Tuesday, January 14, 2020

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Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development An update on GO-Biz International Affairs Bud Colligan will be officially stepping down later this month as the Sr Advisor for International Affairs and Trade and returning full-time to his other community, business and personal activities. The trade community is incredibly grateful for Bud’s commitment to the Newsom Administration and his leadership and service in transforming GO-Biz’s international efforts. During Colligan’s tenure at GO-Biz, the international team has grown significantly, including for the first time, new trade and investment specialists for the Americas, Europe and Asia – see below. In 2019, the GO-Biz international team worked closely with the Governor’s Office and Lieutenant Governor’s Office to host over 75 inbound foreign delegations and dignitaries and supported/organized two important trade, environment and diplomatic missions to Mexico and India, where multiple agreements were signed. The international team has now established regular monthly communications with Economic Development Organizations in all regions of the state, set up regular collaboration and coordination with key partners like the U.S. Commercial Service, and initiated the quarterly public meetings of the International Affairs and Trade Development Interagency Committee. Going forward, the GO-Biz International team will be led by Kaina Pereira, the current Deputy Director of California’s Business Investment Services, which together with the international portfolio will now be called Business Development and International Trade.  Kaina Pereira has been successfully building and leading the CALBIS team to attract significant new business and jobs to the state from both domestic and international companies. California’s New International Trade and Investment Reps: Carlos Valderrama, Americas & Australia/NZ Emily Desai, Europe, Middle East and Africa Henan Li, Asia In addition to the international trade reps, the GO-Biz International Team contacts include: Max Oltersdorf, Deputy Director, International Affairs and Trade Diana Dominguez, Special Advisor for International Affairs and Trade – Export Development Maria Onorato, International Analyst

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CalChamber Companies in the News

Four Nations to Be Protected with Lockheed Martin’s
Next Generation Radar
Lockheed Martin, January 14, 2020

Verizon Media Launches Privacy-Focused Search Engine, OneSearch
Verizon, January 14, 2020

InterMotive and PRIDE Grow Their Partnership to Improve
the Public Transit Experience for People with Disabilities
PRIDE Industries, January 7, 2020

Rio Tinto Increases Donation to Australian Red Cross
for Bushfire Relief and Recovery Efforts
Rio Tinto, January 3, 2020

Trade Policy

From the White House

Jobs Report Shows Booming Labor Force Is Bringing Americans
Off the Sidelines
January 10, 2020

AI That Reflects American Values
January 8, 2020

From the U.S. Department of Commerce

BEA Reports 17 of 22 Industry Groups Contributed to the
2.1 Percent Increase in Real GDP in 3rd Quarter.
January 9, 2020

From the U.S. Trade Representative

Joint Statement of the Trilateral Meeting of the Trade Ministers
of Japan, the United States and the European Union
January 14, 2020

Public Hearing on Proposed Action to France’s Digital Services Tax
January 7, 2020

From the U.S. Department of State

Silicon Valley and National Security
January 13, 2020

Freedom First in 2020
January 11, 2020

Joint Statement on the U.S.-Japan-Mongolia Trilateral Meeting
January 10, 2020

Joint Statement on Italy – U.S. Strategic Dialogue
January 10, 2020

United States and Canada Finalize Action Plan on Critical
Minerals Cooperation
January 9, 2020

Senior State Department Official on State Department 2019 Successes
on Cybersecurity and 5G Issues
January 9, 2020

Senior State Department Official on State Department 2019 Successes
in the Western Hemisphere Region
January 8, 2020

Senior State Department Official on State Department 2019 Successes
in the East Asian and Pacific Region
January 7, 2020

From the World Trade Organization

Japanese and U.S. Trade Chiefs Discuss WTO Reform
The Japan Times, January 14, 2020

DDG Wolff: China of Today Is Vastly Different from the China
That Joined the WTO in 2001
January 13, 2020

Trade Agreements

TPP Makes Promising Start
New Zealand Herald, January 14, 2019

AmCham Celebrates Jordan-US Free Trade Agreement,
Economic Partnership
The Jordan Times, January 9, 2020

Federal

U.S. Champagne Drinkers Should Expect Costs to Pop with New Tariffs
The New York Times, January 13, 2020

‘Trade is Not a Four-Letter Word’:
Fred Hochberg Shows Why Bipartisanship Is the Answer
The Hill, January 12, 2020

U.S. Chamber Chief Urges Trump Embrace Free Trade to Boost Growth
Politico, January 9, 2020

A Reversal by Trump Revives Agency That Aids Exporters
The Wall Street Journal, January 9, 2020

California

Singapore and the Bay Area:
Leveraging Emerging Opportunities in Southeast Asia
Bay Area Council Economic Institute, January 2020

More International Articles

U.S., EU, Japan Agree New Subsidy Rules with China Trade in Focus
The New York Times, January 14, 2020

Trade Peace May Hurt Countries Left Out of U.S.-China Deal
Bloomberg, January 14, 2020

Taiwan Can Keep Growing Without Beijing’s Approval
The Wall Street Journal, January 13, 2020

EU’s Tough New Trade Boss Seeks Reset with Trump
Politico, January 13, 2020

Mexico in 2019 Created Fewest Jobs Since Financial Crisis
Yahoo News, January 12, 2020

France Rejects 11-Month Deadline UK Sets on EU Trade Talks
The Associated Press, January 10, 2020

Spanish Vintners Warn Tariffs May Cut U.S. Sales in Half
Bloomberg, January 10, 2020

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