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Following meetings in Brussels, the Chamber delegation headed Ambassador to the U.S. David O’Sullivan, the Chairman of
to Warsaw, Poland, to meet with policymakers and business the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade
executives as part of the Chamber’s ongoing TTIP advocacy. Bernd Lange, and several Members of the European and UK
Parliaments were among the participants, along with more than
The Chamber hosted a reception in connection with the 150 business and government officials.
Transatlantic Policy Network’s Transatlantic Week. EU
3 TPP Negotiations Underway in Maui
THE RECENT ENACTMENT of Trade Promotion Authority meeting July 24-27 and trade ministers convening July 28-31.
has set the stage for the possible conclusion of the Trans- U.S. Chamber Senior Vice President for Asia Tami Overby and
Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations in the coming weeks. The Senior Director for Asia Catherine Mellor will join the business
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced upcoming representatives on hand at the negotiations.
TPP negotiations in Maui, Hawaii, with chief negotiators
4 Deputy USTR Nominee Testifies Before Finance
Committee
ON JULY 23, Marisa Lago testified before the Senate These are critical steps that will allow us to conclude and enforce
Finance Committee on her nomination to be Deputy U.S. high-standard agreements; give middle-class workers the fair
Trade Representative. President Obama nominated her for the shot that they deserve to compete and win in today’s global
post on November 7, 2014. During her testimony, Lago said: economy; open markets for our small businesses and innovators;
and support a prosperous future for millions throughout sub-
President Obama and his team at USTR are pursuing the Saharan Africa, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and
most ambitious trade agenda in a generation, an agenda that the rest of the developing world.
is designed to support more good jobs in the United States,
strengthen the middle class, and build on the gains that we have Lago has served as the Assistant Secretary for International
made in recent years. Markets and Development at the Department of the Treasury,
a position she has held since 2010. Since 2013, she has
I must thank this Committee and Congress for having passed a concurrently served as the Acting United States Director of
historic trade package - Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), Trade the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Adjustment Assistance, and the Trade Preference Extension Act. Previously, Ms. Lago served as the Chief Executive Officer and
President of Empire State Development from 2008 to 2009.
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Following meetings in Brussels, the Chamber delegation headed Ambassador to the U.S. David O’Sullivan, the Chairman of
to Warsaw, Poland, to meet with policymakers and business the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade
executives as part of the Chamber’s ongoing TTIP advocacy. Bernd Lange, and several Members of the European and UK
Parliaments were among the participants, along with more than
The Chamber hosted a reception in connection with the 150 business and government officials.
Transatlantic Policy Network’s Transatlantic Week. EU
3 TPP Negotiations Underway in Maui
THE RECENT ENACTMENT of Trade Promotion Authority meeting July 24-27 and trade ministers convening July 28-31.
has set the stage for the possible conclusion of the Trans- U.S. Chamber Senior Vice President for Asia Tami Overby and
Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations in the coming weeks. The Senior Director for Asia Catherine Mellor will join the business
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced upcoming representatives on hand at the negotiations.
TPP negotiations in Maui, Hawaii, with chief negotiators
4 Deputy USTR Nominee Testifies Before Finance
Committee
ON JULY 23, Marisa Lago testified before the Senate These are critical steps that will allow us to conclude and enforce
Finance Committee on her nomination to be Deputy U.S. high-standard agreements; give middle-class workers the fair
Trade Representative. President Obama nominated her for the shot that they deserve to compete and win in today’s global
post on November 7, 2014. During her testimony, Lago said: economy; open markets for our small businesses and innovators;
and support a prosperous future for millions throughout sub-
President Obama and his team at USTR are pursuing the Saharan Africa, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and
most ambitious trade agenda in a generation, an agenda that the rest of the developing world.
is designed to support more good jobs in the United States,
strengthen the middle class, and build on the gains that we have Lago has served as the Assistant Secretary for International
made in recent years. Markets and Development at the Department of the Treasury,
a position she has held since 2010. Since 2013, she has
I must thank this Committee and Congress for having passed a concurrently served as the Acting United States Director of
historic trade package - Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), Trade the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Adjustment Assistance, and the Trade Preference Extension Act. Previously, Ms. Lago served as the Chief Executive Officer and
President of Empire State Development from 2008 to 2009.
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