<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=""><div class="">Hi everyone,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please consider signing up for this before Friday’s deadline.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">With final decisions on many of IPEF’s chapters and pillars slated to be completed this month, the “listening session” described below is a particularly important opportunity. Because the session is Zoom-based and presenters aren’t asked any follow-up questions, it’s also a super-easy, low-commit way to get your thoughts in front of the lead negotiators right before they head into some crucial final talks. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you sign up, please shoot a quick email to Hillary Haden <<a href="mailto:hillary@tradejusticeedfund.org" class="">hillary@tradejusticeedfund.org</a>>, who is tracking who will be attending. If needed, she can likewise get you template talking points and/or answer any questions.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Many thanks,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">
Arthur Stamoulis<br class="">Citizens Trade Campaign<br class="">(202) 494-8826<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">
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<div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2023/10/us-department-commerce-and-ustr-hold-stakeholder-ipef-listening" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2023/10/us-department-commerce-and-ustr-hold-stakeholder-ipef-listening</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><h1 style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 24pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 6pt; background-color: white;" class=""><span class="field"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">U.S. Department of Commerce and USTR to Hold Stakeholder IPEF Listening Sessions for Sixth Negotiating Round</span></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></h1><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Wednesday, October 4, 2023<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><p style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) invite interested stakeholders to take part in two listening session opportunities on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) for the sixth in-person negotiating round. The sixth negotiating round will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from<strong class=""> </strong>October 15-24, 2023.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">All stakeholder events are closed press.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Department of Commerce/USTR Virtual Stakeholder Listening Session:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Event details:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><em class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Date</span></b></em><em class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">:</span></em><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class=""> Tuesday, October 10<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><em class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Time</span></b></em><em class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">:</span></em><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class=""> 0900 - 1230 (ET)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><em class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Venue</span></b></em><em class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">: </span></em><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Zoom<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Registration<em class=""><b class="">:</b></em><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Registration for<em class=""> all participants </em>must be completed here: <a href="https://pitc.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItd-murzMtHjWno4DTY3UQUgqZg2-C5zo" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 183);" class="">https://pitc.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItd-murzMtHjWno4DTY3UQUgqZg2-C5zo</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Registrations close on <strong class="">Friday, October 6</strong>. Please indicate whether you are interested in delivering a short intervention/presentation at the event (the time permitted for each presentation will depend on the number of individuals requesting to present).<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Kuala Lumpur In-Person Stakeholder Listening Session:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Event details:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><em class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Date</span></b></em><em class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">: </span></em><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Thursday, October 19<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><em class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Time</span></b></em><em class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">:</span></em><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class=""> 0900 – 1300 (Kuala Lumpur)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><em class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Venue</span></b></em><em class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">: </span></em><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Registration<em class=""><b class="">:</b></em><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Registration of all participants must be confirmed via the following email addresses: <a href="mailto:klipef@miti.gov.my" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 183);" class="">klipef@miti.gov.my</span></a>; <a href="mailto:IPEF@ustr.eop.gov" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 183);" class="">IPEF@ustr.eop.gov</span></a>; <a href="mailto:uscommerceipef@trade.gov" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 183);" class="">uscommerceipef@trade.gov</span></a>. In the email subject line, please note <strong class="">“Kuala Lumpur In-Person Listening Session.”</strong><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);" class="">Registration closes on Friday, October 13. Please indicate whether you are interested in delivering a short intervention/presentation at the event (the time permitted for each presentation will depend on the number of individuals requesting to present). If you are providing an intervention/presentation, we respectfully request that you identify the topic(s) that you will cover during your remarks and include that information in the registration submission.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><o:p class=""><br class=""></o:p></div></div></body></html>