Trade Topics

Agriculture

Agriculture Reform Key to Global Trade Talks, U.S. Official Says
2004 16 January -- statement delivered at WTO in Geneva

USTR's Shiner Says Sides Still Far Apart in Cancún Trade Talks
2003 14 September -- transcript of press conference in Cancún

Agriculture Talks Described as Becoming Constructive
2003 13 September -- transcript of press conference in Cancún

USTR's Allgeier Says WTO, FTAA Talks Mutually Reinforcing
2003 12 September -- transcript of press conference in Cancún

U.S. Urges Others at WTO to Make Agriculture Offers
2003 12 September -- transcript of press conference in Cancún

U.S. Willing to Adjust Farm Supports If Others Do, Officials Say
2003 10 September -- transcript of press conference in Cancún

Fact Sheet: USTR Summarizes 2002 Global Agricultural Trade Reform Proposal
2003 10 September -- USTR fact sheet

USTR Zoellick Urges Countries Not to Derail WTO Talks Over Texts
2003 9 September -- transcript of press conference in Cancún

Fact Sheet: USTR Cites Differences in U.S., EU, Japan Agricultural Supports
2003 9 September -- USTR fact sheet

Fact Sheet: USTR Describes Farm Bill in Context of Other WTO Members' Support Limits
2003 9 September -- USTR fact sheet

Fact Sheet: USTR Calls Current World Cotton Trade Policies Distorting
2003 9 September -- USTR fact sheet

U.S. Presses WTO Negotiations on Opening Markets
2003 4 September -- transcript of teleconference

Agreement on Ag Framework Critical for WTO Success, USTR Says
2003 4 September -- Washington File article

U.S.-EU Framework on Agriculture Seen as Way Out of WTO Impasse
2003 August 13 -- Washington File article

Joint EC-U.S. Paper
2003 August 13 -- proposal from European Union, United States

Ambassador Johnson Discusses Agriculture Trade Negotiations at the WTO
2003 August 13 -- transcript of teleconference

USTR Zoellick Seeking Agriculture Trade Compromise With EU
2003 July 30 -- press conference transcript

U.S. Officials Ask EU to Submit WTO Agriculture Proposals
2003 June 26 -- USTR-USDA joint press release

USTR's Zoellick Urges Ag Reforms by EU for WTO Success
2003 May 21 -- testimony at House hearing

Canada Complies with WTO Ruling over Dairy Export Subsidies
2003 May 9 -- USTR-USDA joint press release

Zoellick Views EU Ag Reform Crucial for WTO Success
2003 April 30 -- transcript from press conference at OECD in Paris

U.S. Officials "Not Surprised" WTO Misses Ag Deadline
2003 March 31 -- USTR-USDA joint statement

U.S. Negotiator Urges EU, Japan to Move on Agricultural Reform
2003 March 26 -- Washington File article

USTR Zoellick Testimony Before House Ways and Means Committee
2003 February 26 -- excerpt from House testimony

U.S. Agriculture Official Says WTO Proposal Too Limited
2003 February 21 -- text of remarks to USDA conference

USTR's Zoellick Criticizes Japan on WTO Ag Negotiations
2003 February 16 -- press conference in Tokyo

Senator Grassley Deems First Draft of WTO Ag Proposal Inadequate
2003 February 13 -- Senate Finance Committee press release

Agriculture Secretary Veneman Criticizes WTO Farm Trade Draft Proposal
2003 February 12 -- USDA press release

USTR Zoellick Criticizes European Biotech Obstructionism
2003 January 24 -- Letter to the editor, Wall Street Journal

U.S. Presents Proposal on Agricultural Export Credits at WTO
2002 November 20 -- Washington File article

U.S., EC Reach Agreement on U.S. Grain Exports
2002 November 12 -- USTR/USDA joint press release

APEC Economic Leaders Declare Support for Concluding WTO Negotiations
2002 October 27 -- APEC Economic Leaders declaration

U.S. Negotiator Slams EU, Japan over Agricultural Trade Talks
2002 September 5 -- Washington File article

Fact Sheet: State Department Explains U.S. Agriculture Proposal in WTO
2002 August 23 -- State Department fact sheet

Agriculture Secretary Outlines U.S. WTO Proposals
2002 July 26 -- USDA news release

