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Africa and The Middle East
(Daily News)
July 26, 2018
July 26, 2018
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told senators on Thursday that the U.S. will soon begin free trade agreement negotiations with countries in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
(Text Document)
July 16, 2018
July 16, 2018
(Daily News)
July 13, 2018
July 13, 2018
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s proposal for a “model” bilateral trade deal with an African country that could eventually supplant the African Growth and Opportunity Act attracted little interest this week, South Africa’s trade minister Rob Davies said on Friday, with AGOA countries saying they preferred to negotiate with the U.S. as a group.
(Daily News)
July 11, 2018
July 11, 2018
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Wednesday called on African countries benefiting from the African Growth and Opportunity Act to begin negotiating a “model” free trade agreement with the United States.
(File Document)
July 11, 2018
July 11, 2018
(Daily News)
July 10, 2018
July 10, 2018
After nearly six months, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s plan for a trade agreement with an African country that can serve as a “model” for the region remains embryonic, a USTR official said on Tuesday, adding that the U.S. was not seeking to disrupt African economic integration through bilateral deals.
(Daily News)
July 09, 2018
July 09, 2018
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer this week will hold “exploratory talks” with his African counterparts about developing a blueprint for a “model” bilateral free trade agreement that can be in place when the African Growth and Opportunity Act is set to expire, in 2025, a USTR official said Monday.
(In Trade)
July 09, 2018
July 09, 2018
The Iowa Republican, rejecting aid for farmers hit by retaliatory tariffs and calling for new agreements, described “encouraging news” from the USTR.
(Daily News)
June 29, 2018
June 29, 2018
The U.S. is eager to forge “more advanced trade arrangements” in Africa to ensure exporters are not squeezed out of growing markets, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative says in a new report.
(Text Document)
June 29, 2018
June 29, 2018
(In Trade)
June 20, 2018
June 20, 2018
“Some nations are acting to seize opportunities, recognizing the potential payoff merits a massive political and financial investment. By contrast, the U.S. falls further behind in this competition with each passing day.”
(In Trade)
June 19, 2018
June 19, 2018
The mission “underscores the Trump administration’s commitment to both advance opportunities and to eliminate trade barriers to strengthen the U.S.-Africa commercial relationship.”
(Text Document)
May 30, 2018
May 30, 2018
(In Trade)
May 25, 2018
May 25, 2018
“We’re acutely aware of the various countries obligations under both the regional economic communities as well as under the emerging CFTA.”
(Text Document)
May 22, 2018
May 22, 2018
(In Trade)
May 10, 2018
May 10, 2018
“When elephants fight it's the grass that suffers.”
(Text Document)
April 23, 2018
April 23, 2018
(Text Document)
April 20, 2018
April 20, 2018
(Daily News)
April 19, 2018
April 19, 2018
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is still in the “early stages” of realizing U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s goal of negotiating a “model” free trade agreement with an African country, Deputy USTR C.J. Mahoney said Wednesday.
(File Document)
April 12, 2018
April 12, 2018