Sentences with phrase «trade official who»

«They won't liberalize dairy very much,» said Gary Clyde Hufbauer, a former U.S. Treasury international trade official who is now a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington D.C. «They might do some token stuff on ice cream but it won't amount to anything.»

Not exact matches

It is in the EU's interest to ensure good trading relations with the U.K., but according to an international official, who didn't want to be named due to the sensitive topic, in Brussels there is one clear mandate for the negotiations: «Brexit has to be worse economically than staying in the EU.»

The Trans - Pacific Partnership is on life support, and as President Barack Obama readies a long - shot push to get the free - trade deal through Congress this fall, he may be virtually the last elected official in Washington who hasn't given it up for dead.

Among the entourage of government officials and prominent business leaders who accompanied Prime Minister Stephen Harper on an early - August trade mission to Brazil was the chief executive officer of a relatively obscure Canadian company called Weatherhaven.

Trump agreed to exclude Canada and Mexico from the duties because of their status as key regional allies and partners with the U.S. in renegotiating a new North American Free Trade Agreement, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Washington's move to probe steel imports could trigger a trade dispute between the United States and its major trading partners, who are likely to take retaliatory steps, the official China Daily said in an editorial on Monday.

Determining further exceptions will depend on whether countries can convince Trump that there's a «satisfactory alternative means» for resolving trade inequities, said an administration official familiar with the tariff proclamations who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Mr. Trump's announcement came despite months of heavy pushback from American companies that use metals in their products, like automakers and food packagers, and foreign officials, who warned that tariffs would strain relations and could prompt retaliatory trade actions.

And although they are familiar with the American delegation's main players, they are less acquainted with who does what among lower - level advisers and officials when it comes to United States trade policy.»

Mindful that a government which sidesteps its own laws in attacking lawyers and writers who stray from official orthodoxy may also be tempted to ignore local and international legal standards on trade, we should continue to emphasize legal compliance.

There have been phone discussions and the sharing of e-mails with senior officials such Jared Kushner, the president - elect's son - in - law, who has been given special responsibility for trade.

Phil Levy, who was a senior official on President George W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisers, told me that his rule of thumb for characterizing something as a trade war is that the escalation of trade barriers is «uncontrolled.»

The official said Republican President Donald Trump, who has already sought $ 50 billion in new tariffs on China, will insist on «verifiable, enforceable and measurable deliverables» from China in any trade negotiations.

«There is ongoing communications with the Chinese on trade,» said the official, who requested anonymity to discuss the Trump administration's trade strategy.

Now it appears that the prickly America First advocate who played a crucial role in driving Cohn to quit could, in fact, be taking his old position: Trump administration officials are reportedly considering White House trade adviser Peter Navarro as one of the leading candidates to head the National Economic Council (NEC).

But among the Fed officials who met in Washington this week, Powell said, «there's no thought that changes in trade policy should have any effect on the current outlook.»

But our strength will come from the trade unions of the farmers, the unions of the wage earners, the movements for the unemployed, the homeless, those without official papers, who are fighting on every continent.

December 20 — Premier League Burnley agreed a one - year sponsorship with online broker TeleTrade, who become the «Official Forex Trading Sponsor of Burnley FC».

And by governance on a daily basis, mean from the how from kings, aristocrats, down through every layer of bureaucracy till you get to your local tax collector, what / why / how these people ran the government administration on a day to day basis, from dealing with a rival city who recently stole one of your citizens crops, to pirates interfering with trade on the Mediterranean, to drought, city administration, what to do with tax money, neighborly disputes, superstition, weather, crime, theft, laws and battles of ideology, to political rivalries and infighting, to a foreigner spreading strange religious ideas in the city (or dealing with somebody accused of a crime they claim they did not commit), I mean everything and everything these officials may have dealt with, daily, and how they changed over time.

This article is based on conversations with Catherine Barnard, professor of EU Law at the University of Cambridge, Anand Menon, professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College London and director of UK in a Changing Europe, Steve Peers, professor of EU, Human Rights and World Trade Law at the University of Essex, Amy Porges, adviser and government representative on WTO negotiations and litigation and free trade agreements, John Springford, director of Research at the Centre for European Reform and other politicians, trade negotiators, civil servants and officials in London, Washington and Brussels who asked not to be nTrade Law at the University of Essex, Amy Porges, adviser and government representative on WTO negotiations and litigation and free trade agreements, John Springford, director of Research at the Centre for European Reform and other politicians, trade negotiators, civil servants and officials in London, Washington and Brussels who asked not to be ntrade agreements, John Springford, director of Research at the Centre for European Reform and other politicians, trade negotiators, civil servants and officials in London, Washington and Brussels who asked not to be ntrade negotiators, civil servants and officials in London, Washington and Brussels who asked not to be named.

«On the day slated for the congress, May 5, 2018, the aspirants who are mainly farmers, palm wine tappers, Okada riders and artisans, who relentlessly devoted their time, energy and hard earned resources to build the party at the grassroots, abandoned their trades and waited endlessly from morning to night without a glimpse of the congress officials nor materials at their respective wards.

Last year, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Joon Kim, who closed a probe of whether de Blasio traded favors for contributions from donors that included Singh, said prosecutors found «several circumstances» where the mayor «made or directed inquiries to relevant City agencies» on behalf of donors seeking «official favors.»

