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Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
Verizon Commits $10 Million to Support Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
Verizon, August 29, 2017
Uber CEO Pick Embraces Job as ‘Opportunity of a Lifetime’
Bloomberg, August 29, 2017
Trade Policy
From the White House
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts (Including Ambassadors to Germany, India, Switzerland, and others)
September 5, 2017
Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada
August 31, 2017
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Tackles Our Broken Tax System
August 30, 2017
Remarks by President Trump on Tax Reform | Springfield, MO
August 30, 2017
From the U.S. Trade Representative
WTO Appellate Body Rejects EU Allegations of Prohibited Subsidies to Boeing In Latest Win for the United States, WTO Appellate Body Rejects EU Prohibited Subsidy Case
September 4, 2017
USTR Robert Lighthizer Statement on the President’s Tax Reform Agenda
August 30, 2017
Department of Commerce
Helping the American Worker Succeed in a Global Marketplace
September 1, 2017
Increased Exports and Consumer Spending Lead to Economic Growth in Second Quarter
August 30, 2017
U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Uncoated Groundwood Paper from Canada
August 30, 2017
Statement from Secretary Wilbur Ross on President Trump’s Tax Reform Plan
August 30, 2017
Department of State
On the President’s Tax Reform Plan
August 30, 2017
Remarks With Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Luis Videgaray Caso Before Their Meeting
August 30, 2017
Secretary Tillerson’s Meeting With Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray
August 30, 2017
House Ways and Means Committee
Bipartisan House and Senate Trade Leaders Release Statement Regarding the U.S.-Korea Trade Agreement
September 5, 2017
International Trade Administration
How to Ensure Fast, Reliable Payments on International Transactions
August 31, 2017
From Interaction to Investment: Tools for Success in the U.S. Market
August 29, 2017
World Trade Organization
Appellate Body Issues Report Regarding US Tax Breaks for Civil Aircraft Productions
September 4, 2017
Azevêdo Begins Second Term as Director-General; Sets the Course for MC11 and Beyond
September 1, 2017
WTO Issues Panel Reports on Brazilian Tax Measures and Other Charges
August 30, 2017
DG Azevêdo: Trade Can Help Boost Brazil’s Competitiveness
August 29, 2017
Trade Agreements
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Second Round of NAFTA
NAFTA Round 2 Closing Remarks
Mexico Secretary of Economy Youtube, September 5, 2017
Latest NAFTA Talks Near End
Without Major Breakthroughs
Bloomberg, September 4, 2017
NAFTA Talks Progress on Energy, Telecoms, Customs: Lobby Group
Reuters, September 4, 2017
The Auto Industry is a Major
Obstacle to Trump’s NAFTA Deal
Fortune, September 4, 2017
NAFTA Envoys Lay Out Proposals,
Try to Block Trump Noise
Reuters, September 1, 2017
NAFTA Negotiations: What’s at Stake
in the Second Round
New York Times, September 1, 2017
Mexico, Canada to Stay in NAFTA
Even if U.S. Leaves: Minister
Reuters, August 31, 2017
Trump Has Leverage Over Mexico
and Canada as NAFTA Talks Start
The Sacramento Bee, August 30, 2017
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Japan, U.S. to Set Up Working-Level Talks on Trade, Infrastructure
Japan Today, September 4, 2017
Salvaging the TPP to Further Open Trade in the 21st Century
The Straits Times, September 2, 2017
AmCham Wants Duterte, Trump to Jump-Start FTA
Business Mirror, August 31, 2017
Trump Officials Have Given Australia Tacit Approval on TPP, Obama Economist Says
The Guardian, August 30, 2017
May to Press Japan on its EU Trade Deal in Hopes for a Model for UK
The Guardian, August 30, 2017
Federal
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Travel: America’s Unsung Hero of Job Creation
Travel is fundamental to the American way of life; Americans took 2.2 billion person trips in 2016. Travel is equally essential to the American economy and an indispensable source for job creation. Travelers spent $990 billion in 2016, of which 16 percent was spent by international visitors. This spending directly supported 8.6 million jobs in the travel industry and a total of 15.3 million jobs in all sectors across America.
Jobs Report - US Travel, August 28, 2017
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Trump Ends DACA, Calls on Congress to Act
NPR, September 5, 2017
Trump, Mattis, Mnuchin Warn North Korea of ‘Overwhelming’ Military Response, Halted Trade
Fox News, September 3, 2017
US Lines Up North Korea Expert as Ambassador to Seoul
The Guardian, August 30, 2017
Why Trump’s Threat to Withdraw from NAFTA is an Empty One
The Los Angeles Times, August 30, 2017
Trump Pushes Tax Overhaul, Says It’s ‘Badly Needed’
The Sacramento Bee, August 30, 2017
California
Russian Diplomats Shut Down SF Consulate in Response to U.S. Order
SF Gate, September 2, 2017
Governor Brown to Attend Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok Next Week
Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., August 31, 2017
Jerry Brown Headed to Russia
The Sacramento Bee, August 31, 2017
More International Articles
Introducing the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade
September 2017
Liam Fox: Britain Does Not Have Capacity to Strike Trade Deals Now
Politico, September 4, 2017
Xi Urges BRICS Grouping to Push for More ‘Just’ International Order
Reuters, September 4, 2017
China, Brazil Spark Global Trade War Over Biofuels
Washington Times, September 4, 2017
Trump’s Mutiny Against Trade Has Some Countries Worried About Their National Security
CNBC, September 1, 2017
Brazil’s Temer in China Amid Push for Investment
The Sacramento Bee, September 1, 2017
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