USTR Kicks Off TPP Top-Level Negotiations in Hawaii
The U.S. will launch a Trans-Pacific Partnership chief negotiator meeting on March 9 in Waikoloa Beach, Hawaii, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said in its weekly schedule. The meeting, which will last through March 15, will focus on…
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all outstanding issues in the negotiations, said a USTR spokesman. Also on March 9, Deputy USTR Robert Holleyman will travel to Beijing for unspecified talks with Chinese officials. The same day, Acting Deputy USTR Wendy Cutler will speak to the American Chamber of Commerce in Seoul, while chief USTR agricultural negotiator Darci Vetter will give closed-door remarks to the American Farm Bureau in Washington. Meanwhile, assistant USTR for Japan, South Korea and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Bruce Hirsch will also speak on implementation of the U.S.-South Korea free trade pact on March 12 in Fullerton, Calif.