/2009

USTR Receives Public Comments Concerning the Pending Colombia and Korea Free Trade Agreements
09/15/2009

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Arrives in Brazil to Meet with Brazilian Government Officials and Business Owners
09/14/2009

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Selects Gail Strickler as Textiles AUSTR
09/11/2009

Kirk: White House Fulfilling Trade Enforcement Pledge With Announcement of Remedies in Chinese Tire Case
09/10/2009

Statement by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk on Department of Commerce Report
09/04/2009

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Comments at Close of WTO Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi, India
09/03/2009

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Welcomes Nomination of Michael Punke as Ambassador to the World Trade Organization
09/02/2009

USTR Announces New Asia-Pacific Initiative on Illegal Logging and Trade
09/02/2009

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Arrives in New Delhi, India for WTO Ministerial Meeting
08/31/2009

USTR Statement on Awards in Brazil Cotton Dispute
08/28/2009

Ambassador Kirk Comments Regarding China and Auto Parts
08/19/2009

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk to Arrive in Iowa Today for Senator Grassley's Ambassador's Tour
08/12/2009

Ambassador Ron Kirk Concludes Visit to Dakar, Senegal
08/12/2009

World Trade Organization Report Upholds U.S. Trade Claims Against China
08/09/2009

Ambassador Ron Kirk Arrives in Dakar, Senegal
08/08/2009

Statement of United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Following Official Visit to Ethiopia
08/06/2009

Ambassador Ron Kirk Concludes Visit to Nairobi, Kenya for the 8th Annual AGOA Forum
08/06/2009

Ambassador Ron Kirk Arrives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
08/05/2009

United States and Mauritius Launch Investment Treaty Talks
08/04/2009

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Arrives in Nairobi, Kenya for the 8th Annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum
07/31/2009

U.S. Statement on Panel Request by China / Poultry Imports
07/31/2009

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Meets President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines
07/29/2009

Public Meeting Regarding the U.S. Model Bilateral Investment Treaty Review
07/27/2009

Statement by U.S. Ambassador Peter F. Allgeier on the Trade Policy Review of Zambia
07/22/2009

Ambassador Kirk Announces U.S. Contribution to WTO Technical Assistance Efforts
07/22/2009

United States Trade Representative Ronald Kirk Concludes Visit to Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum's (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting
07/21/2009

The United States and Peru Hold First Meeting of the Forest Sector Sub Committee Under the United States - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
07/20/2009

5th Round of ACTA Negotiations
07/20/2009

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Arrives in Singapore for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum’s (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting
07/17/2009

Statement from USTR Spokeswoman Carol Guthrie on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
07/16/2009

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Unveils Enforcement Initiatives in Visit with Pennsylvania Steelworkers
07/15/2009

Ambassador Ron Kirk Applauds Taiwan's Accession to the WTO Agreement On Government Procurement
07/13/2009

U.S. and EU discuss ways forward on bilateral trade issues
07/10/2009

Ambassador Ron Kirk Comments on May 2009 Trade Data
07/08/2009

U.S. Statement by Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Peter Allgeier on WTO Trade Policy Review of Guyana
07/06/2009

USTR Announces Regulatory Reform Initiative Results with Japan
06/30/2009

Obama Administration Completes 2008 Annual Review of the Generalized System of Preferences
06/25/2009

Statement of United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Following the 2009 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting
06/24/2009

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk in Paris for the 2009 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting
06/24/2009

Secretary Gary Locke and USTR Ron Kirk Call on China To Revoke Mandatory Internet Filtering Software
06/24/2009

Trade Ministers Call for Greater Cooperation on Making Trade and Environmental Protection Mutually Supportive
06/23/2009

United States Files WTO Case Against China Over Export Restraints on Raw Materials
06/17/2009

Statement by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk on U.S. - Canada Decisions to Recognize Organic Equivalence
06/12/2009

Ambassador Ron Kirk Announces Plan to Move Forward With the Negotiation of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
06/11/2009

U.S. Statement by Deputy Chief of Mission David Shark on the WTO Trade Policy Review of New Zealand
06/11/2009

U.S., Mongolia Announce Launch of Negotiations for Transparency Agreement
06/10/2009

Statement by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk on United States Victory in Glamis NAFTA Arbitration
06/10/2009

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk comments on the April 2009 Trade Data
06/09/2009

Statement of United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Following the 33rd Cairns Group Ministerial Meeting
06/08/2009

Statement by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk on World Oceans Day
06/07/2009

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Arrives in Bali, Indonesia for the 33rd Cairns Group Ministerial Meeting
06/05/2009

