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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Featured Headlines: Immigration
CalChamber attracts more notice on immigration reform stance
Sacramento Business Journal, July 23, 2013
Immigration bill drive targets state's GOP House delegation
The Sacramento Bee, July 22, 2013
Boxer, Feinstein: Immigration Bill 'The Right Thing for California'
The Sacramento Bee, July 17, 2013
CalChamber pushing state congressional delegation on immigration reform
ABC 23 News, July 17, 2013
Which States Benefit Most From Immigration Changes?
The Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2013
CalChamber urges immigration reform in video
Sacramento Bee, July 16, 2013
CalChamber News Video Focuses on Need for Immigration Reform: Zaremberg Calls on California Congressional Delegation to Provide Leadership
CalChamber, July 15, 2013
Chamber head says California House members should lead immigration debate
The Sacramento Bee, July 13, 2013
Immigration Reform Critical for California Economy
CalChamber, July 12, 2013
CalChamber Companies in the News
Chevron El Segundo gives $1.6 million to South Bay schools
Easy Reader News, July 18, 2013
Southwest offers travel grants to patients seeking treatment in Baltimore
Baltimore Sun, July 15, 2013
Sacramento is hungry for business in China
* Featuring Mark Jansen, president and CEO of Blue Diamond Growers, CalChamber Board of Directors member, vice chair of the Council for International Trade, and Margaret Wong, president and CEO of McWong International, member of CalChamber's Board of Directors and member of CalChamber's Council for International Trade.
Sacramento Business Journal, July 12, 2013
Trade Policy
From the World Trade Organization
WTO extends scope of the Integrated Trade Intelligence Portal
Lamy launches the “book of record” on the WTO
Items proposed for consideration at the next meeting of Dispute Settlement Body
Road to Bali much clearer than two months ago — Lamy
Lamy hails transparency as the best insurance policy against protectionism
Fast-changing nature of world trade poses new policy challenges, report says
Farm talks chair reports modest progress and calls
for ‘an extremely focused’ autumn
Lamy: “Trade capacity building is now firmly embedded in the WTO psyche
From the White House
Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden on Asia-Pacific Policy
Background Conference Call with Senior Administration Officials
on Vice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden's Trip to India and Singapore
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Burma is Opening for Business
**ITA Blog
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Launches Nationwide Listening Tour
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Statement by Ambassador Michael Punke at a Meeting
of the World Trade Organization’s Trade Negotiations Committee
Statement by the U.S. Government on Labor Rights
and Factory Safety in Bangladesh
Ambassador Froman Delivers Keynote Speech at Transatlantic Week Events
USTR Froman Expresses U.S. Disappointment at Halt
of Information Technology Agreement Talks
Readout of Meeting between Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
Sapiro and Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Panjikidze
Excerpts of Remarks by United States Trade Representative
Michael Froman at the Washington International Trade Association (WITA) Annual Awards Dinner
Statement by Ambassador Michael Punke at the WTO Trade Policy Review of the European Union
Readout of Meeting between U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and EU Internal Market and Services Commissioner Michel Barnier
Trade Agreements
U.S. Korea Connect's Exclusive Interview with Ambassador Ahn Ho-young
U.S. Korea Connect, July 2013
Japan election results could boost US-Pacific free trade pact
The Hill Blog, July 21, 2013
Prospects high for fruitful end to Thailand-EU FTA talks
The Nation-Thailand, July 20, 2013
India-EU FTA could soon be inked, hopes prime minister
Daily News--India, July 19, 2013
Ambassador Froman Meets with EU Officials to Build Upon Last Week’s Inaugural Round of TTIP Negotiations
USTR, July 17, 2013
Taiwan in free-trade talks with India, Indonesia
The Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2013
The United States and the European Union: Building
On Our Economic and Strategic Partnership
US Department of State, June 24, 2013
California
UC Davis unveils plan for World Food Center
The Sacramento Bee, July 19, 2013
More International Articles
French Business Confidence Rises to Highest in 15 Months
Bloomberg, July 23, 2013
Business groups push U.S. Congress to prevent import tax hike
Reuters, July 22, 2013
Europe still sleeping even as Japan, Britain stir
Reuters, July 21, 2013
WTO sees EU, US trade domination shifting by 2035 in favor of China, India
Associated Press, July 18, 2013
U.S. will join EU's case against Russia's auto recycling fee
Reuters, July 18, 2013
U.K. Retail Sales Increase as Discounts Spur Consumer Demand
Bloomberg, July 18, 2013
Asian economies struggling to reignite growth while exports sag
Reuters, July 18, 2013
U.S. lawmaker sees busy legislative trade agenda in coming months
Reuters, July 17, 2013
Russian Investment Unexpectedly Contracts in June
Bloomberg, July 17, 2013
China's premier holds the line on reforming economy
Reuters, July 17, 2013
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