Vilsack, Froman, Pritzker to travel to China
December 13, 2013 | 02:28 PM
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will join Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman on a trip to Beijing December 19 and 20 when Pritzker and Froman co-chair the 24th session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang.”
“America’s farmers and ranchers are extremely productive and they are ready to build on five years of record U.S. agricultural exports,” said Vilsack.
“The JCCT provides a meaningful and important venue to work with our Chinese counterparts on critical trade matters that will help open even more markets for U.S. exports, in line with President Obama’s commitment to increase U.S. exports under the National Export Initiative. China is one of our most important trading partners, and I look forward to joining Secretary Pritzker and Ambassador Froman in this year’s JCCT discussions to further strengthen this important relationship.”
Established in 1983, the JCCT is the main forum for addressing bilateral trade issues and promoting commercial opportunities between the United States and China, USDA noted in a news release.
The JCCT holds high-level plenary meetings on an annual basis to review progress made by working groups that focus on a wide variety of trade issues. These working groups meet throughout the year to address topics such as intellectual property rights, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, information technology, commercial law, services trade, regulatory barriers to our exports, tourism, and statistics.
“America’s farmers and ranchers are extremely productive and they are ready to build on five years of record U.S. agricultural exports,” said Vilsack.
“The JCCT provides a meaningful and important venue to work with our Chinese counterparts on critical trade matters that will help open even more markets for U.S. exports, in line with President Obama’s commitment to increase U.S. exports under the National Export Initiative. China is one of our most important trading partners, and I look forward to joining Secretary Pritzker and Ambassador Froman in this year’s JCCT discussions to further strengthen this important relationship.”
Established in 1983, the JCCT is the main forum for addressing bilateral trade issues and promoting commercial opportunities between the United States and China, USDA noted in a news release.
The JCCT holds high-level plenary meetings on an annual basis to review progress made by working groups that focus on a wide variety of trade issues. These working groups meet throughout the year to address topics such as intellectual property rights, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, information technology, commercial law, services trade, regulatory barriers to our exports, tourism, and statistics.
