Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
Shippers' NewsWire reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Robert Bonner will return to private law practice at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP after he retires from CBP. The article notes that the law firm states that Bonner would work out of its Los Angeles and Washington offices where he would be a litigator and continue to take a policy role in homeland security, international trade, and customs issues. (SNW dated 11/15/05, www.americanshipper.com.)
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1. Bonner to Return to Private Law Practice After Retiring from CBP
2. Senate Finance Committee Recommends U.S.-Bahrain FTA
The Senate Finance Committee has issued a press release announcing that on November 9, 2005 it reviewed and approved recommendations on proposed legislation to implement the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA). According to the press release, the next step is for the President to send the formal implementing bill to Congress. (See ITT's Online Archives or 11/08/05 news, 05110899, 1 for BP summary of the House Ways and Means Committee's informal approval of the draft Bahrain FTA bill.) (Senate Finance Committee press release, dated 11/09/05, available at http://finance.senate.gov/press/Gpress/2005/prg110905.pdf.)
3. President Bush Continues National Emergency With Respect to Sudan
President Bush has determined to continue for one year the national emergency with respect to Sudan because the actions and policies of the Government of Sudan continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the U.S. (Presidential determination, FR Pub 11/02/05, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-22015.pdf.)