U.S., Uruguay Hold Trade and Investment Council Meeting
06/04/2009

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Arrives in St. Petersburg, Russia for the International Economic Forum
06/01/2009

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Unveils New Website
05/27/2009

Joint Statement of U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohammed Rachid
05/19/2009

United States and Angola Sign Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
05/15/2009

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Meets Indonesian Trade Minister
05/14/2009

Ambassador Ron Kirk Meets With Korean Minister for Trade Kim Jong-Hoon
05/13/2009

TRANSCRIPT: Press Briefing at Headquarters of the World Trade Organization
05/13/2009

USTR Announces Agreement With European Union In Beef Hormones Dispute
05/12/2009

Statement of Ambassador Ron Kirk on the March 2009 Trade Data
05/11/2009

United States Trade Representative Kirk Arrives in Geneva
05/11/2009

Ambassador Kirk Responds to Questions from Reporters after arriving for first visit to the World Trade Organization Geneva, Switzerland
05/08/2009

USTR Announces Delay of Trade Action in Beef Hormones Dispute to Implement Provisional Agreement
05/07/2009

Statement by Trade Ministers of the United States, Canada and Mexico
05/06/2009

United States and European Union Reach Provisional Agreement in Beef Dispute
05/05/2009

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Welcomes Senate Confirmation of Demetrios Marantis as Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
05/04/2009

Statement from U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Japan Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai
04/30/2009

USTR Releases 2009 Special 301 Report
04/30/2009

Statement of Ambassador Ron Kirk on Director-General Pascal Lamy's Reappointment
04/29/2009

Ambassador Kirk makes statement on China's action to modify Information Security Testing rules
04/28/2009

USTR and USDA Caution Trading Partners to Base Food Safety Measures on Science During Human Swine Influenza Outbreak
04/27/2009

United States-Pakistan Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Meeting Joint Statement
04/27/2009

Ambassador Kirk Meets Chinese Commerce Minister, Discusses U.S.-China Trade Relationship
04/27/2009

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk meets with Canadian Trade Minister Stockwell Day
04/22/2009

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Announces Delay of Trade Action in Beef Hormones Dispute
04/22/2009

United States and Peru Officials Meet in Peru to Discuss Implementation of U.S. -Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Environment Commitments
04/21/2009

United States and Mauritius Strengthen Cooperation on Trade and Investment
04/16/2009

United States and Rwanda Review Progress on Bilateral Trade and Investment
04/09/2009

Ambassador Kirk Says Trade Data Underscores Need to Open Markets to U.S. Goods
04/07/2009

United States Imposes Tariffs On Softwood Lumber From Four Canadian Provinces Due To Canada's Failure To Comply With The Softwood Lumber Agreement
04/06/2009

Ambassador Kirk Announces Results of Annual 1377 Review
04/06/2009

The Office of U.S. Trade Representative Releases Summary of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) Negotiations
04/06/2009

Ambassador Kirk Announces Results of Annual 1377 Review
04/03/2009

U.S. Responds to Canadian Failure to Cure Breach of the Softwood Lumber Agreement
04/03/2009

The Office of U.S. Trade Representative Welcomes New Public Affairs Officials
04/03/2009

Ambassador Ron Kirk Announces New Staff at the Office of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
03/31/2009

USTR Identifies International Trade Barriers, Outlines Efforts to Open Markets for U.S.
03/30/2009

Ambassador Kirk Meets Nigerian Commerce Minister, Discusses Means to Advance U.S.-Nigeria Trade and Investment Relationship
03/27/2009

Agreement Between Chile and United States Allows Resumption of Beef Shipments to Chile
03/24/2009

Ambassador Kirk Meets Mozambican Minister, Says Increased Two-way Trade Can Help Advance Economic Development in Poorest Countries
03/20/2009

World Trade Organization Adopts Panel Report in China - Intellectual Property Rights Dispute
03/19/2009

Statement of U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton
03/18/2009

Senate Approves USTR Designee Ron Kirk
03/12/2009

USTR Announces Delay of Trade Action in Beef Hormones Dispute
02/26/2009

Tribunal Orders Canada to Cure Breach of the Softwood Lumber Agreement
01/26/2009

United States Wins WTO Dispute Over Deficiencies in China's Intellectual Property Rights Laws
01/16/2009

USTR Announces Conclusion of the Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review for Taiwan
01/16/2009

U.S. Files WTO Case Challenging EU Restrictions on U.S. Poultry Exports
01/16/2009

Statement of U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab Regarding Entry into Force of the Peru FTA
01/15/2009

USTR Announces Revised Trade Action in Beef Hormones Dispute
01/15/2009

United States and Iceland Sign "Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum" Agreement
01/14/2009

U.S. Proposes WTO Appellate Body Reforms

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