Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Trump Announces Two Key Trade Nominations and WTO Taps U.S. Trade Attorney for Deputy Director-General Post
According to a White House Statement issued on June 26 th, President Donald Trump intends to nominate two important trade positions within the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) and the International Trade…
Trump Issues New Cuba Restrictions
Late last week, President Trump issued a directive that would purportedly “cancel” the recent changes in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations made under President Obama’s administration. This announcement caused…
Up at Bat this Summer: Renegotiating NAFTA
NAFTA renegotiations are up at bat this summer. In May, the Trump administration sent a letter to Congress that began a 90-day consultation period between Congress, the administration, and business stakeholders to…
Congress Takes The Lead In Broad New Sanctions Against Russia
On June 15, 2017, the Senate overwhelmingly – by a vote of 98-2 – approved broad new sanctions against Russia in response to that country’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election and its ongoing aggression in Syria and…
Commissioner Kieff Announces Departure from ITC
Commissioner F. Scott Kieff has announced that he will leave the ITC at the end of this month to return to his positions at the George Washington University School of Law and Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.…