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From:
Ken Monahan <kmonahan@ nam.org>
To:
"Melle, John M. EOP/ UST R" <john_me lle@ ustr.eo p.gov>
Date:
Thu, 02 Feb 20 17 09:23 :47 -0500
John,
Thanks for the cal l yesterday. Th is commu nique certain ly piqued our interest, as the 90 day period could signal a
forma l Congressional role - but not entirely clear. We look forward to st aying in t ouch as you all, the Hill and indust ry
get more detai ls about the consu ltations .
Very best,
Ken Monahan
Nati onal Asso ciation of Manufa cturer s
Director. International Trade Policy
Ema il: kmonahan nam .or
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Direct : • •

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2017 PUBLICAFFAIRS

CONFER
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 RE: Gamboa Meeting
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To :
Ken Monahan <kmonahan@nam.org>

Date:
Wed, 22 Fe b 20 17 16:21:21 -0500

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--- -Ori gin al Me ssage--- From: Ken Monah an [mail to :K1\1ona1ian@ nam .o rg]
Sent : Wedn esday, Febmary 22 , 2017 4:20 PM
To: Melle, Joh n M. EOP/U STR <Jo hu_Mell e@ustr.eop .gov>
Subject: RE : Gambo a Meetin g

Can we p ush back to 44 5? In a meeting that will like ly run late . Let me know .

-- -O riginal Mess age ---Frorn : Melle, John M . EOP/USTR [mail Lo:John _Me lle@ ustr.eop .gov]
Sent: Wednesday, Febma ry 22 , 2017 3: 10 PM
To: Ken Mon ah an <KMon aha n;~ nam.o rg>
Subj ec t: RE: Gamboa Mee ting -

Great. W ill d ia l in at 4:30 .
--- O riginal Mess age ----

Frorn: Ken Monah an [mailto:KMonahan@nam .org]
Sent: Wedn esday , Febmary 22 , 2017 3 :08 PM
To: Me lle, John M. EOP /US TR <John_M el1e@ustr.eop.gov >
Subject: RE : Gambo a Meetin g
Great. 430 it is. Here are the dial in de tails:

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From: Me lle , John M . EOP/U STR [mailto :John_ Me lle@ustr.eo p.gov ]
Sent: Wedn esday , Fcbmary 22 , 201 7 2 :58 PM

To: Keo Monahan <.KMonahan@nam.org>
Subject: RE : Gambo a Meetin g
Yes - 4:30 is good. I'll await furt ber i11stm ctio11s!
--- -Origi nal Me ssag e--- -F rom : Ken Mona lum [ma ilto :K1\1onahan @n am .o rg]
Sent : Wedn es day, February 22 , 2017 2: 12 PM
To : Me lle, Joh n M. EOP/U STR <Johu_M elle@ustr.e op.gov>
Subject: G am boa Mee ting

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 Hi John,

I left you a voice-mail earlier today , j ust wan ted to see if we mi ght be ab le to connect for a call at 4:30 p.m. today to provide a
readout of our meetjugs w ith Deputy Tra de Minist er Gam boa a nd his dele gation Le t me know and I'll be happy to send a
conference line.
Many thanks ,
Ken Monah an

National Ass ociation of Manufac turers
Dire ctor , In ternat ional Trade Policy

Email: k.monahan@ nam .org <maiJto:kmo n.aban@ nam .org>

<l1Up ://www .nam.org/paconference20l

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 U.S. Chamber Primer on International Investment
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From:
"Heather, Sean" <sheather@uschamber.com>
To:
"Pagan , Maria L. EOP/USTR" <maria _pagan@ustr.eop.gov> , "Vaughn, Stephen P. EOP/USTR"
<step hen .p.vaug hn @ustr.eop.gov>, "Griffin, Payne P. EOP/USTR" <ga rrison.p .griffin @us tr .eop.gov>, "Bahar , Daniel
EOP/USTR" <danie l_bahar@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
T ue , 28 Feb 2017 09:21:30 -0500
Attachmen1s:
Primer on International Investment 2-28-2017 .pelf (256.4 kB)
The Chamber has updated it s overv iew outlining the importance of o utboun d investment to the U.S. economy,
workers, and our competitiveness. It also underscores the need to protect those invest ments through enfor ceab le
treaty ob l igat ions found in bi latera l investment t reat ies and in investment chapters of trade agreements. The
documen t is a quick read with lots of important facts based on the latest data available from th e Department of
Commerce.
We wo u ld be happy to answe r any quest io ns and look forwa r d to discussing these important
nego ti ation .

issues in any u pcoming

Sean Heat h er

GRC - Aligning Trade , Regulatory, & Competition Policy in Support of Open and Competitive Markets

u_s. .CHA.Mf:t!tR OF
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 Primer on International
Investment:
Agreements
and Enforcement

International

Investment

Spurs Economic

and Job Creation

Growth

Here at Honie

It Makes the U.S. Economy
Stronger, lvlore Competitive, and More Innovative
As governors and local officials readily acknowledge, the vast majority of
Americans welcome foreign investment into the United States. Investment
from
abroad has created millions of American jobs and supports an annual payroll
of more than $500 billion. U.S. subsidiaries of foreign-headquartered
companies
employ 24 million Americans
directly or indirectly, according to the Organization
for International Investment.
But the benefits go much further. Investors from abroad are big buyers in
every one of the 50 states. U.S. subsidiaries of foreign multinationals purchase $1.8
trillion in intermediate inputs from American companies of all sizes - representing
almost 80 cents of every dollar they spend on materials and components. U.S. affiliates
annually also spend more than $50 billion on research and development
annually.
However, as the following data show, the benefits of U.S. companies'
ahroad are often overlooked.

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 Benefits

of International

Investment

U.S. companies invest in foreign markets to serve those markets - not as a
substitute for domestic production. More than 90% of the production of foreign
affiliate s of U.S. multinationals is sol d abroad. Fu r th er, a 10% increase in foreign capital
investment triggers a 2.6% inc re ase in domestic capital inves hnent .
Most U.S. invesbnent abroad goes to developed countries
with high wages and labor standards. Far from a race to the
b ottom, U.S. comp anies have directed 75% of th eir investmen t s
abroad to Europe, Canada, Japan , and oth er h igh -income nati ons.
Inte1·national investment
is a powerful d1ive1· of U.S.
exports. U.S. m uJtin ationa J corporations generate d ha lf of aJI
merchandise expor ts in 2013, with the ir foreign units purchasing
one-fifth of the total.
International
investment
drives U.S. economic growth. U.S.
mu ltin at ionals' investme nts abroad serve as the gatew ay to the
global economy for American sma ll and medium sized bu si ne ss as
they pur chase 90 % of the ir intermediate inputs from other U.S.
companies. Me anw hil e, U.S. subs idiari es of foreign mu lti nationals
invest n ear ly $100 billion an nual ly in th eir U.S. operations.

Companies

that invest abroad are great employers

for

American workers. No t only do U.S. multi natio nal companies em ploy more than
26 .5 milli on Americans, th e compensation they offer is nearly 20% h igh er t han th e U.S .
p rivat e secto r average.

U.S. multinational
companies are overwhebningly
focused
on the United States. ,.vhile 95% of th e vvorld's customers l ive
outside th e Unit ed States, mor e than 70% of these firms'
employm ent , value- ad ded , and capi t al expenditures are in the
Unit ed States.
Ean1ings from foreign
innovate here at home.
mu lt ina tiona ls approached
research and develo pme nt
Unite d States.

invesbnents
help U.S. companies
Sale s by foreign affiliates of U.S.
$7 trillion in 2013. These revenue s help underwrite their
activities, 84 % of which con tinue tu be per formed in the

Investing abroad makes American companies resilient. Even as the sharpest
re cessio n in a generation caused th e U.S. econ omy to shed eight million jobs be tween
2007
and 2009, U.S. mul tinatio nal corporations added a net 289,000
American jobs .
That tre nd cont inu ed in 2010.

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 The United States Must Retain Investor-State
International
Trade and Investment

Dispute Settlement
Agreements

in

In recent years, left-wing activist groups and progressive
legislators
such as Sen.
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) have worked tirelessly to remove a provision in U.S. trade and
investment agreements known as Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). Her
attempts to strip investment protection and ISDS as a U.S. negotiating ohjective failed
on a bipartisan vote of 39-60 in the face of unified Republican opposition.
The United States safeguards
investment
in our trade agreements
(e.g., NAFTA's Chapter 11) because it is
in our national interest. Investment
obHgations and the ability to enforce them
ensure American investment is not subject to
discrimination, is treated fairly, and is
compensated in the unlikely event of
expropriation.

NAFTA Chapter

11

✓

Fights
Discrimination
Ensures
Fair Treatment
Guarantees
Payment for
Ex ro riation

Inevitably, investment disputes arise from time to time. That's why these agreements
have long provided for neutral, effective arbiters to enforce the basic rights of American
investors under a process known as ISDS.
Further, it is important
to note that
the United States has NEVER lost an
ISDS case. This is because the United
States treats foreign investors fairly.
However, ISDS has been invaluable to
U.S. companies and their millions of
shareholders who otherwise have been
subjected to discriminatory treatment
overseas simply on the basis of their
nationality.

Disputes
Brought
Against U.S.
and
Concluded

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U.S.
Losses
UnderISDS

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 Myths and Facts on ISDS
Myth: ISDS incentivizes

offshoring

Fact: There's no evidence this is the case. The vast majority of U.S. investment abroad
goes to countries in Europe and countries such as Japan, Korea, China, or India where
ISDS is not availahle. In fact, only 17% of U.S. foreign direct investments are made in
countries where ISDS is available.
Myth: ISDS is just for big business.

Fact: Most ISDS cases are not brought by big companies. The Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has found that only 8% of all ISDS
claims were brought by multinational corporations. Rather, the companies that bring
ISDS cases tend to be small businesses seeking protection against discrimination and
other unfair practices.
Myth: Arbitration

under

ISDS is conducted

in secret

tribunals.

Fact: There is nothing secret about investor-state arbitration. Proceedings are open and
documents are available to the public under rules established in U.S. investment
treaties. Interested parties such as environmental organizations and public interest
groups can and do file amicus submissions.
Myth: ISDS gives investors

the whip hand.

Fact: Under ISDS, investors usually lose. One-third of disputes end in a settlement, and
governments win twice as often as investors in cases that go to arbitration. Even when
an investor prevails, the compensation awarded tends to be a small fraction of the
amount originally sought.
Myth: ISDS allows

corporations

to overturn

laws and regulations.

Fact: Arbitrators in ISDS disputes have no power to overturn laws or regulations. On the
contrary, they are charged with upholding the same kind of rule oflaw protections that
appear in the U.S. Constitution. In the event a government breaches its obligations
under an investment treaty, the only recourse arbitrators can provide is to require
compensation.

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 FW: AAPC Meeting Last Week
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From:
Brad Welling <brad. welling @g m.com>
To:
"Mel le, John M. EOP/ USTR" <john _melle@ustr.eop.gov>,
<james_ sanford@u str .eop.gov >

"Sanfo rd, Jim C. EOP/ USTR"

Date:
Fri, 03 Mar 2017 16:37:49 -0500

Jolm:
We are also available to meet any time on T hursday , Ma rch 9 .
Thanks very much.
Brnd
Brad Welli.ng
Directo r, Inte rnational Gov ernment Relatio ns
Genera l Motors Compan y
Government Relations & G lobal Pub lic Policy
25 Massac husetts Avenue , N. W., Suite 400
Washington, D .C. 20001
Office: (202) -•
Mobile: (202) • •
---Ori ginaJ Message ---From: Brad Welling
Sen1: Wednesda y, March 01 , 2017 10: 12 AM
To: 'Melle, John M . EOP/U STR' <Jo bn_Melle @ustr .eop.gov>
Cc: Sanfo rd , Jim C. EOP/USlR <Jame s_ Sanfo rd@ustr .eop.g ov>
Subject: RE: AAPC Mee ting Last Weck
John:

How does Wednesday , March 8 look for you and Jim?
B rad
Brad Welling
Direc lor, Inle mationa l Go venun enl Reial.ions GeneraJ Motors Compa11y Government Rela tions & Global P ublic Policy
2 5 Massacbusens Avenue , N.W. , Suite 400 Washi11gton,D .C. 2000 1
Office: (202) -•
Mobile : (202) • •
-- -Original Message ---From: Melle, John M . EOP/USTR [mailto:John_Melle @ustr .eop .gov]
Sent: Thursday , Fcbma ry 23, 2017 7:25 PM
To: Brad Welling <brad.welling @gm .com >
Cc: Sanfo rd , Jim C . EOP/USTR <fames _ Sanford@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL ) RE: AAPC Meeting Last Week
Brad-

Happ y to meet with you . I am around ne:-,.'tweek; if you want to suggest a time , Jim Sanford and l can figure out what works.
John

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 -- -Original Message ----

From: Bra d Welling Lmailto:brad.wclJing~ gm.coml
Sent: Th ursday , Febm ary 23, 2017 9 :53 AM
To : Melle , John M . EOP/USTR <Jo bn_MeUe@ustr .eop .gov>
Subject: AAPC Meet ing Last Wee k

John :
I am so rry I cou ld not partic ipate in AAPC 's meeting wi th you and yo ur team last week. I had a perso nal conflict. We are
supportive of AAPC's pos ition on NAFTA. Is there any reason for us to meet with yo u se paratel y? A colleag ue of mine who is
our In ternational Tra de Counse l will be in Washington Marc h 8-10 and we wou ld be please d to meet with you if there is value in
doing so .
As always , thanks for being so ge nerous w ith you r time and cons ideratio n .

Kind rega rds,
Brad
Brad Welling
Dire ctor , Inte rnational Government Relati ons
Ce nen=il Motors Com pa ny
Gove rnm ent Relations & Global Publi c Policy
25 Massac husetts Avenue , N .W ., Su ite 400

Washingto n, D.C. 20001
Office:

•

(202)[6)l(.;J

Mobile : (202) W>Ja
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 RE: AFBF Trade committee meeting - USTR swap
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From:
David sa lmo nsen <davids@fb .org>

To:
"Mel le, John M. EOP/ UST R" <john_me lle@ ustr.eo p .gov >
Date :
Tue, 07 Mar 20 17 14 :04 :07 -050 0

OK-tha 11ksfor letti ng me kn ow . Please have him co me over by 3 :45.
Dave
--- -O riginal Mess age--- -From: Melle , John M . EOP/USlR [mailto:John _Me lle@us tr .eop .gov ]
Sen t : Tues day, March 07, 2017 1:57 PM
To: David Sahn onsc n; Watson, Drulicl L. EOP/USTR
Subject: FW : AFBF Trade committe e meet ing - USTR swap
David Thave bee n pulled in a differen t d irection , b ut our DA U STR fo r Mexico , D ,mie l Wats on can attend. Sorry for the late change!

John

---- Original Message----Frorn : David Salmonsen lm ailt o :davi ds@fb .or g]
Sent: Monday , Marc h 6, 2017 11:35 AM
To: Melle, John M. EO P/U STR <John _Melle @ustr.eop .gov>
Subject: RE : AFBF Trad e committee mee ting
H i John,

Attached is the agenda for tomorro w and our NAFT A Fac t Sheet.
See you tomorrow .
Dave
---- Original Mess age----From : Me lle , Jolm M. EOP/U STR [mailto:Jolm _ Me lle@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent : Friday , Ma rch 03, 201 7 5:08 PM
To: David Sabnonse n
Cc: Bom er Laur itsen, Sharon E. EO P/USTR
Subject: RE : AFB F Trad e committee meeti ng
Davi d - that time Tue sday wo rks.
Perhaps we cou ld do a s hort call Monday to mak e sure I can add as much value as possible t.o your meeti ng . As yo u note, ou t
ammal repo rt has bee n issued an d so we have som e po licy guid ance to dra w from but ma ny issues are still in the fo nnati v e
stages . Tcan talk b twn 8:10 -'JOo r ·12-1 on Monda y.
Joh11

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(202
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---O riginal Mess age---From: David Salmons en lmailto :davids@tb .orgJ
Sent: Thursday , March 2, 20 17 1 :25 PM
To : Melle , Jolm M. EOP/U STR <Johu_Melle @nstr.e op.gov>
Subjecl: AFBF T rade co1mnil.lee mee ling
Hi John ,

Sharon suggested that you could attend our Trade Advisory Committee meeting on Tuesday, March 7. I would like you to come
ove r from 3 :45 to 4: 15p1u
The subj ect is pri marily NATT A, with an overvi ew of other issues affecting agriculn 1ral.trade, suc h as a future bilateral with
Japa n and som e comme nts on the j ust released Trade Age nda.
We are at 600 Mary land Ave. , SW , on the 10th floor .
The best entrance to the building is the doo nvay near to 7th and Maryland Ave ., SW , by the Metro entran ce .

lf you need to adjust the time, please let me know. The commi ttee is meeting from 3 : 15 to 5pm. The comm ittee is co mposed of
State Farm Bureau Presidents that are also membe rs of the AFBF Board of Directors.
TI1ere will be no media in the meeti ng.
Thank s ,
Dave Salmonse n
Senior Di.rector
America Fan n Bureau

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 Trade Advisory Committee

Agenda

3:15-Spm
March 7, 2017

1.

3:15

Welcome and Purpose of Committee-

President Duvall, Chairman Shawcroft

2.

3:20

Economic Outlook for Trade in 2017 - AFBF

3.

3:35

Overview of the Trade Policy Structure in

the Trump Administration

-AFBF

4.

3:45

Trade Policy Update - John Melle, USTR

5.

4:15

NAFTA Issues - Michael Hawkins, Canadian

Embassy and Ken Smith Ramos, Mexican Embassy

6.

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 5pm Adjourn

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ph. 202.406.36 0 0
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AME RICAN FARM BUREAU FEDEI~ATION •
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600 M ary land A ve . SW

I Suite 1OO0W I Wash ington , DC 20 024

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No rth Amer·ican Free Trade Agreement (NA FT A)

Issue:
A n egot iation with Canada and Mexico over elements ofNAFTA mus t consider the impac ts
upon U.S . agricultura l trade . Im plemente d in 1994 , NAF T Ahas remov ed barri ers to
intrareg ion al trade , incl uding agr icultural produ cts traded between Mexico and the U .S. an d most
agricultural products traded betw een the U.S . and Cana da. Ag ricultura l exports from the U.S. to
Canada and Mexico ha ve inc reased from $8.9 billio n in 1993 to $38 billion in 2015 . Any
renegot iatio n mu st prot ect the gains achieved in agric ultural trade and wor k to remo ve remain ing
barrie rs to trade with Canada and Mex ico .
Bac kground :
NAFT A is a compre hen sive economic an d trad e agre ement that establ ishes a free-tra de area
bet wee n the U.S ., Canada and Mexi co . Tar iff e limina tio n between the US and Canada d id not
exten d to Canadian imports of dairy and poultry produ cts . Tar iff -rat e qu otas
(TRQ ' s) for these prod ucts were esta blished in ord er to comply with WTO req uiremen ts .
T ariffs were eliminated for all prod uc ts betwee n the U.S. and Mexico.
NAFTA also requires that foo d safety standar ds be scie ntifically based , nond iscriminatory and
transparen t. A disp ute sett leme nt sys tem is include d in the agreement , inclu ding mechan isms fo r
resol ving counte rvailing and antidump ing duty issues .
Iss ues with Canada include quotas and tari ffs on dairy and pou ltry products an d the classific at ion
of U.S. wh eat exports. lvlexico and Canada a lso have issu es they will wan t to revisit in any
negotia tions.
Status :
The Trump Administration an d the governme nts of Canada and Mexico are plann ing initia l
meetin gs to discuss the futu re of N AF T A.
AFBF Po licy :
Fann Bureau po lic y supports the U.S . governme nt acting to protec t U.S . agr icultura l interests in
NAFTA.

Contact: Dave Salmonsen , 202-40 6-3665, davids@tb .org: Veronica Nigh, 202-405 -362~
vero nican@ fb.org
Februar y 2017

For additional information , contact the Washington Office staff person who seNes your state .

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 GM Meeting
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From:
Brad Welling <brad. welling @g m.com>
To:
"Mel le, John M. EOP/ USTR" <john _melle@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc:
''Trick, Bryant P. EOP/USTR" <bryanUrick@ustr
<fred_fische r@u str .eop.gov>

.eop .gov>, "Fisch er , Fred H. EOP/ USTR "

Date:
Thu, 09 Mar 2017 10:33 :56 -0500

------------------

Dear John:

Thank you as always for bei ng so gene ro us with your time an d advice. It was a pleasure to see Fred and Bryant
yesterday. Thank yo u for including the m in our discussio n.
We loo k forward to work ing with you and yo ur team on the issues we discussed. In the int er im, we are working to
pull tog ether some information as a follow up to our discuss ion .
Kind rega rds,
Brad

Brad Welling
Director, Interna t ional Government Relations
Genera l Motor s Comp any
Government Relat ions & Global Pub lic Poli cy
25 Ma ssach usetts Av enue , N.W., Suit e 400
Wash in gton, D.C. 20001
Office: (202)[G)IG,W
Mo bi le: (202)[BIB

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To :
"G riffin , Payne P . EOP/U STR" <garrison .p .griffin @ustr.eop.gov>

Cc:
"Cekuta, Margare t M . EOP/UST R" <m argareun _cekuta@ustr .eop. gov>
Date:
Tue , 14 Mar 2017 11:23 :02 -0400
1 PM on t he 22 nd works great!

Than ks so much.

The execs will be acco m pa nied by Andrew Har ris fr om our DC office. In case yo u need t o reach him on day of, his
cell is[G)JQj
Ar row

Arrow Augero t I Senior Manager, Public Policy (Customs and T rade)
augero t @amazon.com I (b) (6)

I Amazo n

From : Griffin, Payne P. EOP/ USTR [ma ilt o:Ga rri son .P.Griffi n@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Monday, March 13, 201 7 6 :51 PM
To: Auge rot, Arrow <augero t @amazon.com>
Cc: Cekuta, Margare t M. EOP/USTR <Margaret_M_Cekuta@ustr.eo
p .gov>
Subject : RE: Request fo r a meeting wi t h Acti ng USTR Vaughn
Hi Ar row,

I apologize for t he de lay. We 'r e st ill short on poli ti cal st aff over here, so I ap pr ec iat e the re m ind er.
Stephe n wo u ld b e mo re t han happy t o m eet with yo u . I will j oin t he m ee tin g as we ll. Wou ld yo u be ava ilable at 1pm
on t h e 22nd ?
Thank you

G. Payne Griffin
Dep uty Ch ief of Staff
The Office of the Un ited States Trade Repr esentative
Execut ive Office of th e Presiden t

From : Augerot, Arrow [mail t o:a ugerot@ama zon.com]
Sent : Mon day, M arch 13, 2017 4 :03 PM
To : Griffi n, Payne P. EOP/ USTR <Garriso n.P.Gr iffi n @us tr .eop.gov>
Cc: Cekut a, Margare t M. EOP/USTR <Margaret M Cekuta@ustr.eop
<We n dy Y Li@ust r. eop.gov>

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USTR-17-0445-A-000017

 Subject : RE: Request fo r a meeti ng w ith Acting USTR Vaughn
All Just cir clin g back on t his req ue st. Please let me know if I can p rovide additional

informat i on.

Thank you,
Arrow
From : Augero t, Arrow
Sent : We dnes day, March 08, 2017 11:42 AM
To: 'Ga rr ison. P.Griffin@ustr.eop.gov'
<Garriso n.P.Griffin@us t r.eop .go v>
Cc: 'ma rgaret _m_ cekuta@ust r. eop.gov' <ma rgaret m cek ut a@ustr.eop.gov>;
<wendy y li@ ustr.e op. gov>
Subject : Req uest for a m eeti ng with Acting USTR Vaughn

'w endy _ y_li @ ustr .eop.gov'

Payne Two senio r Amazon exec utive s - Ed Feit zin ger, VP, Global Logist ics and Nader Kabb an i, VP, Worldwide
Tra nsp ortat ion & Logist ics - will be in t own on the afternoon of March 22. We were hoping t hat Acting USTR
Vaughn wou ld have ti me to meet with them while they are he re. They are re spo nsib le for Amazon 's export
bus ine ss, and so would be able to disc uss t r ade issue s we are confront ing around the wo rl d. They wou ld be very
int erested to disc uss ho w Amazon ' s issues may f it into the Trump Admin ist rat io n's trade prior it ie s.
To int roduce myself , I have recently joined Am azo n (where I cover trade and custo m s issues) after a 12-yea r stin t at
USTR. I have he ard great things about you from a number of my former colleagues at USTR, and look forwar d to
gett ing a chance to mee t you .
Let m e know if you want to chat about the meeting reques t or if I can provide any addit ional in fo rm atio n.
Arrow

Ar row Auge rot I Senior ~
augerot @amazon .com I~

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USTR-17-0445-A-000018

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15)
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To:
'W enk, Chri stoph er" <cwenk@uscha mber.com>
Date:
Wed, 15 Mar 2017 16:25:26 -0400
Thanks Ch ris. We will be in to uc h.
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Sent: Wednesday, March 1 5, 2017 4 :25 PM
To : Griffi n, Payne P. EOP/US TR <Garris on.P.G riffi n@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: INVITATION : U.S. Chamber Int ernati ona l Pol icy Committee

M ee t ing (M arch 1 5)

Hey there G reat hearing yesterday. Wh en you com e up for air/ po st Qfi Rs, let's fin d time to get tog eth er again for a
cup of coffe e .

An d do wn th e road, I would love to have you /V aughn m eet with a group of ou r m em b er compani es.
Christopher Wenk
Executive Directo r, Intern ationa l Policy
U.S. Chambe r of Commer ce
1615 H Stree t , NW
Washing ton, D.C . 2 006 2
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From: Griffin, Payne P. EOP/USTR [mailto:G arrison. P.Griffln @ustr.eop .gov]

Sent: Friday, March 10, 2017 2:20 PM
To: Wenk, Christo pher
Subject: RE: INVIT ATION: U.S. Chamber Interna tional Policy Comm ittee Meetin g (March 15)
Hey Chri s,
My apolo gie s, but we are goin g to have to decli ne . We are expect ing severa l hundre d QFR's follow in g the hear ing and we wi ll need
to get th o se back to the comm itt ee ASAP.
Th ank you
Payne
From : Wenk , Christopher

[m ailto:CWenk @ uschamber.com )

Sent: Fr iday, March 10, 2 0 17 8:29 AM
To: Griffi n, Payne P. EOP/US TR <Garrison.P.Griffin@ustr.eop.gov>

Subject : Re: INV ITATION: U.S. Chamber Internati onal Pol icy Comm ittee Meet i ng (Ma rch :1 5)

Good morn ingCircling back on belo·w.

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 Any challce you can s.ving th is next week?
On M ar 9, 201 7, at 8:48 AM, Wenk , Chr istoph er <CWenk @U SChamber .com > wrote:

H i PayneSurry for the late no tice, but an y chance you (or Stephen V aughn) c oul d come an d sp eak a t the
Ch,11nb er' s Iutematio ual P olic)' Committee on W ednes d ay Mar ch 15 between 3 and 4PM? T he
mee ting will take p lace at th e Chamb er's offic es downtown, per below. Th e m eeting is OFF THE -RECO RD .

Please let m e knO\v if you cou ld par ticip ate . \Ve w ere really hop ing fo r an adm.i.ni.strat:ion
perspect ive at this m eet ing w hich com es a. day afte r T,igh thi zet"'s con firm atio n h earing at the
Sena te F inanc e Committe e.
Happ y to discus s furth er.

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Sent : Tuesday, March 07, 2017 1:55 PM
To: Wenk, Christop her
Subj ect: INVITAT IO N: U.S. Chamber Inter nation al Policy Committ ee Meeting ( March 15)
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Dear me mb ers of t he U.S. Chamber's Internatio nal Policy Commit t ee:
We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming meet ing of t he Int ernational
Policy Committee on Wedn es day, March 15 at our he adqua1ters (16 15 H
St reet NW, Was hi ngt on, DC). Regi s tration will o pen at 1:30 p.m ., wit h th e
mee t ing comlllencing at 2:00 p.m. and concludin g at 4:00 p .m ., in the
Briefing Cente r. Refreshments wil l be provided. Speake rs to be an non need.

Plea se RSVP to Kathlee n Aldrich at kaldrich@usc hamb er .com.
Hope t o see you on Mar ch 15.
T han k you.

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RE: Meeting Request
From:
"Reif, Timothy M. EOP/USTR" <timothy_reif@ustr.eop.gov>
To:
Brad Welling <brad.welling@gm.com>
Cc:
"Melle, John M. EOP/USTR" <john_melle@ustr.eop.gov>,
"Fischer, Fred H. EOP/USTR"
<fred _fischer@ustr.eop.gov>,
"Trick, Bryant P. EOP/USTR" <bryant_trick@ustr.eop .gov>, "Cekuta, Margaret M.
EOP/USTR" <margaret_m_cekuta@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Fri, 14 Apr 2017 17:46:32 -0400

Dear Brad.
Thanks for reaching out. We look forward to meeting with you. Unfortunately, for the moment , we are a thin team and there are
resource issues with accepting all the meetings that we would like to , including the one you were kind enough to offer. I hope
you will understand and that we can get together in the near future once matters here are a bit more settled .
I hope you have a good weekend.
All best,
Tim
-----Original Mes sage----From: Brad Welling [mailto:brad .welling @gm.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 9:45 AM
To: Reif , Timothy M. EOP/USTR <Timothy _Reif @ustr.eop.gov >
Cc: Melle , John M. EOP/USTR <John_Melle @ustr.eop.gov >; Fischer, Fred H . EOP/USTR <Fred_Fischer@ustr .eop.gov >;
Trick, Bryant P. EOP/USTR <Bryant_Trick@ustr.eop.gov >
Subject: Meeting Request
Dear Tim:
I understand that you met with Gov. Blunt and Charles Uthus recentl y to discuss NAFTA. Two colleagues and l have already
me t with John Melle and his team to discuss GM 's views on NAFTA and we are ga thering additional infonnation he requested
and plan to share it with him soon .
The pmpose of my email to you is to inquir e about y our availability to me et with me and a few GM colleagues to discuss GM's
global footprint , and especially our operations in China.
Could you kindly let me know when you would be available to meet with us?
Thanks in advance for your time and consideration.
Kind regards ,
Brad
Brad Welling
Director , International Government Relations
General Motors Company
Government Relations & Global Public Policy
25 Massachusetts Avenue , N.W. , Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20001

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USTR-17-0445-A-000023

 RE: Time to Meet?
From:
"Auge rot, Arrow" <augerot@amazon.com>
To:
"Melle, John M. EOP/USTR" <john _melle@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:
"O'Connor, Leslie C. EOP/USTR" <leslie_oconnor@ustr.eop.gov>,
"Watson , Daniel L. EOP/USTR"
<daniel_watson@ustr.eop.gov>,
"Maz , Andres" <andremaz@amazon.com>
Date:

Fri, 14Apr201711:37:10-0400
---- ---------------------- ---------

We aren't coming in to raise a specific complaint on Canada - but have some issues that we would like to discuss with regard to
NAFT A modernization, especially on the regulatory side.
Arrow

-----Original Mcssage----From: Melle , John M. EOP/USTR [mailto:John_Melle @ustr.eop .gov]
Sent: Friday , April 14, 2017 8:42 AM
To: Augerot , Arrow <augerot @ama zon.com >
Cc: O'Connor , Leslie C. EOP/USTR <Leslie_ OConnor @ustr .eop .gov >; Watson, Daniel L. EOP/USTR
<Daniel_ Watson @ustr.eop.gov >; Maz, Andres <andremaz@amazon .com >
Subject: RE: Time to Meet ?
What is you Canada issue(s)? Would like to know of issues in advance of any meeting.
-----Original Message----From: Augerot , Arrow [mailto :augerot: glamazon.com]
Sent: Wednesda y, April 12, 2017 2:16 PM
To : Melle , Jolm M . EOP/USTR <John_Melle @ ustr .eop .gov >
Cc : O'Co 1mor , Leslie C. EOP/USTR <L eslie_ 0Connor @ustr.eop.gov >; Watson , Daniel L. EOP/USTR
<Daniel_ Watson @USTR.EOP.GOV> ; Ma z, Andres <andremaz @aniazon.com>
Subject: RE: Time to Meet ?
We are also focused on data protection laws springing up around the region, including in Colombia , and some issues in Bra zil.
We also have our public policy staff from Mexico and Canada in town the week of May 1, so would be happy to all come in
together if y ou are around.
arrow
-----Original Message----From: Melle , John M . EOP/USTR Lmailto:John_Mcllc @ustr.eop.gov J
Sent: Tuesday , April 11, 2017 4:05 PM
To : Augerot , Arrow <augerot @ama zon .com >
Cc : O'Cormor , Leslie C. EOP/USTR <Leslie_ OC01mor @ustr.eop .gov >; Watson, Daniel L. EOP/USTR
<Daniel_ Watson @ustr.eop.go v>; Maz, Andres <andremaz @amazon .com >
Subject: RE: Time to Meet ?
Hi Arrow, I am aware of your Mexico issue; could you let me know what else is on your radar for the region and we can figure
out how to best engage ?
Thanks ,

John

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 ---Original Message---From: Attgcrot , Arrow lmaillo:au gc rot@amazo n.com 1
Sent: Thursday , April 6, 20 17 5:10 PM
To : Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <Jobn_MeUe@ustr.eop .gov>
Cc: O'Connor, Leslie C. EOP/USTR <Leslie_OCo nnor@ustr.eop .gov>; Watso n, Daniel L. EO P/USTR
<Daniel_ Watso n@USTR.EOP.GOV >; Ma z, Andres <andre maz@ amazon.com>
Su~ject Time to Meet?
Jo hnAmazo n has a few issues that we are tracking in your region , and we were wondering if you had time to meet with my new
colleague Andres (who covers LATA..i',1 for Amazo n Web Services) and I to discuss. Would also be good to touc h base on
NAFTA and what you all are do ing to prepare for these renegotiation s.
Would some time next Th ursday or Friday work for you?

Hope you are well .
Arrow
Arrow Augerot

I Senior Manager, Public Policy (Customs and Trade) I Amazon

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USTR-17-0445-A-000025

 Thank you - GM
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From:
Victoria Barnes <victoria .bame s@g m.com>
To:

'Vaughn, Stephen P. EOP/USTR" <stephen.p.vaughn @ustr.eop.gov>

Cc:
Seanor Reece <elea nor.reece @gm.com>
Date:
Wed , 19 Apr 2017 16:53 :50-0400
Stephen,
Thanks ve ry m uch for meeti ng with us yesterday alon g with t he othe r AAPC companies.
m en tioned that you all had a good conversation.

Mu st afa Mohatarem

also

As it relates to NAFTA, we app reciate your int eres t in working on the sta ndards issues and on cur rency among the
ot her items. As I ment io ned , our well estab li shed supply chain is very co mp lex an d as yo u all work to modernize
NAFTA, we wo ul d very muc h lik e to e ngage w ith you and yo ur team thro ugh t he proc ess.
Th anks aga in and h ave a great evening,
Tor i

Victoria Emerson Barnes

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USTR-17-0445-A-000026

 NAFTA/lntroduction to CSPA
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From :
Ken Monah an <kmonahan@ na m .org>
To:
"Mel le, John M. EOP/ UST R" <john _me lle@ ustr.eo p .gov>
Cc:
Ti m Brown <tbrown @cs pa.org>
Date:
Mon , 24 Ap r 20 17 17 :40:0 1 -0400
Hi John ,
I hope this message fi nds you we ll . The Cons umer Spec ialty Products Assoc iati on (CSPA) will be holding its midyear meet ing at the Gaylord Natio na l Harbor o n Thu rsday , May 18 from 1230- 130pm, and I've agreed to participa te
as on a trade panel to disc uss NAFTA and othe r trade agreeme nts.
Tim Brown. CS PA's Regu latory Cou nsel and Director of International Affairs , wou ld like to invite a U .S . governmen t
speake r to join us on t he panel , and l'Ve cc'd Tim here so you all can discuss whe t her someone at UST R cou ld be
able to participa te . I'll let Tim take it from here .
Many thanks,

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 NAFTA Assn Mtg - Thank You
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From:
Nate Hennan <nherman@aa fagloba l.org>

To:
"Melle, John M. EOP/USTR" <john_melle@ustr.eop.gov>, "Jackson, Bill D. EOP/USTR"
<william_jackson@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc:
Stev e Lamar <slamar@aafaglobal .org>
Date:

Tue , 25 Apr 2017 13:01: 12 -0400

---------·--------

John/Bill:

Thank you for tak ing the time to meet with us last week rega rding NAFT A. The meeti ng was very
he lpful.
I look forward to working w ith you both on this issue .
Nate Herman
AAFA - Senior Vice President, Supply Chai n
Amer ican Ap pa rel & Footwe ar A ssociati on
740 6 th Stree t. NW
Was hi ngt on, DC 20001
Office :
Ema il : nh er man@aa faglobal. org

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Get your ti ckets! Ameri can Ima ge Award s

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From:
"Griffin, Payne P . EOP/ USTR" <"/o =organi zatio n/ou =exchange administrative group
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To:
Linda Demps ey <ldempsey@nam.org >
Date:

Wed, 26 Ap r 20 17 13:31 :49 -0400
Thanks Linda, ill t ake a look at this.

From : Linda Dempsey (mail t o: LDem psey@ nam .org]

Sent: We dnesday, Apr il 26, 2017 11:3 4 AM
To: Griffi n, Payne P. EOP/UST R <Garriso n. P.Griff in@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject : NAM NAFTA Remarks at the Farm Foundation
Payne,
I wan t ed to make su re Ambas sador Vaughn and you had these remarks t hat I just delivered at a Farm Foundat i on
event.
There are all sorts of disturb ing rumors about a w ithd rawal not ice being issued . I would hope that t here wo uld be
act ual conve rsation s with th e NAM and othe rs before that happens . We are very much intere sted in a NAFTA
renegotiat ion , but withdraw al puts at r isk m illions of manufa ct ur ing jobs.
Linda

Linda Menghetti Dempsey
National Asso ciation of Manufacturer s
Vice Pres ident , Int erna ti onal Econom ic Affa irs
Email : ldempsey@nam .org
Direct: (202) 63 7-3144
Mob ile: (202)[t:JEM

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To:
"McIntosh , Joanna" <joanna_rncintosh@mpaa.org>

Date:
Wed, 26 Ap r 2017 19:38:25-0400
Joanna,
A pleasant surprise to hear
Your voice on my phone.
Anissa is indeed a great partner t o work with, but I wo uld enjoy catching up with a fo rm er Nafta att orney .
John

From: McIntosh, Joanna

Sent: Wednesday, Apr il 26, 2017 4:19 PM
To: Melle, John M. EOP/UST R
Subject: Greet ing s

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··-······-----·----·-.,·-··----·•--··--··-·-,.--.-· ··---·-··---·-··-- ·--··-··-·-··-·Good afternoo n John. I left a VM fo r yo u . Just wanted to touch base and reco nn ect. I am at MPAA. Anisssa
Brennan is a 10 year veteran and ou r lead on trade matters - you have pr obab ly worked with he r before on
somet hing . But, I am looking forward to be more active on t he trade front give n everyth ing t hat t he Trump
Administration wi ll be teeing up. Hope we can con nect so me time soon.
Best wishes, Joanna

Joann a McIntos h
EVP, Global Policy and External Affairs
Motion Picture Association of America

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Ken Monah an <kmon ahan@ nam.org>
To:
"Melle, John M. EOP/USTR" <john_me lle@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:
Linda Dempsey <ldempsey @na m.org >
Date:
Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11 :52:06 -0400
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Hi John ,
Earlier today, NAM Vice President of International Economic Affairs Linda Dempsey delivered the attached remarks
at a Farm Foundation Forum event on NAFTA at the Nationa l Press Club in Washing ton , DC , where she was j oined
by Bob Stallma n, former president of the Amer ican Farm Bureau Fede ration and Melissa San Miguel. Sen ior Director
of Globa l Strateg ies at the Grocery Manufacturers Association .
Thanks and with best regards,
Ken Monahan
National Association of Manufacturers
Director. International Trade Policy
Email : kmonahan
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Presentation

of Linda Dempsey before the Farm Foundation
April 26 , 2017

Thank you , Constance. It is a great pleasu re to be with all of you today. Especially to
talk about how we can harness our trade pol icies to grow jobs throughout every part of
th e United States.
The National Association of Manufacturers - the NAM - is the larg est manufacturing
associat ion in t he United States, representing over 14 ,000 manufacturer s small and
large in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Manufacturing employs more than 12
million women and men across the country, con tribu ting more than $2 .17 trillion to the
U .S . economy annually.
If U.S. manufacturing were a separa te coun try, it would be the ninth-largest
economy in the world.
The NAM represents that diverse manufac tu ring economy. More tha n 90 perc ent of
our bus inesses are small and medium s ized companies tha t are the backbone for
the coun try and also fo r our large r manufacturers .
Manufacturers

are in virtually every district , includi ng throughout rural America.

Indeed , according to the Departm ent of Agriculture 's Econom ic Research Servi ce ,
341 rural count ies were manufactur ing dependent, accounting fo r nearly 18 percent
of rural counties, se cond only after fanning.
And more wage s are made in manufacturing than in farm product ion in rural
Amer ica. Notably manufacturing wages are the second highest wages in rura l
Amer ica, just behind mining .
Overall , U .S. manufacturing wages are higher on average than other sectors of the
economy , with an average wage of more than $81 thousand.
Also , manufactur ing sectors tied to the agricu lture economy ha ve grown as agric ulture
production has grown over the past decade.
For example, from 2005 to 20 15, U.S. fertilizer va lue-added manu facturing
inc reased by 165 percent , and U.S . farm machinery and equ ipment output incre ased
by 67 percent, wh ile U .S . crop and an imal va lue-added product ion increased by 60
and 54 percent respectively. So if you 're hearing that far m production is increa sing,
that's good news for man ufac ture rs across Amer ica too.
Yet , tim e and again, we read head lines say ing that manufacturing in th e United Sta tes
is yesterday 's news, that jobs aren't coming back, or tha t we can 't grow our ind ustry.

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 That simply isn't true. Manufacturing
transforming.

isn't disappearing.

It is changing. It is

Modern manufacturing doesn't look like a lot of the manufacturing
or our parents grew up with.

we grew up with

So, saying manufacturing's best days are behind is like someone saying, "Well,
young people don't have landline telephones at home, so the telecom companies
must be gone?"
We are innovating. Manufacturing is present across rural and metropolitan America.
We remain the backbone of the U.S. economy and are manufacturing more than
ever before. And we still haven't reached our full potential.
Also in stark contrast to the headlines on manufacturing's demise is what manufacturers
in all states are telling us is one of the greatest challenges facing modern manufacturing
in America: that is filling the jobs we are creating.
Today, there are more than 350,000 manufacturing jobs UNFILLED across the
nation. Within 10 years, manufacturing is forecast to have more than 2 million
positions open and unfilled. And these are jobs of all types from electrical
engineers to electricians, from research scientists to machinists and welders.
This is deeply troubling because we hear so often about the other side of the
manufacturing story-changing
times have caused some facilities to consolidate, others
to close in many states across the nation where workers lose their jobs, impacting many
communities. Where manufacturing facilities remain in place, they are often manned by
many fewer workers, even as the output has increased. While trade has often been
used as a scapegoat, it is a fact that America manufactures much more than ever
before, but does so with fewer workers. Productivity, lean manufacturing and efficiency
and a move to more high-value manufacturing is at the heart of many of these changes.
But if you're a manufacturing worker of many years, and your community's facility
had to shut down, it doesn't matter to you if the larger industry is thriving or your
company is producing more, by consolidating operations in a different state. Your
world has been turned upside down.
In the most recent election, we saw-like
never before-the
frustration of people
who feel stuck in communities where new opportunities haven't yet matched
those losses. We must find ways to bring more of these Americans-the
ones
wondering if they still have a place in the modern economy-into
the world of
modern manufacturing where jobs exist now and can continue to grow it we get
our domestic and international policies right.
It's not just about "bringing jobs back" from the past. It's about connecting more
people with jobs needed now and in the future. We must rethink our country's
outdated approach to education and training, so we prepare Americans for the
jobs that will be in demand in the coming years and decades-and
"future-proof"
their careers.

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 We also need to create more jobs - which frankly requires more demand - and more
production and more sales to meet that demand. To build those opportunities for
growing the U.S. manufacturing workforce, America must undertake actions to boost its
competitiveness. Tax and regulatory policy, and modernizing infrastructure are vital to
improve the fundamentals of the American economy to make it more competitive.
Improved trade policies and agreements,
should play an important role.

including a modernized

NAFTA, also can and

Advances in technology and transportation over recent decades have created
substantial new opportunities for manufacturers in the United States to reach
millions of foreign consumers.
That interconnection has also brought increased competition from growing
manufacturing sectors around the world, in some cases fueled by market-distorting
and discriminatory trade practices that put our manufacturers, workers and
communities at an unfair disadvantage.
With the world's most productive manufacturing sector in the world, but a domestic
market that represents only ten percent of global consumption and growing global
competition, manufacturers in the United States need more robust trade policies and
agreements to grow.
When markets are open and rules of fairness and equal opportunity are enforced for
all, manufacturers in the United States can and do succeed.
What we've all heard from the new administration is that a NAFTA renegotiation will be
the first major trade policy endeavor. That is fitting given that NAFTA was the first of the
modern free trade agreements negotiated globally and put into place 23 years ago.
It was completed before we could hold access to the internet in our hands or on
our wrists. Before major technological and energy innovations helped changed
what and how we manufacture here, and around the world.
For manufacturers in America, the North American commercial
important market today.

market is our most

Consider that value-added manufacturing output has nearly doubled since 1993
to its highest level ever and the United States exports more than half of what it
manufactures.
Yet, over one-third of U.S. manufactured exports are sold just to Canada and
Mexico, which is frankly incredible when you consider that those countries
represent only 5 percent of world GDP minus the US
Manufacturers have tripled exports to Canada and Mexico since 1993 and
manufacturers in the U.S. sell more to Canada and Mexico than our next top ten
foreign trading partners combined.

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 Both countries purchase more from the US than anywhere else in the world - by
far. Indeed, 84 percent of Mexico's imports and 73 percent of Canada's imports
of manufactured goods come from the United States.
Consider as well that more than 2 million manufacturing workers at over 43
thousand manufacturing firms across America currently depend directly on
exports to Canada and Mexico for their jobs and many more workers depend on
the trade and investment relationship. Notably 94 percent of manufacturing firms
that export to Canada and Mexico are SMMs.
Many manufacturing
sales market.

industries boast North America as their largest overseas

36 out of 42 manufacturing sectors in the United States count Canada
or Mexico as their top foreign purchaser, including chemicals, motor
vehicles and parts, electrical equipment, etc.
Canada and Mexico purchase 50 percent or more of the total U.S.
manufactured goods exports for 14 U.S. manufacturing sectors,
including steel, HVAC and refrigeration equipment, and motor vehicles
bodies and trailers.
Canada or Mexico are the foreign top destination for manufactured
states and the top one or two destination for 4 7 states.

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As well, manufacturers benefit from the growth experienced by other sectors of the
economy in the North American market. Consider that when as farmers have greatly
expanded their exports to Mexico, they require more tractors, cold storage equipment
and many other manufactured goods in their production. Manufacturing, agriculture,
services and technology are more connected than we sometimes think about.
Consider the example of Terry Wanzek, a pinto bean farmer in Jamestown, North
Dakota, who ships beans to Mexico. Terry said in a July 2016 Grand Forks
Herald op-ed that when Mexico buys his pinto beans, his family pours the money
paid by Mexican buyers into local businesses, from the dealer who sells and
services their tractors and machinery to the insurance agents who protect them
against losses and all the other vendors who supply their operation.
The 23-year old NAFTA is certainly in need of updating and we are looking closely with
our broad membership at areas of potential improvement.
We know that barriers and problems continue to exist in both Canada and
Mexico that have not been dealt with under NAFT A, from weaker intellectual
property protection than in the United States, to challenges in customs and trade
facilitation that limit more cost efficient and speedy access into Mexico and
Canada.
For example, both countries have very low de minimis thresholds, subjecting
small-value shipments to much higher customs documentation requirements than
the United States.
There remain technical barriers to entry in both markets. Mexico has also
exempted its energy sector and others from some core rules of the road that limit

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 the ability of manufacturers in the United States to participate as fully as they'd
like in those sectors, to the detriment of manufacturing goods exports and sales.
But as we think about a next stage NAFTA, there are some key principles that are
critical for manufacturers as we define that renegotiation, which I call doing it RIGHT.
By RIGHT, I Mean
R =rules.We
need strong rules reflecting U.S. principles, U.S. law, and U.S.
values because those rules promote fair competition and a level playing field.

We need rules of fairness and transparency;
Rules that prevent discrimination;
Rules that ensure that regulatory processes are open. fair and science-based;
Rules that protect and enforce our basic private property rights, including
intellectual property and investment, as contained in our laws and our
constitution.
Rules that provide reciprocal access to government procurement markets.
Rules that will be enforced through strong neutral dispute settlement including state-to-state and investor-state - to ensure full enforcement of
these rules.
And we need to work on rules to strengthen basic trade principles with respect to
third countries. For example, could we see greater collaboration and coordination
by our three countries to address unfair trade from China and elsewhere.
subsidies and overcapacity. global IP theft other common trade challenges.
Congress identified the core rules as part of the Trade Promotion Authority
legislation enacted in 2015 and are vital to promote U.S. manufacturing
competitiveness.
Many of those rules are already in the NAFTA to some degree although there is
certainly more work to be done, particularly on global challenges.
I= innovation. A lot has changed since 1993 when the NAFTA negotiations
were concluded. So whether it is the digital economy, our machine to machine,
GPS and NASA mapping technologies that help our farmers see crop yields at
the dashboard or the intellectual property rules that have helped promote that
innovation, the North American commercial relationship and rules that govern it
need to reflect better and promote that innovation.
G = growth. I can't emphasize enough that North America is U.S.
manufacturing's largest market. It is also a competitive platform which has
already helped US manufacturing grow in a tough competitive world.
Manufacturers in the United States have been able to use partnerships with
Mexican firms and Canadian firms to produce more efficiently and produce better
products that compete more successfully in the United States and overseas. The
rules and the outcomes of an updated NAFTA need to promote even greater
growth and competitiveness.

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 H = help not hurt America's industries and workers. As we work to improve
this agreement, we cannot put at risk the over 2 million manufacturing workers
whose jobs depend on exports to these two countries or harm the over 43
thousand manufacturing firms in the U.S. export to these 2 companies, most of
them small businesses.
It is worth noting that NAFTA gives the United States much more preferential
access to Mexico than its gives Mexico to the United States.
In the absence of NAFTA, manufacturers in the United States would face
an average industrial tariff in Mexico (5.7 percent), which is nearly twice as
large as the tariff that manufacturers in Mexico would face on their exports
to the United States (3.2 percent).
As we look at what can and should be done to improve that relationship, let's
make sure it helps those workers, their communities and those firms and many
others. And that changes are not ones that undermine U.S. manufacturing
competitiveness in a very tough global economy.

T = timely. Depending on the scope of these negotiations, they could move
quickly or take longer time. Negotiations that go on for a long time worries
manufacturers a great deal.
I hear frequently from small companies, from medium size companies and even
from the larger companies. They're telling me that the customers are calling with
questions. Will they still be able to supply our manufacturing goods? What is
going to change? Are our costs going to go up? Oftentimes the customer was
prompted by our rivals in Asia, Europe, and South America that have called into
question the reliability of products made in the United States and in North
America.
Make no mistake, our competitors overseas see a real opening with the current
uncertainty to secure more of the market in our country, and in Canada and
Mexico, from manufacturers in the US. And they are going to keep pushing our
customers that our products are not reliable until the uncertainty is over. So any
NAFT A renegotiations needs to be done in a very timely manner.
In short, we want a negotiation that has the core
•
Rules of openness and fairness
•
Innovation at the heart;
•
Grows our manufacturing economy;
•
Helps not Hurts; and
•
Is Timely.
Spell that out and you get a NAFTA renegotiation that must be done R -1- G- H- T-.
The NAM looks forward to working with the administration, congress, our businesses,
communities and other stakeholders around the country to get a NAFTA renegotiation
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 To that end, I would just like to conclude by emphasizing how important it is for the
Senate to move on the nomination of Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, to be U.S. Trade
Representative - the congressionally designated lead U.S. trade negotiator.
Bob is extremely talented, smart and dedicated advocate for U.S. industry, jobs
and fairness in the global economy. Although formally nominated on January 20,
he has yet to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. I am happy to see that he was
approved unanimously by the Senate Finance Committee just yesterday.
Manufacturers want to see the Senate move swiftly to get this nomination done,
so we can have strongest possible team - with Secretary Wilbur Ross at
Commerce as a leading voice for manufacturers as well - to move forward a
robust trade policy.
With strong leadership, partnership with congress, and a focus on getting this
negotiation done RIGHT, I am hopeful that a NAFTA negotiation will help manufacturers
in the United States grow even stronger and help our communities throughout rural and
all America to grow and provide the good-paying jobs that every American deserves.

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From : Linda Dempsey (mai lto:L Dem psey@nam .org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 9, 2017 11:02 AM
To: Griffin, Payne P. EOP/USTR <Garrison.P.Griffin@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: FW: Manufacture rs Support Robert Lighthizer as U.S. Trade Representative
Payne - we wanted to make sure you all saw th is letter th at the NAM coord inated and sent t o all Senate offices
yesterday w ith over 60 man ufa cturing industries.
Linda

From : Arie Newhouse, NAM (ma ilto:A ric.A.New hou se@nam.o rg]
Sent : Monday, May 08, 2017 11:04 AM
To: Christopher Glen <CGlen@nam.org>
Subject : Manufacturers Support Robert Lighth izer as U.S. Trade Representative

May 8 , 20 17

The United States Senate
United States Capi tol
Wash ington, DC 20510
To the Members of the U.S. Senate :
With the world's most productive manufacturing sector in the world, but g row ing global compet ition,
manufacturers in the United Sta tes need robust trade polic ies and agreements that open markets , protect
U.S . property and standards and ensure strong enforcement of core rules of fai rness in the globa l
economy.
The nomination of Ambassador Robert Lighthizer to be the U.S. Trade Representa tive is welcomed by the
manufactur ing industry given his lon g experience wo rking to elim inate foreign ma rket -d istortin g unfair trade
pra ctices and create new opportunities in inte rnat ional markets both duri ng his time in government and the
private sector .
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) serves a v ital role in promot ing and
im plementing U.S. trade policy . The USTR is the lead U.S. negotia to r on trade agreements and has
respons ibility for enforcing trade agreements and advis ing the U.S. governmen t on international trade
policies . The USTR is charged with im pleme nting key trade statut es , inc luding those requ iring work to
identify and address unfair trade barriers and weaknesses in fo reign gove rnment intellec tua l property
enforcement and protection .

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 With world trade in manufactured goods having quadrupled over the last quarter century, trade has never
been more important to manufacturers. Manufacturers in the United States need better access to growing
global markets overseas where hundreds of millions of consumers have joined the middle class in the last
decade. At the same time, growing foreign market-distorting practices and unfair trade practices are on the
rise requiring strong trade enforcement consistent with the international trade rules to create a level playing
field for manufacturers in the United States.
We encourage senators to confirm Ambassador Lighthizer swiftly and without delay. The sooner he gets to
work, the sooner we can strengthen the global competitiveness of manufacturing in the United States.
Sincerely,
Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)
Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)
Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute
Alaska Chamber
The Aluminum Association
American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)
American Chemistry Council
American Coatings Association
American Composites Manufacturers Association
American Fiber Manufacturers Association
American Forest & Paper Association
American Foundry Society
American Iron and Steel Institute
American Supply Association
American Wire Producers Association
Arizona Manufacturers Council
Associated Equipment Distributors
Can Manufacturers Institute
Consumer Specialty Products Association
Cookware Manufacturers Association
Corn Refiners Association
Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, International
Fashion Accessories Shippers Association (FASA)
Gemini Shippers Group
Glass Packaging Institute
Greater North Dakota Chamber
Hardwood Federation
INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI)
International Dairy Foods Association
International Sleep Products Association
Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA)
Measurement, Control & Automation Association
Metal Powder Industries Federation
Metals Service Center Institute
Michigan Manufacturers Association
Missouri Association of Manufacturers
Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
National Confectioners Association
National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association
National Marine Manufacturers Association
National Oilseed Processors Association

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 National Shooting Sports Foundation
Natural Gas Supply Association
Nevada Manufacturers Association
Northeast PA Manufacturers & Employers Association
Outdoor Industry Association
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
The Plastics Industry Association
Plumbing Manufacturers International
Recreation Vehicle Industry Association
Rhode Island Manufacturers Association
Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)
Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA)
Steel Manufacturers Association
Texas Association of Manufacturers
Toy Industry Association
Travel Goods Association (TGA)
The Vinyl Institute

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 May 15, 2017

The Honorable Robert Lighthizer
United States Trade Representative
600 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20508
Dear Ambassador Lighthizer:
On behalf of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the
largest industrial trade association and the voice for 12 million men and
women who make things in America, congratulations on your successful
Senate confirmation to serve as the United States Trade Representative.
With your deep government and private sector experience,
manufacturers across the nation are confident in your ability to ensure that
America leads in creating a more level playing field globally. As the NAM laid
out in our "Competing to Win" blueprint on trade, manufacturers succeed
globally when rules of fairness, market-based competition, property protection
and open trade and investment are negotiated around the world and fully
enforced.
The NAM looks forward to working closely with you and the Office of
USTR to advance America's leadership and commercial success globally. To
that end, I would very much welcome the opportunity to meet with you at your
earliest convenience to discuss the broad range of trade and investment
policies that are important to grow an even stronger U.S. manufacturing
sector. Thank you in advance for considering this invitation.
With all best wishes, I remain,

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Date:
Tue , 16 May 2017 18:44:52 -0400

My sense entirely.
Linda Menghetti Dempsey
Vice President, International Economic Affairs
Email: Idem sev@nam.or
Direct: 202 • •
Mobile: 202 • •
On May 16, 2017, at 6:41 PM, Melle, John M. EOP/US1R <John Melle@ustr.eop.gov> wrote :
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To: Melle, John M. EOP/US1R <John Melle@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: Fwd: Ross sees 'long, complicated' NAFTA talks, won't mle out split deals

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Vice President, International Economic Affairs
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By Doug Palmer and Megan Cassella
05/16/2017 05:49 PM EDT
Talks with Canada and Mexico to update NAFTA are likely to "be long and complicated" and could potentially result in separate
bilateral deals, U.S. Commerce Secretaiy Wilbur Ross said Tuesday after meeting with Senate Finance Committee members.

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 "Well, right now it is a trilateral deal and we shall see what comes in the future," Ross told reporters, when asked ifNAFTA
renegotiation could end with the U.S. striking separate pacts with Canada and Mexico. "This is going to be a long and complicated
negotiation. Who knows the actual outcome?"
Ross hastened to add that he did not mean it would be impossible to finish the talks before the end of the year, which officials have
said is the preferred timeline because of 2018 elections in U.S. and Mexico. He and newly installed U.S. Trade Representative Robert
Lighthizer are making a final round of consultations on Capitol Hill before sending Congress a formal letter that provides 90-days notice
of the administration's intention to renegotiate the 23-year-old free trade deal. That step is required under the 2015 trade promotion
authority law.
Ross, when asked whether the administration could send the letter before Lighthizer leaves Thursday for a trip to Hanoi to attend the
APEC trade ministers meeting, said "more consultations" must take place "before that becomes appropriate."
"I gave up fortune telling when I came into public office," he added.
Several senators said the administration gave no clear indication of when they plan to send the notification letter. "I think you'll have
to ask them," said Sen. Ron Wyden, the panel's ranking member, when asked about the potential timing. Both sides are continuing the
process of consultation as laid out in trade promotion authority, he added.
Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch called the discussion with Ross and Lighthizer a "good meeting" and said the administration's
priorities are to "have relationships that benefit the United States that are fair."
"These guys, they' re dedicated to turning this mess around," Hatch said, without elaborating. "And if we can get some Democratic
help, we're going to do it."
The administration officials hope the deal remains a trilateral agreement, Hatch said, adding that "a lot depends on negotiations,"
Hatch said.
Wyden indicated that he prefers NAFTA remain a trilateral arrangement, but said major changes were needed to the make the pact live
up to promises that Trump made during last year's campaign.
"If NAFT A is the disaster that the president says it is you can't go about the negotiation process just by proposing tweaks," the Oregon
Democrat said. "My sense is you need stronger, more enforceable environmental and labor commitments, updated rules in areas like
digital trade ... and new opportunities for American jobs in the future."

Other issues that came up at the meeting were rules of origin, digital trade, intellectual property and agriculture, said Sen. John Thune,
the chamber's No. 3 Republican.
A handful of senators, primarily from farm states, said they emphasized during the meeting that protecting the agricultural industry and
market access to Canada and Mexico were top priorities.
"We don't want to see ag hurt, and NAFT A by and large has been good for agriculture," Thune said, noting that there are already
some "disruptions in the ag marketplace today because of uncertainty" about where the NAFTA renegotiation is headed.
On another issue, Wyden said the administration officials told him they were firmly committed to eliminating Chapter 19 of NAFT A,
which established a separate dispute settlement mechanism for anti-dumping and countervailing duty cases. The provision has been
criticized in some quarters for undermining U.S. trade remedy laws.
"I asked specifically the question, 'Are you committed to getting rid of this in the NAFTA reorganization?' and he said, 'Yes,"' Wyden
recounted, without identifying the administration official in question.
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To:
"Melle, John M. EOP/USTR" <john_melle@u str .eop.gov>
Date:
Tue , 16 May 2017 18:28:09 -0400

Figured. Hence I was quieter than my usual self. Hang in there. I know it is a full-timejobs X 10.
Linda Menghetti Dempsey
Vice President, International EconomicAffairs
Email: Idem sev@nam.or
Direct: 202 • •
Mobile: 202 • •

On May 16, 2017, at 6:22 PM, Melle, John M. EOP/US1R <John Melle@ustr.eop.gov> wrote:
Sorry we didn't have more to say. A case of too little - but too early, at least.
-----OriginalMessage----From: Linda Dempsey [mailto:LDempsey@nam.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 5:26 PM
To: Melle, John M. EOP/US1R <John Melle@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: Useful call
Many thanks.

Linda MenghettiDempsey
National Association of Manufacturers
Vice President, International Economic Affairs
Email: ldempsey@nam.org
Direct: (202)ru)I(dl
Mobile: (202) ru)J(dl

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Steve Lamar <slamar@aafaglo bal.org>
To :
"Jackso n , Bill D. EOP/ UST R" <williamjac kso n@ustr.eo p.gov >, "Melle, John M. EO P/ UST R" <john_me lle@us tr .eop .gov >

Cc :
Nate Herman <nherman@aa fag loba l.org>, Ju lia Hughes - USA ITA <jhugh es@usfash ion ind ustry.com> , "Gold, Jo n"
<goldj@nrf .com>, "David Frenc h (frenchd@nrf .com)" <frenchd@nrf .com>, Hun Quac h <hun. qu ach@rila.org>, Steve Lamar
<slamar@aa fagloba l.org>
Date:
Tue , 16 May 20 17 07:24:44 -0400
Attachments :
NAFT A Trade Association Letter .pdf (12 1.46 k B)
Hi Bill and John I hope th is email finds you wel l.
Please find attached a j o int letter from AAFA, NRF, RILA, and USFIA on NAFTA to Ambassador Lighth izer. Would you be able t o forward
to him and to others in the building who should see it ?
Thanks
Steve

StephenLamar
AAFA- Executive Vice President
American Appare l & Footwear Associat ion
740 6!h Street, NW
Washington , DC 20001
Office: .{lQll
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Cell: (571)[
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NEW Em ail: slamar@aafaglobal.org
Website: www.aafaglobal.org

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 Re: meeting request
From:
"Brennan, Anissa" <anissa _brennan@mpaa.org>
To:
"Cobaugh, CC M. EOP/USTR" <christina.m.cobaugh@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:
"Mehta, Probir J. EOP/USTR" <probir_mehta@ustr.eop.gov>,
<william.v.muran@ustr.eop.gov>

"Muran, William V. EOP/USTR"

Date:
Wed, 17 May 2017 14:32:33 -0400
---- ---------------------- ---------

HiCC,
Many thanks for the quick response and good luck w the APEC prep and juggling the demands for and on our new
Ambassador. I will heed your guidance and follow-up as necessary.
Kind regards,
Anissa
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 17, 2017 , at 1:13 PM , Cobaugh, CC M. EOP/USTR <Christina.M.Cobaugh@ustr.eop.gov> wrote:
>
> Hi Anissa,
> Thank you for y our email. We are very excited to have an Ambassador! As you mentioned, we are preparing for APEC , but
once we return we will start evaluating scheduling requests. Please feel free to reach out to me if you hav e not heard from us by
the end of the next week. Thank you for your understanding.
> Best ,
> CC

>
> -----Original Message---> From : Mehta , Probir J. EOP/USTR
> Sent: Tuesday , May 16, 2017 5:28 PM
> To : Brennan , Anissa <Anissa_Brennan @mpaa .org>
> Cc : Cobaugh, CC M. EOP/USTR <Christina.M.Cobaugh @ustr .eop.gov>
> Subject: RE: meeting request
>
> Hi Anissa ->
> Thanks so much for your note! I'm looping in CC Cobaugh -- head of the Executive Secretary unit -- who is our POC in the
Front Office for these t)'pe of inquiries. She 'll be the right person to work with.
>
> CC , Anissa is with the Motion Picture Association of America.
>
> Best ,
> Probir
>
> -----Original Message---> From : Bre1ma11, Anissa [mailto:Anissa_Brennan @mpaa .org]
> Sent: Tuesda)', May 16, 2017 12:41 PM
> To : Mehta, Probir J. EOP/USTR <Probir _Mehta @ustr.eop.gov >
> Subject: meeting request
>
> Hi Probir,

>
>
>
> Wear e thrilled that Ambassador Lighthi zer has been sworn in as U.S. Trade Representati ve . I know you and the IP team feel

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>
>
>
> I understand Ambassador Lighthizer will be in Vietnam for APEC meetings.

When he returns to the DC, w·e would like to
bring in Senator Dodd to meet with him to discuss the U.S. film and television industry's global priorities, how those priorities
intersect with America's trnde agenda, and opportunities for MP AA and the Administration to work together to advance shared
objectives. Is this something that you could help facilitate?
>

>
>
> Best,
>
> Anissa
>
>
>

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Dear Ambassado r Ligh thizcr:

On behalf of the U.S. Chambe r of Commerce, we would like to invite you to
address U.S. and Mexican business leaders on Junc 6 during the eighth meeting of the
!JS-Mexico CEO Dialogue in \'vashington. In partnersh ip with the Consejo
Coordinador Empresarial (CCE}, Jvfexico's leading private sector business association,
the U.S. Chamber is convening preeminent U.S. and Mexican companies that are
committed to, and invested in ) both markets.
Under the leadership of U.S. co-chair, FedEx, and Mexican co-chair, Tenaris,
the CEO Dialogue has sntunc hly advocated for the bilateral U.S.-Mexico trade and
commercial relations hip. T he CEO Dialogue has wo rked closely with both
governments to advance policy recommendations on a diverse range of topics such as
optimizing cross-bor der trade, ensuring the security of trade flows, strengthening our
shared energy market, and developing our regional workforce in order to enhance
North ,\merican competitiveness.
\Xie apprecia te your consideration of this request. J odi Hanson Bond, Senior
Vice President for the Americas, ·will reach out to your staff to provide additional
details.

Best wishes.(

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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9:30a.m. 9:45 a.m .
LOCATIO N :

Welcom ing Se ssion
CEO Dialogue co-chairs Mich ael Duc ker, Presid ent & CEO, FedEx Freight, and
Guillermo Vogel , Director & Vice Chairman of the Boar d, Tenaris, will convene
members of the priva te sector to coo rdinat ,e,,-nessaging for th e day's m eet ing s.

Hall of Flags,
U.S. Chamber of
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9:45 a.m . -

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10 :45 a .m .

Transformatio n work ing gro4p :co-cha irs Curt Mo :rt~ n~on and Emilio Cadena will
present recommendat ions\f gard ing o ngo ing init iafiv ~s ,:!esigned to target the
deve lopments surroundi ng the border region.

LOCATION:

Hall of Flags,
U.S. Chamber of
Commerce

Remarks by Government Offi cials.: '
Gov. Terry MtAti ilife , Gove rnor ofVfr gilti a; Chair of t he Nationa l Gove rno rs
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10 :45 a .m . 10 :30 a .m .
LOCATION:

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U.S. Chamber of
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reco~m ,endatlons for how t o enhance bilateral flows of commerce .
••• ;co .;Rem ark~. by .Gove ~nme~t.

Offic ials: ,
rier of U.S. Custom s and Border Protect io n (TBC)
'.qui roz, Chief bf Mex ico' s Tax Serv ices Adm inistrat ive

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11 :30 a .m .12 :00 p.m .

Coffee B~eak

12 :00 p.m .1:00 p.m.

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CEO Dial ogue co-c hairs Michae l Duc ker, Presid ent & CEO, FedEx Freight, and
Guillermo Vogel , Dir ect or & Vice Chair man of t he Board, Tenaris , will convene
mem bers of t he p rivate sector t o discuss the Dialogue 's strategy in three areas :
1) A short-t erm plan to addres s t he m odern izat io n of NA FTA,
2) A medium-term strategy to launch and exp and a bilater al business council,
and
3) A long- t erm propos al t o ensure th e bilate ral relations hip do es not face
sim ilar challe nge s in t he future.

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 Open ing Remar ks:
Thomas J. Donohu e, Pr esident & CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Juan Pablo Castanon , Chairman, Consejo Coord inado r Empresa rial

1 :00p .m .1 :4 5 p. m .
LOCATION:
Hall of Flags,
U.S. Chamber of
Commerce

Strategic Trade Initia tive s
Strat egi c Trade wo rking group co-cha irs Patrick Otten smeyer and Moise s Kalach
w ill lea d a conver sation on str ate gies for messag ing th e im portan ce of the
bil ate ral relati on ship .
Rem ar ks by Government Off icials:
Sec. W ilbur L Ross, U.S. Secr etary of Con,,merce
Ild efon so Guajardo , Mex ico's Secre t ary of Economy

1 :45 p. m .2:00 p. m .

Coff ee Break

2:00 p .m .3:00 p.m .

North Amer ican Compe t,lt~\leness

LOCATIO N :
Hall of Flags ,
U.S. Chamber of
Commerce

No rt h Ame rican Com pet itiv ~hess ,work ~pg group co-cha ir( f\l)l b . James R. Jones
and (TBD) wilh.present recommendati ons regarding 'd eveloping regional
competit iven ~i ilin J~y areas; firia r.i.i::[al inclusion, energy, · healt h, work fo rce
deve lopmen t and.:perrri.ihing compet itivenes s.
Rem ar ks by Goverii m:ent

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'T~e Future
fhe North A~ erica n Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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A dis:¢ussion Wi{h ;governme~ i officia ls from Mexico and t he Uni ted States on the
LOCATION :
,...,. ;" ,;Ju.ture of.~r .~f'ouridatj<:i pftl 90 2urn_~nt that to day defines t he U.S.-Mex ico
Hall of Flag s,
· · '':i'elat ionsmp/ N AFTA, wfilch;b;ot. h ·govern m ents have agreed is ti me to modern ize
U.S. Chamber of
r~ acc1.ir~~~!Y reflect the :h " cen t ury relationship .
t o ;11]9.

4 :15 p.m.

Commerce

Tho mas Jj Donohue , Presiden t & CEO, U.S. Chamb er of Commer ce
,,.Juan Pabl9.
,. Cast anon, Chairman, Consejo Coor din ador Emp resarial

R~hl ar ki ' ~y -Governmen t Offic ials:
Amb . Robert Lighthiz er, Unite d Stat es Trade Rep resentat ive (TBC}
Ild efon so Guaj ardo , Mexico's Secret ary of Economy
Closing:
Micha el Ducker, Preside nt & CEO, FedEx Freight
Guillermo Vogel , Director &V ice Chairma n of th e Boar d, Tena r is

4 :15 p .m . -

Coffee Brea k

4 :30 p.m.

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 4:30p.m . 5:15 p.m.
LOCATION :
Hall of Flags,
U.S. Chamber of
Comm er ce

Executive Strategy Session
CEO Dialogu e Co-chai rs Michae l Ducker, Presiden t & CEO, FedEx Freight, and
Guillermo Vogel , Director & Vice Chairman of t he Board , will lead a
conclu du ing discussion to dete rmine next steps for the CEO Dialogue .
Rema rks by Gove rn m ent Offi cials:
Sec. John Kelly, U.S. Secret ary of Ho meland Security (TBC)

5:15 p.m . 5:30p.m.

End of U .S.-Me,<ico CEO Dialogue & Transitio n to the Trila t eral

5:30p.m .6:30p.m .

North Ame rican Leade rship Dial t;Jgue: THe Fut ur e of No rth Amer ican

LOCATION :
Hall of Flags,
U.S. Chamber of
Comme r ce

Me m ber s of th e U.S.-Mexic 'o![C
:iEO Dialogue will be .iOiim;d by Canadian CEOs,
guests to discuss t he impo rta,pce of th e tr ilateral Nort h:Ame ri can relatio nship .
The conver sation prov ides an 9p po rtuni ty fo r our two o rgar)izat ions to
coor di nat e m essaging w ith U.S., M'.exica~ and Canad ian govi?rrtments on a
NAFTA moderni z~tio n, and iden t ify ~dte ht ial a reas for colla borat io n in the
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6:30p .m . 7:00p.m .

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~7:30 p.rr,;
LOCATION:

St. Regis Hote l
9 231 6th St NW ,
Wash ington , DC

N ~i1b. Amefi ~~n Leade r ship Reception
M erri;b ~rjs._of th e :~ :?.,-M exico CEO Dialogu e wi ll be jo ined by Canadia n CEOs,
gove rnrrie ii t off icia:ls; and speci al guest s t o discuss th e impor t ance of t he
tr ilat eral ~o rth Ame ri'can relation ship.

r
·:opening .~~marks:

Thb??as!J.fDonohue

, President & CEO, U.S. Chamber of Com merce

Rem arks:
Sen. Or rin Hatch, Chairma n of t he Senat e Finan ce Committee {TB C)
Cong. Kevin Brady, Chairman o f the Ho use Ways & Mean s Com m itt ee (TBC)
Sen. Jerry Moran , U.S. Senat or for Kansas (T BC)

M.P. Mark Eyking,Chairman of th e Inte rn at ional Trade Com mit t ee (TBC)
Sen. Gabriela Cuevas, President of t he Foreign Re lations Com mit tee (TBC)

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North American Leaders hip Reception and Din ner
M em bers of th e U.S.-M exico CEO Dialo g ue w ill be j oin ed by Canadian CEOs,
gov ernm ent of fi cial s and speci al guest s t o discuss th e importa nce of t he
tr ilater al North Americ an relati onsh ip .

LOCATION:
St. Regis Hote l

923 16th St NW,
Washi ngto n, DC

Openi ng Rem ark s:
Juan Pablo Casta i'16n, Chairman , Consej o Coord in ado r Empres ar ial
Pane l Discussion:
Sec. Rex Ti lle rson , U.S. Secre t ary of St ate (Tf'!C)
Sec. Luis Vid egaray , Mexi co's Secretary 9f F9f eign Aff airs (TBC)
Min . Chrystia Freeland , Canad a' s M inj st~r of Fore ign Affa irs (TBC)
Mo dera tor: TBD, TBD, U.S. Cha_\l} btlri t Corll ~ ~r<=
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TBD, TBD, Canadian Cham b;ef, of Com mer ce

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 Re: Invitation I Amb. Lighthizer I 8th U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue

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To:
"Smith-Vaughan , Reuben" <rs mith@uschambe r.com>
Cc:
"Griffin , Payne P . EOP/USTR" <garri son .p .griffin @ustr .eop .gov>, "We nk, Chris topher"
<cwe nk@uschamb e r.com> , "Bond , Jodi" <jbond@uschamb e r .com> , "Melle, John M. EOP/USTR"
<john_melle @ustr .eop.gov>
Date:
Thu , 18 May 20 17 18:39:58 -0400

Reube n,
Thanks for reac hing out to Ambassador Lighthizer regarding this opp ortunity - we value the Chamber's work and look forward to
having a dialogue with your members in the comin g moments maths and yea rs. We will revert with an answe r on the invitatio n
within the nexi couple of da.ys as we work out his schedule for early June. I will note that he has some travel schedu led for that
week, but we will see wha t is possib le.
Jam ieson
JAMIES ON L. GREER
Chief of Staff
Office ofd1e U.S . T rade Representative
Executive Offi ce of the Pres ident
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On May 17, 2017, al 10:08 AM , Smith-Va ughan, Re uben <RSmitli@.USChambe r.com> wrote :
Good afte rno o n J amieson and G arr iso n,
Congrcitulations on the Ambassa uor's confirmation
muc h actjvity .

an <l I hope you're d oing wel l in the mi dst of so

On behalf of Tom Donohue, Pres id ent & CE O of the U.S. Chamb er of Commerce _, pleas e find
attached an inv itati on to Arnb. Lighthizer to participa te in the 8th U.S.-Mexico CE O D ialogue,
which ,v ill take p lae<::on J une 6, 20 17 in Washingto n . T he Uni tt:<l St-ates Tra ue Represen tative has
been a key partner fo r the CEO D ialogue since its in cep tion, an d we lo o k forward to con tini.1e
collabo rating n ioving forward.
We wou ld h igh ly val ue th e p articip atio n of th e Ambassado r at the Ju ne mee ting , espec ially given
the cruc ial ro le he ha s playe d and w ill co ntin u e p laying in th e NAFTA r enegotiat io n discus sio n .
\Xie are pleased to no te that Sec re tar y G u ajar d o has confim1ed his p articipation and h o p e t hat th e
Am bassador will be able to join as well .
P lease let me kn ow if you have any quest ions o r co nc erns .
Since rely,
Reub en
Reuben Smit h -Vaugha n
Ex ecuti ve Direct o r, AACCLA
Exec utive D irecto r, USC BC
Senior Direc tor, Amer icas

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To:
Ken Monahan <kmonahan@nam .org>
Date:

Sat , 20 May 2017 01:31:43 -0400

Thanks, Ken - we've made contact.
-----Original Message---From: Ken Monahan (mailto:KMonahan@nam.org)
Sent: Thursday, May 18,2017 6:23 PM
To: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John_Melle@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: jtbomas@autoalliance.org
Subject: Connecting USTR to Auto Alliance

Hi Jolm,
Jennifer Thomas, Vice President of Federal Government Affairs at the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, would like to arrange a meetingwith
you and your team on NAFTA issues, and I offered to make an introduction. Jennifer is cc'd here, and I'll Jet her follow up with additional details.
Many thanks,
Ken Monahan
NationalAssociation of Manufacturers
Director, International Trade Policy
Email: kmonal1an@nam.org <mailto:kmonahan@nam.org>
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From:
Joe Quinn <jquinn@aluminum .org>

To:
"CObaugh , CC M . EOP/USTR" <chrislina.m.cobaugh@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc:
"Mu ran, William V . EOP/USTR" <william.v.muran@ustr

.eop.gov>

Date:
Wed , 24 May 2017 15:40 :31 -04 00

--- O,iginal Message ---Frorn: Cobaugh, CC M. EOP/USTR [maill o:Cbris1ina.M.C-0baugh@ uslr.eop.gov )
Sent : Wednesday, May 24, 2017 1:39 PM

To: Joe Quinn <jquinn @aluminum .org>
Cc : Muran, William V. EOP/US TR<W illiam.V.M uran @ustr.eop. gov>
Subject: RE: Alrnninu m CEO meeting tomo rrow
Hi Joe,
Thank you for reach ing out and 1 apologize for the delay in response! Below are the answers to yo ur questions .
1 & 2) I have sent your names to the security desk. Below is t he address of our buildin g. Whe n you arrive , please tell the securi ty
officer that you have a meeting with Ambassador Lighthizer. You and your group will hav e to then go through security and will
be placed in a holdin g roo,u . Billy Mura11will come down and esco rt you to our confere nce room when it is time fo r your
meeting.
Office of the United States Trade Represen tative
600 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20508
3) While , I appreciate that you inquired about a photogra pher, we would ask that you not bring one to the meeting.
4) Ambassador Robert Lighthizer , Stephen Vaug hn, Jamieson Greer , Jean Kem p, and Phil Chen. Note that there is not room at
the table for all CEOs , some w ill need to sit along the wall. lltcrc is a hal f hour budgeted , we ask that you be mi ndful of tJ1c time
frame and d1e Ambassador's schedule.
5) Keep working with Jean who will coo rdinate with.in UST R as appropriate .

if you have any questions or issues.
Best,

cc

--- Original Message ---From: Joe Quinn [mailto:j quinn@alumin urn.org]
Sent : Wednesday, May 24, 2017 10:09 AM
To : Cobaugh, CC M. EOP/USTR <Christina.M.C obaugh ~ ustr .eop .gov>
Subject: Aluminum CEO mee ting tomorrow
Hi CC . A few logis tical questions for the aluminu m CEO meeting 1,viththe Ambassador tom orrow at l :30 p.m.:
- Are there any spec ial requirements for enteri ng the bui lding with 15 peop le (name s below), or do we simp ly wa lk in the 600
17th St. NW entrance?

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 - W ho s hould we ask for when we arrive? We' ll get tJ-ierearound l : 15 p.m.
- Can we bring in a photographer with us?
- Wh o from USTR will be in lhc room ?
- My colleague Charles Johnson is wo rking with Jean Kemp on prep materia ls. Is there a nyone else we shou ld coordinate with or
just kee p working with Jean?
Thank you ,
Joe
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Tim Reyes , President of Alcoa Alw nimun, Alcoa
.M ichelle O'Neill , Seni or Vice Pres iden t, Global Gove rnment Affairs and Sus tainabili ty, Alcoa
Jvlark Vrablec, President of Aeros pace and Automoti ve P roducts , Arconic
lvlike Belwood, Vice President of Gove rnment Affa irs, Arconic
Stack, Chairman and CEO, Aleris
Steve Fislxr , President and CEO , Novelis
M arco Pa lmei ri, Senior Vice Pres ident and Preside nt, Nove lis North America
John Lapi des , Pres id ent , Un ited Alum inum
Garn ey Scott , Pres iden t and CEO , Scepter
Paul -Henri Chevalier , Pres ident , Jupi ter
Herny Gordinier , President , Tri Arrows Alumin um
Heidi Brock , Pres ident and CEO. T he Alwninum Association
Joe Qu inn, Vice Pres ident of public affairs , The Aluminum Association
Chuck Johnson, Vice Presiden t of policy , The AJuminum Association
Warren Maruyama , Hog an Lovells

Joe Quin n
Vice Presiden t of Public Affairs
The Aluminun1 Association
1400 Crystal Drive , Suite 430
AiJ.iiin on , VA 22202

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Safe ty is coming to De tro it! Reg iste r now.
- -- O rigina l Message ---From : Wessel, Jared [mailto:jared .wessel @ho ga nlovells.co m]
Senl : Friday , May 19, 2017 11:33 PM
To: Coba ugh, CC M. EOP/USTR <Christina.M.Cobaugh~str.eo
p .gov>
Cc: Cha rles D. John son <cdjoh nson @alwni numorg>; Joe Quinn <jquinn@Jaltunin um .org>; He id i Brock
<hb rock @al umin um. org>
Subject: RE: Co ngra ts and a mee ting request
HiCC ,
No worri es, and thanks for work ing with us this late on a Friday . I :30P M would be great. I am CC ing the Assoc iation teant. We
w ill work to get you a attendee list shortly.
Regards ,
Jared
---Original Message---From : Cobaugh, CC M . EOP/US TR [mailto:Cbrist ina.M. Cobaug h@ustr.eop.gov )
Sen t : Friday , May 19, 2017 11:21 PM
To: Wesse l, Jared
Subject: RE: Co ngra ts and a mee t.ing request
Jared ,
1 sent that email too fast! The Amb assador is in fact not available at 10:30 AM. 1 kn ow they have a commitment at 4 PM. But
wo uld tlie y be ava ilab le at 1:30 - 3:00 PM? Thank you and apo logies abo ut that!
Bes t,

cc

- -- Or iginal Message ---From: Cobaugh , CC M. EOP/USTR
Sent: Friday , May 19, 2017 11:02 PM

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 To: 'Wess e l, Jare d ' <jare d.wesseL@ hoga niove ll s.co m>
Subj ec t: RE: Congrat s an d a mee ting requ est
Hi Jare d,
Would th e Assoc iatio n be av aila ble to meet wit h the Amba ssador at 10:30 AM on t11e 25th ? Thank s!