USTR Zoellick: "Bringing Down the Barriers"
2002 July 25 -- Financial Times op-ed

U.S. Unveils Proposal to Reshape Agricultural Trade
2002 July 25 -- USDA/USTR transcript

U.S. Proposes Broad Reform of Agricultural Trade
2002 July 25 -- USDA/USTR news release

Fact Sheet: U.S. Proposal for Agriculture Trade Reform
2002 July 25 -- USTR/USDA fact sheet

USTR Zoellick Supports Aggressive Stance on Agriculture Trade
2002 July 22 -- Washington File article

Considerable Progress Made in WTO Talks, Allgeier Says
2002 July 18 -- USTR press release

Fact Sheet: U.S. International Obligations Under 2002 Farm Bill
2002 June 24 -- Washington File fact sheet

U.S. Cites Support for Eliminating Agriculture Export Subsidies
2002 June 19 -- Washington File article

U.S. Proposes Elimination of Ag Export Subsidies Over Five Years
2002 June 4 -- Washington File article

USDA Analyzes Trade Provisions of Farm Bill
2002 June -- USDA Economic Research Service analysis

Excerpt from USDA Summary of Farm Bill Trade Provisions
2002 May 29 -- USDA summary

Agriculture Secretary Rebuts Foreign Critics of Farm Bill
2002 May 21 -- USDA press release

Agriculture Under Secretary Penn Defends Farm Bill
2002 May 21 -- USDA transcript of Foreign Press Center briefing

U.S.-Japan Apple Dispute Goes to World Trade Organization
2002 May 10 -- USTR press release

WTO Members Set Schedule to Meet 12-Month 'Modalities' Deadline
2002 March 26 -- WTO press release

Veneman Says U.S. Farmers Will Benefit from China and Taiwan Entry into WTO
2001 November 10 -- USDA press release

USTR on WTO Agriculture Negotiations
2001 October 19 -- USTR Fact Sheet

USTR Initiates Environmental Review of Agriculture, Services Negotiations
2001 January 18 -- USTR press release

U.S. Presents Agricultural Market Access Proposal
2000 November 17 -- USTR press release

Proposal for Tariff Rate Quota Reform
2000 November 14 -- submission from the United States

Developing Country Issues

U.S. Announces New WTO Grant for Capacity Building
2003 September 9 -- USTR press release

Fact Sheet: USTR Outlines U.S. Contributions to Trade Capacity Building
2003 September 8 -- USTR fact sheet

U.S. Contributions to Trade Capacity Building (Espanol)
2003 September -- USAID publication

WTO Members Break Deadlock on Drug Access for Developing Nations
2003 August 31 -- Washington File article

USTR Says U.S. to Spend More at WTO on Capacity Building
2003 April 2 -- USTR press release

USTR Zoellick Testimony Before House Ways and Means Committee
2003 February 26 -- excerpt from House testimony

U.S. Announces Interim HIV/AIDS Plan for Poor Countries
2002 December 20 -- USTR press release

U.S. Continues Resisting Faster Textile Quota Expansion
2002 September 18 -- Washington File excerpts from Commerce Dept. report

USTR Issues Fact Sheet on Trade-Related Technical Assistance
2002 August 27 -- USTR fact sheet

USTR's Allgeier Urges WTO Market Access Work Go On
2002 July 18 -- U.S. Mission-Geneva transcript

Considerable Progress Made in WTO Talks, Allgeier Says
Technical Assistance, Capacity Building
Special and Differential Treatment, Implementation
2002 July 18 -- USTR press release

U.S. Proposal for Health Emergency Compulsory Drug Licensing
2002 June 25 -- Communication from the United States

USTR Explains Proposal for Health Emergency Compulsory Drug Licensing
2002 June 24 -- USTR press release

U.S. Proposing WTO Compulsory Drug Licensing Plan for Health Emergencies
2002 June 24 -- Washington File article

Africa's Stake in Global Trade and the WTO
2002 February 14 -- excerpt from speech by USTR Zoellick in Nairobi, Kenya

Dispute Settlement Procedure

Senator Proposes Board to Review WTO Decisions against U.S.
2003 March 20 -- transcript from Congressional Record

