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Sources: U.S. agrees to Korea's request for KORUS special session in Seoul, next week

August 17, 2017 at 6:05 PM
The U.S. has agreed to South Korea's request to hold a special session of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement's joint committee in Seoul, sources say. The meeting is slated to begin on Aug. 22. Sources told Inside U.S. Trade the U.S. delegation will be led by Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea and APEC Michael Beeman and USTR Chief of Staff Jamieson Greer. These sources said USTR Robert Lighthizer will not travel to Seoul but will give opening...

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