--- -Ori gi nal Mess age--- From : Wessel, Jare d [mailt o:jare d .wesse l@hoga nlovells.co m]
Sent : Friday , May 19, 201 7 10 :52 PM
To: Greer , Jami eson L.EOP /US TR <Jamieso n.L .Greer @ustr.eo p.go v>
Cc : Cobau gb, CC M . EOP/UST R <C hristin a.M.C oba ugh ,1Ju str .eop .gov>; Griffin , Pay ne P. EOP /USTR
<Garri son.P .Griffi n@ustr.eop .gov>
Subject RE: Con grat s and a mee ting request
Jam ies on,
TI1ank y ou very much. I will let the Assoc iation know and we w ill c oo rdina te with CC.
Wannest Reg ard s,
Jared
----- Original Mess age--- -F rom: Greer , Jamieso n L.E OP/US TR[ mai lto: Ja111i
eson .L. Greer@ ustr .eop .gov]
Sent : Friday , May 19, 2017 10 :49 PM
To : Wesse l, Jared
Cc: Cobau gh, CC M. EOP/U STR ; Griffi tt, Pay ne P. EO P/US1R
Subject Re: Congra ts and a meeti ng reques t
Jared ,
TI1e Amba ssado r will try to make time on the 25 th to mee t wi tb Alum inum Associati o n rep resenta tive s. To the ex te nt we can
limit thi s lis t, that w ill be im portant (e .g., no entou rag es).
P lease wo rk wit h CC Cobaugh (c-0p icd here) to wo rk ou t a tim e.
Bes t,
Jam ieso n
JAMIE SON L. GRE ER
Chief of Staff
Offi ce of the U.S . Trn de Rep resent at ive
Exec utive Offi ce of the Pres ident

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> On May 18, 20 17, at 3:22 Arv[, Wessel , J ared <j ared.wessel @h oganJove IJs.co m> w rote :
>
> Jamies o n,
>
> Appr ecia te it. Here is the tentati ve list:
>
> Roy Harvey , Alcoa
> Sea n Stack, Ale ris
> Dav id Hess , Arco nic
> Jea n-:tv1arc Germa in, Co nstellium
> Euge ni o Clariond R angel , Cupmm
> Matt Aboud , Hydro Alumin um Metals USA
> Die trich M. Gro ss, Jup iter Aluminu m
> Ja ck Hock e ma, Kaiser AL uminum
> Steve Fis her , Nove lis
> Alf Ba rri os, Rio T into Alu minum
> Egil Hogna , Sapa fa.1ru sio ns No rth America Garne y Scott, Scep ter , Inc
> Lisa Sc he ller, Silbe rline Manufa ctu ring Co.
> Jerry S·weeney , Te nnessee Alumin um Processors, Inc.
> He nry Gordini er. Tri -Arro ws Ah un inu m In c.

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 > John Lapid es, United Alum i num Corpora tion Heidi Brock , The Alum inum
> Associa tion
>
> Also , I kno w the Associa t ion has also reac hed out to Payne , Jean Kemp an d Christian The y are meeting w ith Sec retary Ross
at 4PM that day , but oth erwise free.
>
> Thanks again ,
> Jared
>
>
> ----- Origin al Mess age---> Fro m : Gree r, Jamies on L. EO P/USTR
> [mailto: Jamieson. L. Gree r@ustr .eop.gov]
> Sent: Wed nesday , May 17, 20 17 7:52 AM
> To : Wessel , Jared
> Subjec t : RE: Congra ts and a meeti ng requ est
>
> Jared--tl ianks , and good to hea r fr om you . We w ill check o n the sched ule and see what is possible . His travel and meeting
schedul e is pretty hec tic , but w e will get t his reque st in tbe syste m ASAP and let Bob know about it.
>
> Jamies on
>
> -----Ori gin al Mess age- --> Fro m: Wessel , Jared (mailto:jared .wesse l@hoganlo vells.com]
> Sen t: Tu esday , May 16, 2017 9: 11 PM
> To : Greer , Janties on L. EO P/USTR<J am ieson. L.Gre er@us tr .eop .gov>
> Subj ect Co ngrats and a me etin g request
>
>

>
> Dear Jamies on ,
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>
> Firs l off , congratulations . I know it lias been a painfu lly slow process , but happy that yo u have fi nall y land ed at
U STR. Sec o nd, Warre n Mam yama (former GC at USTR) and I rep rese nt the Alumi num A ssoc iatio n, whi ch bas been wor king
with Vaughn on the WTO dispute . We arc havjn g so me CE Os fly in for mee tings on May 25th and would love to mee t with Bob
if he is available .
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> Thank s,
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> Jared

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> Counse l
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 May 25, 2017

The President
The \,'v'hite House
\Xlashington, DC 20500
Dear :\fr. President:
As your administration
considers the future of the 23-year old North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA), we-the
undersigned chief executives of American
companies-write
to express our support for your efforts to modernize the agreement. We
hereby offer to work with your administration
to promote free and fair trade with Canada
and ]\kxico, ensure a level playing field, and spur economic growth and job creation for
American workers, farmers, and businesses.
Americans benefit from trade and investment with Canada and J\1exico in many ways.
O.S. trade with these two countries supports 14 million American johs, and the daily volume
of trade hetween the United States and our two North American neighhors tops $3.5 hillion.
In addition, the significant cross-investment
among the three partners supports many
additional good paying jobs across closely integrated supply chains. Much of this commerce
depends on N'AFTA, and the forthcoming negotiations with Canada and ·Mexico should be
conducted in a manner that recognizes our shat·ed values as neighbors and that does not put
these millions of American jobs at risk. \'vith your support, we believe this goal is eminently
achievable.
The benefits
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AMERICAN

of U.S. trade and investment

with Canada and ·Mexico include:

Jobs across Anierica: The expansion of trade unleashed by NAFTA supports tens
of thousands of jobs in each of the 50 states-and
more than 100,000 jobs in each of
17 states.
Biggest Growth Markets: U.S. exports tu Canada and J'vfexico-which
represent
America's largest export markets by a wide margin-expanded
far mure in the 20092015 period than U.S. exports tu any other country in the world (by $115 billion tu
Mexico and $89 billion tu Canada). Half of all Canadian and J'v1exican imports come
from the United States.
Manufacturing
Jobs: Canadians and Mexicans purchased $445 billion of U.S.
manufactured
goods in 2016, generating $37,000 in export revenue for every
American factory worker.
Services Surplus: In 2015, U.S. services exports to Canada and Mexico reached $88
billion, with a services trade surplus of $37 billion. U.S. set-vice providers are market
leaders in many sectors of the Canadian and :Mexican economies.

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Advancing Agriculture: Under NAFTA, U.S. agricultural exports to Canada and
Mexico have quadrupled from $8.9 billion in 1993 to $38 billion in 2015, prnviding
critical growth oppo1·tunities for an industry at the heart of rural 1\me1·ica.
Big Gains for Small Business: Canada and Mexico are the top two export
destinations for U.S. stnall and 1nediun1-size enterprises, n-iore than 125,UUU of which
sell their goods and services in Canada and !vlexico.

As your adrninistration
seeks to modernize and in-iprove NAFTA,
following be taken into account to guide th.e process:

we ask that the

First, we should build on the elements of our trading relationship
that are already
working well. We should enhance the job-sustaining
f1ow of trade across our borders, which
has reached $1.3 trillion. Returning to the high tariffs and other trade barriers that preceded
NAPTA is not in the interests of U.S. workers, fanners, and exporters.
Second, as Secretary Ross and others have pledged, the adtninistration's
pursuit of
negotiations
following the procedures established in the Bipartisan Congressional
Trade
Priorities and Accountability
.,\ct of 2015, known as TPA, will provide a more predictable
environment
for business. Pursuing the TPA statute's negotiating objectives and follo,ving
its consultation
procedures will build broader support in Congress and the U.S. business and
agriculture corntnunities
for this effort.
Third, we encourage the a<lrn.inistration to proceed quickly and trilaterally.
Uncertainty about the future of America's terms of ti-ade with Canada and l'v[exico would
suppress economic growth and tnay cause political reactions that undermine U.S. exporters
and their significant growth opportunities
in these markets. Further, maintaining NAFTA's
three-party framework is ci-itical to ensure a strong, profitable rrurket for U.S. exports and to
avoid disrupting the substantial existing flow of commerce and the American jobs that
depend on it.
Mr. President, we look forward to working with you and your adtninistration
on this
critical effort. \Ve stand ready to assist you and your administration
in any way we can.
Sincerely,

Chairman

David Abney
and Chief Executive

Richard C. Adkerson
Vice Chairman, President, and Chief
Executive Officer
Freeport-McMoRan
Inc.

Officer

UPS

Kirk Aubry
President & CEO
Savage Services

Richard Brent
Chief Executive Officer
Louroe Electronics

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 Michael L. Cotbat
Chief Executive Officer
Citigroup

Greg Brown
Chairman and CEO
Motorola Solutions
William Fellows
President & Chief Executive
Bartlett & Company

Lance M. Fritz
Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer
Union Pacific Corporation

Officer

William A. Furman
Chairman & CEO
The Greenbrier Companies

Chairman

Evan G. Greenberg
and Chief Executive
Chubb

Alex Gorsky
Cb airman of tbe Board and Cbief
Executive OfficciJohnson & Johnson
Dave Hager
President and Chief Executive Officer
Devon Energy Corporation

Officer

\vilson R. Jones
C:hief Executive Officer and President
Oshkosh Corporation

Jeff Immelt
C:hairman and CEO
GE
Steven A. Kandarian
Pres idem, C:hairman, & Chief Executive
Officer
MetLife, Inc.

Ryan ~f. Lance
Cb airman and Chief Executive
ConocoPhillips

/\ndrew N. Liveris
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Dow- Chemical Company

Tamara Lundgren
President and C:hief Executive
Schnitzer Steel Industries,

David ]VfacLennan
Chairman and CEO
Cargill, Incorporated

Officer
Inc.

Doug McMillon
President and CEO
Walmart

Dennis

International

Office1·

E. Nixon
C:EO
Bank of Commerce

Chairman

Patrick Ottens1neyer
President and CEO
Kansas City Southern

Indra K. ~ ooyi
and Chief Executive
PepsiCo

Officer

\v. Douglas Parker
Chairman and CEO
American Airlines Group, Inc.

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 Debra Reed
Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer
Sempra Energy

President

Dr. Edmund 0. Schweitzer, III
President
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
David Taylor
Chairman of the Board, President,
Chief Executive Officer
Procter & Gamble

Steven E. Rendle
& Chief Executive
VF Corporation

Officer

Frederick \v'. Smith
Chairman & CEO
FedEx Corporation
Jim Umpleby
Chief Executive Officer
Caterpillar Inc

and

Scott \"'v'.Wine
Chairman and CEO
Polaris Industries

Steve Van Andel
Chairman
Amway

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 RE: USTR Attendees
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To :
"G riffin , Payn e P. EOP/ UST R" <ga rrison .p.griffin @ ustr. eop.gov>

Cc:
"Prado, Marta M . EOP/ USTR" <marla _m_prado@ustr.eo p.gov>
Date:
Fri, 26 May 201 7 17:36 :48 -0400

Thanks, Payne .
W il l you or Ma rta text me when ever yo ne is walking over t o the Chambe r? A heads up will be he lpfu l, so I
can pull Tami ou t of t he VIP r ece ptio n to greet the Ambassado r. I can be reac hed at my (b) (6)
Have a great weekend .
Best,
Natali e

From: Griffin, Payne P. EOP/USTR [mailto :Garrison.P.Griffin@ustr .eop .gov]
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 5:21 PM
To: Oberman n, Natalie
Subject: USTR Att endees
Nat alie,
Nice to meet you yeste rday . At th is t ime, d ue to ethics rul es, I will be th e only pol it ica l st aff attend ing the Chamber
Gala next Tuesday w it h t he Ambassa dor .
Marta and Bar bara will also be attendi ng fr om USTR.
Than k you

G. Payne Griff in
Deputy Chief of Staff
The Off ice of the Un ited States Trade Repr esentat ive
Execut ive Office of t he President

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 US Chamber Meeting Request with Ambassador Lighthizer
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From:
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To:
"CObaugh , CC M . EOP/USTR" <chrislina.m.cobaugh@ustr.eop.gov>,
<jamieso n.l.gr eer @ustr .eop .gov>

"Greer, Jam ieson L. EOP/US T R"

Cc:
"Wenk, Christopher" <cwenk@usc ham ber .com>
Date:

Fri, 26 May 2017 14:29 :25 -0400

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Hi guys Happ y F rid ay.

I w as h op ing to set up a time in t he comi ng weeks to brin g M yro n Brill iant (Cham b er's
Executive VP and Hea d of Inter national Affairs) and John &Iurphy (Chamber 's Senior Vice
Pres ident for I ntern ation al Po licy) over to USTR to mee t w ith .l\.1n b assa dor Lig hthizer to talk
abo u t the broad t rade age nda inclu din g th e upcoming n egotiatio n s with Canada and Mexico.
I lo ok forward to h earing from yo u .
Have a great weekend.
THANKS.

Christop her Wenk
Execut ive Director, Internati onal Policy
U.S. Chamber of Com merce
1615 H Street, NW
Washington , D.C. 20062
cwenk@uschamber .com
Phone: (2021ffllfflWIIIII
Tvritte r: @Chnsiopliei-W enk

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 Re: CEO Letter on NAFTA Modernization
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From:
"Brilliant , Myron" <mbrillia@uschamber.com>
To:
"Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR" <jamieson. l.greer@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc:
will iam.z.muran@ustr .eop .gov, "Lighlhi zer, Robert E. EOP/USTR" <robert .e.lig hlhi zer@ustr .eop .gov>, "Schroder ,
Robert" <rschroder@uschamber .com>
Date :
Fri, 26 May 2017 14:40 :44 -0400

----------·-------Thanks Jamieso n. I know you have already a good relationship w several of my staff and I look forward to working with the new

team.
I believe I have a request to gel caug ht up w Bob and you. Following Bob's conversation w Tom, we discussed me bringing
some of our Int'! team over to your offices to go over briefly our work around the world including on China , Korea, Jap an,
among other issues in additio n to exc hanging notes on NAFT A.
I'll be in Ru ssia next week but I know Bob will be com ing over for the event we are hosting w the Prime Mini ster
Vietnam. Thank you .

Thal said we see ourse lves as partners w USTR in suppo l1ing your efforts to address unfa ir trade prac tices and wan t to ens ure we
engage you ea rly on effec tively and s trategically
Bob, you may recall r worked w Terry Stewart in the late 1980s into early 1990s. We first met in chat conteKt Those steel and
bearing case s helped me get my groundi ng in the trade area.
Enjoy your holiday week end
Wannes t regards

MyTOn
> On May 26, 20 17, at 11:37 AM, Greer, Jamieso n L . EOP/U STR <Jamicson.L. Grccr@ ustr.cop.gov> wrote:

>
>My ron,

>
> Than k you for reaching oul lo the Amb assador , and we appreciate rece iving advance noli ce of the lelle r that was sent lo tbe
White Hous e regardin g NAFT A . We look forward to building a relationship with your te am and welcome the insights of the
Chamber an d its me mbers as we work with all stakeh olders durin g the ren egotiation pro(:ess .
>
>Reg ards,
>
> Jamies on
>

>

>
>
>
> -----Ori ginal Mess age----

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 > From: Brilliant, Myron [mailto:MBrillia@USChamber.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 11:36 AM
> To: Lighthizcr, Robert E.EOP/USTR<Robcrt.E.Lighthizcr@ustr.cop.gov>
> Cc: Greer, JamiesonL. EOP/USTR <Jamieson.L.Greer@ustr.eop.gov>;
Donohue, Tom
<TDonohue@USChamber.com>;
'William.z.muran@ustr.eop.gov'
<William.z.muran@ustr.eop.gov>
> Subject: RE: CEO Letter on NAFTA Modernization
>
> Following up on my below note, please see the attached letter that was sent to the White House this morning from 32 chief
executives of American companies.
>
>
>
> Again, we at the Chamber look forward to working with you and your team on this important endeavor.
>

>
>
> Warmest regards,
>
>

>
>Myron
>
>
>
> From: Brilliant, Myron
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 5:08 PM
> To: 'Robert.e.lighthizer@ustr.eop.gov'
<Robert.e.lighthizer@ustr.eop.gov
<mailto:Robert.e.lighthizer@ustr.eop.gov>
> Cc: 'Jamieson.L.Greer@ustr.eop.gov'
<Jamieson.L.Greer@ustr.eop.gov
<mailto:Jamieson.L.Greer@ustr.eop.gov>
Tom <TDonohue@USChamber.com
<mailto:TDonohue@U SChamber.com> >; 'William.z.muran@ustr.eop.gov'
<William.z.muran@ustr.eop.gov
<mailto:William.z.muran@ustr.eop.gov>
>
> Subject: CEO Letter on NAFTA Modernization
>
>
>
> Dear Ambassador Lighthizer:
>
>

>
>; Donohue,

>
> Congratulations

again on being sworn-in as the USTR and I hope your busy first two weeks have gone well. I understand Tom
and you had a good conversation recently and we are looking forward to working closely with you and your team.
>
>
>
> I want to commend you on the notification letter to Congress regarding the administration's intent to negotiate with Canada and
Mexico. We at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce welcome the announcement as an important opportunity to modernize NAFTA
for the 21st century. We stand ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work with you and the administration to create a stronger
agreement that spurs economic growth and job creation.

>
>
>
> To that end, I want to make you aware that tomorrow morning Tom Donohue will be sending to the White House a letter from
a number of U.S. CEOs, representing a broad cross-section of industries, which supports these efforts to modernize our
relationship with our North American neighbors. Our hope is that this letter can help support and advance the process.
>
>
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions and would welcome tl1e opportmlity to sit down in tl1e coming days to discuss tl1e
broader trade agenda, including NAFT A. I will have my staff follow up with yours to set up a time.
>
>
>
> Warmest regards,

>
>
>
>Myron
>
>
>

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From:
"Gree r , Jamieson L. EOP/USTR" <"/o=o rg anizatio n/ou =exc hange ad ministrative group
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Cc:
"Do nohue , Tom" <tdono hue@usc hamb er .com>, william .z.muran@us1r .eop .gov, "Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR"
<robert.e.lighthi zer@ ustr.eop.gov >
Date:
Fri, 26 May 201 7 11 :36:59 -0 400

Myron ,
Thank you for reaching out to the Ambassa dor, and we appreciate receiving advance notice of the Jetter that was sent to the
White House regarding NAFT A. We look forwar d to building a relationship with your team and welco me the insigh ts of tl1e
Cha mber and its members as we work with all stakeh olders duri ng the ren egotiation pro cess.
Regards ,
Jamieso n

---01igi nal Message---From: Brilliant , Myron [mailto:MBrillia@USCbamber .com)
Sent : Thursday , May 25, 2017 11 :36 A.lvt
To: Lighthizer , Rob ert E. EO P/USTR <Robe rLE.Lighthize r@ustr.eop .gov>
Cc: Greer, Jamieso n L.EOP/USTR <Jamies on.L .Greer@ustr.e op.gov> ; Donohue, Tom
<TD onohue@USC hamber.c om >; 'Will iam.z.muran@ustr.eop.gov ' <William.z .muran@ ustr.eo p.gov>
Subject: RE: CEO Letter on NAFTA Mode rnization
Following np on my below note, please see the attached letter that was sent to the \1/hite House this morning from 32 chief
exec utives of American companies.
Again, we al the Chamber look fonv ard Loworking wi(]1you and your team on this important endeavor.
Wannest regards,
MyTOil

From: Brilliant, Myron
Sent : Wednesda y, May 24, 2017 5:08 PM
To: 'Robert.e.Jighthizer@usr r.eop.gov' <Roben.e .lighthizer@ust r.eop.g ov <mailto:Ro bert.e .Jighthizer@ust r.eop.gov> >
Cc : 'Jami eson.L.Gree r@u str.eop.gov' <Jamieson .L. Gree r@ustr.eop.gov <mailto:Jamieson.L.Gree n@ustr.eop.gov > >; Dono hue,
Tom <TDonohue @ USChambe r.com <mailto:TDono hue@USCha mber.com> >; 'Willirun .z.m uran@ustr .eop.gov'
<William.z..muran@ustr.eop .go, · <mailto:William. z..mura.n@ustr.eop.gov> >
Subject: CEO Lette r on NAFT A Modernization

Dea r Ambassador Lighthizer:
Congrat ulalions again on being swo rn-in as the USTR and I hope your bus y first two weeks have gone wel l. I unders tand Tom

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 and you had a good conversation recently and we are looking forward to working closely with you and your team.
I want to commend you on the notification letter to Congress regarding the administration's intent to negotiate with Canada and
Mexico. We at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce welcome the announcement as an important opportunity to modernize NAFTA
for the 21st century. We stand ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work with you and the administration to create a stronger
agreement that spurs economic growth and job creation.
To that end, I want to make you aware that tomorrow morning Tom Donohue will be sending to the White House a letter from a
munber of U.S. CEOs, representing a broad cross-section of industries, which supports these efforts to modernize our relationship
with our North American neighbors. Our hope is tl1at this letter can help support and advance the process.
Please let me know if you have any questions and would welcome the opportunity to sit down in the coming days to discuss the
broader trade agenda, including NAFT A. I will have my staff follow up with yours to set up a time.
Warmest regards,
Myron

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 RE: NAM Press Release/Statement on NAFT A
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From:
Linda Dempsey <ldempsey@nam.org >
To:
"Melle, John M. EOP/ USTR" <john_melle@ustr .eop .gov>
Date:
Tue, 30 May 2017 10: 18:27 --0400

Terrific.
---O riginal Mess age---From: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR [mailto:John _Me lle@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent : Sunday, May 28, 20 17 8:43 PM
To: Linda Dempsey <LDem psey@nrun.org>
Subject: RE: NAM Press Release/Sta temen t on NAFT A
Let's lock in 4 Thurs day . Happy to come to your place . Will invite Daniel Watson.
---O riginal Mess age---From : Linda Dempsey [m.ailto :LDe mpsey @nam.org]
Senl: Sunday , May 28, 20 17 1:36 PM
To: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John _Melle @ustr.eop .gov>
Subject: RE : NAlv1Press Release / Statemen t on NAFT A
You too , John. 4pm on Thursday, June 1 or 2pm on Friday, June 2 work
---O riginal Message---From: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR [mailto :John_Me lle@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 20 17 9:55 PM
To: Linda Dempsey <LDe mpsey@nam.org>
Subject: RE: NAM Press Release/Sta temen t on NAFT A
I tend to lose contro l of my calendar as the week progresses , but as of now I am open on the 3 1st after 1 and the I st and 2nd after
10 am.
Enjoy Memorial Day !
--- OriginaJ Message ---From: Linda Dempsey fmailto:LDem psey @) tam.org]
Sent : Friday , May 26, 2017 5:49 PM
To: Melle, John M. EOP/US TR <Jo hn_Melle @ ustr.eop .gov>
Subject: Re : NAM Press Rc lcasc/Statcmcnt on NAFTA
Small. Just Ken and me for now and then we'd like to get you before our members.
Li nda Menghetti Dempsey
Vice Preside nt , Tnternational Economic Affairs
Email: ldempsey @ nam.or g <mailto:l dempsey@ nam.org >

)[mJBJII<tel:(20 (b) (6)
Din~ct: (202

On May 26, 2017 , at 5:06 PM, Me lle, Jolm M. EOP/US TR <John_Me lle(l!Justr.eop.gov <mailto:John_Melle(l!Justr.eop.go, r> >

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 wrote :
Sure. Aro und both weeks . Smal l crow d or big crowd? I had a tough message for the auto crowd this week , as I suspect you
heard.
-----Orii,>i.na
l Messagc ----f rom: Linda Dempsey [mailto:LDe mps ey@ua m.o1g]
Sent: Th ursday, May 25 , 20 17 4:46 PM
To: Me lle, John M. EOP/USTR <John _Melle @ ustr. eop .gov <mailto:Jo 1m_Mell e@us tr.eop .gov> >
Cc: Ken Monahan <KMona han@nam .org <mailto:KMona han@nam.org> >
Subject: RE : NAM Press Release/Sta temen t on NAFTA
John - how about a meeting next week or the week after?
Linda
-----Orii;,rinal Message----f rom: Linda Dempse y
Sent: Thurs day, May 18, 2017 12:44 PM
To: 'Melle, John M.·EOP/US TR ' <John_Melle @ustr.eop.gov <mailto:John _Melle @ustr.eo p.gov> >
Cc: Ken Mon ahan <KMona han@nam .org <ma ilto:KMonahan @na.rn.org> >
Subject: RE: NAM Press Release/ Statement on NAF TA
Safe travels. Let me know any good ti.mes; hap py to arran ge when you are back.
-----Origina l Message ----From: Melle , Jolm M. EOP/USTR rmailto :Jolm_Me lle@ustr.eo p.gov1
Sent: Thursday , May 18, 20 1712 :26 PM
To: Lind a Dempsey <LDempsey @.nam.org <mailto:LDe mpsey @nam .org> >
Cc: Ken Monahan <KM onahan<[v.narn.org <mailto:KMonahan @ nam.org > >
Subject: Re: NAM Press Re lease/Statement on NA.FTA
Next week should wor k. Off to Hanoi now !
On May 18, 20 17, at 12: 19 PM, Linda Dempsey <LDempsey@ namo rg <mai.lto:LDempse y@ nam. org>
<mailto:LDempse y@ nam .org>> wrote :
Good to hear. FYI, we have sent a letter to Amb Lighthizer fro m our CEO Jay Timmons request ing a meeting . While not
NAFf A specific, we expect that to domin ate a big part of the discussi on.
Let us know if you have time to chat next wee k.
Linda Mengh etti Dempsey
Vice President, Intemational Econom ic Affairs
Email : ldempsev ~ nam.org <mailto:lde m sev inam.o rg> <mailto :ldempsey@nam. org>
Direct: (202) -•
tel:(2 02
Mobil e: (202) • •
<tel :(202
On May 18, 2017 , at 12: 10 PM , Melle, Jolm M. EOP/US TR <Jolm_ Melle @ustr .eop.go v
<mailto :John _Melle @ustr.eo p.gov> <ma ilto :John _Melle @ustr .eop .gov>> v,Tote:
Thanks to you both. Manufactu ring is front and center - I woul d note Amb. Lig bthi zer's phrase to the hill yes terday was
first " do no harm."
On May 18, 20 17, at 12:03 PM, Ken Monahan <KMonahan @nam.org <mailto:KMonah a.n@nam.o rg>
<mailto:KMona h<111
@ 11am.org><mailto:KMor\ilhan @ nam.org>> wro te:
Hi John ,
Hope you are well . Just wanted to flag that the NAM jus t l)ublished this press
release<>>>> http://www.na m.org /News roo m/Press -Release s/20 I 7/05/Jv1anufac turers-Ro lling-Up -Thei r-Sleev es-to-Work -with Trump-Administration--Congress -to-Strengthe n-N AFT N <<<><; on the notification letter , with the following statement from
Linda Dempsey:
"Manufa cturers are rollin g up their sleeves to identify ways to modemi7.e the 23-ye ar-old NAFTA so the United States can
be competi tive in today's global economy. The j obs of 2 million American man ufacturi ng worke1s depe nd on trad e with Canada

and Mexico toda y. It's mos( importan t that we pro (ect those job s and use this opportunity to create more. NAFTA renegot iations
must be focused on strengthe ning Ame rican competitiveness and North ,.L\merican trade so tha.t manufac turers can continu e to

