2009

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

USTR Leads Trade and Investment Talks with Largest African Regional Economic Community

11/02/2009

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

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

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

07/20/2009

5th Round of ACTA Negotiations

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