The Alliance for Chemical Distribution asked the Trump administration to support a renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences benefits program in Congress. The GSP program has been expired for more than four years.
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The U.S. government is considering charging fees ranging from $500,000 to $1.5 million each time a ship docks at a U.S. port, with higher fees charged when Chinese vessels enter; South Korean or Japanese-built ships wouldn't avoid the fees, however, as the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative seems to have taken earlier criticisms into account that global shipping companies would own just as many Chinese ships but use them at other destinations.
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Coalition for Prosperous America CEO Joins Trump Administration
The Coalition for a Prosperous America announced that its CEO Michael Stumo is joining the Office of Management and Budget as associate director for economic policy and Buy America. Jon Toomey, a former Republican House staffer and the group's lead government relations staffer, has been promoted to president of the organization.
Leader of Section 301 Review Joins DLA Piper
The former chief counsel for trade enforcement strategy at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, who led the four-year review of Section 301 tariffs and the launch of a Section 301 investigation on mature chips, has joined DLA Piper as a partner in the national security and global trade practice. Brian Janovitz worked at USTR for more than 10 years, and also was involved in litigation, such as the biotech corn dispute, which the U.S. won.
Former USTR Apparel Negotiator Is New VP of Policy at NCTO
The former chief textiles and apparel negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has been hired as the National Council of Textile Organizations vice president of policy. Katherine White previously worked as a trade counsel at the House Ways and Means Committee and as a program analyst at the International Trade Administration.
“I am thrilled and grateful to have the opportunity to contribute to NCTO’s advocacy on behalf of the U.S. textile industry,” White said. “The textile industry is a critical, strategic manufacturing sector and a key contributor to our national defense and the overall U.S. economy."
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