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Blumenauer Leaving Congress

Oregon Democrat Rep.Earl Blumenauer – who has taken an active role in trade legislation – has announced he will not seek reelection.

White Leaving USTR

Deputy US Trade Representative Jayme White is planning to leave his post at the US Trade Representative’s Office effective November 1.

USTR: Morrow New Senior Advisor

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced Nov. 2 that Cara Morrow is taking on the position of senior advisor, overseeing close coordination with the Office of Western Hemisphere, the Office of Europe and the Middle East, the Office of Labor Affairs and the Office of Environment and Natural Resources.

BIS Deemed Exports Advisory Opinion

The Bureau of Industry & Security published an advisory opinion on the release of licensed technology to employees of the foreign subsidiary while on temporary work assignment at the home office. No additional deemed export license is required for these employees, while any new “technology” or “software” that is either “released” to those employees in the United States or created in the United States that is not authorized by the existing BIS license would require a new export license or other authorization from BIS.

OFAC Chief Moves to FinCEN

The U.S. Treasury Department announced that Andrea Gacki has been appointed as the new Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Previously, Gacki served as the head of the …

New Head at UK Serious Fraud Office

Former senior London police officer, Nick Ephgrave, is set to lead the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The agency, known for investigating major business crimes, recently faced controversies and …

Trade Compliance Salary Survey

Gateway Recruiting released the results of its 2023 Trade Compliance Salary survey. The survey shows that the demand for trade compliance professionals remains strong and the pool of qualified candidates remains limited. This year, the data interestingly shows a rise in compensation within the U.S, while witnessing a drop across most of the rest of the globe.

Former Rep. Maloney Tapped for OECD

President Biden announced his intent to nominate former Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, to be the US representative Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Last Out, Fuhr's In as Acting Head of FCPA

David Last, resigned as chief of the Justice Department’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act unit. Assistant Chief David Fuhr, has assumed the role as Acting Chief. Mr. Last had been with DOJ for 14 years and was involved with the FCPA Unit since 2016, beginning as a trial attorney and serving as an Assistant Chief and the Principal Assistant Chief. Mr. Fuhr was named assistant chief in October 2019, having previously served as a trial attorney in the FCPA Unit.

Appointments / Yamaguchi in Field Slot at ITA

Kendee Yamaguchi has been appointed by President Biden to serve as Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary for the US Field at the International Trade Administration. She will oversee nearly 300 trade professionals in more than 100 US cities, helping US businesses export their goods and services, and attracts foreign direct investment to grow jobs within the United States, Commerce said yesterday.

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Congress Chides USTR on Digital Trade

Co-Chairs of the Digital Trade Caucus, led a bipartisan letter with 38 members of Congress urging U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to reconsider her agency’s decision to abandon important bipartisan digital trade proposals at the World Trade Organization. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) contend the decision to walk away from key digital trade proposals runs counter to the interests of American workers and businesses, while ceding more leverage to foreign powers, like the People's Republic of China (PRC), to write the rules that will govern the global digital economy for years to come.

USMCA: More Maquiladora Monkeyshines

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that the United States has asked Mexico to review whether workers at the Autoliv Steering Wheels Mexico facility in El Marqués in the state of Quéretaro are being denied the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining. Allegations against the Swedish airbag giant include firing workers in retaliation for union activity, making coercive statements that interfere with workers’ rights and denying access to the facility for union-related activity.

WTO: Reform Endorsed by APEC Leaders

Asia Pacific leaders and economic ministers endorsed reform of the World Trade Organization is their final statements emerging from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in San Francisco. As the United States wrapped up its APEC host year, Asia Pacific ministers also stressed the importance to the global trading system of a successful WTO 13th ministerial meeting in February. “We are committed to necessary reform of the WTO to improve all of its functions, including conducting discussions with a view to having a fully and well-functioning dispute settlement system accessible to all members by 2024,” according to the 2023 APEC leaders’ Golden Gate Declaration.

WTO: Agriculture Divisions Persist

Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) remained sharply divided on key agricultural negotiation issues, casting doubts on the possibility of a resolution at the WTO's 13th ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi, February 2024. During the Doha negotiating body's recent two-day meeting, discussions focused on public stockholding programs, the special safeguard mechanism, reform of agricultural domestic support, and updating the fixed external reference price based on 1986-88 data. Similar divisions in the past have hindered substantial outcomes in Buenos Aires (2017) and Geneva (2022).

Senate Calls to Keep China Tariffs

Flushed from their successful campaign to scuttle the IPEF Trade Pillar, Senate Finance Committee Democrats Sherrod Brown (Ohio) and Bob Casey (Pa) called on President Biden to keep in place the current Section 301 and Section 232 tariffs on imports from China. The tariffs are important for combating anticompetitive behavior by China and other nonmarket economies, the two senators wrote in a letter to the President.

EU Primer on Dual-Use and Cyber Surveillance Released

This briefing paper on dual-use and cyber-surveillance provides on overview of current EU export controls of dual-use items in general and cyber-surveillance items in particular, and what the approach is in countries such as the US, the UK and Japan. It explains the impact of the sanctions against Russia on the export of dual-use items and the use of cyber-surveillance in the conflict in the Ukraine.

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