U.S., Chile Propose Changes to Trade Dispute Process in WTO
2002 December 16 -- text of U.S.-Chile Submission

United States Proposes Flexibility Reforms in WTO Dispute Settlement
2002 December 16 -- USTR news release

U.S. Officials Pleased by WTO Decisions on Subsidies, Dumping
2002 December 3 -- Washington File article

Senator Baucus Assails Record of WTO Dispute Panel Rulings
2002 September 26 -- speech to Global Business Dialogue, Washington

U.S. Official Presses Opening WTO Dispute-Settlement Panels
2002 September 10 -- U.S. intervention at WTO Dispute Settlement Body special session

U.S. Proposes Opening WTO Dispute-Settlement Proceedings
2002 August 9 -- USTR press release

Contribution of the United States to the Improvement of the Dispute Settlement Understanding [DSU] of the WTO Related to Transparency
2002 August 9 -- communication from the United States

Senator Baucus Presses for WTO Dispute-Settlement Reforms
2002 April 15 -- letter to USTR Zoellick

Environment

U.S. to Seek Public Input on Environmental Trade Effects, Zoellick Says
2003 September 9 -- USTR press release

U.S. to Focus on Environmental Issues During WTO Talks, Zoellick Says
2003 September 9 -- transcript of remarks at Cancún meeting

USTR Zoellick Testimony Before House Ways and Means Committee
2003 February 26 -- excerpt from House testimony

USTR on WTO Decision Supporting U.S. on Shrimp-Turtle Law
2001 October 22 -- USTR press release

Government Procurement

USTR Zoellick Testimony Before House Ways and Means Committee
2003 February 26 -- excerpt from House testimony

Market Access for Non-Agricultural Products

U.S. Official Defends Textiles Agreement Compliance
2004 January 16 -- statement delivered at WTO in Geneva

U.S., Others at WTO Propose Cutting Industrial Tariffs
2003 August 12 -- Washington File article with text of proposal

USTR Zoellick Testimony Before House Ways and Means Committee
2003 February 26 -- excerpt from House testimony

Market Access for Non-Agricultural Products: Indicative List of Key Non-Tariff Barriers
2003 February 13 -- submission from the United States

USTR Announces WTO Proposal for Eliminating Non-Ag Tariffs
2002 November 26 -- USTR/Commerce Dept. press release

WTO Proposal Would Eliminate Non-Ag Tariffs by 2015
2002 November 26 -- USTR fact sheet

USTR Elaborates WTO Proposal for Ending Non-Ag Tariffs
2002 November 26 -- USTR fact sheet

USTR's Allgeier Urges WTO Market Access Work Go On
2002 July 18 -- U.S. Mission-Geneva transcript

APEC Ministers Press April Deadline for WTO Market Access Talks
2002 May 30 -- chair's statement from APEC ministers' meeting in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Services

U.S. Responds to Questions about Its Financial Sector
2004 January 16 -- statement delivered to WTO in Geneva

USTR Zoellick Says Developing Economies Need Services for Infrastructure
2003 December 2 -- speech to Coalition of Service Industries

U.S. Makes Offer in WTO to Open Services Sector Further
2003 March 31 -- USTR press release

Free Trade in Services
2003 March 31 -- USTR fact sheet

USTR Zoellick Testimony Before House Ways and Means Committee
2003 February 26 -- excerpt from House testimony

APEC Leaders' Statement on Trade and the Digital Economy
2002 October 27 -- APEC Economic Leaders' statement

Considerable Progress Made in WTO Talks, Allgeier Says
2002 July 18 -- USTR press release

USTR Releases WTO Services Negotiations Request Proposals
2002 July 1 -- USTR press release

USTR Proposes in WTO Negotiations Transparency in Services Regulation
2002 July 1 -- USTR executive summary of U.S. proposals

Proposal for Transparency in Domestic Regulation
2001 July 13 -- communication from the United States

Proposal for Advertising and Related Services
2001 July 10 -- communication from the United States

USTR Initiates Environmental Review of Agriculture, Services Negotiations
2001 January 18 -- USTR press release

U.S. Presents Comprehensive Sectoral Proposals in WTO Services Negotiations
2000 December 14 -- USTR press release

