| | Trade Policy and ProgramsThe Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs' Trade Policy and Programs Division (EB/TPP) advances economic prosperity by increasing trade through the opening of overseas markets and freeing the flow of goods, services, and capital. This division's mission is to:
- Expand open market approaches to trade;
- Expand the scope of multilateral trade regimes and development of international rules and standards;
- Enforce rules and agreements to reduce and eliminate foreign trade barriers, increase transparency, and strengthen the rule of law;
- Combat foreign competitive practices that impede U.S. access to markets in areas such as standards, barriers related to animal or plant health, tied foreign aid, and corruption;
- Expand business opportunities for U.S. agricultural producers and processors;
- Promote U.S. trade interests within the World Trade Organization (WTO) and regional trade organizations such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the North American Free Trade Agreement Secretariat (NAFTA), and the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA);
- Promote bilateral trade and resolve specific issues that impede such trade; and
- Facilitate U.S. trade policy development
The Trade Policy and Programs Division is comprised of three offices:
-- Agricultural and Textile Trade Policy
-- Bilateral Trade Affairs
-- Multilateral Trade Affairs | | | Highlights | U.S. Trade Policy After Cancun
--Remarks by Assistant Secretary Wayne.
--Official U.S. Government web site for Cancun ministerial.
Free Trade Agreements Signed
Remarks on Chile and Singapore.
Biotechnology and the EU
--Statement on request for dispute panel.
--Announcement on U.S.'s WTO challenge to EU moratorium.
Agricultural Trade
Statement on U.S.-EU framework for WTO agriculture negotiations.
Free Trade Talks
Negotiations to begin with Bahrain and the Dominican Republic.
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Remarks by Assistant Secretary Wayne on role of agriculture and rural development.
U.S. Trade Agenda
Testimony by U.S. Trade Representative before the House and the Senate.
Free Trade Area of the Americas
The Committee of Government Representatives on the Participation of Civil Society extends an invitation for the submission of written contributions. |
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