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Mexico’s Ambassador to US Highlights Importance of Past and Future Trade Partnership at CalChamber Luncheon
CalChamber, May 2, 2023

From left: CalChamber Vice President, International Affairs Susanne T. Stirling; Mexico’s Consul General in Sacramento Liliana Ferrer; Mexico’s Ambassador to the U.S. Esteban Moctezuma; and CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera.

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CalChamber Companies in the News

Ironstone Vineyards Carves a Place for California on the World Stage Through Dedication and Passion
CalChamber, April 26, 2023

Alaska Airlines Launches Partnership with Taipei-Based STARLUX Airlines
Alaska Airlines, April 26, 2023

Boeing to Advance Aerospace Innovation through Korean Industry Partnerships
Boeing Mediaroom, April 25, 2023

Lowe’s Invests in Renewable Energy with Rooftop Solar Panel Installations at 174 Locations as Part of Net-Zero Target
Lowe’s Newsroom, April 19, 2023

CalChamber Members LinkedIn and CLEAR Partner to Enhance Digital Safety & Trust by Providing Free Identity Verification to Nearly 200 Million U.S. LinkedIn Users
Clear, April 12, 2023

Trade Policy

From the White House

FACT SHEET: Investing in the Special Friendship and Alliance Between the United States and the Philippines
May 1, 2023

Joint Statement of the Leaders of the United States and the Philippines
May 1, 2023

May 1, 2023Remarks by President Biden and President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea at State Dinner
April 27, 2023

FACT SHEET: Republic of Korea State Visit to the United States
April 26, 2023

Leaders’ Joint Statement in Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the Alliance between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea
April 26, 2023

Washington Declaration
April 26, 2023

From the U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Departments of Commerce, Labor, and Education Announce SelectTalentUSA, New Partnership to Increase Quality Jobs through FDI
May 2, 2023

Welcome Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the 2023 SelectUSA Investment Summit
May 2, 2023

Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meetings with Japan Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi
April 28, 2023

Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea Lee Chang-yang for the Supply Chain and Commercial Dialogue
April 27, 2023

United States – Korea Supply Chain and Commercial Dialogue Ministerial Joint Statement
April 27, 2023

Secretary Raimondo Announces U.S. Section of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Talent for Growth Task Force
April 27, 2023

From the U.S. Trade Representative

USTR Releases 2023 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement
April 26, 2023
View the report here

Readout of Ambassador María L. Pagán’s Meetings During WTO’s Second “Fish Week”
April 28, 2023

From the U.S. Department of State

2023 Cities Summit of the Americas Deliverables
April 26, 2023

From the World Trade Organization

WTO Ruling a Win for Taiwan, but Island’s Investors in India Could Face Long Wait to See Any Benefits
South China Morning Post, May 1, 2023

WTO Members Advance Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations at Second Fish Week
April 28, 2023

Korea, US Reach Mutually Agreed Solution in Large Residential Washers Dispute
April 28, 2023

Director-General Okonjo-Iweala Urges ECOWAS to Harness Trade for Sustainable Growth
April 27, 2023

New Data Reveals Regional Variations in Digitally Delivered Services Trade
April 26, 2023

Trade Agreements

Argentina and Brazil to Discuss Trade Agreement to Skip Dollar
Buenos Aires Herald, May 2, 2023

Trade Talks Mask Growing Tensions Between India and Russia
Australian Institute of International Affairs, May 2, 2023

President Forms Delegation for Talks on Ukraine’s Joining Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Ukrinform, May 2, 2023

Taiwan Tries to Convince Peru and Chile to Support its Entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Nation World News, April 30, 2023

Türkiye-Azerbaijan Preferential Trade Agreement Signed
Railly News, April 30, 2023

North American Countries Finally Align on Forced Labor Regulations
Reuters, April 28, 2023

Taiwan Hopes New Trade Pact with Canada Will Strengthen Case to Join CPTPP
iPolitics, April 28, 2023

US-EU Critical Minerals Deal Would Give EU Broader Trade Relief
Bloomberg, April 28, 2023

Japan to Restore Preferred Trade Status for South Korea
The Associated Press, April 28, 2023

UAE and Cambodia Agree Terms for Bilateral Trade Deal
Reuters, April 27, 2023

Israel and China Take Further Step Towards Free Trade Pact
Globes, April 27, 2023

Spain, Brazil Say it is ‘Time to Act’ on EU-Latin American Free Trade Agreement
Anadolu Agency, April 26, 2023

Federal

American Business Is ‘Hungry for More’ From Biden on Trade
Bloomberg, May 2, 2023

U.S. Courts FDI, With Help from IRA
Politico, May 1, 2023

Biden Is Rewriting the Rules on Trade—and Americans Should Be Worried
Foreign Policy, April 28, 2023

The Biden Administration’s International Economic Agenda: A Conversation with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
Brookings Institute, April 27, 2023

‘Economic Misalignment’ With China Is Focus of US Trade Czar
Bloomberg, April 27, 2023

US has No Decoupling Plans Despite ‘Complex’ Ties with China: Trade Chief Katherine Tai
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2023

US-Led IPEF Does Not Conflict with Other Trade Pacts -USTR’s Tai
Reuters, April 25, 2023

US Trade Agreements: Out with Old and In the with New?
Atlantic Council, April 18, 2023

California

State Releases Yearly Population Report
CalChamber, May 2, 2023

 

California Ports Sign Memorandum of
Understanding on Data System Development

Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, April 26, 2023

State Releases Yearly Population Report
CalChamber, May 2, 2023

California Ports Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Data System Development
Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, April 26, 2023

More International Articles

United States and Africa: Increased Engagement Regarding Trade Creating Opportunities in the African Free Trade Area
Zawya, April 30, 2023

WTO Sees ASEAN Trade Growth Topping 3% in 2023
Business World, April 30, 2023

These are the World’s Biggest Trading Blocs
World Economic Forum, April 28, 2023