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 expand output and create well -paying job s . The NAM is worki ng close ly w ith the Tnun jp admin istrati on and Congress. We are
explaining the impact of the current agreementon manufacturers and are providing detailed proposals on how best to reshape and
improve tllis ag reement for manufacturers and the millions of Americans they employ."
Thanks ,
Ken Monaha n
National Association of Man ufacture rs
Directo r, International Trade Polic y
Email : ~m
.org <mailto: kmoll<lllan@nam.org > <mailto:kmona l1an@nam .org ><mail to :kmonal1an@nam .org>
Direct:lt:Jmall
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 RE: Invitation I Amb. Lighthizer 18th U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue

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From:
"Herrin gton , Neil" <n herring ton@uschamb er.com>

To:
"Melle, John M. EOP/ USTR" <john_melle@ ustr.eop .gov>
Date:

T hu, 01 Jun 2017 17:04 :39 -040 0

Sorry to pester again and saw Jamieso n's no te this morning informing that he's still looking into it. But would be most
appreciative of any update as soon as you have it. :Many thanks , N
- - -Original Message ---Frorn : Melle, John M. EOP/ USTR [mailto:Joho_Me lle@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent : Wednesday , May 31, 2017 5:5 4 PM
To: Herrin gton, Neil <NHerril1gton@USChamb er.com >
Subject: RE: l nvita tion I Amb . Lighthi7.er 18th U.S. -Mex ico CEO Dialogue
Jam ieso n is checki ng with Lighthize r on how to handle this . Will try and get a respo nse for you in the rooming.
John

--- -Origin al Mess age--- From : Herrington, Neil [mai lto:NHe rrington@USCbamber.com]
Sent: Wedn esday , May 31, 2017 3:45 PM
To : Melle , John M. EOP/US TR <✓ohn_Melle@ustr.eop .gov>
Subject: Re : Invitation I Amb . Ligh thizer 18thU.S .-Mex ico CEO Dialogue
Hey John,
Hope all is we ll. Sorry to peste r, but am taking the oppo rtunity to follow- up on the invitatio n below as the Mexican side is a bit
concerned about USTR's stanis for this port ion of the eve nt. C',a n you let us know as soon as you have clarity as to whethe r you,
Stephen Vaughn or another Winder Bldg . representative w ill be able to j oin us for the event's "Fu ture of NA.Fr A"
di scuss ion ? Ma ny Lhanks and look forward lo ca tchi ng up wi th you soon .
Bes t,
Neil
Neil Herring1on
Vice Presi dent, Americas , U.S. Chambe r of Commerce Executive Vice President, AACC LA
Direc t: (202)
[G)J{;)
Email: nherrington @useham ber .com

•

--- -Original Mess agc--- From : Smit11-Vaughan, Reube n
Sent : Tuesday, May 30, 2017 12: 47 PM
To: 'Greer, Jamieso n L. EOP/US TR ' <Jami eson.L .Greer@ustr.eop.go v>
Cc : Griffin , Payne P. EOP/US TR <Garrison. P.Griffi n@ustr .eop.go v>; Wenk , Christopher <CWenk @U SChmnb er.co m>; Bond,
Jodi <JBond@USCharnber .com>; Melle , John M. EOP/USTR <John_Melle@ustr.eop.gov >
Subject: RE : Invitation I Amb . Lighth.izer I 8th U .S.-Mexic o CEO Dialogue
Jam ieso n,
Thank you very much for the prom pt reply and we certai nly und erstan d. We actually schedule d the event's agenda aroun d Sec.
Guajardo's time as he has to depart the U.S. Chamber at 4 p.m. on the 6th to also head to Paris for the OECD meet ings.
We woul d be very much interested in having a represen tative from USTR participate in the conve rsation shou ld that be feasible,

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 than k you.
Bes t,
Reube n
---- Ori gi nal Mcss agc----F rom: Greer , Jamies on L.EO P/US TR[ mailt o: Jami eson .L.Gr ee r@ustr .eop .gov ]
Sent: T uesday, May 30, 20 17 12 :43 PM
To : Smith-Vau gha n, Reuben <R Smith @USC hambe r.co m>
Cc : Griffin, Payne P . EOP /U STR <Garr ison.P .Griffin @ ustr.eop .goy >; Wenk, Christopher <CWenk@U SChamber.com > ; Bond ,
Jo di <JBond @ USCham ber. com> ; Melle , JohnM . E OP/ USTR <John _MeJJe@ust.r.eop .g ov>
Subject: RE : Invitati on I Amb . Lighthize r 18th U .S .-Me xico CEO Di alog ue
Reube n,
Thank y ou for you invitation fo r Ambassad o r Li ghthize r to parti cipate in th e U.S .-Mexic o CEO Dialo gue. U nfornm ately , the
Amb assador will be unab le to pa rticipate in the event on Jun e 6 as he will be traveling to Pari s to att end O ECD Min isteria l
mee ti ngs. If yo u would be interested in he ari ng fro m a repr esentative fr om USTR other tha n th e Ambassador , please let us kno w
and we can asse ss av ailabil ity .

Bes t,
Jam ieso n

--- -Original Mcss ag c--- -From : Smit11-Va ugban , Reuben [ma ilto :RSmitl@U SChamber .com]
Sent : T uesda y, May 30, 20 17 11:00 AM
To: Greer , Jami eso n L.EOP /U STR <Ja.mie son.L. Gre er@us tr.eop.go v>
Cc : Griffi n, Pay ne P. EOP/US TR <Garris o n.P.Gri ffi n@ust r.eop. gov> ; Wenk , Chris toph er <CWenk @U SCh amb er .com > ; Bond ,
Jo di <JBond @ U SC hamb er. com >; Melle , John M. E OP/U STR <John _Me lle@ust.r.eop.gov >
Subject: RE: Inv itatio n I Amb . Lighthi zer I 8th U.S. -Mexic o CEO Di alogu e
Good morni ng Jami eson,

I hope yo u had a relax ing memor ial day wee kend.
U nders tanding tlte many de mands on Amb . Lighthi zer's ag enda , we w ant ed to circl e back regar ding the pote ntial fo r the
Amb assador to j oin us for the 8U1U .S.-Mexico CEO Dialo gu e on June 6 th al the U.S . Ch am ber of Couunc rcc .
Ple ase let me know if you need any ad ditional informa t ion on the eve nt and we hope th e Ambass ador w ill b e able to p artic ipate .
Best,
Reube n
Reube n Sm ith- Va ughan
E xecuti ve Direc tor. AACC L A
E xecuti ve Director '. USC B C
Senio r D irector, Am ericas
U.S . C hambe r ofC 01wn erce
Office: (202--Ceil : (202) ~; •
rsmith @usc ha.mber.com

- -- O riginal Mess ag e---F rom : Gree r, Jamies on L . EOP/U STR [111
ailto :Jamieso11.L.Gr ee 1@ ustr.eop .gov]
Sent : Th urs day , May 18, 20 17 6 :40 PM
To: Smith- Vaughan , Re uben <RS mith(_
{j;US Clwub e r.co m>

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 Cc: Griffin , Payne P . EOP/US TR <Garri son.P .Griffi n@ustr .eop .gov>; Wen k, Chri stophe r <CWe nk@U SCha mber .com> ; Bon d,
Jodi <JBo nd@USCh amber .com>; Melle, John M . E OP/U STR <Jolm_ Melle @ustr .eop.gov>
Subject: Re: in vitation I Amb . L ighthizcr I 8U1U.S.-Mcxico CEO Dial ogue
Reube n,
Thank s for reac hing oul to Ambassador Lig hthize r regard in g 1his opport u nity - we value the Chambe r's work an d look fo,w ard to
having a dialog ue w ith your membe rs in tb.e conring moments maths and ye ar s. We will revert w ith an answe r on the invitat ion
w ithin the ne"-'tcoup le of days as we work out his schedule for early Jun e. I w ill note th at he has so me travel schedu l ed for that
wee k, but we w ill see what is possib le.
Jam ieso n
JAMCESO N L. GREER
Chief of Staff
Offi ce of the U. S. Tra de Rep resent at ive
Executi ve Offi ce of the Pres ident
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On l'vfay 17, 2017, at 10:08 AM , Smith-Va ugha n, Reuben <RS mith@USC hambe r.com <mailt o:RS mith@USCl iamb er .com>>
w rote :
Good af ternoo n Jamieso n a nd Garriso n,
Co ngrnnila tions on the Amb assado r's confi rmation and I hope you're doin g well in the mid st of so muc h activity.
Ou beha lf of Tom Do nohue , Pres ident & CEO of tbe U.S . Chamb er of Com merce, pleas e find attached an invitat ion to Amb.
Li ghthizert o partici pa te in the 8th U.S.-Mexi co CEO Dialo gue , w hic h w ill take place on June 6 , 201 7 in Was hingto11 The
U nited States Trad e Representative has bee n a k ey partn er for tbe CEO Dialo gue sin ce its incept ion, and we look forward to
continu e coll abo rating moving fo rward.
We would highly va lue the partic ipa tion of the Ambass ador at the June meet ing, espec ially given the cru cial ro le he bas p layed
and will c ontinue play ing in the NAIT A reneg otiati on di sc ussion. We arc p le ased to note Omt Secretary Guajard o has c-onf mn cd
his participation and hope thal the Ambassador w ill be ab le to joi n as well.
P lease let me know if yon have any questions or concerns.
Since rely,
Reube n
Reube n Smith -Vaughan
Executi ve Di rector. AACCL A
E xecuti ve Director: USC BC
Senior D irector , Americas
U .S. C hamber of Commerce
Office : (20 ••
Cell : (202H • •
rsmith@ usc hamber .com<m ailto:rsmi lh@u schambe r.com>
<CEO Dial ogue Invitatio n_Amb . Lig hthize r.pdf> <DR AFT - 8th CEO D ialogue _Age nda _05172 017 .pdf>

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To:
Joe Quinn <jquinn@aluminum.org>
Date:
Thu , 01 Jun 2017 10:25 :51 -0400

Joe,
I am sorry I am just responding! Everyone said it would be like drinking out of a firehose for the first couple of months, but I don' t think anyone can
every prepare you properly. I am glad everything worked out and I look forward to working with you as well.
Best,

cc

-----Original Message---From: Joe Quirm [mailto:jquinn@aluminum.org]
Sent: Friday, May 26 , 20 17 11:54 AM
To: Cobaugh, CC M. EOP/USTR <Christina M.Cobaugh@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject Thank you
Hi CC. Thank you for everything yesterday. Our members greatly appreciate tl1eAmbassador's time and attention to tl1e issues of Chinese aluminum
overcapacity. We thought the meeting went well , and we look forward to working witl1your team.
Have a great weekend,
Joe

Joe Quinn
Vice President of Public Affairs
The Aluminum Association
1400 Crystal Drive, Suite 430

Arlington, VA 222 02

IF703.894.4938
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From:
"Donohue , Tom" <tdonohue@uschamber.com>
To:
"Lighthizer,

Robert E. EOP/USTR"

<robert.e.lighthizer@ustr

.eop .gov>

Cc:
"Greer, Jamieson L.EOP/USTR"<jamieson.l.greer@ustr.eop.gov>,
Vaughan, Reuben" <rsmith@uschamber.com>

"Bond, Jodi" <jbond@uschamber.com>,

"Smith-

Date:
Fri, 02 Jun 2017 16:39:21 -0400
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Dear Ambassador

Lighthizer:

I understand that you will be traveling next week to Paris for the OECD Ministerial meetings and won't be able to
attend the U.5.-Mexico CEO Dialogue on Tuesday, June 6. As I'm sure you are aware, we will have a strong
contingent of senior CEOs and government officials from both countries to discuss NAFTA and other key issues for
North America. To that end, I would invite you to send one of your colleagues to attend the meeting - and in
particular the session on NAFTA, which will begin at 3:00 pm. Your Mexican counterpart, Juan Carlos Baker, will be
with us and we believe that participation from your organization-even
if in a listening capacity-would
be
beneficial for you and for the Dialogue . Jodi Bond and Reuben Smith-Vaughan would be pleased to facilitate this .
It was good to spend time with you du ring the dinner for the Vietnamese
luck in Europe and please call whenever I can be helpful.

Prime Minister this past Monday.

Good

Best wishes,
Tom

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Cc:
"Ald rich , Kathleen• <kaldrich @uschambe r .c om >
Date :
Fri, 02 J un 2 017 13 :14:1 7 -0400

Chris,
Talked to Vaughn, an d unfortuna tely be is not available. Toe rest of our politica l team wi.Ube i.n Paris , so we'U have to pass on
the event. unfortuna tely.
Jamieso n
--- -Original Mcssagc---From : Wenk , Christ ophe r [mailto:CWenk@USC hambe r.com]
Sent : Thursdny , Ju ne 1, 20 17 2:50 PM
To: Greer , Jamieson L.E OP/USTR <Ja.mieso n.L.Greer @ustr.eop .gov >
Cc : Aldrich , Kathleen <KA ldrich@USC hambe r.com>
Su~jcct: Re: Inv itation : U .S. Chambe r of Co mmerce International Policy Committee Meeting on June 8th
Circling back here . Any upd ates on Vaug hn availa b ility to do tllis next week?

> On May 30, 20 17 , at 10:12 AM , Greer, Jamieson L . EOP/USTR <JamiesonL.Greer@ustr .eop.gov > wrote:
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> Will check and see
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-- ---Original Message- -- Fro m: W enk, Chris tophe r [ma ilto:C Wenk @USC hambe r.com]
Sent: Tuesday , May 30, 2017 11:38 AM
To : Greer , Janrieson L.EOP/US TR<Janries on.L.Gree r@us tr .eop.go v>
Cc : Aldric h. Kathleen <KAldrich@USChamber.com> ; We nk, Christop her <CWe nk @USC hamber.com>
> Subject RE: invitation: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Internationa l Policy Committee Meeting on June 8th
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> H i t here>
> Whal are lhe chances tha( USTR GC Stephe n Vaughn could join us for this rneetjug next week?
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> Look fonvard to hearing from yo u.
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> Christop her Wenk
> Exec u tive D irec t.or, International PoliC)'
> U. S. Chamber of Con un erce
> L6 15 H Street , N\V
> Was hington , D.C. 20062
> c·wenk@usch amber.c om
> Phone:
> Twine r: @ C siopherWenk
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-----Original Message----From: Greer, Jamieson L.EOP/USTR[mailto:Jamieson.L.Greer@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:42 AM
To: Wenk, Christopher
Cc: Aldrich, Kathleen
Subject: RE: Invitation: U.S. Chamber of Commerce International Policy Committee Meeting on June 8th
Chris--

>
> Sorry for the delayed response. Unfortunately, we will be at the OECD meetings in Paris on that day. Would you be interested
in having a different USTR representative attend?

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Jamieson
-----Original Message----From: Wenk, Christopher [mailto:CWenk@USChamber.com]
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 3:11 PM
To: Greer, JamicsonL. EOP/USTR <Jamicson.L.Grccr@ustr.cop.gov>
Cc: Wenk, Christopher <CWenk@USChamber.com>;
Aldrich, Kathleen <KAldrich@USChamber.com>
Subject: Tnvitation: U.S. Chamber of Commerce International Policy Committee Meeting on June 8th

>
> Hi Jamieson-

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> I hope you are getting settled into your new role at USTR.

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> We would like to i1wite you to meet with the U.S. Chamber's International Policy Committee (IPC) on Thursday, June 8, at our
headquarters (1615 H Street, NW). As you may know, the Chamber's international department is the largest international affairs
business organization in the country. The division is home to more than 80 international policy and trade experts in Beijing,
Brasilia, Istanbul, Mexico City, New Delhi, Tel Aviv, and, of course, Washington. The IPC is the Chamber's top policy-setting
body on international trade and investment issues and is comprised of senior members of the U.S. business community. Our
members would be keenly interested to hear about the Administration's international trade and investment priorities. W c arc also
inviting your counterparts from Commerce/Treasury/USDA
to speak alongside you as well.

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> This session will be entirely off-the-record.
between 1 :00 p.m. and 3 :00 p.m.
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Please let us know if you are able to join us on June 8 at a time of your choosing

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> Happy to discuss further.

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> All the best,
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> Christopher

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> Christopher Wenk

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> Executive Director, International Policy
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> U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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> 1615 H Street, NW

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> Washington,

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U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue
June 6, 2017

I Washingto

n, D.C.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
& St. Regis Hote l
9:30a.m. 9 :45 a.m .
LOCATIO N :

Welcoming Session
CEO Dialogue co-chairs Mich ael Ducker , Presid ent & CEO, Fed Ex Freight, and
Guillermo Vogel, Directo r & Vice Chai rm an of t he Board, Tenari s, w ill welcome
CEO Dia logue m embers and special guests, }:~Od outline the day's agenda.

Hall of Flags,
U.S. Chamber of
Comm erce

9 :45 a.m . 10 :45 a .m .
LOCATIO N :

Hall of Flags,
U.S. Cham ber of
Commerc e

Transformation
Transfo rm at ion work ing gro 4p :co- chairs John Sk~Ji fori and Emilio Cadena w ill
present recommendat ions\f garding o ngoi ng init iafiv¢s designed to target the
developments surround ing the border region.
Rem arks by Govern ment Offic ials: ;
Gov. Terry MtAtiiiffe 1 (jo verno r of Vfrg idia; Chair of t he Nat ion al Governo rs
Associat ion
:·;: .
Gov. Claudia Pavic:;y~
.~h, Go\t,~rr]qr of Sonor:~Lf'.resid ent, Inte rn at io nal Affa irs
Comm•· itt
on al G·ove rli·•··or. s Conf e•re.nce
. ee of th e Nati
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.

10:45 a .m . 11:30 a .m.
LOCATIO N :

Hall of Fla gs,, i
U.S. Cham be r of
Commerce

!.. Bdrder
o ·ptirriizati
on
.
. .
. Boht~r Opt irti !Zati on co-chai~~ Eric Butler and Victor Gamas w il l present
reco~m ,endatlons for how
enhance bilateral flows of commerce .

to

.,.;" ,;Rem ar kJ. by .Gove~nme~t.Offic ials: ,
. ."sr~,mlaSmi~hi Execut iv·e Ai~!~
taritCom mi ssioner for Inte rn ati onal Tr ade at U.S.
c u'stq in s and Sorel
er Prot ecti on
Osvaldo!.s,antin dJ;rgz, Chief of Mex ican Tax Adm inistr at ion Serv ice

11 :30 a .m.12:00 p.m.

Coffee Break

12 :00 p .m .1:00 p.m.

CEO.Dialogue Internal Coordination

LOCATIO N :

Hall of Fla gs,
U.S. Cham ber of
Comm erce

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CEO Dialogue co-chairs Michael Ducker , President & CEO, FedEx Freig ht, and
Guillermo Vogel, Dir ect or & Vice Chai rman of t he Board, Tenaris, w ill convene
memb ers of t he pr ivat e secto r t o discuss the Dialogue's strategy in three areas:
1) A short -term plan to addr ess t he m oderni zatio n of NAFTA,
2) A medi um -t erm strat egy t o launc h and exp and a bilat eral business counc il,
and
3) A long-t erm pro posa l t o ensur e th e bilat er al relat ion ship does not fa ce
sim ilar challeng es in th e fu t ure .
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 Rem ar ks by :
Thomas J. Donohu e, President & CEO, U.S. Chamb er of Comme rce
Juan Pablo Castanon, Chair ma n, Consejo Coor dina d or Emp resar ial

1:00 p .m .1 :45 p.m.

Strategic Trade Initiatives

LOCATIO N :

Str at egic Tr ade wo rking gro up co-chairs Patrick Otte nsm eyer and Moi ses Kalach
will lead a conversat ion on op portu nit ies for mode rni zing th e bilat era l tra ding
relat ionship and enhancing regional competi t ivene ss.

Hall of Flo gs,
U.S. Cham ber of
Commerce

Rem ar ks by Gov ern ment Offi cials:
. .. .
Sec. Wilbur L. Ross, U.S. Secr etary q(<:;9.f:nrn~rce
Sec. Ildefo nso Guajardo, M ex ican Secreta ry of Econo my
Private Sect or Inte rvent ion and Roundt abl e Le ad:
St even Kandarian, President, Chairman and CEO of M et Lif e

1 :45 p.m.2:00 p.m.

Coffee Break

2:00 p.m.3 :00 p .m .

North Amer icant
om:petitiveness •-·~·-·,•··..
······
.. .....:i·: ....
Nort h Ame ri can Com pe t it iv~r:iess wor king gro up cha ir Amb . James R. Jones w ill
p resen t recommend at i.ons regard tng dev eloping regional competit iveness in key
arf ~s; ·fih ~nci al inclu sk~ri, ene rgy; hei:ilt ~, wo rkfdr ce de v elopm ent and per mit t ing
! co mpet it i~erie,ss.
.
.
.
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LOCATION :

Hall of Flo gs,
U.S. Cham be r of
Comm erce

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;~; ;:; ;. ,:,.

3 :00 p.m.
4 :15 p.m .
LOCATIO N :

Hall of Flags,
U.S. Cham ber of
Comme rce

.: ::~':

Rem arks by Gove rn men t Offic ials:
ce'sar ET ilian~ !ie rnand ez Ochoa, M exican Deput y Secretar y of Energy fo r
..Elect r icity i
•
;;A.:~f:lrea
Lc~
cllo.iv.
ood, Ac t li-ig:A,s:~\stan
t Secretary for Inte rn ati on al Aff airs, U.S.
Oepartm enf bf En ergy
. •·.

The

·i;.

;.; ;:; ;.

Future
of the North
;; ~·

America n Free Trade Agree ment (NAFTA)

A discussio n wi t h gov ernm ent of fi cials fr om M ex ico and th e United States on the
,,.futu re of ~he fou ndat ion al do cumen t t hat t od ay def ines t he U.S.-Mexi co
'lte l,atio nsh:\ p,.NAFTA, w hich bo th gove rn ments have ag ree d is ti me to moderni ze
st
!01ore
!accurat
ely refl ect th e 21 cen t ury relatio nship.
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Welcomi ng Rema rks :
Thom as J. Donohu e, President & CEO, U.S. Chamb er of Comme rce
Juan Pablo Cast anon, Cha irm an, Co nsejo Coord ina do r Empresar ial
Rem ar ks by Governme nt Offic ials:
TBD, TBD, Off ice of the Un it ed Stat es Trade Repre sent at ive (T BC)
Juan Carlos Baker, M exican Unde rsecre tary of For e ign Trad e
Closing Rem arks:
Mich ael Ducker , President & CEO, FedEx Freight

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 Guillermo Vogel , Dire ctor &Vice Chairma n of the Board , Tenaris

4 :15 p .m. 4 :30 p .m.

Coffee Break

4:30p.m. 5:15 p.m .

Concluding Roundtab le Conversation

LOCATION:
Hall of Flags,
U.S. Chamber of
Commerce

CEO Dialogu e Co-chairs Michael Duck er, President & CEO, FedEx Freigh t, and
Guillermo Vogel , Directo r & Vice Chairman o f the Board, w ill lead a concl uding
discussion o n the fut ure of the bilateral relationship , and determ ine ne>1t
steps for the CEO Dialogue.
Remarks by Government Officials:
Sec. John Kelly, U.S. Secreta ry of Hom,~i~n d Secur ity

5:15 p .m . S:30p.m .

Coffee Break and Transition ..

5:30p.m .6:30 p.m .

North American Leadership Dialogue: The Future ' North American
Integration
., •
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of

.

LOCATION :
Holl of Flogs,
U.S. Chamber of
Commer ce

.

·• ·

• ·•

..

.

M em bers of th~ lJ,S.-Mex ico CEO Dialbgi:ie will be jo ined by Cana dian CEOs,
guests to discus t f he i'mJ~ort:ance of t he'.frilate ral North Amer ica n relationshi p .
The conversation 'provides afr op portunityfar .,our two organ izations to
coo rd inat e messaging with l.f s :~'ivlexican an'ff ¢ana dian gove rn ments on a
n;iqdern izatio ri;-; nd identi fy potei,t ial areas for colla borat ion in the
:t ri late ral' spacErmov ing fo rwa r d. •- •·• ..

N/>i
Ff:A

' :~,,j

by ~
ii
ThomasJ. Don
ohue,
Preside rit & CEO, U.S. Cham be r of Commerce
M 6derated

Pa~
IQ_c;:a~tailon ,'Q1c;1ir,man, _<;;1:msejoCoo rdin ador Empresaria l
· ·''P~f:f:it
' Beat b(:!:f[esi denf& tg91 Canadian Cham b er of Commerce

,_..,. ;" .) 1,1an

St.Regis Hotel

6:3op .m .
7:00p.m.

Transfe r t o the

7:00p.m.-

North Ar ~et ican lea de rship Reception

8 :00p.m .
LOCATION :
St . Regis Hotel

92316th

St NW ,

Washi ngton, DC

U.S.

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:;M embens Lot- the U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogu e wil l be j oin ed by Canadian CEOs,
go~~rnn,e:nt off icials and speci al guest s to di scuss th e importance of t he
t r ilafer af North Am erica n relationship .
Remarks:
Introduct ion by Jodi Hanson Bond, Senior Vice Presiden t, Amer icas, U.S.
Cha mber of Comm erce
M.P. Mark Eyking, Chairma n of t he Canadian Hou se of Commons Stand ing
Committee on Inte rna t ion al Tr ade

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 8 :00p.m . 9:30p .m .
LOCATION:
St. Regis Ho te l

North American Leadership Dinn er
M em bers of the U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialo gue w ill be jo ined by Canadian CEOs,
gov ernment officials and speci al gues ts t o di scu ss th e im por t ance of t he
t r ilate r al North America n relatio nsh ip.

923 16 th St NW,
Washington, DC

Welcoming Remarks:
Introduc tion by Thom as J. Donohue, Presid ent & CEO, U.S. Chamber of
Commerce
John Sulliva n, U.S. Dep uty Secr etary of State
Keyno te Rema rks:
Int ro duct ion by Juan Pablo Castanon , Ct-fo
1i rrt1an, Consejo Coordinad or
Empresarial
:: :::::::;:~····.::::;:·:.
Sec. Luis Vid egara y, Mexi can S~-~reta ry of FO~~!~
r:iRelati ons
Closing Rema rk s:
In t ro duct ion by Perrin Bea1 i President & CEO, Canadi~11 Chambe r of
Commerce
:r•
.
M.P. Andrew L~slie, Parli amenta ry Secretary-t o the Minis t er :of Fore ign Affa irs
for Canada -U.S.;Relat ions

U.S.

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U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue
June 6, 2017

I Washington

, DC

CEO Dialogue Leadership
Michael L. Ducker
Preside nt & CEO
Fed Ex Freigh t

Guillermo F. Vogel
Dir ector & Vice Chairm an of the Boar d
Tena ris

Thomas J. Donohue
President & CEO
U.S. Chambe r of Commerce

Juan Pablo Castanon Castanon
Chairma n
Consejo Coordinador Empresari al

Jodi Hanso n Bond
Senior Vice Pres id ent , A mer icas
U.S. Chambe r of Commerce

Luis Miguel Pando
CEO
Consejo Coordinador

Empre sari al

Senior Advisors
Amb . Roberta Jacobson
United State s Amb assado r to Mexico

Amb . Geronimo Guti errez
Mex ica n Ambassador to the United
St at es

Working Group Chairs
North American
Competitiveness

Border
Optimization

Transformation

Strategic Trade

Amb. James R. Jones
Cha irman
Man at tJones

Lance Fritz
Chairman, President
& CEO
Union Pacific

Curt Mortenson
Princi pa l
Delo it te

Patrick Ottensmeyer
President & CEO
Kansas City Southern

Victor Gamas
CEO
Gama s Group
{CAAAREM)

Emilio Cadena
Presi de nt & CEO
Grupo Prode nsa
(INDEX)

Moises Kalach
Vice Preside nt
Kalt ex

U.S.

