Fair or Foul: The Challenge of Negotiating, Monitoring, and Enforcing U.S. Trade Laws

Date: December 9, 2003
Time: 10:00am
Location:
Agenda:

The Subcommittee will review the impact of shifting global economic forces on the federal government’s ability to negotiate, monitor and enforce trade agreements. The hearing will examine whether current staffing levels within the federal government’s trade agencies, namely the Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Representative, are adequate to achieve these agencies’ missions.

Witnesses

Panel 1

Mr.

Loren

Yager

Director of International Affairs and Trade

United States General Accounting Office

Panel 1

The Honorable

James

Jochum

Assistant Secretary

Import Administration

Panel 1

The Honorable

Charles

Freeman

Deputy Assistant

United States Trade Representative

Panel 2

Franklin

Vargo

Vice President for International Economic Affairs

National Association of Manufacturers

Panel 2

Dr.

Thomas J.

Duesterberg

President and CEO

Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI