The State of the Union Should Include a Commitment to Lift US Exports with Trade
When President Obama gives his State of the Union address next week, he’ll talk about community colleges, immigration, and global trade. Here’s one thing he ...
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Best Crop Ever is a Modern Technology Success Story
After 40 years of farming, I think I’ve finally gotten it right: I’m about to produce my best crop ever. I won’t have the numbers to prove it until we harves...
Congress Begins to Address Trade Promotion Authority
For 80 years U.S. Presidents have negotiated trade agreements based on objectives jointly established by the President and Congress. That partnership during th...
Providing the President with Trade Promotion Authority
Discussions between the Obama Administration and leaders of the European Union (EU) concerning a potential trade agreement have again raised the need for Congre...
Trading Up For a No-Cost Economic Stimulus Program
U.S. trade representative Ron Kirk confirmed last week that he’s leaving Washington for the private sector. He deserves praise for the Obama administration’s ma...
Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks Enter New Phase
The 15th round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement (FTA) will take place on December 3-12 in Auckland, New Zealand. The...
Mr. President: It’s Time to Ask For (and Receive) Trade Promotion Authority
In its just-released 2012 Trade Policy Agenda, the Obama administration took credit for recent accomplishments, such as completing a free-trade agreement with S...
Moving Forward the Freer Trade Agenda
Every time progress has been made on advancing the Korea, Colombia and Panama free trade agreements (FTA) through Congress another roadblock appears. With ag...
Chinese Tire-Import Spat Puts Obama in Trade-Policy Pickle
The Wall Street Journal
By Peter Fritsch
August 28, 2009www.wsj.com WASHINGTON -- A politically charged case involving Chinese tire imports will soon force...
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August 11, 2009www.investors.com Diplomacy: At the "three amigos" summit of North American Free T...