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USTR expects to host eight negotiating rounds in FY2020

March 19, 2019 at 6:19 PM
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative expects to host eight negotiating rounds in fiscal year 2020, according to a budget justification document released on Tuesday. The document, prepared for Congress, requests more funding to cover four additional staffers it says will be needed for those negotiations. USTR cites ongoing talks with China and the launch of negotiations with the European Union, Japan and the United Kingdom in asking for more “highly capable trade policy analysts and trade attorneys” to...


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