WTO Services -- U.S. Negotiating Proposals
2000 December 14 -- USTR fact sheet

WTO Services -- U.S. Negotiating Proposals
2000 December 14 -- communication from the United States

Singapore Issues

USTR Zoellick Final Press Conference in Cancún
2003 September 14 -- transcript of press conference

Deputy USTR Allgeier Briefing in Cancún
2003 September 13 -- transcript of briefing

Fact Sheet: U.S. Seeks WTO Progress on Singapore Issues
2003 September 10 -- USTR fact sheet

Trade Facilitation

Trade Facilitation in the Multilateral Trade Negotiations
2002 May 30 -- WTO deputy director-general remarks at Geneva forum

Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

WTO Members Break Deadlock on Drug Access for Developing Nations
2003 August 31 -- Washington File article

USTR Zoellick Testimony Before House Ways and Means Committee
2003 February 26 -- excerpt from House testimony

U.S. Announces Interim HIV/AIDS Plan for Poor Countries
2002 December 20 -- USTR press release

U.S. Seeks Voluntary System on Protecting Wine, Spirits Geographical Indications
2002 September 20 -- USTR press release

Joint Proposal on Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits
2002 September 20 -- communication from the United States and others

Joint Paper on Geographical Indications Other Than Wine and Spirits
2002 September 20 -- communication from the United States and others

Considerable Progress Made in WTO Talks, Allgeier Says
2002 July 18 -- USTR press release

U.S. Proposal for Health Emergency Compulsory Drug Licensing
2002 June 25 -- communication from the United States

USTR Explains Proposal for Health Emergency Drug Licensing
2002 June 24 -- USTR press release

U.S. Proposing WTO Drug Licensing Plan for Health Emergencies
2002 June 24 -- Washington File article

WTO Rules (dumping, subsidies)

USTR Zoellick Testimony Before House Ways and Means Committee
2003 February 26 -- excerpt from House testimony

USTR Official Looks to WTO to Curb Fishing Subsidies
2003 January 15 -- State Dept. electronic journal article

USTR Submits Proposal to WTO on Dumping, Subsidies
2002 October 17 -- USTR press release

Democrats Frustrated at Negotiations on U.S. Antidumping Law
2002 February 6 -- Washington File article

Senator Max Baucus, Democratic Finance Committee Chairman, on WTO Negotiations
2002 February 6 -- excerpt from Opening Statement at Hearing

Senator Chuck Grassley on WTO Negotiations
2002 February 6 -- excerpt from Statement at Senate Finance Committee Hearing

Trade Disputes

• Biotechnology

U.S. Challenging EU Biotech Moratorium in WTO Dispute Panel
2003 August 7 -- USTR/USDA press release

USTR to Move Ahead on WTO Case against EU Biotech Regime
2003 June 19 -- USTR statement

U.S. Trade Rep Says EU Blocking Promise of Biotech Food
2003 May 21 -- op-ed article in The Wall Street Journal

U.S. Officials Confident of Winning WTO Biotech Case
2003 May 14 -- transcript of Foreign Press Center briefing

U.S., Others Filing WTO Challenge to EU Ban on Biotech
2003 May 13 -- USTR/USDA press release

USTR's Zoellick Says WTO Biotech Case Aims to Quell Fears
2003 May 13 -- transcript of press conference

USTR Says Regulation Assures Safe Biotech Products
2003 May 13 -- USTR fact sheet

USTR Sets Out Procedure in WTO for Biotech Challenge
2003 May 13 -- USTR fact sheet

• Steel Safeguards

President Bush Ends Temporary Tariffs on Steel Imports
2003 December 4 -- White House statement

Fact Sheet: President Bush Announces Termination of Steel Tariffs
2003 December 4 -- White House fact sheet

Steel Decision Based on Economics, Not Retaliation Threat, USTR Zoellick Says
2003 December 4 -- transcript of White House briefing

USTR to Review Final WTO Ruling Against U.S. Steel Duties
2003 November 10 -- USTR statement

USTR to Review Report on Effects of Higher Steel Tariffs
2003 September 19 -- USTR statement

U.S. to Appeal WTO Ruling Against Steel Duties, Aide Says
2003 July 11 -- USTR statement

U.S. Initiates New Steel Tariff Exemption Review
2002 November 19 -- USTR press release

