<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><a href="https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2020/march/trump-administration-notifies-congress-intent-negotiate-trade-agreement-kenya" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2020/march/trump-administration-notifies-congress-intent-negotiate-trade-agreement-kenya</a></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 2.75rem; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; line-height: 1.4; font-family: merriweather; color: rgb(10, 38, 68); text-rendering: optimizelegibility; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">Trump Administration Notifies Congress of Intent to Negotiate Trade Agreement with Kenya</span></h1></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">03/17/2020</span></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 11px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 15.6933px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><i style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">Washington, DC</span></span></span></i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class=""> </span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">– At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer today notified Congress that the Trump Administration will negotiate a trade agreement with Kenya.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 11px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 15.6933px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">“Under President Trump’s leadership, we look forward to negotiating and concluding a comprehensive, high-standard agreement with Kenya that can serve as a model for additional trade agreements across Africa. Kenya is an important regional leader, a strategic partner of the United States, and a commercial hub that can provide substantial opportunities for U.S. trade and investment,”</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class=""> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">said Ambassador Lighthizer.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 11px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 15.6933px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">In officially notifying Congress, the U.S. Trade Representative is following the procedures set out in the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 – often referred to as Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) – which requires ongoing consultations with Congress. These consultations ensure that USTR develops negotiating positions with the benefit of Congress’ views. USTR will also publish a notice in the Federal Register requesting the public’s input on the direction, focus and content of the trade negotiations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 11px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 15.6933px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">In accordance with TPA, the U.S. Trade Representative will publish objectives of the negotiations with Kenya at least 30 days before formal trade negotiations begin.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 11px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 15.6933px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">To read the notification letter sent to Speaker Pelosi, click</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class=""> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2020_Kenya_FTA_Congressional_Notification_Letter-Pelosi.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(43, 94, 146);" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">here</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 15.6933px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 11px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 15.6933px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">To read the notification letter sent to Representative McCarthy, click</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class=""> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2020_Kenya_FTA_Congressional_Notification_Letter-McCarthy.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(43, 94, 146);" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">here</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 15.6933px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 11px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 15.6933px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">To read the notification letter sent to Senator Schumer, click</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class=""> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2020_Kenya_FTA_Congressional_Notification_Letter-Schumer.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(43, 94, 146);" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">here</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 15.6933px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 11px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 15.6933px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">To read the notification letter sent to Senator Grassley, click</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class=""> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2020_Kenya_FTA_Congressional_Notification_Letter-Grassley.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(43, 94, 146);" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">here</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 15.6933px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 11px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 15.6933px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><u style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">Key Trade Statistics</span></span></span></u></span></span></span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 1.1rem; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 0.9rem; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 8px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 15.6933px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">Two-way goods trade between the United States and Kenya: $1.1 billion in 2019, up 4.9% from 2018.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class=""> </span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 8px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 15.6933px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">Top U.S. goods exports to Kenya in 2019: aircraft ($59 million), plastics ($58 million), machinery ($41 million), and cereals (wheat) ($27 million).</span></span></span></span></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class=""> </span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 11px; margin-left: 8px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 15.6933px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17.12px;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;" class="">Top U.S. imports from Kenya in 2019: apparel ($454 million), edible fruit & nuts (mostly nuts) ($55 million), titanium ores and concentrates ($52 million), and coffee ($34 million).</span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><br class=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">##^</span></div><div class="">
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