Froman Cancels Asia Trip Following Bike Accident, Weisel To Go Instead

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman will not attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) trade ministers meeting this week due to a bike accident, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said Aug. 1. USTR spokesman Matt McAlvanah told Inside U.S. Trade that Assistant USTR for Southeast Asia and the Pacific Barbara Weisel will represent Ambassador Froman in the scheduled ASEAN events as well as bilateral meetings. Froman was slated to travel to Hanoi on Aug. 3-4 to...