Froman to Meet High-Ranking TPP Officials in Kuala Lumpur
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman will travel to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 4-8 for a ministerial round of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, said the Office of the USTR in its weekly schedule. That summit follows committee approval in the House and…
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Senate of Trade Promotion Authority, which supporters have said for months is necessary for TPP partners to float their best proposals (see 1504270008). Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also vowed to work with the U.S. to close TPP talks in an April 29 speech before Congress (see 1504290027). Prior to departing for Kuala Lumpur, Froman and U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization, Michael Punke, will meet on May 4 with European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom in Washington. Acting Deputy USTR Wendy Cutler will then on May 7 speak to the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America Innovation Summit, which will also be held in Washington.