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 U.S. Participants
Chr istoph er M . Cuddy
Sen io r Vice Pres ident
President , Corn Business Uni t
Archer Dan iels Midl an d

Mich ae l L. Ducker
Presiden t & CEO
Fed Ex Freight
Thomas J. Donohue
Pres iden t & CEO
U.S. Chambe r of Commerce

Bill Fellow s
Presiden t & CEO
Bartle tt and Com pany

Jodi Han son Bond
Senior Vice Presi dent, Amer icas
U.S. Chamb er of Commerce

Jane Fraser
CEO
Citi Lat in America

Denni s V. Arriola
Execut ive Vice Presid ent
Sempra Energy

Thomas A. Glaser
President , Su pply Chain
VF Cor porat ion

Kirk Aubry
President & CEO
Savage Services

Evan G. Greenberg
Cha irm an & CEO
Chu bb

Patrick Bass
CEO
Thyssen kr up p North Ame rica, Inc.

Bill Guggina
Vice Pre sid ent, Globa l Opera t ions
President, Mex ico
Del p hi

Richard Brent
CEO
Louroe Elect ronic s

Jack lsselmann
Senio r Vice Pres ident, External Affa irs &
Programs
The Greenb rier Companies, Inc.

Eric Butler
Execu t iv e Vice President and Chief
Admi ni str ative Officer
Unio n Pacific Rai lroad

Steven A. Kandlarian
Cha irm an, Presi de nt & CEO
Me t Lif e, Inc.

V.S . Chi
Chairman
RELX Group

U.S.

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President, Mex ico
Hu nt Consolid at ed

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 Thomas Mclarty
CEO
Mclarty Companies
Steve Miller
President & CEO
International
Automotive
Group

Components

Dennis E. Nixon
Chairman & CEO
International
Bank of Commerce
Patrick J. Ottensmeyer
President & CEO
Kansas City Southern
John Skowron
Global Consulting
Deloitte

Public Sector Leadership

Lee Styslinger, Ill
Chairman & CEO
Altec Inc.
Kim A. Wilcox
Chancellor
University of California,

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 Mexican Participants
Guillerm o Vo gel
Di re ct or and Vice Chai rman of t he Board
Tenaris

Juan Gall ardo Thurlow
Cha irm an of th e Boar d
CULTl BA

Juan Pablo Casta no n Castano n
Chai rm an
Consejo Coord inado r Emp resaria l

Victor Gamas
CEO
Gamas Group

Luis M iguel Pando
CEO
Consejo Coord inador Emp resaria l

Francisco Garza Elgoff
CEO
Arca Continental

Rodr igo Alpizar Vallejo
Pres ident of the Board
Manufactu r as Metalicas ALM E

Juan Ignacio Garza Herrer a
CEO
Xignux

Mario Alejandro And rade
Vice Pr eside nt
Splendor Produce

Armando Gar za Sada
Cha irm an
Alfa

Herminia Blanco Me ndoza
Pres iden t
IQOM

Claudio X. Gonzalez Laporte
Cha ir ma n
Kimb erly- Clark M exico

Emilio Cadena
Pres iden t & CEO
Gru po Prode nsa (IN DEX)

Raul Gutierre z IMuguerza
Preside nt and CEO
DEACERO

Gustavo Cantu
Presiden t
Seguros Monter r ey

Rafael E. Herre ra
CEO
Innova ti ve Group

Emilio Carrillo
Founding Partner
Buf ete Carr illo Gamboa

Moises R. Kalach
Vice Pr esiden t
Grupo Kalt ex

U.S.

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 Eugenio Madero
CEO
Rassini

Antonio del Valle
Cha irman of the Board
Kaluz

Nicolas Mar iscal Torroell a
Chairman
Grupo M arhnos

Jorge Vallejo
Chai rm an, U.5.-Mex ico Section
Internat ional Busi ness Comm ittee for
Foreign Trade, I nvest m ent and Technology
{COMCE)

Glafiro E. Montemayor Quintanilla
CEO
Glafiro E. Montem ayo r y CIA

Jose Antonio V i dales Flores
President
CAAAREM

Hector Olea
President and CEO
Gauss Energia

Jaime Zabludovsky Kuper
Executive President
CON MEXICO

Armando Paredes Arroyo Loza
CEO
Grupo APA L
Alejan dro Ra mfrez M agana
CEO
Ci nepo li s
Alfonso Rojas
CEO
CARGODEC
Francisco de Rosenzweig
Partne r
White & Case
Federico Alberto Serrano Banuelos
Pres ident
INDEX
Daniel Servitje
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Grupo Bimbo

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 FW: Invitation I Amb. Lighthizer 18th U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue

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From:
"Smith -Vaughan , Reub en" <rs mith@usc hambe r.com>
To:
"Mel le, John M. EOP/ USTR" <john_melle @ustr .eop .gov>
Date:
Mon , 05 Jun 20 17 12:4 0 :31 -0400
Attachments :
DRAFT - 8th C EO Dialog ue_Ag enda_060 52017 .pdf (375. 53 kB); 2a . C EO Dialogue Memb ers .pdf (28 5.4 1 k B)

John,
Glad we were able to connec t and apo log ies for any confusion caused . Please find attac hed the agen da for tomorrow's CEO
Dialogue . As you'll note, once we confi nned tha t Amb. Ligh thize r was not able to attend, we very much hoped that you will be
able to participa te on behalf of UST R, alongside Juan Carlos Baker du ring the N AFTA sess ion at '.1p.m.
Jn addition, please find attac hed the robus t list of CEOs from both countries that will be

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Since rely ,
Reube n
Reube n Smith- Vaug han
Executive Director. AACC LA
Executive Director: USC EC
Senior Direc tor, Americas
U.S . Chambe r of Com merce
Office : (20~,ar
Cell: (202) ~; •
rsmith@uscham ber.com
--- -Origina l Message-- -Frorn: Greer , Jamies on L. EOP/US1R [mai lto :Jamieson .L.Greer@ustr .eop.gov]
Sent : Friday , June 2, 2017 1:16 PM
To: Smith-Vaugha n, Reube n <RSmith @;USC hamber.co m>
Cc: Griffin, Payne P. EOP/US TR <Garrison. P.Griffin@us t r.eop .gov>; Wenk , Chris topher <CWeuk @U SCha mber.com> ; Bond,
Jodi <JBo nd@USCbambe r .com>; Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John_Melle @ustr.eop .gov>; Herrington, Neil
<NHe rringt on@USCha mber.co m>
Subject: RE: l nvita tion I Amb . Lighthizer I 8tl1 U.S .-Mex ico CEO Dit1logue
Reube n,
We made the rounds on th.is, and unfo rtunately the members of our politica l team that are not in Paris don't have availa bility for
lhe event. Please keep us in mind in the futu re, and hopefully we can work oul scltedules next lime so we cau conlinue to have an
active exchange with the Chamber and its membe rs.
Jam ieso n
--- Original Message ---From: Smitl1-Vaugha n, Reuben (mailto :RSmith@ USChamber .com ]
Sent : Thursday , June l. 2017 12:44 PM
To : Greer, Jamicso n L.EOP/US TR <Jamics ou.L.Grccr @,ustr .cop.gov>
Cc : Griffin, Payne P. EOP/US TR <Garrison .P.Griffin@ust r.eop .gov> ; Wenk , Chris topher <CWcuk @U SChamb er.com> ; Bond,
Jodi <JBo nd@USCh amber.com>; Melle, John M . EOP/USTR <John_Melle @ustr .eop .gov >; Herrington , Neil
<NHe n'ington@USC hamber.co m>
Subject: RE : Invitati on I Amb . Lighthizer 18th U.S.- Mexico CEO Dialogue
Good afternoon Jamieso n,

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 Hope you are doin g well . I understan d tl1e Amba ssador's first trip over to the Chamber ea rlie r this week was a su ccess, congrats .
Just want ed to quickly circ le back regardin g th e potenti al of hav ing a repr esentati ve of L11eAmba ssado r par ticipa te in our
upcomin g U .S.-Mexico CEO D ialogu e on June 6th , here in DC. Please let us know and tha nk you very much.
Sincerely ,
Reube n
--- O riginal Mess age ---F rom: Greer , Jamieson L.E OP/US TR[ mai lto: Jamieso n.L.G reer@ ustr.eop .gov]
Sent: T uesday , May 30, 20 17 12:57 PM
To: Smith-Va ughan , Reube n <RSmi thl[~USChamb e r.com>
Cc : Griffin, Pay ne P . EOP/US TR <Garriso n.P .Griffi n@ ustr.eop .gov>; Wenk , Christophe r <CWenk @U SChamb er.co m>; Bond ,
Jodi <JBond @ USCbamber .com>; Melle , JohnM .EOP/USTR< Jolm_Melle @ustr.eop .gov>
Subject: RE: l nvitati on I Amb . Ligbthize r I 8th U .S.-Mex ico CEO Dialogue
TI1anks . We will discuss internally and revert to you soonest.
TI1anks,
Jamies on
---Original Mess ag e---F rom: Smitl1-Vaugha n, Reuben [mailto:R Smith @US Chamber .com ]
Sent: Tu esday , May 30, 2017 12: 47 PM
To: Greer , Jami eson L.EO P/US TR <Jamieso n.L.Greer @ustr.eop .gov>
Cc : Griffin, Payne P. EOP/U STR <Garrison .P.Griffi n@ust r.eop .gov>; Wenk , Christophe r <CWeuk @U SCruunber .com>; Bond,
Jodi <JBond @U SChamber.com >; Melle, JohnM. EOP/USTR <John _Melle@ ustr. eop.gov>
Subject: RE: l nvitation I Amb . Lighthizer I 8tl1 U.S.-Mex ico CEO D ialogue
Jmnieso n.
TI1ank you very much for the prompt reply and we certainly u nderstand . We actually schedule d the event' s agenda aro un d Sec.
Guaja rdo's time as be has to depart the U.S. Cham ber at 4 p.m. on the 6th to also head to Paris for the OECD meetings .
We would be very much interes ted in hav ing a representa tive from USTR part icipate in tlle com 1ers ation should tl,at b e feasible,
than k you .
Best ,
Reube n
---Original

Mess age----

From: Greer , Jamies on L. EOP/US TR [mailto:Jamieson. L.Gr eer@ustr.eo p .gov]
Sent : 1\1esda y, May 30, 20 17 12:43 PM

To: Smith -Vaugha n. Reuben <RS mith@ USCh ambe r.com>
Cc: Griffi n, Payne P . EOP/US TR <Garris on.P .Griffin@ustr.eo p .gov>; Wenk , Chri stopher <CWe nk@U SCha mber .com>; Bond ,
Jodi <JBond @ USChambe r.com>; Melle, John M . EOP/USTR <Jolm_Melle @ustr.eop .gov>
Subject: RE: l nvitarion I Amb . Lighthize r I 8tJ1U.S.- Mex ico CEO Di,1logue
Reuben ,
TI1ank you fo r you invitation fo r Ambassador Ligh thizer to participate in the U.S .-Mexic o CEO Dialogue . Unfo rtunately, the
Ambassador will be unabl e lo par ticipate in the event on June 6 as he wil l be traveling lo Pari s lo al lend OECD Mini ste rial
meeti ngs. lf you wou ld be interested in he arin g from a repres entative from USTR oth er th an th e Ambassad or, please let us kno w
and we can assessavailabili ty.
Best,
Jamies on

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 ---Original Mess age---From: Smi01-Vaughan, Reuben lma ilto :RSmitl@USCha mbcr.com J
Sent: Tues day, May 30, 20 17 11:00 AM
To : Greer , Jami eson L. EOP/USTR<Jamies on.L.Greer@ust r .eop .gov>
Cc: Griffitt, Payne P . EOP/USTR <Garr ison.P.Griffi n@ustr.eo p .gov>; Wenk , Christopher <CWenk @USCha mber.co m>; Bond,
Jodi <JBond @ USChamber.com >; Melle, JohnM. EOP/USTR< John _Melle @ustr.eop.gov>
Su~ject RE: l nvitation I Amb . Ligbthize r I 801 U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue
Good morning Jamieson,
I hope you had a relaxing memoria l day weekend.
Understanding the many demands on Amb . Lighthizer's age nda, we wanted to circl e back regarding the potential for the
Ambassador to join us for the 8th U .S. -Mexico CEO Dialo gue on June 6th at the U.S. Cham ber of Conun erce.
Please let me know if you need any additional information on the event and we hope the Ambassador will be able to partici pate.
Best ,
Reuben
Reube n SmitJ1-Va.ughan
Executive Director, AACCLA
Executive Director, USC BC
Senior Director , Americas
U.S. Chamber of Commerc e
Offi ce: (2•2--Cell: (202)
rsmith@uschambcr. com

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--- -Original Mess age--- From : Greer , Jamieson L . EOP/USTR [mailto :Janrieson.L .Gree r@ustr .eop .gov]
Sent: Thursday , May 18, 2017 6:40 PM
To: Smith-Vaughan , Reuben <RSnutJ:u_
~ USCha mber.com>
Cc: Griffin , Pay ne P . EOP/IJS TR <Garriso n.P.Griffi n@ustr.eop.go \'>; Wenk , Christoph er <CWen k@USC hamber.com > ; Bond ,
Jodi <JBond @USChambe r .com>; Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John _Melle@ustr.eop.gov >
Subject: Re: Invitation I Amb. Ligh thizer I 8th U.S .-Mexico CEO Dial ogue
Reuben,
Thanks for reac hing out to Ambassador Lighthizer regard ing 1his opportuni ty - we value the Chamber's work and look forward to
having a dialogue with your membe rs in the coming moments maths and years. We will revert witl1an answe r on tbe invitation
within the next couple of days as we work out his schedule for early Jun e. I will note that he has some trave l schedu led for that
wee k, but we will see wha t is possible.
Jam ieson
JAMlESON L. GREER
Chief of Staff
Office of the U.S . T rade Repre sentative
Execu tive Offi ce of the Pres ident
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Ou May 17, 2017 , at 10:08 AM , Smith-Vaugbart, Reuben <RSmith@U SChamber.com <mailt o:RS mith@USCl1amber.com >>
wrote :

Good afternoon Jamies on and Garriso11,
C.ongratulations on the Amb assador 's confinna tion and I hope you 're doing well in the midst of so much activi ty .
On behalf of Tom Dooohue , President & CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Comme rce, please find att-ached an invitation to Amb.
Lighthizer to participate in the 8th U.S .-Mexico CEO Dialogue, which will take place on June 6, 20 17 in Washingt on The
United States Trade Representative has been a key partn er for tbe CEO Dialogue since its incept ion, and we look forward to

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 con tinue collaborati ng moving forward.
We would highly value the partic ipation of lhe Ambassador at the June meeting , especially given the cmcial role he has played
and will continue playing in the NA.fl "A renego tiation discuss ion. We are pleased to note that Secretary Guajardo has c-onf tnn ed
his partici pation and hope that the Ambassador will be able to joi n as well
Please let me kn<rwif you liave any questions or conc erns.
Sincerely ,
Reube n
Reuben Smith-Vaughan
Executive Director, AACC LA
Execu tive Director. USCBC
Senior Director, Americas
U.S . Chamber of Commerce
Offi ce: (202 ) •
Cell: (202) •
rsmith@usc am r.com<mailto:rsmith@uschamber.com >
<CEO Dialogu e lnvitation_Amb. Lig hthizer.pdf> <DRAFT-8t h CEO Dia1ogue_Age nda _05 172017.pdf>

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CEO -0 Ross Gua j ardo

The creation of the U.S.-MexicoEconomic Council was amwunced during the U.S.-1\llexicoCEODialogue, which iuasjoined by U.S. Commer ce Secretmy Wilbur Ross and Mexican Economy
Minister I lilelfonso Guajardo Villareal .

WASHINGTON, D.C. -The U.S. Chamber of Commerce , during the 8th meet ing of the U.S.-Mexico

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 CEO Dialogue, today launched the U.S.-Mexico Economic Council, an organization that will work to
further enhance the economic and commercial partnership between the two countries.

The U.S. Chamber also hosted U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Mexican Economy
Minister Tldefonso Guajardo Villarreal on the sidelines of the U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue for an
annom1cement related to sugar trade talks between the two countries.

Thomas J. Donohue, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber, said of that announcement, "Today's
news that the United States and Mexico have come to a settlement over sugar demonstrates the
willingness of both governments to work through difficult issues in a constructive manner. The
Chamber applauds Secretary Ross and the Trump administration for listening to the concerns of
industry and averting trade actions that would have cost American jobs and stifled economic growth.
We hope this agreement in principle sets a positive tone for the forthcoming negotiations to
modernize NAFTA."

The new U.S.-Mexico Economic Council (USMXECO) will serve as a platform for both countries'
private sectors to work together in the creation of innovative solutions to shared policy challenges, all
in the name of boosting growth and creating good jobs in the United States and across North America.
It stems from the existing U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue, which was established in 2013 by the U.S.
Chamber and the Consejo Coordinador Empresarial (CCE) as a bilateral private sector forum
fostering conversation on key economic and trade issues that impact the relationship between the two
countries.

"The economic fates of the U.S. and Mexico are linked, and today, we are optimistic about the future
of our relationship and the competitiveness of North America," said Donohue. "We're optimistic
because in moments of challenge and uncertainty, the business communities of the U.S. and Mexico
come together in partnership and friendship, and we emerge stronger. The fruits of today's
discussions, coupled with the important work this new com1cil will undertake, will help to drive even
more growth and fortify our economic relationship for the long term."

The U.S.-Mexico Economic Council is the U.S. Chamber's 15th bilateral business council. It is
comprised of dozens of companies from a range of industries and sectors of the economy.

Today's meeting of the U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue was led on the U.S. side by Donohue and his cochair Michael L. Ducker, president and CEO of FedEx Freight. Juan Pablo Castafi6n, chairman of
CCE, and Guillermo Vogel, director and vice chairman of the board of Tenaris, serve as co-chairs for
the Mexican delegation of the Dialogue.

"At FedEx we have more than 400,000 team members connecting people and possibilities around
the world, and all of our jobs are trade jobs. I'm glad to lead conversations focused on enhancing the
critical economic and trade relationship the U.S. has with Mexico," said Ducker. "FedEx and
thousands of other U.S. companies are competitive on a global scale because of our mutually
beneficial relationship with Mexico. That's why we are committed to solutions that '"ill allow
businesses in the U.S. and Mexico to pursue shared goals and strengthen trade between the two
countries."

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 Apart from the establishment of the new council, business leaders engaged in discussion throughout
the Dialogue about an array of issues critical to the bilateral economic relationship, including the
effort to modernize NAFTA during the upcoming negotiations between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
Dialogue participants were united in their recognition of the important opportunity ahead to update
the agreement for the 21st century.

"North American cooperation has transformed the way that Mexico and the U.S. do business with
each other. With NAFTA as our foundation, we create products together under a paradigm of
integrated production and sell them successfully to the world," said Castafi6n. "The CEO Dialogue has
become a great tool for strengthening the ties between our business communities. As economic and
trade trends change and the global market becomes even more competitive, we must stand together as
the leaders and partners that we are, taking advantage of deeply integrated North American region,
enhancing the role of small and medium enterprises in our value chains, and engaging our human
capital through innovation and technology. North America can and must be a leader in the future of
this global economy."

Vogel added, "I was encouraged by today's discussion, focused on efforts to strengthen
and enhance North American competitiveness."

bilateral trade

Recently, in a speech to business leaders in Mexico City, Donohue outlined key objectives to which
efforts to modernize NAFTA should adhere, including to do no harm, to move quicldy, to keep the
agreement trilateral, and to follow T PA.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest business federation
representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and
regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations. Its
International Affairs division includes more than 70 regional and policy experts and
25 country- and region-specific business councils and initiatives. The U.S. Chamber
also works closely with 117 American Chambers of Commerce abroad.

For more information, please contact Senior Director, Reuben Smith-Vaughan.

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To:
Ken Monahan <kmonahan@na m.org>

Cc:
"Watson, Daniel L. EOP/USTR" <daniel_watson@ustr .eop .gov>, "Gresser , Edward B. EOP/USTR"
<edward_b_gresser@ustr .eop.gov>, Linda Dempsey <ldempsey@na m.org>
Date:
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 19:52:52 -0400

Let me have our 1T folks check on the sit uation and gel back 10 you.

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On Jun 12, 2017, at 7:47 PM , Ke n Monahan <KMo nahan(li>nam.org>
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wrote:

Hi Ed , Joh n and Dan iel :
In case you all aren 't already aware - it appears that regulat ions.gov is down. We submitted our
com ments before the website we nt down - but we want to make sure that our membe rs w ill be able to
sub mit comme nts berore the deadline.
Are there any alternat ives - say , hav ing folks se nd comments directly to Ed? Or - cou ld the deadline be
extended?
Many thanks,

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To:
"Watson, Daniel L. EOP/USTR" <daniel_watson@ustr.eop.gov>, "Melle, Joh n M . EOP/USTR"
<john_melle@u str.eop .gov>

Cc:
"Gresser, Edward B. EOP/USTR" <edward.J>_gresser@ustr.eop .gov> , Linda Demps ey
<ldempsey@na m .org>, "O'Brien, Daniel C. EOP / USTR " <daniel.c.o'brien@ustr ..eop.gov> , "Jamison , Yvonne D .
EOP/USTR" <yvonne_d_jamison@ustr .eop.gov>
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Mon, 12 Jun 2017 20 :02:44-0400

Thank you, Danie l.

---Original Mess ag e---From: Watson, Daniel L. E OP/US TR (mailto:Danie l_Watson @UST R.EOP .GOV]
Sent : Monday , June 12, 2017 7:59 PM
To: Melle, John M. EOP/US TR <Jo hn_M elle@ustr .eop .gov>; Ken Monahan <K.Monahan@n am .or g>
Cc : Gresser . Edward B . EOP/USTR <Edward _B_Gresser@ustr.eop .gov>; L inda Dempsey <LDe mpsey@nam .org>; O'Brien .
Daniel C . EOP/US TR <D anicl.C .O'Bricn @ us tr.cop. gov>; Jamison, Yvonne D. EOP/USTR <Yvonnc _D_Jamiso o@ustr .cop.go v >
Subject: Re: N AFTA -- Regu latio ns.gov Down
Ken U ntil the prob lem is reso lved , they can send comm ents to me, Dan O'Brie n and Yvonne Jamieson , copied here.
Sent from my BlackB eny 10 smartph one on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE netwo rk.
F rom: Watson, Daniel L . EOP/USTR
Sent : Monda y, June 12, 2017 7:57 PM
To: Melle , John M. EOP/USTR ; Ken Monaha n
Cc : Gresser , Edward B . EOP/USTR ; L inda Dem p sey
Subject: Re : NAFTA -- Regu lation s.gov Down

It also does not hurt for them to send comments to us directly. I've already received some from the West Coast since the problem
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Sent from my BlackBeny 10 smartph one on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE netwo rk.
From: Melle , John M . EOP/USTR

Sent : Monda y, June 12, 201 7 7 :52 PM
To: Ken Mon ahan
Cc: Watson , Daniel L . EOP/USTR; Gresser , Edward B . EOP/USTR; Linda Dempsey
Subject: Re: NAFTA -- Regu latio ns.gov Down

Let me have our JT folks check on the situa tio n and get b ack to you .
On Jun 12 , 2017 , at 7:47 PM , Ke n Mona han <KM0nal1an@ nam.o rg<mailto :KM0nalla1l@n am.o rg >> wrote:

Hi Ed, Jolm and Daniel:
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 comme nts before the website ·went down - but we want t.o make sure that our memb ers wiU be able to submit comments before
the deadline.
Are there any alternative s - say , having folks send comments directl y to Ed"?Or - could the deadlin e be ex1ended?

Many tlumks,
Ken Monahan
Na tional Assoc iation of Manufacturers

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To:
"Melle, John M. EOP/USTR" <john _melle@ustr.eop.gov>,
<daniel_watson@ustr.eop.gov>

"Watson, Daniel L. EOP/USTR"

Cc:
Linda Dempsey <ldempsey@nam.org>
Date:
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 18:16:22 -0400
Attachments:
NAM NAFTA Modernization Comments 2017-06 - 12 Public Submission .pdf (979,.6 kB); NAM NAFTA Modernization
Comments 2017-06-12 DETAILED COMMENTS.pdf (973 .64 kB)

Hi John , Daniel:
Please find attached the NAM 's public NAFTA modern izat ion s ubm ission . A lso, attached are the NAM's detailed
NAFTA modernization comments, w hich include both the material from t he publ ic submission and more detailed
speci ficity with respect to the NAM's recommenda ti ons. Note t hat we are not planning to release the more detai led
document publicly . Also, we plan to share both sets of comments with key USTR issue lead s tomorrow morning.
Please don't hesitate to reac h out t o Linda and me with any questions or if you would like to discuss.
With best regards,

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 Manufacturers
Linda Dempsey
Vice President
International Economic Affairs

Filed via www.regulations.gov

June 12, 2017
Mr. Edward Gresser
Chair of the Trade Policy Staff Committee
United States Trade Representat ive
600 17th St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20508

Re: USTR-2017-0006; Comments on Negotiating Objectives Regarding Modernization of
North American Free Trade Agreement and Request to Appear at Public Hearing
Dear Mr. Gresser:
In accordance with the Federal Register notice regarding the above-captioned docket, the
National Association of Manufacturers submits these comments regarding negotiating
objectives and priorities regarding the modernization of the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA).
I also request the opportunity to appear at the public hearing on June 27, 2017 . A summary of
that testimony is also attached.
If you have any comments, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Respectfully,

Lead ing Innova tion . Creating Opportunity. Pursuing Progress .
733 HJ'" st reet , NW. Suite 700, W ashington , DC 20001 · P 202-637•3144 · F 202-637•3182 · www.nam.org

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Manufacturers
Comments of the National Association of Manufacturers
on Negotiating Objectives Regarding Modernization of the
North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico
June 12, 2017
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is the largest manufacturing association in the
United States, representing over 14,000 manufacturers small and large in every industrial sector
and in all 50 states. Manufacturing employs more than 12 million women and men across the
country, contributing more than $2.17 trillion to the U.S. economy annually. If U.S. manufacturing
were a separate country, it would be the ninth-largest economy in the world. More than 90 percent
of NAM members are small and medium-sized businesses.
The NAM welcomes the opportunity to provide input on the administration's negotiations with
Canada and Mexico to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The
NAM shares the administration's overall goals for this negotiation, as outlined it its May 18
notification letter to Congress, to "support higher paying jobs in the United States and to grow
the U.S. economy by improving U.S. opportunities under NAFTA." The NAM also agrees that a
modernized NAFTA must be consistent with the substantive Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)
negotiating outcomes detailed in section 102 of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities
and Accountability Act of 2015. 1
For manufacturers throughout the United States, the North American 2 commercial market is the
most important market in the world. Over 60 percent of U.S. manufacturing output in 2016
($1.36 trillion) was sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Canada and Mexico
purchased one-third of all U.S. manufactured goods exports in 2016, more than the next ten
U.S. trading partners combined.
The strong and deep commercial relationship has grown with partnerships that manufacturers in
the United States have with businesses in Mexico and Canada, which have enabled U.S.
manufacturing to be more competitive globally than if those partnerships did not exist. U.S.
manufacturing output has nearly doubled since NAFTAwas negotiated and U.S. manufactured
goods exports to Canada and Mexico alone support the jobs of more than two million men and
women in the United States.
Most U.S . manufacturing sectors (36 out of 42) count Canada or Mexico as their top foreign
purchasers, and Canada or Mexico are also the first or second largest export market for
manufacturers in 47 U.S. states.
Yet, NAFTA was negotiated and implemented before individuals could hold access to the
internet in their hands, before farmers could see crop yields by looking at the dashboard on their
tractors, and before major technological and energy innovations helped change what and how
the United States manufactures here.
As such, the NAM welcomes the opportunity to review the operation of the NAFTA and to work
to improve this 23-year old agreement. In doing so, it is critical that outcomes are ones that will
sustain and grow higher-paying American jobs and grow U.S. manufacturing production, exports
Pub . L. 114-26, June 29, 2015.
For purposes of this submission, North America will refer only to Canada, Mexico and the United States
unless stated otherwise.

