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USTR to Focus on APEC, China Meetings This Week

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Deputy USTR Robert Holleyman are currently attending Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Manila and will continue to participate in those talks through Nov. 19, the Office of USTR said in its weekly schedule. The…

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two officials arrived in Manila on Nov. 14. Meanwhile, USTR chief agriculture negotiator Darci Vetter will speak to the American Sugarbeet Growers Association on Nov. 16, and the following day Deputy Assistant USTR Elizabeth Hafner will participate in the first council meeting of the U.S.-Armenia trade and investment pact in Yerevan, Armenia. USTR struck that deal with Armenian counterparts in May (see 1505070017). On Nov. 19, Vetter will travel to Guangzhou for the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade. Froman will head to Beijing for “bilateral meetings” on Nov. 20, and from Nov. 21-23, he and Holleyman will attend the JCCT in Guangzhou.