USTR Officials to Hold Ag, Japan Auto, AGOA Meetings This Week
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will meet with members of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee and the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee on March 31, the Office of the USTR said in its weekly schedule. Acting Deputy USTR Wendy Cutler will meet with Japanese negotiator Takeo Mori from March 31-April 1 on opening the Japanese auto market, as was previously scheduled (see 14032512). Assistant USTR for African Affairs Florie Liser will also on March 31 chair a roundtable discussion on U.S.-Africa services trade and investment in a review of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, USTR said.
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Froman on April 1 will meet with Angolan Trade Minister Rosa Pacavira, before convening a U.S.-Angola Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council Meeting, said USTR. Froman will then testify before the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees on April 2, as previously scheduled (see 14032727). The USTR chief will also meet on April 3 with Tunisian Minister of Economy and Finance Hakim Ben Hammouda, and on April 4 with Colombian Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism Santiago Rojas, USTR said. Both the bilateral meetings will be closed to the press.