Trade Topics
Agriculture
WTO Members Set Schedule to Meet 12-Month 'Modalities' Deadline
March 26, 2002 -- WTO press release
Veneman Says U.S. Farmers Will Benefit from China and Taiwan Entry into WTO
November 10, 2001 -- USDA press release
USTR on WTO Agriculture Negotiations
October 19, 2001 -- USTR Fact Sheet
USTR Initiates Environmental Review of Agriculture, Services Negotiations
January 18, 2001 -- USTR press release
U.S. Presents Agricultural Market Access Proposal
November 17, 2000 -- USTR press release
Proposal for Tariff Rate Quota Reform
November 14, 2000 -- Submission from the United States
Developing Country Issues
Africa's Stake in Global Trade and the WTO
February 14, 2002 -- Excerpt from Speech by USTR Zoellick in Nairobi, Kenya
Dispute Settlement Procedure
Senator Baucus Presses for WTO Dispute-Settlement Reforms
April 15, 2002 -- Letter to USTR Zoellick
Environment
USTR on WTO Decision Supporting U.S. on Shrimp-Turtle Law
October 22, 2001 -- USTR Press Release
Services
Proposal for Transparency in Domestic Regulation
July 13, 2001 -- Submission from the United States
Proposal for Advertising and Related Services
July 10, 2001 -- Submission from the United States
USTR Initiates Environmental Review of Agriculture, Services Negotiations
January 18, 2001 -- USTR press release
U.S. Presents Comprehensive Sectoral Proposals in WTO Services Negotiations
December 14, 2000 -- USTR press release
WTO Services -- U.S. Negotiating Proposals
December 14, 2000 -- USTR fact sheet
WTO Services -- U.S. Negotiating Proposals
December 14, 2000 -- Submission from the United States
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
U.S. Optimistic on Launch of New Global Trade Talks
November 13, 2001 -- Background Briefing in Doha
USTR on Trade-Related Intellectual Property November 12, 2001 -- Background Briefing in Doha
USTR Issues Background Paper on IPR and Health
November 10, 2001 -- USTR Press Release
WTO Rules (dumping, subsidies)
Democrats Frustrated at Negotiations on U.S. Antidumping Law
February 6, 2001
Senator Max Baucus, Democratic Finance Committee Chairman, on WTO Negotiations
February 6, 2001 -- Excerpt from Opening Statement at Hearing
Senator Chuck Grassley on WTO Negotiations
February 6, 2001 -- Excerpt from Statement at Senate Finance Committee Hearing
Trade Disputes
Steel Safeguard Case
USTR Zoellick Defends Bush Steel Tariffs Decision
March 12, 2002 -- Op-ed article in London's Financial Times
USTR's Deily Defends Bush Steel Tariffs Decision
March 11, 2002 -- USTR letter
USTR Zoellick in Brazil Defends Steel Tariffs Decision
March 11, 2002 -- USTR transcript
Text: Developing Countries With Products Not Excluded From Remedy
March 5, 2002 -- USTR press release
Transcript: USTR's Zoellick Says Steel Tariffs a Safeguard Step
March 5, 2002 -- White House briefing
Text: President Bush Imposes Safeguards on Steel Imports
March 5, 2002 -- White House press release
Text: White House Explains Steel Import Relief Decision
March 5, 2002 -- White House fact sheet
FSC Case
USTR Testimony on WTO Ruling in FSC Case
February 27, 2002 -- USTR testimony before House committee
Treasury Department Testimony on WTO Ruling in FSC Case
February 27, 2002 -- Treasury Department testimony before House committee
U.S. Continues Challenge to EU's FSC Trade Sanctions Claim by Offering Alternative Amount
February 14, 2002 -- USTR press release
U.S. Continues Challenge to EU Sanctions Claim in WTO Dispute
February 14, 2002
Other Cases
U.S. Requests WTO Panel to Rule on Mexican Telecom Restrictions
February 13, 2002 -- USTR press release
USTR on WTO Ruling Against Mexican Antidumping Decision
October 22, 2001 -- USTR Press Release
USTR on WTO Decision Supporting U.S. on Shrimp-Turtle Law
October 22, 2001 -- USTR Press Release
U.S. Wins Case Challenging Canadian Dairy Export Subsidies
July 11, 2001 -- USTR press release
USTR Announces Lifting of Sanctions in Dispute With EU Over Bananas
July 1, 2001 -- USTR press release
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