http://www.ustr.gov/node/64/205,8/10en-usGeneva, Switzerland - Thank you, Chair.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/november/statement-david-p-shark-wto-trade-policy-review-s11/04/2009Dakar, Senegal - United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk has concluded his two-day visit to Dakar, Senegal. This was Ambassador Kirk's first time visiting Dakar, Senegal as the United States Trade Representative and it gave him an opportunity to discuss ways to improve the US.-Senegal trading relationship.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/august/ambassador-ron-kirk-concludes-visit-dakar-senegal08/12/2009Dakar, Senegal - Ambassador Ron Kirk has arrived in Dakar, Senegal. This is his first visit to Senegal as the United States Trade Representative. While in Dakar, Ambassador Kirk will meet with Senegalese officials and a group of AGOA exporters to discuss a range of trade issues, including improving Senegal's performance under AGOA and the DOHA round of trade talks.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/august/ambassador-ron-kirk-arrives-dakar-senegal08/09/2009Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk spoke to reporters in Addis Ababa today, at the conclusion of his official visit to Ethiopia. Ambassador Kirk has been in Africa since August 4. He participated in the 8th Annual African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, before traveling to Ethiopia. He will visit Senegal before returning home to the U.S. From Ambassador Kirk:http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/august/statement-united-states-trade-representative-ron-ki08/08/2009Nairobi, Kenya - Today United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk concluded his three-day visit to Nairobi, Kenya for the 8th Annual U.S. - sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum, commonly referred to as the AGOA Forum. With AGOA, which was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Clinton in 2000, almost everything an eligible AGOA country produces can enter the United States duty free. The AGOA Forum is the most prominent high-level dialogue between representatives of the United States and sub-Saharan Africa.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/august/ambassador-ron-kirk-concludes-visit-nairobi-kenya-808/06/2009Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Today Ambassador Ron Kirk arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for his first visit to this country as the U.S. Trade Representative. In Addis Ababa, Ambassador Kirk will meet with senior Ethiopian officials as well as other stakeholders to discuss U.S.-Ethiopia bilateral trade relations as well as Ethiopia's bid for accession to the World Trade Organization.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/august/ambassador-ron-kirk-arrives-addis-ababa-ethiopia08/06/2009Nairobi, Kenya - U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced today that the United States and Mauritius will begin formal negotiations toward a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) that would strengthen investor protections and encourage the continuation of market-oriented economic reforms in Mauritius. Ambassador Kirk and Secretary Clinton announced the launch of the BIT negotiations during the African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum in Nairobi, Kenya.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/august/united-states-and-mauritius-launch-investment-treat08/05/2009Nairobi, Kenya - United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk arrived today in Nairobi, Kenya for the 8th Annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum from August 4-6.  Topics of discussion will involve issues and strategies for advancing trade, investment, and economic development in Africa, as well as ways that both Africa and the U.S. can benefit from mutual trade.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/august/us-trade-representative-ron-kirk-arrives-nairobi-ke08/04/2009WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, United States Trade Representative Ronald Kirk and Angola Minister of External Affairs Assunção Afonso de Sousa dos Anjos signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) that will provide a forum to address trade issues and help enhance trade and investment relations between the United States and Angola.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/may/united-states-and-angola-sign-trade-and-investment-fra05/19/2009Pointe Aux Piments, Mauritius - U.S. and Mauritian officials met in this Indian Ocean island nation today to review progress in implementing a workplan developed under the United States-Mauritius Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). This was the third meeting of the high-level TIFA Council created under the 2006 agreement.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/april/united-states-and-mauritius-strengthen-cooperation-t04/21/2009