Sentences with phrase «states trade representative»

The experience Ms. Espinel has gained as founder of Bridging the Innovation Divide and as former Assistant United States Trade Representative for Intellectual Property and Innovation in the Office of the United States Trade Representative will ensure U.S. intellectual property is protected in foreign markets and will allow her to promote U.S. innovation, ingenuity, and new products, which will in turn drive our economy forward.»

Last week, members of the Congress of the United States wrote the United States Trade Representative «to express [their] strong concerns abo... Read more»

For example, in 2013, the United States Trade Representative vetoed an International Trade Commission (ITC) decision blocking importation of certain iPhones based on a standard essential patent.

The United States Trade Representative's (USTR's) Summary of Objectives for the NAFTA Renegotiation suggest this may be the case, although its objectives remain vague.

Represented the United States Trade Representative (USTR) as respondent in a judicial review before the Federal Court of Appeal brought by the applicants to question the decision of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal in an antidumping and subsidy case where the tribunal held, in favour of the USTR, that there was no injury to the applicants.

Mélida then joined the Office of the United States Trade Representative as an associate general counsel; where she litigated international trade disputes before the WTO; provided counsel in NAFTA Chapter 11 investor - State arbitrations involving the United States, Canada, and México; and defended the United States in Ad Hoc arbitrations under the 1996 Softwood Lumber Agreement between the United States and Canada.

Not only is Canada long overdue in its statutorily mandated review of PIPEDA, our federal privacy protection law, but it seems as though significant elements of the law may soon be undermined significantly, as the United States Trade Representative is reportedly pushing for strict limitations on privacy protections as part of the Trans Pacific Partnership that Canada recently joined.

In negotiating objectives, the Office of the United States Trade Representative said it wanted to «establish rules to ensure that NAFTA countries do not impose measures that restrict cross-border data flows and do not require the use or installation of local computing facilities.»

Last week The Delimiter ran a story about the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) criticizing Australian organizations for their preference to host cloud data within Australia's borders:

Bill Heinze has provided a little light plane reading for anyone wrangling IP in China: key conclusions from the 2005 Report to Congress on China's Compliance released by the United States Trade Representative.

Canada has been on and off the United States Trade Representative IP «watch list» for years as not sufficiently respecting intellectual property rights of U.S. entities.

I brought together a team with an American lawyer (former Deputy United States Trade Representative) and a French speaking lawyer who had previously been a high - ranking official with considerable experience of trade matters.

Before joining GE, Mr Richards was the Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative for Western Europe and the Middle East from July 1994 through January 1996.

From August 1991 through July 1994, he served as the trade policy attaché at the United States Mission to the European Union in Brussels, and from 1988 to 1991, he acted as Director for Information Industry Trade Policy at the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).

In these instances, the Office of International Aviation works with the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the Department of State to ensure that such provisions are consistent with U.S. aviation policy.

(Washington, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today outlined areas of focus for the forthcoming modernization talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) during a hearing by the Office of the United States Trade Representative.

«12 At the same time, the Office of the United States Trade Representative in Washington was putting economic and political pressure on the governments of Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea to withdraw their trade barriers and allow U.S. cigarette sales and advertising into their nations.

On that day alone, President Trump unleashed a much greater trade battle with China, under Section 301 of U.S. trade law, instructing the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to come up with across - the - board tariffs on up to 1,300 products for a total amount of US$ 50 billion, or nearly 10 % of U.S. - China trade totals.

On the surface, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer appears to have made an ironclad case against China in the so - called Section 301 report issued on March 22.

The report of the United States Trade Representative on China is a biased political document that has further inflamed anti-China sentiment in America.

US investigating China trade President Trump signed an order this week directing the Office of the United States Trade Representative to conduct an investigation into China's trade practices with regard to intellectual property theft and the forced transfer of technology in order to be granted access to Chinese markets.

C.J. Mahoney was sworn in as Deputy United States Trade Representative for Investment, Services, Labor, Environment, Africa, China and the Western Hemisphere.

Mr. Trump is expected to ask the United States trade representative to come up with a full list of products to retaliate against within 15 days, according to an official briefed on the plans.

The office of the United States trade representative, which is handling the tariffs, is reviewing the requests from SunPower and other companies for exemptions.

The Commerce Department and the United States trade representative will do a country - by - country, product - by - product accounting of the reasons for the imbalance.

«The persistent U.S. deficit in goods trade with Canada and Mexico demands that this administration take swift action to revise the relationship to reflect and respond to 21st - century challenges,» read the letter, signed by Stephen Vaughn, the acting United States trade representative.