Duterte said government officials who use their positions to engage in a trade that wrecks the lives of many Filipinos were first on his list.

ESD last year tried to direct $ 15 million from the «transformative investment fund,» a $ 400 million pot created in the 2015 - 16 budget by former Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos, who left office after he was convicted of several federal felonies for trading official actions for payments to his son.

Former defence secretary, Liam Fox, who also campaigned to leave the EU, was given the new job of international trade secretary and Boris Johnson, who was a leader of the official Leave campaign, is foreign secretary.

Trump is meeting Wednesday with Peter Ward, the president of the city's hotel trades council and Vincent Pitta, an influential lawyer and lobbyist in the city who is close to a number of municipal elected officials, according to a transition spokesman.

County Executive Robert P. Astorino, other elected officials and members of the families of Westchester residents who died in the World Trade Center are expected to attend.

Fellow members I've had the pleasure of playing with include ex-service personnel, fishermen, millionaires, students, social workers, trade union officials and my regular playing partner Stuart, who claims I owe him a fortune for all the lessons he's given me.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue (left), a two - term governor of Georgia who is a veterinarian by trade and ran a host of agriculture - related businesses, got the endorsement of former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the only Trump Cabinet official to be backed by his predecessor.

A construction union official and former NRL star charged with blackmail during the trade unions royal commission receives a payout courtesy of the Australian Federal Police, who he took to court claiming he was maliciously prosecuted.

Jurors took a little less than a week to find Silver, a 71 - year - old Democrat who represented the Lower East Side since 1977, guilty of seven counts of selling his office, disguising payments as legal fees that he traded for official favors.

Silver, who has represented the Lower East Side since 1977, is accused by federal prosecutors of trading official favors for $ 6 million in «kickbacks» disguised as legal fees.

Paul Brown, who has fielded criticism over the failure of trade unions to recruit more minorities, said it was «unfathomable» why city officials wouldn't do more to implement the law.

Flanagan, a 57 - year - old trade - directory publisher who once had aspirations of running for office, is now a study in conservative grassroots activism, illustrating both the way in which Tea Party groups can figure into policy fights even in a liberal state like New York, and how they maximize the influence they have with public officials.

The following day, the federal complaint from Bharara's office charged Percoco — who is also identified as «a / k / a «HERB,» the defendant» throughout — and several upstate development executives (including the CPV executive referenced in the email) with taking part in a wide - ranging scheme to trade money for official favors.

Republican members of the State Senate will convene behind closed doors this morning to discuss whether it's time for Skelos, a Long Islander who has led their conference for just shy of seven years, to relinquish the reins as he fights federal charges that he traded official favors with a major developer and environmental company that gave a job and money to his son.

But Doniger, who as a U.S. EPA official at the time was part of the U.S. delegation, said Americans pushed back, believing that a trading component would be key to eventual ratification.

Also in the main cast are Rufus Sewell, who plays American Nazi official Obergruppenfurer John Smith; Joel de la Fuente, who plays Kempeitai Inspector Kido; Cary - Hiroyuki Tagawa as trade minister Nobusuke Tagomi; and DJ Squalls as Frank's friend, Ed McCarthy.

Theatrical Distributor: Drafthouse Films (re-release) Official Site: Release Date: August 18, 1988 DVD / Blu - ray Release Date: December 11, 2012 Synopsis: Motorcycle ninjas tighten their grip on Florida's narcotics trade, viciously annihilating anyone who dares move in on their turf.

While not everyone has the stomach to jump back into the market quite yet, those who still enjoy dabbling from time to time will be happy to learn that E * trade has finally made the official announcement we've been waiting for.

As you will read in this month's cover story, there are also many officials within the pet specialty trade who are optimistic about the upcoming holiday season based on the upbeat attitude of attendees and exhibitors at the two most recent pet industry trade shows — SuperZoo, which was held in Las Vegas in September, and last month's Backer Christmas Show, which took place in Rosemont, Ill..

The officials who put on two of the industry's key national trade shows (Global Pet Expo in Orlando in February and Superzoo in Las Vegas in July) have worked hard to address all three of these issues.

He published his ideas in popular magazines and trade books that went directly to the public who might challenge official science.

The workshop and roundtable — sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation — featured a dream team of economists and legal experts who had conducted extensive research on the SO2 allowance - trading system, as well as leaders of non-governmental organizations and former government officials who had guided the formulation and passage of the CAAA.

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 matTrade Representative) and a French speaking lawyer who had previously been a high - ranking official with considerable experience of trade mattrade matters.

We have tried to develop features that appeal to a wide variety of people who might be interested in trade law, including: trade lawyers in private practice; government officials and employees of international organizations; professors and students; trade policy experts; think tanks; and nongovernmental organizations.»

When Berk brings up these challenging ethical trade - offs with government officials who are interested in building a risk assessment tool, he sees «a lot of hand - wringing.»

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The officials who framed the new deal said they wanted to ensure that Canadian firms got the same access to the Canadian market as firms from the country's international trading partners.

Another senior administration official defended Mnuchin, noting that after getting the order from Trump, he told the Staff Secretary and had multiple conversations with trade representative Bob Lighthizer, who worked in lockstep with him on this.