USTR - Press Releasehttp://www.ustr.gov/node/64/205,33/10en-usPresident’s 2013 Trade Policy Agenda Calls for Continued Progress and Bold Steps to Support Greater Economic Growth and Jobs 03/01/2013Agenda outlines comprehensive plans for 2013 to open markets for U.S. exports, enforce U.S. trade rights, and sustain American leadership in international tradehttp://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2013/march/presidents-2013-tpa2013-03-01T05:00:00United States and Korea Hold First Meeting of the Environmental Affairs Council under the U.S.-Korea Trade Agreement02/14/2013http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2013/february/US-Korea-first-EAC-meeting2013-02-14T05:00:00The United States and Peru Reach Agreement on Action Plan to Strengthen Forest Sector Governance01/11/2013http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2013/january/us-peru-action-plan-forest-sector-governance2013-01-11T05:00:00United States and Chile Hold Sixth Meeting of the Environmental Affairs Council under the U.S.-Chile Trade Agreement01/10/2013http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2013/january/us-chile-sixth-eac-us-chile-fta2013-01-10T05:00:00USTR Announces Groundbreaking Trade and Investment Results at Conclusion of 2012 APEC Ministerial Meeting09/07/2012Vladivostok, Russia - United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk welcomed the significant outcomes from this week at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting that will help promote economic and job growth for American workers and businesses.  Specifically, APEC Ministers reached groundbreaking agreement on a list of environmental goods on which tariffs will be cut to 5 percent or less by 2015 - marking the first time that trade negotiations have produced a list of environmental goods for tariff cuts.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2012/september/ustr-announces-groundbreaking-results-apec-ministerial2012-09-07T04:00:00U.S. Concludes Meeting with Indonesia under Trade and Investment Framework Agreement07/17/2012http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2012/july/us-concludes-meeting-with-indonesia-under-tifa2012-07-17T04:00:00Joint Communiqué of the Meetings of the United States-Peru Environmental Affairs Council, Environmental Cooperation Commission and Sub-Committee on Forest Sector Governance06/01/2012http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2012/june/joint-communique-us-peru-meetings2012-06-01T04:00:00Meetings of the U.S.-Peru Environmental Affairs Council, Environmental Cooperation Commission, and Subcommittee on Forest Sector Governance05/30/2012http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2012/may/us-peru-environment-meeting2012-05-30T04:00:00U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Kicks Off USTR’s 50th Anniversary Celebration05/15/2012Washington, D.C. – As part of World Trade Month, at an event to highlight the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement taking effect today, Ambassador Ron Kirk announced the beginning of USTR’s 50th anniversary celebration. He said:“World Trade Month is particularly special for me and my team, because this year we mark the 50th anniversary of the creation of USTR.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2012/may/us-trade-representative-ron-kirk-kicks-ustr’s-50th-ann2012-05-15T04:00:00At 8th WTO Ministerial Conference, United States Urges Continued Work on Fisheries SubsidiesGeneva, Switzerland – The United States today joined a number of WTO Members at the 8th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, in a Ministerial statement expressing continued support for an ambitious outcome on fisheries subsidies in WTO negotiations, and readiness to explore additional avenues for results even as an impasse continues in the Doha Round of world trade talks.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2011/december/8th-wto-ministerial-conference-united-states-urge2011-12-16T05:00:00