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January 6, 2012

Volume 116 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Announcements for the Week of Jan. 2-6, 2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Update on Implementation of Free Trade Agreements with Korea, Colombia, and Panama

January 6 - Please be advised that USTR will hold working-level meetings with Korea on January 9 - 10 in Seoul to continue discussions related to implementation of the U.S.-Korea trade agreement. The delegations will discuss each other's respective laws and regulations related to implementation of the trade agreement.

USTR is continuing to receive and translate materials from Colombia and Panama regarding steps necessary to bring those agreements into force. ================================================================================

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Update on Implementation of Free Trade Agreements with Korea, Colombia, and Panama ================================================================================

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Ambassador Siddiquiaddressed the 2012 Legislative Agriculture Chairs summit

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