The United States and the WTO Ministerial

Hong Kong,  Dec. 13-18, 2005

The Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference will be held in Hong Kong, December 13-18, 2005. In general, ministerial conferences are the WTO's highest decision-making body, meeting at least once every 2 years and providing political direction for the organization. This sixth conference will be vital for enabling the 4-year-old Doha Development Agenda negotiations forward sufficiently to conclude the round in 2006.

--11/22/05  USTR Rob Portman's Press Conference at U.S. Mission to the UN, Geneva
-- 11/19/05 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, Busan Declaration, Nov. 18-19, 2005
--11/16/05  APEC Ministerial Meeting Joint Statement, Nov. 15-16, 2005, Busan, Republic of Korea
--11/16/05  Briefing with Secretary Rice and USTR Rob Portman
--11/14/05  USTR Rob Portman's Press Conference in Beijing, China
--11/14/05  USTR Rob Portman's Remarks at Conference on U.S.-China Bilateral Relations
--11/14/05  President Calls for Successful Outcome of Doha Round
--11/09/05  NGO and Civil Society Support for U.S. WTO Doha Agricultural Proposal for Bold Reform
--11/04/05  U.S. Proposal for the Agricultural Negotiations  
--10/18/05  Facts on Doha: Expanding Markets to Promote Development and Growth  
--10/10/05  U.S. Offers Bold Plan on Agriculture to Jumpstart Doha Round
--10/10/05  U.S. Proposal for WTO Agriculture Negotiations
--10/10/05  Facts on Doha: U.S. Proposal for Bold Reform in Global Agriculture Trade
--10/10/05  America's Proposal to Kickstart the Doha Trade Talks
--10/10/05  Facts on Doha: Implications of U.S. WTO Agricultural Proposal on Trade-Distorting Domestic Supports
-- 09/14/05 United States Leads the World to Liberalized Trade Through the Doha Round