President-elect Obama announces Labor, Trade, Transportation, and Business appointments in Chicago
President-elect Barack Obama speaks at a press conference announcing his nomination of Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA) for Labor secretary, venture capitalist Karen Mills, nominated to head the Small Business Administration, Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL), nominated for transportation secretary, and former Dallas, Texas Mayor Ron Kirk, nominated for U.S. trade representative, at the Drake Hotel in Chicago on December 19, 2008. (UPI Photo/Anne Ryan/POOL)
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. and Canada trade ambassadors Monday signed a two-year extension to a softwood trade agreement, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said.
SAO PAULO, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is pitching for more trade with Latin America at a time when potential partners hope to extract maximum concessions out of Washington whom they see as needier than their booming economies.
TOKYO, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The Japanese government has postponed a decision on whether to enter the talks on a Pacific free trade agreement, a spokesman said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- A broad outline on a Pacific free-trade pact can be reached by next month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, the U.S. trade representative said.
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- Three trade agreements are pending, but no implementing legislation will be submitted unless Congress beefs up aid to idled U.S. workers, the White House said.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland stuck firmly to his ban on foreign outsourcing saying states have a right to choose what to do with their own resources.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- The economy, trade and defense were on U.S. President Barack Obama's agenda Tuesday, with closed-door White House meetings scheduled for the three issues.
NEW DELHI, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The United States wants India to be among its top 10 trading partners, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said in New Delhi.
CHICAGO, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The United States views a preliminary ruling that the European Union gave illegal subsidies to Airbus as a clear win for U.S. manufacturer Boeing, sources said.
WASHINGTON, March 20 (UPI) -- Economic challenges facing the United States also are economic opportunities, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said Friday at his swearing-in ceremony.
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