Tuesday, April 4, 2023

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CalChamber Companies in the News

Hyatt Celebrates a Decade on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” List
Hyatt Newsroom, April 4, 2023

The Wonderful Company Unveils Corporate Philanthropy Website
The Wonderful Company, April 4, 2023

United Announces $15 Million Investment in Carbon Capture Company Svante
United Mediaroom, March 29, 2023

CalChamber Board Member Christine Moseley Featured in Newsweek Cover Story – How Women Entrepreneurs Are Creating New Businesses in Record Numbers
Full Harvest, March 24, 2023

Trade Policy

From the White House

Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Hichilema of Zambia in Joint Press Conference
March 31, 2023
Fact Sheet

Readout of Vice President Kamala Harris’s Meeting with President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania
March 30, 2023
Fact Sheet

Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with President Alberto Fernández of Argentina
March 29, 2023

Readout of President Joe Biden’s call with General Secretary Trong of Vietnam
March 29, 2023

President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate Key Role for the Department of State (Ambassador to Egypt)
March 29, 2023

Joint Statement by President Biden and President Yoon on the Third Summit for Democracy
March 29, 2023

Readout of Senior Administration Official Travel to the Indo-Pacific Region
March 28, 2023

Readout of Vice President Kamala Harris’s Meeting with President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana
March 27, 2023

President Biden Announces Key Nominees (Including Ambassadors to Liberia and Somalia)
March 27, 2023

Joint Statement by President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau
March 24, 2023

FACT SHEET: Strengthening the United States-Canada Partnership

U.S. Department of Commerce

United States to Participate in Third Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) Negotiating Round in Singapore
April 3, 2023

2023 SelectUSA Investment Summit: Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Announces Speaker Lineup, Includes White House Senior Officials, U.S. Cabinet, U.S. Governors, and Prominent Private Sector Leaders
March 30, 2023

Readout of Secretary’s Meeting with European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager
March 29, 2023

Readout of Deputy Secretary of Commerce Graves’ Meeting with Swedish Minister for International Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell
March 27, 2023

Department of Commerce Launches Regional Economic Research Initiative
March 27, 2023

From the U.S. Trade Representative

Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s Meeting with:
Republic of Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol
Korea’s Minister for Trade Ahn Dukgeun
Korea’s Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jung-Sik

United States to Participate in Third Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) Negotiating Round in Singapore
April 3, 2023

Japan’s New Biofuels Policy Allows for Increased Exports of U.S. Ethanol
March 31, 2023

Readout of Ambassador Jayme White’s Meeting with Minister of State Nigel Huddleston and Visit to London
March 30, 2023

Remarks by Ambassador Katherine Tai at the Summit for Democracy’s Indo-Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption Meeting
March 29, 2023

United States and Japan Sign Critical Minerals Agreement
March 28, 2022

Joint USTR and U.S. Department of Commerce Readout from the Second Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Negotiating Round
March 19, 2023

Joint Statement on the Results of the Council Meeting of the U.S. – Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA)
March 17, 2023

United States and Kenya to Hold First Negotiating Round under their Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership
March 16, 2023

USTR Releases Summaries from U.S.-Taiwan 21st Century Trade Initiative Negotiations
March 16, 2023

From the U.S. Department of State

Hong Kong’s Declining Rule of Law
March 31, 2023

Travel Smart from the Start
March 31, 2023

Export Controls and Human Rights Initiative Code of Conduct Released at the Summit for Democracy
March 30, 2022

Declaration of the Summit for Democracy
March 29, 2023

Private Sector Commitments to Advance Democracy
March 29, 2023

From the House Ways and Means Committee

Four Press Worthy Moments from Biden’s Trade Representative During the Ways and Means Hearing on the Biden Administration Trade Agenda
March 25, 2023

Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Hearing on the Biden Admin’s 2023 Trade Agenda
March 24, 2023

Chairman Smith Announces Hearing on the Biden Administration’s 2023 Trade Policy Agenda with United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Tai
March 20, 2023

From the International Trade Administration

Under Secretary Lago Statement on Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Commercial Development Between the United States and Zambia
April 3, 2023

From the Export-Import Bank of the U.S.

EXIM Helps U.S. Sign Onto Major OECD Reform for Export Credit Agencies
April 4, 2023

EXIM Chair Lewis Joins Vice President Kamala Harris in Africa As She Announces New $500 Million EXIM MOU with Tanzania
April 3, 2023

From the World Trade Organization

DDG González to Business: “Rise to the Moment to Help Strengthen Rules-Based Trade”
March 29, 2023

Members Consider Five Trade Agreements, Discuss How to Improve Functioning of Committee
March 27, 2023

Korea Withdraws WTO Dispute Complaint Regarding Japanese Export Measures
March 24, 2023

Trade Agreements

Conclusion of Negotiations on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership
Government of the United Kingdom, March 31, 2023

EFTA and Chile Meet for the Fifth Round of Negotiations for the Modernisation of Their Current Free Trade Agreement
EFTA, March 31, 2023

U.S., Japan Strike Trade Deal on Electric Vehicle Battery Minerals
CNBC, March 27, 2023

Japan Reopens its Doors to Imports of Canadian Beef
CBC, March 27, 2023

Israel, UAE Sign Free Trade Pact into Effect
Reuters, March 26, 2023

Africa’s Logistics Sector Set to Deliver Results as Free Trade Agreement Kicks In
The World Economic Forum, March 21, 2023

Federal

Biden’s Reluctant Approach to Free Trade Draws Backlash
The New York Times, April 3, 2023

Biden’s Trade Chief Slams China for ‘Weaponizing’ Trade Against Partners
Bloomberg, March 31, 2023

U.S., EU Lawmakers Feel Cut Out of Biden’s Electric Vehicle Trade Agenda
Politico, March 31, 2023

India Seeks $2 Trillion Exports by 2030 in Supply Chain Push
Bloomberg, March 31, 2023

Japan Tightens Chip Gear Exports as US Seeks to Contain China
Bloomberg, March 30, 2023

Biden Trade Chief Says Traditional Agreements Created Problems
American Journal of Transportation, March 26, 2023

America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add Up
Foreign Policy, March 24, 2023

Major U.S. Ag and Food Organizations Call on Congress to Pass Trade Promotion Authority
Farmers for Free Trade, March 16, 2023

California

More International Articles

Sweden to Host Transatlantic Ministerial Meeting in May
Government Office of Sweden, April 4, 2023

US and Europe Wrangle Over Green Subsidies to Avoid a Trade War
Bloomberg, April 2, 2023

EU Puts Trade Weapon on the Table. Will it Shoot?
Politico, March 30, 2023

Brazil, China Strike Trade Deal Agreement to Ditch US Dollar
Fox Business, March 29, 2023

The EU is Wielding a New Weapon in its Trade Battle with China
Quartz, March 29, 2023

Asia’s Trade at a Turning Point
Brookings Institute, March 20, 2023

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