Froman to Join Obama on Tour of Asian Countries
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman will join President Barack Obama’s tour through four Asian countries over the next week, said the Office of the USTR in its weekly schedule. The tour will include legs in Japan, South Korea, Malaysia…
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and the Philippines, said the agency. Obama will depart the U.S. for Tokyo in the afternoon on April 22, the White House said in a press release. There the president will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The U.S. and Japan continue to dispute auto provisions and agricultural market access in Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations (see 14042113). Acting Deputy USTR Wendy Cutler continued negotiations on those outstanding issues in Toyko on April 21 with her Japanese counterparts, said USTR. Froman will also hold a roundtable on April 23 with the American business community in Japan to discuss TPP and bilateral trade issues, said USTR.