Text: U.S. Completes First Stage of Steel Tariff Exclusion Process
2002 August 22 -- Commerce Dept. press release

Fact Sheet: U.S. Announces Final Batch of Steel Tariff Exclusions
2002 August 22 -- Commerce Dept. fact sheet

U.S. Excludes Additional Steel Products from Extra Duties
2002 August 12 -- Commerce Dept. press release

U.S. Excludes Additional Imports from Steel Duties
2002 July 19 -- Commerce Dept. press release

U.S. Announces New Batch of Exclusions from Steel Duties
2002 July 11 -- Commerce Dept. press release

White House Sets New Deadline for Steel Exclusions
2002 July 4 -- presidential proclamation

Steel Tariff Exemption Process to Continue, USTR Says
2002 July 3 -- USTR press release

U.S. Announces Third Group of Steel Tariff Exclusions
2002 June 24 -- Commerce Dept. press release

Fact Sheet: Commerce Dept. Explains Steel Tariff Exclusions
2002 June 24 -- Commerce Dept. fact sheet

U.S. Releases Second Steel Tariff Exclusions List
2002 June 17 -- Commerce Dept. press release

Fact Sheet: U.S Excludes 46 Products from Steel Tariffs
2002 June 17 -- Commerce Dept. fact sheet

Fact Sheet: Commerce Dept. Excludes 61 Products from Steel Tariffs
2002 June 7 -- Commerce Dept. fact sheet

USTR Assails EU, Japan Retaliation Threat in Steel Dispute
2002 April 29 -- USTR press release

USTR Zoellick Defends Bush Steel Tariffs Decision
2002 March 12 -- op-ed article in London's Financial Times

USTR's Deily Defends Bush Steel Tariffs Decision
2002 March 11 -- USTR letter

USTR Zoellick in Brazil Defends Steel Tariffs Decision
2002 March 11 -- USTR transcript

Text: Developing Countries With Products Not Excluded From Remedy
2002 March 5 -- USTR press release

Transcript: USTR's Zoellick Says Steel Tariffs a Safeguard Step
2002 March 5 -- White House briefing

Text: President Bush Imposes Safeguards on Steel Imports
2002 March 5 -- White House press release

Text: White House Explains Steel Import Relief Decision
2002 March 5 -- White House fact sheet

• FSC

House Committee Advances Bill for Repealing Export Tax Breaks
2003 October 28 -- Washington File article

Senate Bill to Comply with WTO Rulings on Tax Breaks Advances
2003 October 1 -- Washington File article

Treasury Urges Tax Code Reforms for WTO Compliance
2003 February 3 -- excerpt from President Bush's budget proposal

Treasury's Dam Warns of Major Changes in Export Tax Breaks
2002 October 8 -- remarks to Tax Council

USTR's Zoellick Regrets WTO Sanctions Ruling in FSC Case
2002 August 30 -- USTR press release

Treasury's Dam Testifies on WTO Ruling/U.S. Tax Code
2002 July 30 -- Senate testimony

USTR Zoellick Testifies on WTO Ruling on U.S. Tax Law
2002 July 30 -- Senate testimony

President Bush Reiterates Commitment to Resolve FSC Dispute
2002 May 2 -- White House transcript

USTR Testimony on WTO Ruling in FSC Case
2002 February 27 -- USTR testimony before House committee

Treasury Department Testimony on WTO Ruling in FSC Case
2002 February 27 -- Treasury Department testimony before House committee

U.S. Continues Challenge to EU's FSC Trade Sanctions Claim by Offering Alternative Amount
2002 February 14 -- USTR press release

U.S. Continues Challenge to EU Sanctions Claim in WTO Dispute
2002 February 14 -- Washington File article

• Other cases

U.S. Seeks WTO Arbitration on Proposed Byrd Amendment Sanctions
2004 January 15 -- USTR statement

U.S. Challenges Egypt on Import Duties on Apparel and Textiles
2003 December 23 -- USTR press release

WTO Upholds U.S. Antidumping Determination on Japanese Steel
2003 December 15 -- USTR press release

U.S. Wins WTO Appeal on Japan's Restrictions on U.S. Apples
2003 December 1 -- USTR press release

WTO Panel Formed on U.S. Challenge to Mexican Duties on Rice
2003 November 7 -- USTR press release

