http://www.ustr.gov/node/64/205,100/10en-usWashington, D.C. – U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Rwandan Minister of Trade and Industry François Kanimba today ratified the U.S.-Rwanda bilateral investment treaty (BIT) by exchanging treaty instruments of ratification signed by President Obama and Rwandan Prime Minister Damien Habumuremyi. The ratification took place at a ceremony hosted by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). The treaty will enter into force thirty days after ratification.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2011/december/united-states-rwanda-ratify-bilateral-investment2011-12-02T05:00:00Washington, D.C. – Deputy United States Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis today hosted trade talks with a Rwandan delegation led by Minister of Trade and Industry François Kanimba. The talks were held under the U.S.-Rwanda Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), which provides a high-level forum for advancing a cooperative partnership on bilateral trade and investment issues.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2011/november/deputy-us-trade-representative-marantis-hails-adv2011-12-01T05:00:00Kigali, Rwanda - U.S. and Rwandan officials met in the Rwandan capital today to review progress in deepening their partnership on trade and investment under the United States-Rwanda Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). This was the third meeting of the United State-Rwanda TIFA Council, which provides a high-level forum for advancing cooperation on bilateral trade and investment issues.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/april/united-states-and-rwanda-review-progress-bilateral-t2009-04-16T04:00:00