Mastercard announced news that former United States Trade Representative Michael Froman will join the company as vice chairman and president of strategic...

Washington, DC — Today, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Mexican Secretary of the Economy Ildefonso Guajardo successfully concluded the fourth round of the renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

The trade deficit figures could strengthen the resolve of Mr. Trump's trade advisers, including Mr. Navarro and Robert Lighthizer, the United States trade representative, who want the United States to take a more aggressive stance on trade and are urging tougher action on trading partners that export more to the United States than they import, like China, Mexico and South Korea.

Mr. Mnuchin will be joined on the trip by Robert Lighthizer, the United States trade representative, and Larry Kudlow, the director of the White House's National Economic Council, and potentially other Trump advisers as well.

Farmers are among America's largest exporters, and often become a target in trade spats, said Darci Vetter, the former chief agricultural negotiator for the United States trade representative.

The delegation also includes Robert Lighthizer, the United States trade representative, who, like Mr. Navarro, embraces a more combative approach to dealing with China than other advisers on the trip.

On Thursday, the United States trade representative issued a lengthy report outlining a pattern of predatory behavior by the Chinese, including forcing American companies to transfer valuable technology and trade secrets, and «systematic» data theft by China through hacking of American computer systems.

The United States trade representative, Robert Lighthizer, told the Senate Finance Committee that tariffs should be levied on Chinese products from all the advanced industries it has vowed to build up as part of its «Made in China 2025» plan.

The Committee on Foreign Investments has nine members, including the secretaries of the treasury, state, defense, homeland security, commerce and energy; the attorney general; and representatives from two White House offices (the United States Trade Representative and the Office of Science and Technology Policy).

The Office of the United States Trade Representative [USTR] on June 24 announced the suspension of trade privileges with Bangladesh.

In response, President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has instructed the United States Trade Representative to consider $ 100 billion in additional tariffs against China.

As The Post pointed out, however, the Office of the United States Trade Representative maintains that the US has a trade surplus with Canada, the US's biggest trading partner, with whom it does more than $ 300 billion in bilateral business annually.

She was also seen in a Michael Kors sleeveless double - faced sheath dress worn with a white cardigan during a visit at the United States Trade Representatives office in Washington.

US based publishers have been unable to market their textbooks and print books to the Philippines because of sanctions imposed by the United States Trade Representatives 301 Report.

Not exact matches

China will impose counter tariffs on a broad range of U.S. businesses from agriculture to aircraft, autos, semiconductors and services if the trade conflict with the United States continues to escalate, Chinese state - owned media China Daily newspaper said in an editorial on Thursday, a day after US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he would give China a 60 - day window before tariffs on Chinese goods take eftrade conflict with the United States continues to escalate, Chinese state - owned media China Daily newspaper said in an editorial on Thursday, a day after US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he would give China a 60 - day window before tariffs on Chinese goods take efTrade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he would give China a 60 - day window before tariffs on Chinese goods take effect.

Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he did not desire to change China's economic system but wanted to limit the damage it causes to the United States and encourage more foreign competition.

Otter and representatives of the state's milk, potato, wheat and hay industries visited Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou between Oct. 28 and Nov. 5 to promote trade among the cities.

During one event attended by the prime minister that week, an investment seminar hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry at the Pierre Hotel, Dr. Ziad Haider, special representative for commercial and business affairs at the US Department of State said, «Secretary Kerry... likes to say that foreign policy is economic policy, and in saying that he's referring to that interplay between foreign policy, foreign affairs, economic issues, and it's certainly true with bilateral diplomatic relations, as well.»

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he would try to find ways to limit the damage China's economic system causes to the United States without changing the system.

There was no indication of the size and scope of the tariffs, which U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Wednesday would target China's high - technology sector and could also include restrictions on Chinese investments in the United States.

LePage's latest outburst came after a newspaper reporter told the two - term, Tea Party - backed governor that state Representative Drew Gattine had described the governor as racist for focusing on black people as bearing primary responsibility for the drug trade in the state.

U.S. stocks came off the day's lows after U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he did not desire to change China's economic system but wanted to limit the damage it causes to the United States and encourage more foreign competition.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer also attempted to drive a wedge between Canada and Mexico when he suggested the United States would be willing to hold bilateral, rather than trilateral talks.

CHINA»S NEW LEADERSHIP: PERSPECTIVES Master of Ceremonies: Guo Weimin, Vice Minister, State Council Information Office Speakers: Xiao Yaqing, Minister, State - owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) Fu Ziying, Chief Trade Negotiatons Representative and Vice Minister, Ministry of Commerce Hu Zucai, Vice Minister, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Pan Gongsheng, Vice Governor, People's Bank of China