Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Ambassador Lighthizer Offers Insights Into Negotiations With China on 301 Tariffs
Following President Trump’s announcement of his decision to delay the March 1, 2019 deadline to increase tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200 billion of Chinese goods (i.e., List 3 items), Ambassador Lighthizer testified…
Trump Signs Executive Order to Strengthen Buy American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects
On January 31, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 13858 entitled Strengthening Buy American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects . The Order is designed to strengthen the “Buy American principle” for…
USTR Announces List of Changes Required to U.S. Law in Order to Implement USCMA
On January 29, USTR Ambassador Lighthizer delivered to Congress a list describing changes to U.S. laws that would be required to fulfill obligations agreed to under the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA).…
US-EU Trade Agreement: Negotiating Objectives Released
Introduction On 11 January 2019 and 18 January 2019, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) and the European Commission (“Commission”) released their respective negotiating objectives for a U.S.-EU trade…
New Sanctions on Venezuela’s National Oil Company, PDVSA
Yesterday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) listed Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (“PdVSA”) as a Specially Designated National (“SDN”) pursuant to its authority under Executive Order 13850. As a result of…