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President\'s Trade Policy Agenda<\/b><\/a><\/font>
Our Goal: Making Trade Work for America’s Working Families<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

Trade Policy Development<\/b><\/a><\/font>
The Obama Administration is building a global development policy to guide the efforts of the U.S.
Government to ensure that U.S. development policies support and reinforce other U.S. foreign policy and
international economic policy goals. The Administration believes a deliberate development policy with
effective implementation will increase results on the ground in developing countries, thereby improving
lives and livelihoods around the globe.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

2009 Special 301 Report<\/b><\/a><\/font>
The report highlights positive accomplishments, such as sustained efforts by trading partners such as the Republic of Korea (Korea) and Taiwan, both of whom have been removed from the Watch List, and a positive outcome in a U.S. World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement case against China. The report notes continuing serious concerns in countries such as China and Russia. But it also credits positive steps by those trading partners, such as Russia\'s accession to the WIPO Internet Treaties.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

2009 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers<\/b><\/a><\/font>
The 2009 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE) is the twenty-fourth in an annual series that surveys significant foreign barriers to U.S. exports. The report provides, where feasible, quantitative estimates of the impact of these foreign practices on the value of U.S. exports. Information is also included on actions taken to eliminate barriers.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

Trade Enforcement Activities<\/b><\/a><\/font>
- Enforcing U.S. Trade Agreements
- U.S. Trade Laws
- Trade Adjustment Assistance
- United States Preference Programs<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

Other Trade Activites<\/b><\/a><\/font>
- Trade and the Environment
- Trade and Labor
- Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
- Import Safety
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

Bilateral and Regional Negotiations and Agreements<\/b><\/a><\/font>
Discussions on current Free Trade Agreements and other Bilateral and Regional Initiatives<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

World Trade Organization<\/b><\/a><\/font>
This chapter reviews the impact of the World Trade Organization (WTO) over its 15 year history, and
outlines the work of the WTO in 2009 and the work anticipated for 2010. This work includes the
multilateral trade negotiations launched at Doha, Qatar in November 2001, known as the Doha
Development Agenda (DDA or Doha Round). This chapter details the ongoing work under the DDA as
well as that of the WTO standing Committees and their subsidiary bodies and provides a review of the
implementation and enforcement of the WTO Agreement. The chapter also covers the accession
negotiations to expand the WTO’s membership to include governments seeking to reform their economies
and join the rules-based global trading system.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

List of Frequently Used Acronyms<\/b><\/a><\/font>
Here is a list of frequently used government acronyms. <\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

Tax Credits & Incentives for Energy Conservation in Arkansas<\/b><\/a><\/font>
Investments in saving energy can provide a better return than many stocks can provide in today\'s market. Now is the time to go green with your energy use, and taking advantage of tax credits and incentives makes it even more affordable to do so. Invest wisely, reduce your environmental footprint and save big.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

Results of the 2008 Section 1377 Review of Telecommunication Trade Agreement<\/b><\/a><\/font>
The 2008 Section 1377 Review focuses on specific issues in Australia, China, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Oman and Singapore and on general issues of concern with respect to several countries, such as: concerns with regulatory independence and transparency; excessively high mobile termination rates; barriers to the use of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology; and concerns with conformity assessment requirements that may create barriers to market entry. <\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)<\/b><\/a><\/font>
On November 6, 2009, USTR released a detailed summary of the current state of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations. The summary, which all of the ACTA negotiating partners drafted, sets out the specific topics under discussion in the negotiations, and reflects the Obama Administration\'s commitment to transparency.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

U.S. Trade Representative Comments on U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement<\/b><\/a><\/font>
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk today welcomed President Barack Obama’s direction to complete the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). The President has asked Ambassador Kirk to initiate new discussions with his Korean counterpart, Minister of Trade Kim Jong-hoon, to resolve outstanding issues in a way that levels the playing field for U.S. workers and producers, with the objective of completing that process by the President Obama’s visit to South Korea for the next G-20 meeting in November.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr><\/table>');