<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Two items below. Please let me know if you sign-up to speak at the listening session (and if you need any talking points). We’re working to ensure there are at least as many civil society voices there as corporate lobbyists. Thanks!<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Arthur Stamoulis<br class="">Citizens Trade Campaign<br class="">(202) 494-8826<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">
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<div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/blogs-and-op-eds/2023/ustr-hold-stakeholder-ipef-listening-session-second-negotiating-round" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/blogs-and-op-eds/2023/ustr-hold-stakeholder-ipef-listening-session-second-negotiating-round&source=gmail&ust=1677338898232000&usg=AOvVaw0Fra8FKxcSktMiTlrVDWeN" class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">USTR to Hold Stakeholder IPEF Listening Session for Second Negotiating Round | United States Trade Representative</a><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></div><h1 class="" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 24pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: white;"><span class="m_-8502946736377379692field"><span class="" style="font-family: Merriweather; color: rgb(10, 38, 68);">USTR to Hold Stakeholder IPEF Listening Session for Second Negotiating Round</span></span><span class="" style="font-family: Merriweather; color: rgb(10, 38, 68);"><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></h1><p class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem;"><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: black; background-color: white;">WASHINGTON – The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) invites interested stakeholders to take part in two listening session opportunities on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) for the second full in-person negotiating round. Details regarding the second in-person round, including information regarding an in-person stakeholder listening session, will be provided at a later date.</span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif;"><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: black; background-color: white;">All stakeholder events are closed press.</span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif;"><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; box-sizing: border-box;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: black; background-color: white;">USTR/Department of Commerce Listening Session:</span></b><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif;"><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; box-sizing: border-box;"><b class=""><u class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: black; background-color: white;">Event details:</span></u></b><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif;"><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; box-sizing: border-box;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: black; background-color: white;">Date:</span></i><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: black; background-color: white;"> Friday, March 3, 2023</span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif;"><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; box-sizing: border-box;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: black; background-color: white;">Time:</span></i><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: black; background-color: white;"> 9:00 – 11:30 AM ET</span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif;"><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; box-sizing: border-box;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: black; background-color: white;">Venue: </span></i><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: black; background-color: white;">Zoom</span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif;"><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; box-sizing: border-box;"><b class=""><u class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: black; background-color: white;">Registration:</span></u></b><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif;"><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem;"><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: black; background-color: white;">Registration for<b class=""><i class=""> all participants </i></b>must be completed here: <a href="https://pitc.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsduyvqT4rGkvcDY0I11mtRihFaVuJnQY" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://pitc.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsduyvqT4rGkvcDY0I11mtRihFaVuJnQY&source=gmail&ust=1677338898232000&usg=AOvVaw3rycPinbZB255eECYPDUVG" class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://pitc.zoomgov.<wbr class="">com/meeting/register/<wbr class="">vJIsduyvqT4rGkvcDY0I11mtRihFaV<wbr class="">uJnQY</a></span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif;"><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem;"><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: black; background-color: white;">Registrations closes on <b class="">Thursday, March 2.</b> Please indicate whether you are interested in delivering a short intervention/ presentation at the event (the time permitted will depend on the level of interest).</span></p></div><div class=""><br class=""></div>
<br class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">INSIDE US TRADE<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Second round of IPEF talks set for next month, in Indonesia<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">February 24, 2023 at 3:16 PM<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">The U.S. and its 13 Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity partners will hold a second negotiating round in Bali, Indonesia, next month, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said on Friday.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">The talks will be held March 13-18, USTR said in a statement.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">The U.S. side will be led by Sarah Ellerman, IPEF trade pillar chief negotiator and acting assistant USTR for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and Sharon Yuan, Commerce Department counselor and chief negotiator for the other three pillars, on supply chains; clean energy, decarbonization and infrastructure; and tax and anti-corruption.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">USTR offered no further details on the next round.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">The first negotiating session was held in Brisbane, Australia, last December. A “special” round for pillars two through four was held earlier this month in New Delhi, India.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">India is the only IPEF country not participating in the trade pillar, though it observed the talks in Australia.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">After hosting the intersessional talks in New Delhi, Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal urged IPEF parties to “focus energy on early harvest of deliverables.”<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">USTR Katherine Tai has said the U.S. could propose text on the framework’s digital trade element at the next round. Commerce also plays a role in the digital trade negotiations. -- Dan Dupont (<a href="mailto:ddupont@iwpnews.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="">ddupont@iwpnews.com</a>)<font color="#888888" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></div><font color="#888888" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""></span><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></font></div></div></body></html>