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February 3, 2012

Volume 120 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Announcements for the Week of Jan. 29- Feb. 3, 2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Readout of a meeting between United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Colombian Minister of Labor Rafael Pardo Rueda

January 31 - In a meeting today, Ambassador Ron Kirk and Minister Rafael Pardo Rueda had a useful discussion about the implementation of the Colombian Action Plan Related to Labor Rights. ================================================================================

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U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Announces U.S. Victory in Challenge to China's Raw Materials Export Restraints

January 30 - U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk today announced that the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body found China's export restraints on several industrial raw materials used as key components in the steel, aluminum, and chemicals industries to be inconsistent with China's WTO obligations. The Appellate Body affirmed a WTO dispute settlement panel's July 2011 finding, therefore agreeing with the United States and rejecting China's attempts to portray its export restraints as conservation or environmental protection measures or measures taken to manage critical shortages of supply.

"Today's report is a tremendous victory for the United States - particularly its manufacturers and workers," Ambassador Kirk said. "The Obama Administration will continue to ensure that China and every other country play by the rules so that U.S. workers and companies can compete and succeed on a level playing field. During his State of the Union Address last week, the President laid out a blueprint for an economy that's built to last - an economy built with the renewed strength of American manufacturing. Today's decision ensures that core manufacturing industries in this country can get the materials they need to produce and compete on a level playing field."

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Ambassador Sapiro Delivers Remarks on the Obama Administration's Successful Efforts to Combat Intellectual Property Theft

Febraury 3 - On Thursday, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Miriam Sapiro delivered the keynote speech at the mid-Winter meeting of the General Executive Board of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the world's largest entertainment union. Ambassador Sapiro focused her remarks on the Obama Administration's successful efforts to combat intellectual property theft.

She described the robust intellectual property provisions contained in recently approved U.S. trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea, as well as in the recently-signed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Ambassador Sapiro also underscored the important role the U.S. entertainment industry plays in creating and sustaining jobs in the United States, noting the $12 billion annual trade surplus that the United States runs in movies, television and other audiovisual services. ================================================================================

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IN THIS ISSUE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Readout of a meeting between United Sates Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Colombian Minister of Labor Rafael Pardo Rueda

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Announces U.S. Victory in Challenge to China's Raw Material Export Restraints

Ambassador Sapiro Delivers Remarks on the Obama Administration's Successful Efforts to Combat Intellectual Property Theft ================================================================================

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Ambassador Marantis Concludes Trip to Mozambique with Private Sector Meeting and Visit to Seafood Exporter ================================================================================

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RECENT EVENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ambassadors Kirk and Sapiro meet with the Minister of Labor of Colombia, Rafael Pardo Rueda

Ambassador Siddiqui met with representatives from the California Farm Bureau

Ambassador Kirk delivered remarks to the American Iron and Steel Chief Executive Officer's reception and dinner

Ambassador Siddiqui traveled to Brazil for the 6th meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Cotton Framework meetings

Ambassador Sapiro traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to deliver remarks to the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)

Ambassador Sapiro met with the Turkish Ambassador to the United States, Namik Tan ================================================================================

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