WASHINGTON -- James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:38 P.M. EDT MR. FRATTO: Hey, everyone. Thanks for coming to this background briefing -- actually, we're doing this on the record; off camera, but it's actually on-the-record briefing -- with three of our best minds on trade, and especially...
Controversy Over Tanzanite An open letter to the jewelry trade press: "Tanzanite is a leading source of income for the al Qaeda terrorist network." "Those who buy tanzanite support terrorists." "The jewelry trade...
WASHINGTON -- James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:38 P.M. EDT MR. FRATTO: Good afternoon, everyone. You saw the President's remarks earlier -- about an hour ago -- announcing that he was sending up a Colombia trade promotion agreement, or the pre-trade agreement to Congress, signing the transmittal...
M2 PRESSWIRE-13 January 1999-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- Statement by the Press Secretary on trade penalties against three Russian entities C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:120199 The U.S. Government has imposed trade penalties against three Russian entities for...
M2 PRESSWIRE-15 October 1999-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- Press briefing by National Economic Advisor Gene Sperling, United States Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, and Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:131099 4:20 P.M. EDT The...
M2 PRESSWIRE-3 December 1999-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- President Clinton presents U.S. agenda for a new trade round to trade ministers -- calls for efforts to broaden participation in be benefits of expanded trade C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:011299 ...
M2 PRESSWIRE-22 October 1998-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- Press briefing by Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Richard Fisher C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:211098 1:10 P.M. EDT * The Briefing Room MS. WEISS: Good afternoon. Today, we...
The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press Secretary that are neither printed as items nor covered by entries in the Digest of Other White House Announcements. Released October 6 Statement by the Press Secretary on U.S. trade with Costa Rica Released October 9...
M2 PRESSWIRE-18 September 1998-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- Statement by the Press Secretary C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:160998 As Members of Congress prepare to adjourn for the year, the President urges them to move quickly to approve...
PARIS AFP ? US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said that market access for agricultural goods remains the key stumbling block to free-trade talks despite progress on other subjects. "The area where we still need to move further ahead is market access for agriculture," Zoellick told a press conference amid...
PARIS AFP — The United States is ready to speed up work on world trade liberalisation talks in the hope of bringing the negotiations to a close by the end of this year, US Trade Representative Susan Schwab said Thursday. "We really do feel a sense of urgency," Schwab...
The United States Council for International Business USCIB, which represents hundreds of America's top global companies, today urged renewal of trade negotiating authority, calling it essential for completion of the WTO's Doha Round and a host of bilateral agreements. The appeal came at the launch of a new campaign,...
M2 PRESSWIRE-12 April 1999-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- Press briefing by National Economic Advisor Gene Sperling, US Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:080499 5:50 p.m. The Briefing Room MR. SIEWERT: We're...
The logjam over trade promotion authority for U.S. President George Bush started to shift in late May. Then it settled into another jam. While Bush and the U.S. Congress profess support for free trade with Latin America, at press time the much-ballyhooed "fast-track" was stalled in its eighth year of...
LOS ANGELES -- Business Wire has promoted Leon Harbar to Vice President, Global Trade Shows & Events, responsible for managing online and onsite press rooms and press release distribution services for trade show, conference and event producers, partners and exhibitors.
The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press Secretary that are neither printed as items nor covered by entries in the Digest of Other White House Announcements. Released July 15 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley, U.S. Trade Representative...
By Dave Beal, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 30--Walter Mondale and Paul Wellstone often sounded like they were on different planets when they talked about international trade. In panels and speeches to corporate gatherings at the...
News Advisory: What:Press conference in support of TPA. Leaders from 9 high-tech trade associations will publicly urge the Senate to pass Trade Promotion Authority TPA, which they believe will ease current trade barriers limiting high-tech industry growth. President Bush has called upon the Senate to pass and Majority Leader Daschle...
WASHINGTON -- James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:19 P.M. EDT SECRETARY RICE: Good afternoon. We are here because we are at a critical moment concerning the Colombia free trade agreement. The President has sent the agreement to Capitol Hill in the hopes that we can cooperate toward...
M2 PRESSWIRE-5 December 2000-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- Executive order; National Commission on the Ose of Offsets in Defense Trade and President's Council on the Use of Offsets in Commercial Trade C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04122000 ...