USTR Prepares for Maui Ministerial in Coming Days
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative scheduled only a few public events this week, as the agency prepares to send staff to Maui, Hawaii for the heavily-anticipated Trans-Pacific Partnership ministerial summit. USTR Michael Froman and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker…
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will summit with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on July 20 in Washington and U.S. chief agriculture negotiator Darci Vetter will speak to the National Pork Producers Council on the same day, USTR said in its weekly schedule. Vetter will then travel to Maui on July 22 to join the chief negotiators meeting, which lasts from July 24-27 (see 1507070064). The ministerial will begin the following day and wrap up on the July 31. Acting Deputy USTR Wendy Cutler will then travel to Maui on July 24, USTR said.