The Office of the United States Trade Representative, or USTR, is an arm of the executive branch of the United States government. It is responsible the United States' international trade policy, at unilateral, bilateral or multilateral levels.
The head of the office holds the title of United States Trade Representative, which is a Cabinet-level position (though not technically within the Cabinet). The position is currently held by Ambassador Robert Zoellick.
The views of the USTR tend to reflect those of large American corporations.
Since the early 1980s, the USTR has played a key role in the expansion of intellectual property laws worldwide.
U.S. TradeRepresentative Robert B. Zoellick met with President Moscoso and Trade Minister Jácome in Miami last November during the Free Trade Area of the Americas Ministerial meeting and announced the plan to undertake these negotiations.
In 2003, bilateral trade between the UnitedStates and Panama totaled $2.1 billion, with U.S. exports accounting for $1.8 billion of that amount.
The UnitedStates is aggressively working to open markets globally, regionally, and bilaterally and to expand American opportunities in overseas markets.
The Office of the UnitedStatesTradeRepresentative, or USTR, is an arm of the executive branch of the UnitedStates government that falls within the Executive Office of the President.
Bush immediately nominated Susan Schwab, the deputy USTR under Portman, to replace Portman as USTR; Schwab was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in June 2006.
In October 2006, eight former TradeRepresentatives endorsed the mission of the Capital-to-Capital Coalition, which is working to establish a non-stop flight between Washington, DC and Beijing, China.
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