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 and competitiveness. To be successful , a renegotiated NAFTA must also be fully consistent with
the substantive TPA trade negotiating objectives contained in the Bipartisan Congressional
Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. At the same time, it is vital to ensure that any
renegotiation does not set back U.S. manufacturing or manufacturing jobs. For example,
changes and additions that would increase red tape and complexity, substitute government
decision-making for free market-based decisions or raise taxes , tariffs, merchandise processing
or other fees or other cost barriers in North America will undermine, rather than incentivize,
manufacturing in the United States and North America more broadly.
This submission is divided into two parts. The first section reviews in depth the existing U.S.
trade and commercial relationship with Canada and Mexico in the context of the U.S.
manufacturing economy and the NAFTA. The second section identifies and provides supporting
information on key provisions that manufacturers have identified to improve and modernize the
NAFTA. In particular, the NAM welcomes vvork to modernize and improve the NAFTA through
outcomes that will:
1. Fully Open Canadian and Mexico Markets so Manufacturers Can Sell More Made-in-theUSA Goods and Grow American Jobs
2. Reduce Border Delays and Unnecessary Red Tape to Accelerate Sales, Cut Small
Business Costs and Mitigate Security Risks
3. Improve North American Rules and Processes to Stop Trade Cheating
4. Raise Standards to U.S. Levels to Ensure Transparent , Science-Based Regulatory
Practices that Promote Fairness and Non-Discrimination and Reduce Burdens
5. Incorporate New Data, E-commerce and Related Provisions to Address 21st Century
Technology Barriers
6. Raise Standards to U.S. Levels and Modernize Enforcement to Protect U.S . Innovation
and Intellectual Property from Theft and Mistreatment Abroad
7. Raise Investment Standards to U.S. Levels and Modernize Enforcement to Protect U.S.
Property from Theft and Mistreatment Abroad
8. Raise Standards to U.S. Levels to Prevent Anti-Competitive Actions Overseas, including
by State-Owned and State-Favored Enterprises
9. Raise Standards to U.S. Levels to Ensure Transparency and Strong Anti-Corruption
Rules

10. Modernize Dispute Settlement Procedures and Agreement Review Mechanisms
I.

U.S. Manufacturing and the North American Commercial Environment Pre- and PostNAFTA

The North American commercial market is the most important market for manufacturers in the
United States and has helped foster the growth of U.S. manufacturing output to record levels
over the last several decades. Below is a review of economic and manufacturing trends in the
United States , Canada and Mexico since the NAFTA was concluded , as well as an analysis of
trade and investment trends during that period.

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 A. U.S. Manufacturing and Commercial Relations with Canada and Mexico, 1993-2016
Prior to the implementat ion of the NAFTA on Ja nuary 1, 1994 , the U.S . economy and
manufacturing trade and investmen t between Canada and Mexico was much smaller than it is
today . As well, manufacturers produced far less in the United States and faced much higher
tariffs in Mexico and enjoyed far less property protections than manufacturers in the United
States face today.

1. The U.S. Economy Has More than Doubled since 19931 as Canada and Mexico
Grew as Well
The United States has grown its economy substantially o ver the last 23 years, more than
doubling Gross Domestic Product (GDP) since the NAFTA VIiasput into place , as shown in
Figure 1.

Figure 1. Gross Domestic Product Growth in North America , 1993 to 2015
(in Billions of U.S. Dollars)

United States

Mexi co

Canada

$11,158

I

$640

I

$976

Source: The World Bank

Canada and Mex ico also grew the ir much sma ller economies over the same time period. The
combined GDP of Canada ($1.6 trillion) and Mexico ($ 1.1 trillion ) was about one-seventh the
size of U.S. GDP ($18.0 trillion) in 2015.
2.

Manufacturers

Are Producing More than Ever Before in the United States

More than two decades since the NAFTA was imp lemented, U.S. value-added manufacturing hit
a record-high of $2. 18 trillion in 2016 , nearly double its level of $1.13 trillion in 1993 , as shown
in Figure 2. That growth has been fueled in significant part by the more than trip ling of U.S.
manufactured goods exports to $1.27 trillion in 2016 compared to $411 billion in 1993 (the year
prior to entry into force of the NAFTA), also sho'Ml in Figure 2. As discussed below, U.S.
manufactured exports to Canada and Mexico represent about one-third of current U.S. exports
and played a major role in U.S. export growth.

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 Figure 2: Manufacturing Output and Exports, U.S.$ Billions, 1989-2016
Man ufactu ring
Valu e-Added

Manufacturing Output and Exports

Manufactured

(in Billions of Dollars, 1989-2016)

Goods Exports

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Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis , US Commerce Department (2015 data) , United Nations
Database (for output data before 1997), World Trade Organization (for export data before 2002)

Manufacturing in Canada and Mexico has also grown during this per iod , but rep resents much
smaller leve ls of production. In t he case of Mexico, for example, value-added manufacturing
output more than doubled from $86 .3 billion in 1993 to $196.2 billion in 2016, but is still far
below the $2.18 trillion of U.S. manufactur ing value added in 20 16. For Canada , value-added
manufacturing output grew to $183 .2 billion in 2013 .3
Not only has the overall U.S. manufactu ring sector grown substantiall y, so too have major U.S.
manufacturing sectors, as shown in Figure 3. Eleven sectors have experienced grovvth of more
than 50 percent since 1993 and several categories - energy products, chemicals , computer s
and electron ics, misce llaneous manufactures and some transportat ion equipment - have more
than doubled product ion.

3

Wor ld Bank, World Development Indicators, Structure of Manufactur ing, accessed at
http://wdi.worldbank.org/table/4.3 . Comparison data not available for Canada from the same source .
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 Figure 3: U.S. Manufacturing Change in Value-Added, 1993 to 2016
(in%)
0%

50%

100%

150%

200%

250%

300%

Energy Products
Chemicals
Comp ute r and Electronics
Food and Beverages
Nondurable Goods
Misc. Manufacturing
Motor Vehicles and Parts
Other Transportation Equip .
Durable Goods
Nonmetallic Minerals
Fabricated Metals
Machinery
Plastics and Rubber Products
Wood Products
Primary Meta ls
Furniture
Electrical Equip.
Paper Products
Printing and Related Activities

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Source: U.S. Commerce Deparlment
3. North America Trade and Investment Grew Strongly with the Reduction of
Border Barriers, Elevated Standards and Binding Dispute Settlement
Trade and inve stmen t flows betwee n the United States , Canada and Mexico are among the
largest cross -border commercial tran sact ions in the wor ld and are viewed by manuf acturers in
the United States as critical for the past a nd future growth of U.S. manufacturing. Trade and
investment flows grew stro ngly after the NAFT A was implemented in 1994 , wit h provisions that:

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Eliminated all tariffs on manufactured goods among the three countr ies . \Mlile Ca nada
and the United States agreed to e liminate manufactured goods tar iffs pursuant to the
prev iously negotiated U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Mexico maintained an
ave rage 13 percent tariff on U.S. , Canadian and other fore ign imports into Mexico , while
the United States average tariff on Mexican impor ts into the United States was six
percent.
Opened up access to many key Canadian and Mexican sectors for goods , services and
investment , which had previously been closed .
Eliminated a host of non-tariff barriers in Mexico and in Canada that had severely
restrained U.S. imports.
Raised Canadian and Mexican standards for the protection of intellectual property and
property invested overseas .
Provided access to Canadian and Mexican government procurements.
Ensured binding state-to-state and investor-state dispute settlement to ensure full
implementation by both Canada and Mexico .

Working togethe r, these and other provisions fostered expanded U.S . commercial relations with
Canada and Mexico.

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 a. Exports
U.S. manufactured goods exports have more than tripled to Canada and Mexico since 1993,
increas ing from $129 billion in 1993 to $446 bill ion in 2016 . Canada and Mexico are now the top
mo export destinations for U.S. manufactur ing goods exports . Indeed , these two nations
purchase more U.S. manufactured goods than the next ten foreign countr ies combined .

Figure 4: U.S. Manufactured Goods Exports, U.S.$ Billions, 2016

$500
$450
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Canada and Mexico

Next 10 Largest U.S. Trading
Partners

• China
• South
• Brazil

• Canada
• Mexico
• United Kingdom • Germany
• Hong Kong
• Belgium

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Korea

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France

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

The outsized purchases of U.S. manufactured goods exports from the United States is even
more apparent given that these two countr ies represent less than five percent of non-U.S. GDP.

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 Figure 5: U.S. Manufactured Goods Exports Compared to GDP
Canada and Mexico are
outsized purchasers of
U.S. manufactured goods ,
buy ing 1/3 of U.S.
manu factured goods
exports

while representing
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non U.S. GDP

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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce and World Bank

Notably, more than 43,000 manufactur ing firms across America export to Canada and Mexico ,
of which 94 percent are small and medium sized firms. These manufactured goods exports
suppo rt over two million manufacturing jobs , wh ich is important to the manufactur ing sector
since , on average , manufacturing jo bs pay $81 ,289 annuall y, including pay and benefit s, higher
than the average wages of $63,830 in all nonfarm industries.4
The outsized role th at North Amer ica has played in spurring a manufact uring expansion in the
United States is reflected as well in the growt h of a wide range of manufactur ing sectors to
Canada and Mexico compared to the rest of the world. As shown in Figure 6, for exam ple, U.S.
exports of major durab le and non-durable manufacturi ng secto rs grew much more rapidly to the
NAFT A countries since 1997 than to the rest of the world.
Figure 6: U.S. Manufacturing Export Growth to NAFTA vs. Rest of World , 1997 to 2016
(in%)
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350%
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Source: U.S. Commerce Department

4

National Assoc iation of Manufacturers, Top 20 Facts about Manufactu ring, compiled from the Bureau of
Economic Analys is and Bureau of Labor Statistics, accessed at http://www.nam.org/Newsroom/FactsAbout-Manufacturing/.
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 As well, the vast majority of U.S. manufacturing sectors count Canada or Mexico as their top
foreign destination:

36 out of 42 U.S. Manufacturing Sectors Count
Canada or Mexico as Top Foreign Purchaser
AG, Constr. & Mining
Machinery

Metal\l\lOrking Machinery

Aluminum

Mineral Products

Audio & Video Equipment

Motor Vehicle Bodies &
Trailers

Chemicals

Motor Vehicle Parts

Communications Equipment

Motor Vehicles

Computer Equipment

Navigation, Measure, Lab &
Control Instruments

Electric Lighting Equipment

Optical Instruments .; Lens;
Photographic./Copy
Equipment
Other Machinery

Electrical Equip. &
Components
Engine, Turbine & Povver
Transmission Equipment

Other Transportation
Equipment

Fabricated Metal Products

Paper Products

Food & Beverages

Petroleum & Coal Products

Footwear & Leather

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Railroad Rolling Stock

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Furniture

-Household

_E lastics

Semiconductors; Electronic
Components

Appliances

-HVAC & Refrigeration
-Iron & Steel

Equip . LShips & Boats

Magnetic & Optical Media

Textiles & Apparel
Wood Products

For Canada and Mexico , the United States is the top destination for their manufactured goods
exports , with about 75 percent of Canada's exports and 84 percent of Mexico's exports shipped
to the United States

b. Imports
Canada and Mexico are also large sources for U.S. manufactured goods imports . Mexico is the
second largest source of U.S. manufactured goods imports ($264 billion), after China, with
Canada the third largest source ($202 billion). Notably, nearly 40 percent of the value of

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 Mexican imports into the United States is content that originates in the United States . For
Canada, that number is a robust 25 percent. 5
In the case of North American trade , U.S ., Canadian and Mexican manufacturers are , in fact ,
well-integrated, with about 54 percent of U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico between related
parties. 6 Moreover, about 48 percent of U.S. manufactured goods imports from Canada and 40
percent of U.S. manufactured goods from Mexico were categorized as intermediate goods, parts
and components in 2015. 7 Trade in these intermediate goods has helped manufacturers in the
United States improve their competitiveness and grow domestic manufacturing with end
products sold both in the United States and overseas . In the transportation sector (including
automobiles , automobile parts, and aircraft equipment and parts) , 72 percent of U.S. trade with
Canada and Mexico is betvveen related parties, demonstrating the degree to which the industry's
NAFTA supply chain is integrated. For the electric equipment, appliance and components
sector , the share is 64 percent, and for the computer and electronic products sector, the share is
63 percent. 8
Canada and Mexico import more from the United States than anywhere else in the world .
Indeed, 51 percent of Canada's worldwide imports and 43 percent of Mexico's worldwide
imports of manufactured goods come from the United States. 9
Free market competition, transparency and the elimination of market-distorting barriers and
practices as part of the original NAFT A have been key drivers of free and fair trade in North
America. As a result, unfairly traded manufactured goods imports into the U.S. market are
relatively low , particularly compared to imports from other U.S. trade partners .

c.

Trade Balance

U.S. manufacturing trade with Canada and Mexico has been generally balanced in recent years,
with a trade deficit of $9.8 billion in 2015 and $20.9 billion in 2016, following four years of trade
surpluses, as demonstrated in Figure 7. In contrast , the U.S. manufacturing trade deficit with
non-NAFTA countries hit a record-high of $626 .6 billion in 2016, as shown in Figure 8.

5 Koopman , Robert, William Powers, Zhi Wang , and Shang-Jin Wei , "Give Credit where Cred it is Due :
Tra cing Value Added in Global Production Chains ," NBER Working Paper Series , Working Paper 16426
(September 2010) , accessed at http://www. nber. org/papers/w16426.pdf .
6 NAM analysis of data reported by the U.S. Department of Commerc e, accessed at
https ://www .census .gov/prog rams-surveys/trade/data/tables/re lated party htm I.
7 Data accessed in OECD .Stat Database , Bilateral Trade in Goods by Industry and End-Use , accessed at
http://www. oecd org/trade/bi lateraltrade ingoodsbyindustryandend-usecategory . htm .
8 NAM analysis of data reported by the U.S. Department of Commerce , accessed at
https ://www.census .gov/prog rams-su rveys/tra de/data/tables/re lated party htm I.
9 NAM calculations based on United Nations Statistical Division Commodity Trade (UN COMTRADE )
Data Base, 2015 , accessed at http://wits .worldbank .org/.

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 Figure 7. U.S. Manufacturing Trade with Canada and Mexico
(in Billions of U.S . Dollars)
$500
$450
$400
$350
$300
$250
$200
$150
$100

$SO
$0

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u.s. Exports to Canada & Mexico

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u.s. Imports from

Canada & Mexico

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Figure 8. U.S. Manufacturing Trade with Non-NAFTA Countries
(in Billions of U.S. Dollars)
$1,600
$1,400
$1,200
$1,000
$800
$600
$400
$200
$0

-

u.s.Exports to Non-NAFTA Countries

-

u.s.Imports

from Non-NAFTA Countries

Source: U.S. Commerce Department
As the NAM explained in its May 10, 2017 submission and testimony in the "Adm inistration
Re port on S ign ificant Trade Deficits ," 10 the trade deficit is a complicated measure of multiple
factors , including the relative strength of the U.S. economy, saving rates and other factors,
inc luding trade openness. Notably, the trade deficits expand as the U.S. economy grows and fall

10

National Association of Manufacturers Submission to U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of
the U.S Trade Representative , (May 10, 2017), accessed at
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=IT A-2017-0003-0155 .
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 during periods of economic \J\/eakness.Unemp loyment operates in the opposite direct ion: as
unemployment falls when the economy expands and trade defic its increase.
It is also important to consider the trade balance with Canada and Mexico in the context of
broader U.S. trade trends. Notably, U.S. manufactur ing exports to Canada and Mexico , as a
share of U.S. manufacturing exports to all countries, have increased from 31 percent in 1993
(the year prior to entry into force of the NAFTA) to 35 percent in 2016, as shown in Figure 9.
Over this same period , the U.S. manufacturing import share from Canada and Mexico
decreased - from 25 to 24 percent. In short, manufacturers have been much stronger in
growing exports with Canada and Mexico, wh ile imports have actually slowed as a share of tota l
U.S. imports .

Figure 9. U.S. Manufacturing Trade with Canada and Mexico, as a Share of U.S.
Manufacturing Trade with the World
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Source: NAM analysis of data reported by the U.S. Commerce Department
The analysis of the t rade defic it between the United States , Canada and Mexico is also greatly
complicated by the substant ial extent of trade in intermediate goods and value-added trade.
Consider that the largest two overseas ma rkets for steel manufacturers in the United States are
Canada and Mex ico and that the United States has a steel trade surp lus with Mexico. That steel
is then counted as a Mexican product when it is inco rporated in automobi le parts and fin al
vehicles and other products that are imported back into the United States.

d. Investment
Tota l U.S. cross -borde r manufactur ing investment into Canada and Mexico more than doubled
to $141. 7 billion in 2015, compared with $65.9 billion in 1999. Canada is the largest destination
fo r U.S. man ufactu ring (with $109 billion in accumulated manufactur ing investment in 2015) and
Mex ico is the sixth largest destinat ion for U.S. manufacturing investment (with $34 billion in
acc umulated manufactur ing investment in 2015).
Canad ian and Mexican manufacturing investment into the United States also more than doubled
since 1999, growing to $82 billion in 2015 from $30.7 billion in 1999. Notably, Canada is the
eighth largest foreign investor in U.S. manufacturing , investing $60.5 billion in accumulated
investme nt in 2015 , having more than doub led from $29.4 billion in 1999. Mexico is the eleventh
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 largest foreign investor in U.S. man ufact uring , investing $21.6 billion in accumulated investment
(2015), nearly 20 times its investment of $1.3 billion in 1999.

B. Ongoing Transition of U.S. Manufacturing

Employment

In the four years after the NAFTA entered into force , U.S. manufacturers added more t han
800,000 jobs , according to the Burea u of Labor Statistics. Simi larly , the U.S. unemp loyme nt rate
was markedly lower in the years immed iately after the NAFT A came into force (averaging 5.1
percent in 1994-2007) compared to the pre-NAFTA period (avera ging 7.1 percent in 19821993).
The immed iate post -NAFTA growth in man ufacturing employment had follo\lVed the pre -NAFT A
period (1980 -1993) v.tien the United States lost nearly two million manufactur ing jobs. It wasn't
until the recessions in 2001-2002 and 2007-2009 that there was another significant downturn in
U.S. manufacturing jobs.
The growth of a modern U.S. manufactur ing sector, in part due to the NAFTA and U.S. export
growth , has also had an important positive impact on wages and skills in the U.S. manufacturing
workforce. As shown in Figure 10, average hourly manufacturing wages have increased pre-and
post-NAFTA. Notably , more than 2 million manufacturing workers at over 43,000 manufacturing
firms across America currently depe nd directly on exports to Canada and Mexico for the ir jobs
and many more workers depend on the trade and investment relationship.
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manufacturers identify talent to fill job gaps . Over the next decade , nearly three and a ha lf
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 million of those jobs going unfilled, according to a study released by the NAM and Deloitte .11
NAM members have been leaders in training workers for these in-demand professions, but
more work needs to be done.

C. Partnerships and Production and Supply Chains in North America
Trade and investment relationships in North America are among the largest and most vibrant in
the world. The United States, Canada and Mexico do not simply trade with each other.
Manufacturers in the three countries build things together and rely on each other 's markets to
support millions of jobs and to design, build and compete in global markets. There is a
substantial amount of trade in intermediate goods, value-added trade and trade among related
parties in North America that has promoted North American manufacturing trade flovvs that are
largely characterized by free market competition, with relatively low barriers. Unlike other parts
of the world, unfair trade practices and market-distorting government actions in manufactured
products are relatively low .
The production of goods and services in North America and globally is increasingly taking place
in partnerships with related and non-related parties in each other's markets with imports and
exports - in addition to research and development, marketing and financial support distributed
between countries. These global changes have contributed to the growth of an increasingly
innovative, high-value modern manufacturing sector in the United States, creating higher paying
and higher skilled jobs.
In many cases, U.S. imports from Mexico and Canada are of intermediate goods that are used
to produce products that the U.S. then exports back to Mexico and Canada, or to the rest of the
world. Moreover, many finished goods imported into the United States from Mexico and Canada
incorporate significant U.S. content, materials, parts, design, and value and support jobs and
manufacturing within the United States . Partnerships with producers overseas avoid
unnecessary costs and delays, promoting U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, which is vital in
an already fiercely competitive global economy where cents on the dollar can determine a final
sale.
In light of the exceptionally strong integration and partnerships in North American
manufacturing, it is also important to recognize the level of dependency that manufacturers in
the United States and their workers have on the continuation of these partnerships. Excluding or
raising costs of imports into the United States from Canada and Mexico will in many sectors and
cases undermine the ability of manufacturers in the United States to remain competitive
producers . Rather than creating more balance in the trading relationship , raising costs or
barriers on such U.S. imports will result in drops in U.S. exports, as well as domestic production,
to the detriment of U.S. manufacturing output and jobs.

D. Manufacturing and the Services and Agriculture Sectors
While this analysis focuses largely on manufacturing trade, it is important to note that there is a
complementarity between the manufacturing, services and agricultural sectors of the U.S.
economy, both domestically and internationally. Services are a critical mechanism to enable
manufacturers to finance, deliver and distribute products sold across the country and the world
and to communicate and advance information technology processes . Many other services, such
as conformity assessment and professional services , also help boost the manufacturing
11 Deloitte and Manufacturing Institute , "The Skills Gap in US Manufacturing 2015 and Beyond ,"
accessed at
http://www. the ma nufacturinginstitute .o rg/-/media/827 DBC76533942679A 15 EF7067 A704CD .ashx .

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 economy. Agriculture provides some of the key raw inputs to manufactured food, beverage and
other production. Finally, both the services and agriculture sectors are important purchasers of
U.S. manufactured goods as well, so when services and agriculture grow, so too does
manufacturing production. The growth in services and agricultural exports to Canada and
Mexico has had an important and significant impact on the ability of manufacturers in the United
States to increase sales to those sectors domestically.

II. Key Provisions to Improve, Update and Modernize the NAFTA
The original NAFT A was the first modern and regional trade and investment agreement in the
world, which laid the groundwork for other important bilateral and multilateral agreements. For
manufacturers in the United States, the NAFTA was critical in establishing the ground rules for a
progressive reduction and final elimination of tariffs among the three countries , as well as core
rules to improve standards to promote fairer competition , all subject to binding dispute
settlement provisions . In particular, the NAFTA eliminated tariffs for qualified manufacturing
products that meet a comprehensive set of rules of origin that were drafted specifically for each
industrial sector. It also incorporated intellectual property and investment protection provisions
that are vital for the protection of U.S. property overseas and provided important new access to
manufacturers across multiple U.S. industries to foreign government procurement markets in
ways that have helped grow U.S. manufactured goods exports . Binding state-to-state and
investor-state dispute settlement provisions were innovative additions to the NAFT A that are
viewed as necessary to make sure that commitments are fully enforced . At its most basic, the
NAFT A joins the three major North American countries in one agreement with one set of rules
that has helped promote partnership and reduce red tape for manufacturers seeking to access
both the Canadian and Mexican markets .
While these and other core features and provisions of the NAFTA have been critical to the
growth of U.S. manufacturing output, exports and improved U.S. global competitiveness, the
administration's proposed renegotiation of the NAFTA offers an important opportunity to:
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Examine the implementation of existing obligations ;
Address barriers that were not eliminated;
Update and improve standards to address current business practices and level the
playing field ; and
Modernize the NAFTA to incorporate issues not even considered decades ago .

Laid out below are the key issues that manufacturers have identified that would , if incorporated,
provide improved market access, raise standards to U.S. levels and create a more fair and level
playing field for manufacturers in the United States, which will promote the growth of U.S.
manufacturing output , exports and competitiveness and sustain and grow good-paying
American manufacturing jobs. To be successful, a renegotiated NAFTA must be fully consistent
with the substantive TPA trade negotiating objectives contained in the Bipartisan Congressional
Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, which seek the ambitious elimination of foreign
barriers and market-distorting practices and raising of foreign countries ' standards to U.S. levels
in important areas, including transparency , regulatory practices, and the protection of intellectual
property and property invested overseas. In particular , the NAM welcomes work to modernize
and improve the NAFTA through outcomes that will:
1. Fully Open Canadian and Mexico Markets so Manufacturers Can Sell More Made-in-theUSA Goods and Grow American Jobs
2. Reduce Border Delays and Unnecessary Red Tape to Accelerate Sales, Cut Small
Business Costs and Mitigate Security Risks

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 3. Improve North American Rules and Processes to Stop Trade Cheating
4. Raise Standards to U.S. Levels to Ensure Transparent, Science-Based Regulatory
Practices that Promote Fairness and Non-Discrimination and Reduce Burdens
5. Incorporate New Data, E-Commerce and Related Provisions to Address 2P 1 Century
Technology Barriers
6. Raise Standards to U.S. Levels and Modernize Enforcement to Protect U.S. Innovation
and Intellectual Property from Theft and Mistreatment Abroad
7. Raise Investment Standards to U.S. Levels and Modernize Enforcement to Protect U.S.
Property from Theft and Mistreatment Abroad
8. Raise Standards to U.S. Levels to Prevent Anti-Competitive Actions Overseas, including
by State-Owned and State-Favored Enterprises
9. Raise Standards to U.S. Levels to Ensure Transparency and Strong Rules on AntiCorruption
10. Modernize Dispute Settlement Procedures and Agreement Review Mechanisms
At the same time, it is vital to ensure that any renegotiation does not set back U.S.
manufacturing or manufacturing jobs . For example , changes and additions that would increase
red tape and complexity, substitute government decision-making for free market-based
decisions or raise taxes , tariffs , merchandise processing or other fees or other cost barriers in
North America will undermine, rather than incentivize, manufacturing in the United States and
North America more broadly . Similarly reducing or eliminating U.S. access to government
procurements in Mexico will impede the ability of manufacturers in the United States to continue
to sell a wide variety of manufactured goods to the Mexican government. As vvell, changes that
would reduce goods or services access to the United States or provisions that would impede the
use of Mexico's Industrial , Manufacturing, Maquiladora , and Service Export (IMMEX) program
will have negative impacts on manufacturers in the United States and their ability to sustain and
grow jobs. While Mexico has made substantial improvements to its customs processes in recent
years, much more that can be done to reduce the administrative burden on eligible participants.
As noted above, the deep integration and commercial partnerships between manufacturers in
the United States and those in Canada and Mexico have improved U.S. manufacturing output,
competitiveness and exports. Undermining those partnerships or slowing down trade vvill not
lead to positive results for manufacturing production , exports or competitiveness or the ability of
manufacturers in the United States to sustain, let alone grow, American manufacturing jobs. The
most effective way to update, improve and modernize the NAFTA is to focus on the types of
issues identified below that limit U.S. access, add unnecessary cost or other burdens or
undermine U.S. competitiveness by weaker rules.