U.S. Wins World Trade Organization Case on Japanese Steel
2003 August 14 -- USTR press release

WTO Panel Sides with U.S. Regarding Japan's Apple Restriction
2003 July 15 -- USTR press release

U.S. Wins WTO Ruling on India Challenge to Textile Rules
2003 June 20 -- USTR press release

U.S. Files WTO Case Against Mexico Dumping Orders
2003 June 16 -- USTR-USDA joint press release

Canada Complies with WTO Ruling over Dairy Export Subsidies
2003 May 9 -- USTR-USDA joint press release

USTR Expands Complaint Against EU on Geographic Names
2003 April 4 -- USTR press release

U.S. Seeks WTO Panel Challenge to Canadian Wheat Board
2003 March 6 -- USTR press release

U.S. Seeks Partners for WTO Challenge to EU Biotech Moratorium
2003 March 5 -- Washington File article

Bush Proposes Repeal of "Byrd Amendment" on Antidumping Duties
2003 February 3 -- excerpt from President Bush's budget proposal

USTR Zoellick Criticizes What He Views As European Biotech Obstructionism
2003 January 24 -- letter to the editor, Wall Street Journal

USTR Seeks to Comply with WTO Ruling on Byrd Amendment
2003 January 16 -- USTR statement

Senators Urge WTO Dispute Case Against EU Biotech Policy
2002 December 20 -- letter from senators to President Bush

U.S. Wins in WTO Challenge to Canadian Dairy Subsidies
2002 December 20 -- USTR press release

U.S. Files WTO Case on Canadian Wheat Board
2002 December 17 -- USTR press release

WTO Upholds U.S. Provisions Against Unfair Steel Subsidies
2002 November 28 -- USTR press release

U.S. Seeks WTO Consultations with Venezuela on Import Licenses
2002 November 7 -- USTR press release

U.S. Accepts WTO Final Split Ruling on Canada Lumber Case
2002 November 1 -- USTR press release

USTR Cites WTO Panel Split Ruling on Canada Lumber Case
2002 September 27 -- USTR press release

U.S., Korea Reach Accord on WTO Dispute Over Line Pipe
2002 July 30 -- USTR press release

USTR Says WTO Upholds Key Provisions of U.S. Dumping Law
2002 June 28 -- USTR press release

USTR Confirms Reports on WTO Ruling Against Canada
2002 June 25 -- USTR press release

USTR Says WTO Rejects Canadian Challenge to U.S. Law
2002 June 12 -- USTR press release

U.S.-Japan Apple Dispute Goes to World Trade Organization
2002 May 10 -- USTR press release

U.S. Requests WTO Panel to Rule on Mexican Telecom Restrictions
2002 February 13 -- USTR press release

Accessions

U.S. Vows to Continue Pressing China on WTO Obligations
2003 December 9 -- USTR testimony before Senate subcommittee

U.S. Commerce Secretary Encouraged by Recent Talks in China
2003 October 29 -- transcript of press conference in Beijing

Chinese Must Speed Compliance with WTO Rules, USTR Zoellick Says
2003 October 22 -- transcript of press conference in Beijing

USTR Zoellick Welcomes WTO Accession for Cambodia, Nepal
2003 September 12 -- USTR press release

USTR Zoellick Praises WTO Accession by Nepal, Cambodia
2003 September 12 -- text of remarks at Cancún ministerial

Official Expresses "Serious Concern" about Chinese WTO Compliance
2003 March 19 -- USTR testimony in Senate

USTR's Zoellick Warns Russia over WTO Membership
2003 February 26 -- excerpt from testimony in House

USTR's Zoellick Says China Inadequate on Agriculture, IPR, Services
2003 February 26 -- excerpt from testimony in House

USTR's Zoellick Says WTO "Integrated with China's Transformation"
2003 February 19 -- transcript of press roundtable in Hong Kong

USTR Reports to Congress on China's WTO Compliance
2002 December 11 -- executive summary from USTR report to Congress

Commerce Dept. Designates Russia as a Market Economy
2002 June 6 -- Commerce Dept. press releases, fact sheet

China Taking a "Good Faith" Approach to WTO Membership, Official Says
2002 June 6 -- USTR testimony before Congressional-Executive Commission on China