http://www.ustr.gov/node/64/205,11/10en-us07/18/2012Washington, D.C. – Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative issued the following statement regarding a decision in the third softwood lumber arbitration dispute brought by the United States against Canada:http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2012/july/ustr-statement-response-softwood-lumber-arbitration2012-07-18T04:00:0006/19/2012Washington, D.C. – President Obama announced today that the United States and the eight other countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement have extended an invitation to Canada to join the TPP negotiations, pending successful conclusion of domestic procedures. In addition to the United States, the current TPP countries are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2012/june/ustr-kirk-welcomes-canada-as-new-tpp-partner2012-06-19T04:00:0006/05/2012Today in Kazan, Russia, trade ministers from the nine Trans-Pacific Partnership countries - Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam - gathered on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum's meeting of Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT). All of the TPP partners are also APEC economies.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2012/june/meeting-tpp-kazan-russia2012-06-05T04:00:0005/16/2012http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2012/may/trans-pacific-partnership-tpp-talks-advance-texas2012-05-16T04:00:00Honolulu, HI – Today, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk commented on the statements issued by the governments of Mexico and Canada regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP):http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2011/november/statement-us-trade-representative-ron-kirk-announ2011-11-13T05:00:00Victory Will Help Workers and Firms in U.S. Softwood Lumber Industryhttp://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2011/january/united-states-wins-softwood-lumber-arbitration2011-01-21T05:00:00Washington, D.C. – United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced today that the United States is requesting arbitration with Canada under the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) regarding the under-pricing of timber harvested from public lands in the Interior region of British Columbia.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2011/january/united-states-requests-arbitration-canada-under-so2011-01-18T05:00:00"We have recently marked seventeen years since the entry into force of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Since 1994, trade has blossomed, investment has increased, and all three countries have become more competitive. From 1993 to 2009, trade among the NAFTA countries has more than doubled, from $288 billion to $701 billion. Each day the NAFTA countries conduct nearly $1.9 billion in trilateral trade. The benefits of expanding trade have flowed to businesses, farmers, workers, and consumers.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2011/january/joint-statement-january-10-2011-meeting-nafta-free2011-01-10T05:00:00Washington, D.C. – United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced today that the United States has requested consultations with Canada under the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) regarding the apparent unfair under-pricing of timber harvested from public lands in the Interior region of British Columbia. Requesting consultations under the SLA initiates the dispute settlement process and provides an opportunity for the United States and Canada to exchange views and attempt to resolve their differences.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2010/october/united-states-requests-consultations-canada-under2010-10-08T04:00:00WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of the United States Trade Representative announced today that the United States has requested that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Free Trade Commission establish a dispute settlement panel regarding Mexico’s decision not to move its “dolphin safe” labeling dispute from the World Trade Organization (WTO) to the NAFTA, as requested by the United States and as required by Article 2005 of the NAFTA.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2010/september/united-states-requests-dispute-settlement-panel2010-09-24T04:00:00