A. Fully Open Canadian and Mexico Markets so Manufacturers Can Sell More Madein-the-USA Goods and Grow American Jobs
Manufacturers in the United States will become more successful when markets are open, tariff
and trade barriers are eliminated and outdated paperwork requirements are seamless and
digitized . With most consumers and purchasing povver outside the United States, it is a top
priority for manufacturers to open foreign markets and level the playing field globally. Tariffs and
non-tariff barriers, however, block the ability to export more made-in-the-USA products in global

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 markets, which in turn limits manufacturers' ability to sustain and grow American manufacturing
jobs. It is critical, therefore, for the U.S. manufacturing sector to eliminate border barriers in
order to create concrete new market access for U.S. manufactured goods exports, including
through the elimination of tariffs and non-tariff barriers on the full range of manufactured goods .
Non-tariff barriers that hinder manufactured goods trade include restrictions on remanufactured
goods exports , import and export licensing restrictions, and localization barriers including
domestic content requirements for commercial sales , subsidies conditioned on the use of
domestic goods and services, and measures that favor or require domestic innovation , including
local manufacturing and local R&D investment requirements.
NAFTA's Market Access Outcomes Can Be Improved to Open Markets Fully
The NAFTA largely eliminated all tariffs on manufactured goods trade between the three
countries for products found to qualify under the NAFTA rules of origin. Although the NAFTA
largely opened the Canadian and Mexican markets by eliminating tariff barriers and many nontariff barriers, there are notable exceptions. For example, remanufactured products may be
treated as used products that continue to face tariffs. As well , Canada maintains market
protections in certain agriculture and food manufacturing sectors , such as low duty-free quota
levels for dairy imports from the United States and out-of-quota rates that are as high as 300
percent, and Mexico imposes regulations that restrict express delivery services trade. Mexico
has not joined the World Trade Organization (VVTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA),
to which both the United States and Canada are members , which eliminates information
technology tariffs on imports from all countries . Concerns remain across the manufacturing
sector as well about complicated rules of origin, red tape and out-of-date procedures for
verifying compliance with rules of origin that place unnecessary burdens on manufacturers in
the United States, which effectively reduce the value of the NAFTA duty-free provisions.
Manufacturers are seeking, therefore , a renegotiated NAFTA that results in concrete new
market access that increases U.S. manufactured goods exports and reduces red tape and
complexity. Among the key changes that would improve the current agreement for
manufacturers are provisions that would:
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Ensure free trade for remanufactured goods , including with respect to disassembled
products, national treatment and market access
Eliminate all remaining tariffs and non-tariff barriers on food product exports,
particularly including Canadian dairy restrictions.
Eliminate barriers on services that impede U.S. manufacturing goods exports,
including barriers that impede express delivery and distribution in Mexico, and lock in
services openings in both Canada and Mexico.
Require Mexico to join the World Trade Organization Information Technology
Agreement, so that Mexico, like the United States and Canada , eliminates tariffs on
covered information technology imports .
Consider rules of origin modernization in close consultation with industry in ways
that make them more efficient, reduce red tape and incentivize usage, to reduce
paperwork burdens so that manufacturers can fully take advantage of NAFTA benefits .

B. Reduce Border Delays and Unnecessary Red Tape to Accelerate Sales, Cut Small
Business Costs and Mitigate Security Risks
Manufacturers in the United States are increasingly globally engaged, working with partners
domestically and overseas to innovate and create the best value products for consumers in the
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 United States and globally. Manufacturers in the United States provide key components and
inputs in global production and supply chains, as well as using inputs from outside the United
States, in ways that expand U.S. production, exports and sales, and competitiveness, which in
turn are critical to support and grow jobs.
In order to boost exports around the world and to obtain needed inputs, the United States and
its trading partners need a 21 st century customs and border processing system that incorporates
automation to eliminate unnecessary paperwork and documentation requirements and to enable
validation and verification of data by government agencies in real time. Chokepoints at the
border - created by confusing fees , burdensome documentation requirements , redundant
security programs, inadequate infrastructure, disjointed regulations and changes to customs
regulations without notice and the opportunity to comment - create uncertainty, delays and
unnecessary cost burdens, which have similarly negative impacts on trade and sales as tariffs.
A modernized NAFTA should result in more efficient, predictable and transparent movement of
goods throughout North America and a more competitive business export platform to reach
global customers . Improvements in customs operations and trade facilitation will
disproportionately benefit smaller manufacturers by cutting the cost, time and complexity of
selling to foreign markets .
Unnecessary delays at ports of entry between the Canada, the United States and Mexico
persist despite bilateral and multilateral efforts to improve trade facilitation . Outdated rules of
origin procedures add to the complexity and cost of border transactions . The United States
should leverage the new WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), which set the bar for
customs processes and trade facilitation initiatives, to urge Mexico and Canada to implement
additional measures that would help minimize cross-border friction and reduce costs. At the
same time, effective customs enforcement measures are needed to combat illicit trafficking and
to safeguard public and national security.
Border Delays Create Unnecessary Costs and Handicap Small Businesses
The production of goods and services in North America and globally is increasingly taking place
in production and supply chains between countries. Imports and exports, in addition to research
and development, marketing and financial support, are increasingly distributed among several
countries in ways that improve the final product and its availability to consumers . These global
changes have contributed to the growth of an increasingly innovative , high-value modern
manufacturing sector in the United States , creating higher paying and higher skilled jobs.
Manufacturers in the United States often operate in a "just in time" production and delivery
system that enables companies to manage efficiently their resources, meeting customer
demands with nimble production schedules. This is particularly important with the high degree of
trade in intermediate goods in North America , as described above. Any interruption to
production can be an immediate burden to manufacturers and their workers . Whether the delay
is caused by inadequate infrastructure or staffing, unaddressed security concerns, confusing
paperwork requirements or burdensome regulations, there are huge costs for businesses and
their customers when cargo is waiting to cross the border.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SM Es) are particularly vulnerable to the costs and delays
of inefficient customs procedures and supply chain disruptions. SM Es are increasingly active in
the global supply chain, as both importers and exporters. In fact, SM Es accounted for 98

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 percent of U.S. exporters in 2015 and 97 percent of goods importers. 12 The number of SMEs
that export has risen exponentially since 1992, reaching nearly 300,000 companies today.
Mexico and Canada account for the top export markets for SM Es, with SM Es selling more than
$75 billion of goods to Mexico and nearly $53 billion to Canada. Dealing with customs barriers
and supply chain logistics requires significant upfront investments, and surveys conducted by
the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) found customs procedures and clearance
delays to be an important barrier for SM Es to doing business abroad. 13 Unfortunately, SM Es
often lack the resources or experience to navigate foreign customs and other regulations.
Technological advancements and the robust growth of e-commerce platforms have created new
opportunities for U.S. companies. In fact, global retail e-commerce was estimated to reach
$1.915 trillion in 2016, 14 with e-commerce sales in the United States accounting for about $395
billion, which represents a 15.6% jump from 2015. 15 Facilitating the kinds of smaller shipments
enabled by e-commerce, both direct to consumers and to business customers, will particularly
benefit SMEs.
Build on Past Cooperation to Achieve a New Gold Standard
Despite bilateral and multilateral agreements to facilitate trade at borders and ports, including
the "Beyond the Border" initiative with Canada and the U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic
Dialogue, there are still gaps and inconsistencies in the North American approach to customs
procedures, risk management and trade facilitation.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) achieved a milestone in 2017 when the Trade Facilitation
Agreement (TFA), the first multilateral WTO agreement since 1995, entered into force. Finalized
in December 2013, the agreement aims to reduce trade costs for governments and for private
sector stakeholders by setting standards for transparent and efficient procedures, clear public
information and communications, the elimination of as much red tape as possible, and
cooperation between government agencies both internally and externally. The United States
ratified the TFA in 2014 without the need for any changes to our system, and all three countries
agreed to immediately adopt the provisions of the TFA.
While the TFA is an important achievement, there is an opportunity for the United States to work
with partners like Canada and Mexico to set the bar even higher for trade facilitation. Improving
rules for advance rulings, availability of information on import and export procedures and appeal
procedures, and automation will improve trade flows and reduce costs.
Technology Innovations and Trusted Trader Programs Can Mitigate Security Risks and
Maximize Efficiency
The United States and its trading partners can leverage technology to gather and utilize data,
manage risk on an account basis, and streamline recordkeeping and payment requirements for
12 Commerce Department , "U.S. Exporting and Importing Companies , 2015," accessed at
http://www. trade.qov/mas/ ian/build/groups/public/@tg ian/documents/webcontent/tg ian 005538. pdf .
13 "Small and Medium Sized Enterprises U S. and EU Export Activities , and Barriers and Opportunities
Experienced by U.S. Firms," USITC Pub. 4169 (July 2010) , accessed at
https://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4169. pdf .
14 "Worldwide Retail Ecommerce Sales Will Reach $1 .915 Trillion This Year ," eMarketer (August 22,
2016) , accessed at https ://www .ema rketer .com/ Article/Worldwi de-Retail-Ecommerce-Sales-Wil I-Reach1915-T rilIion-Th is-Year/1014369 .
15 US. Census Bureau , "Quarterly Retail E-commerce Sales 4th Quarter 2016 ," accessed at
https ://www2. census .gov/retai 1/releases/historical/eco mm/1 6q4. pdf .

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 manufacturers in the United States. Such reforms can both facilitate trade and improve risk
targeting and enforcement. Separating the release of goods from the payment of duties or fees
and expediting customs procedures for express shipments will also alleviate border delays.
The lnteragency Trade Data System (ITDS) and the Automated Commerce Environment (ACE)
were designed to gather data from importers and exporters the United States as a "single
window'' platform and to allow the various government agencies to simplify their data
requirements, creating efficiencies for the U.S. government as vvell as for the private sector. The
deployment of ACE should eventually eliminate onerous or outdated paperwork requirements.
In December 2016 , the U.S . Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that its partner
agencies had automated more than 300 paper forms as part of the ITDS initiative. 16 A modern
approach to customs operations would reflect digital innovations by requiring the parties to
accept submission of electronic documents, including certificates of origin and signatures .
Shifting away from a transactional approach to risk management , using technology and riskbased targeting to collect and screen data on an account basis for trusted traders, will allow the
U.S. government and its partners to better understand and address security risks or violations of
the law without creating roadblocks for legitimate trade. The U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership
Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) was intended to give companies that implement certain security
measures access to a faster customs processing . In practice , however , companies have found
the screening requirements to be quite costly and the purported benefits to be minimally
realized. Canada's Partners in Protection (PIP) and Customs Self-Assessment (CSA) programs,
on the other hand, are based on account-based clearances that require officials to assess and
inspect only a small portion of the company 's total shipments . The NAFTA should address
inconsistencies betvveen those programs and Mexico's Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
program, and harmonizing the regulations and procedure associated with each and exploring
enhancing mutual recognition agreements to share information on low and high risk entries and
trusted traders.
NAFTA Should Build on Past Cooperation and Negotiations to Increase Sales, Reduce Red
Tape and Cost Burdens and Improve Security
While NAFTA Chapter 5 outlines obligations on customs procedures , the United States and its
trading partners have innovated their approach to trade facilitation in the past two decades. The
WTO recently set a multilate ral standard for transparency , reducing border compliance costs
and risk management. Additional work has been done in other negotiations to improve rules of
origin verifications that should be included in an updated NAFTA. A modernized NAFTA should
build on past commitments and adopt new measures to facilitate trade, manage risk and ensure
enforcement of rules and protections . It is also critical that existing provisions, such as the
prohibitions in Chapter 3 on the application of customs user fees on originating goods , are
preserved in the updated agreement. In addition , the United States should retain commitments
to ensure adequate enforcement of applicable laws, including prohibitions on illicit and
counterfeit products, without impeding legitimate trade .

16 CBP, "Rea ching Major Milestones at East Coast Trade Symposium ," press release , December 13,
2016, https:/ /www.cbp .qov/newsroom/spotliqhts/reachi nq-maj or-milestones-east-coast-trade-symposium.

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 Among the key changes that would improve the current agreement for manufacturers are
provisions to:

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Update provisions to create a common system for businesses to comply with
origin requirements and leverage technology to reduce outdated paperwork
requirements and accelerate movement of goods by streamlining document and
recordkeeping requirements for importers and exporters, expediting express shipments
and improving and harmonizing trusted trader programs.
Set a meaningful de minimis threshold for low-value shipments and align duty
drawback provisions with modern trade agreements to promote greater exports,
incentivize domestic production and cut costs for small business manufacturers.
Align and improve trusted trader programs to expand utility of these programs in the
NAFT A context, reduce unnecessary burdens and improve security enforcement.
Include NAFTA mechanism to permit the duty-free importation of certain products ,
including returned goods and samples.

C. Improve North American Rules and Processes to Stop Trade Cheating
Fairly conducted trade provides opportunities for growth and expansion of manufacturing in
America. Unfortunately, some import competition is fueled by foreign market-distorting and
discriminatory trade practices that create unfair advantages for foreign manufacturing production
at the expense of manufacturers , workers and communities in the United States and North
America more broadly. Manufacturers have long supported robust U.S . government action to
address the underlying causes of the distortions and the full enforcement of trade rules,
including antidumping and countervailing duty rules, and more recently, stronger anti-evasion
enforcement processes that were enacted as part of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement
Act, consistent with international obligations.
NAFTA Should be Modernized to Address More Effectively Third-Country Market-Distorting
Practices and Unfair Trade
While North America has developed into an open and free market-based economy , with
relatively few market-distorting and unfair practices affecting manufactured products,
manufacturers in the United States see the continued growth of these practices around the
world . While utilization of existing U.S . trade laws and direct negotiations with foreign countries
to eliminate such distortions have produced some results, more coordinated work among the
three North American countries would be a significant boost to address foreign market-distorting
practices that undermine the benefits that the NAFTA should be providing within the North
American economy. When unfairly traded imports are not addressed by all three countries, the
U.S. approach is less effective and trade patterns can be distorted to the detriment of
manufacturing and jobs in the United States.
Manufacturers welcome opportunities to improve NAFT A in ways that results in improvements
in the ability of Canada and Mexico to address foreign unfair practices and more coordinated
action by the three countries to identify and address effectively third-country market-distorting
practices . Among the key changes that would improve the current agreement for manufacturers
are provisions to:

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Require strong, transparent and time-limited processes to prevent evasion of
trade-remedy orders, consistent with the new processes being implemented by the
United States as part of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act last year.

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Improve collaboration and information sharing on trade remedy invest igations to
improve the ability of North America to combat third-country government marketdistorting and unfair trade practices from undermining manufacturing in North
Ame rica.
Develop mechanisms to monitor and promote coordinated action to address
foreign government market-distorting practices, that is being undertaken to gain an
unfa ir competitive advantage and underm ines manufacturing and jobs in the United
States.

FOREIGN TECHNICAL
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To grow exports and access foreign markets,
manufacturers in the United States not only need to be
able to get the ir products across borders, they need to
get them on foreign shelves for sale. Foreign technical
standards, san itary and phytosanitary requirements,
regulations and testi ng procedures set the "ground ru les"
for new products seeking to enter the market and for
existing products competing for market share. Foreign
governments are increasingly limiting access to their
markets by develop ing a growing array of unique foreign,
discriminatory, burdensome, non-science/risk -based and
non-transparent standards, regu lations and conformity
assessment procedure s. Such standards represent
growing obstacles to U.S. exports and substant ially
increase costs in ways that undermine manufacturers '
global competitiveness. Wh ile NAFTA included
provisions to address discriminatory and non-transpare nt
technical standards and sanitary and phytosan itary
measures, subsequent trade agreements have
modernized and strengthened disciplines to restrict the
inappropriate use of such standards, regulations and
testing requirements .

standards

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Measuring
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D. Raise Standards to U.S. Levels to Ensure
Transparent, Science-Based Regulatory Practices
that Promote Fairness and Non-Discrimination and
Reduce Burdens

The Growth of Technical Barriers Depresses U.S.
Exports to Foreign Markets

Unique foreign , discriminatory, burdensome, nonscience/risk-based and non-transparent standards, regulat ions and conformity assessment
procedures represent growing obstacles to U.S. exports overseas. Moreover, such standards
increase significantly the cost of U.S. manufacturing exports to countries around the world,
making U.S. manufactured goods less competit ive. In some countries, such standards are
developed largely to limit access to imports and protect local players. In other cases , the
proliferation of problematic standards stems from proactive efforts by individual countries or
regional organizations (such as the European Union (EU)) to promote their own standards at the
exclusion of international standards developed by organizations based in the United States,
putting products manufactured in the United States at a competit ive disadvantage.
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 Manufacturers in the United States can compete most successfully when standards are
developed through a truly voluntary and market-driven process - one in which multiple
standards compete on the merits, and where companies have the freedom to implement
whatever standards best suit their needs and those of their customers. Conversely,
government-mandated standards developed without broad industry input risk undermining
innovation by "freezing" technology development in lieu of new and better standards and
solutions.
NAFTA's Regulatory Provisions Need Updates and Improvements to Promote Transparent,
Non-Discriminatory, Science-Based Regulatory Practices and Standards
While the NAFTA includes chapters on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) (Chapter 9) and
Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures (Chapter 7), these chapters have not been updated
since the agreement entered into force in 1994, although the growth of burdensome standards
is on the rise . Among the key changes that would improve the current agreement for
manufacturers are provisions that would:

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Strengthen provisions that recognize U.S. international standards approach and
make standards procedural commitments subject to dispute resolution.
Strengthen the TBT chapter's horizontal protections, incorporate agreed-upon
sector annexes and develop processes to promote cooperation and create new
sector-specific annexes to reduce barriers to U.S . exports and decrease costs .
Create a regulatory coherence chapter with binding commitments to ensure that all
parties adopt good regulatory practices.
Update SPS chapters to promote science-based regulatory practices, time-limited
dispute resolution and facilitate U.S. exports in a manner that is consistent with
common fundamental tenets of law that provide for cost-benefit analysis.

E. Incorporate New Data, E-Commerce and Related Provisions to Address 21 st
Century Technology Barriers
Manufacturers in the United States are increasingly innovating and making technological
advances that depend on digital data and information flovvs, global communication netvvorks and
cross-border flovvs of data and information to grow and manage their businesses, from creating
new sales opportunities through internet storefronts and tracking sales and sourcing to
managing a wide variety of human relations functions. Yet, countries around the world are
increasingly imposing measures that restrict the movement of data and information across
national borders, cybersecurity rules that discriminate against foreign manufacturers, rules that
do not manage effectively or efficiently the availability of spectrum, and foreign government
localization barriers that seek to require the use of local information technology infrastructure .17
These restrictions undermine the global competitiveness of manufacturers in the United States

National Association of Manufacturers, Pre-Hearing Statement of Linda M. Dempsey to the US .
International Trade Commission for Investigation No. 332-561 on Global Digital Trade I: Market
Opportunities and Key Foreign Trade Restrictions (March 28, 2017), accessed at
http://documents. nam org/lEA/NAM PreHearing Statement on Global Digital Trade FINAL.pdf? ga=1.7790069.672044988.1462147946 .
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 and their ability to sustain and grow manufacturing through reaching new customers outside our
borders.
Data transfer and localization issues are particularly important to small manufacturers that utilize
information and communication technology (ICT) that enable their businesses to acquire
information, market their products and communicate and serve foreign customers much faster
and in a more cost-effective manner than ever before. As a result of such technologies, small
businesses are better able to expand sales overseas, creating new demand that is served by
growing manufacturing and jobs domestically. 18
The use of ICT has enabled manufacturers to compete more successfully in a tough global
economy by lowering costs, improving efficiencies and growing exports. To be able to grow
America's share of the $11 trillion global market in traded manufactured goods, manufacturers
must be confident in their ability to use digital platforms and to move data and information
securely across borders . In order to use internet storefronts , take advantage of cloud computing
services and gather data from customers around the world, they must be able to store and
move data without discriminatory, unnecessary or burdensome restrictions . Manufacturers also
need access to fair and non-discriminatory telecommunications networks to conduct business
around the world.
New Digital Trade Disciplines should be added to NAFTA
The NAFTA includes a telecommunications chapter, Chapter 13, which provides for access to
and use of public telecommunications transport networks and services and standards-related
measures relating to the attachment of equipment to public telecommunications transport
networks and services . However, the NAFTA does not include an electronic commerce chapter,
and lacks provisions that address the myriad of digital trade and electronic commerce
innovations that have emerged since negotiations were concluded in 1993. Among the key
changes that would improve the current agreement for manufacturers are provisions to:
•

•
•

Promote cross-border data flows to ensure the ability of manufacturers to move and
store data without being impeded by discriminatory, burdensome and unnecessary
restrictions.
Prohibit localization of information technology infrastructure and include new
provisions to promote non-discriminatory access to telecommunications networks.
Prohibit the imposition of customs duties on the telecommunications
value of
electronic transmissions or on data being transmitted and treat digital products
without discrimination .

A 2013 Boston Consulting Group report states that information and communications technology has a
powerful impact on the growth and success of small and medium sized enterprises (SM Es) from the
United States and Germany to China , India and Brazil. The report found that SM Es that were technology
leaders created twice as many jobs and increased revenue 15 percent in the past three years than those
SM Es that lagged behind in the adoption of new technologies . This report shows that SM Es across these
five economies could create $770 billion in new revenue and add about 6.2 million new jobs with the
increased adoption of new technologies. See David C Michael, Neeraj Aggarwal , Derek Kennedy , John
Wenstrup , Michael Rur.imann, Ruba Barno, Julia Chen , and Julio Bezerra, Lessons on Technology and
Growth from Small-Business Leaders Ahead of the Curve , Boston Consulting Group (October 5, 2013) ,
accessed at
https://www .bcgperspectives .com/content/articles/technology software globalization ahead curve lesso
ns technology growth small business leaders/.
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Prohibit transfer or access to source code of software as a condition for sale to
prevent foreign government and foreign competitor access to confidential business
information .

F. Raise Standards to U.S. Levels and Modernize Enforcement to Protect U.S.
Innovation and Intellectual Property from Theft and Mistreatment Abroad
Innovation and intellectual property (IP) are the lifeblood
of the U.S. economy, and the foundation for a competitive
manufacturing base that can compete successfully
around the wor ld. Vigorous protection of IP rights at home
and abroad aga inst those who would steal U.S. innovative
ideas and products is a necessity. Such protection will
spur further innovation by reassuring manufacturers that
their inventions will be safe, enabling them to build new
industries , solve domest ic and global challenges and
sustain and create high-paying jobs . These protections
are particularly important fo r SM Es, fo r whom the cost
and complexity of protecting their IP rights around the
world can be very high relative to their annual sales.
Strong IP protection and enforcement are also vital to
protect American consumers and ensure that the products
they purchase and use are safe and effective. 19

IP IS CRITICAL TO
THE U.S. ECONOMY

From the Constitut ion onwa rd, the United States has long
worked to bui ld a strong domestic lega l framework to
ensure that manufacturers in the United States enjoy
strong protection and enforcement for their hard-won
inventions. The United States has also led the \/VOrldin
seeking stronger global rules and standards so that
fo reign competitors do not steal U.S. innovation and IP to
the detriment of U.S. manufacturing and jobs. Th is
framework includes not only the Wor ld Trade
Organization fM/TO) Agreement on Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), but also
specific, enforceab le provisions to boost IP protection in
U.S. free trade agreements (FT As), such as the NAFTA.
Yet global IP protection has advanced considerably in the
more than 20 years since NAFTA was negot iated and
finalized. The NAFTA needs revisions to ensure that all
parties join a common set of international IP treaties ,
protect inventors and their IP from unfai r government
actions , address issues related to patentability, patent
protection, and patent terms , streamline trademark
procedures and strengthen core tradema rk protections,
secure strong protect ion for trade secrets and confidential

19

White House Office of the Intellectual Property EnforcementCoordinator, "Supporting Innovation,

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 business information, and close gaps in Canada and Mexico's IP enforcement systems.
IP Drives U.S. Leadership in Manufacturing and is Critical for U.S. Manufacturing Growth and
High-Paying Jobs
The value of IP to the U.S. economy and manufacturers in the United States is clear: the added
value of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets to the U.S. economy is rising faster
than ever before, reaching $6.6 trillion in 2015, or nearly 40 percent of total U.S. gross domestic
product (GDP). That value continues to grow with nearly 2.8 percent of U.S. GDP devoted to
R&D, a figure that makes up more than a quarter of all R&D conducted globally. 20
Such R&D contributes directly to the U.S. economy: a recent study showed that in countries
such as the United States, a one percent increase in R&D expenditures can grow the economy
by an average of 0 .61 percent. 21 IP and other intangible assets account for a significant majority
of the total market value of key manufacturing industries from information and communications
technology to food and beverages, from pharmaceuticals to automobiles, from personal care
products to advanced machinery. 22
Strong IP protection provides powerful incentives for solutions to global challenges, allowing, for
example, greater energy efficiency and the delivery of next-generation lifesaving medications.
Where IP rights are protected and enforced, innovators thrive, creating and sustaining jobs and
promoting international trade. According to a 2016 report by the Department of Commerce and
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, innovative industries accounted for more than 50 percent of
all U.S. merchandise exports in 2014, and directly or indirectly support more than 45 million jobs
across the country.23
Improving IP Protection, Strengthening IP Rules Fundamental to a NAFTA Improvement
The theft and misappropriation of IP rights poses a substantial threat to manufacturers large and
small in every sector and in every U.S. state . American innovation is a major target for both
foreign competitors who want to steal it, and for foreign governments who want to capture it to
build competitive industries. A February 2017 report by the Commission on the Theft of
Intellectual Property found that stolen ideas, brands and inventions drain up to $600 billion from
the U.S . economy per year .24 This includes the theft of patented technology and trade secrets ,
counterfeiting of branded manufactured goods, and piracy of industrial software that is important
for manufacturers. In fiscal year 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized counterfeit

Creativity & Enterprise: Charting a Path Ahead : U.S. Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property
Enforcement FY 2017-2019 " December 2016.
20 Industrial Research Institute and Research Technology Management , "2016 Global R&D Funding
Forecast," R&D Magazine, Winter 2016.
21 ~ahin , Begum Erdil, 'The Relationship Between R&D Expenditures and Economic Growth: Panel Data
Analysis 1990-2013," Paper 207, Presented at Ekonomik Yaklasim Association 's EY International
Congress on Economics II (EYC2015) , November 5-6 , 2015, Ankara , Turkey.
22 As recently as 2009, intellectual property and other intangible assets accounted for more than 90 percent
of the total market value of most of these sectors . See Hassett, Kevin A and Robert J Shapiro, "What
Ideas are Worth : The Value of Intellectual Capital and Intangible Assets in the American Economy."
September 2011.
23 Antonipillai , Justin and Michelle K. Lee, "Intellectual Property and the U.S. Economy 2016 Update,"
September 2016.
24 Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property, "The Theft of American Intellectual Property:
Reassessments of the Challenge and United States Policy," (Washington: National Bureau of Asian
Research) , February 2017.
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 and pirated goods worth more than $1.38 billion, with major categories of counterfeit products
including medicines, consumer electronics, toys, computer accessories, automotive products
and other goods that could pose serious health and safety risks to American consumers. 25
NAFTA's Provisions on Intellectual Property Need Updates and Improvements to Protect HardWon U.S. Innovative Outcomes
At the time it was originally drafted, NAFTA's Chapter 17 represented a significant step forward,
setting a template for internationa I agreements covering IP and paving the way for the 1994
TRIPS Agreement. Given global advancements in innovation, the economy, and trading rules
since then, hovvever, the NAFTA's intellectual property rules are out-of-date and have a
significant number of gaps that expose innovation created by manufacturers in the United
States to potential theft, misappropriation, or expropriation.
Manufacturers are, therefore, seeking high-standard, ambitious IP outcomes from a revised
NAFTA that protect the hard-vvon innovation of manufacturers throughout their production
processes, including patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights. The adoption of such
outcomes can ensure that the agreement benefits manufacturers and the high-paying jobs they
support. Among the key changes that would improve the current agreement for manufacturers
are provisions to:

•

•

•

•

•

Modernize core IP protections in all three countries by ensuring that Canada and
Mexico join and implement a series of U .S.-supported international IP treaties
streamlining IP administration in all three countries and fully implement their existing
obligations.
Boost American innovation by patent eligibility across all areas of technology ,
addressing issues related to inconsistent criteria for granting and revoking patents,
instituting patent term restoration for unreasonable delays, strengthening regulatory data
protection in line with U.S. standards.
Protect manufacturers' brands and trademarks by strengthening and streamlining
trademark registration and opposition procedures, increasing protection for vvell-known
trademarks, defending a trademark-based approach to geographical indications (Gls),
and fully protecting trademarks against inappropriate regulatory activities .
Securing strong protection for trade secrets and confidential business
information by instituting criminal penalties for trade secret infringement and by setting
and implementing clear, strong protections for data collected by regulators and penalties
for illegal public disclosure.
Strengthen efforts to tackle counterfeiting and piracy and other forms of
infringement, including by requiring Canada and Mexico to enforce consistently and
rigorously their IP laws by granting Customs officials the authority and the mandate to
act against counterfeit products and ensuring broad access to enforcement tools and
remedies, including criminal penalties, early and effective resolution of patent disputes
and measure to tackle online IP infringement.

G. Raise Investment Standards to U.S. Levels and Modernize Enforcement to Protect
U.S. Property from Theft and Mistreatment Abroad
The strong protection of private property is fundamental to the United States, its economy and
legal system. U.S. protection of all forms of private property, including real property, contract
rights and IP, encourages investment and innovation, market-based economic transactions and

Office of Trade , U.S. Customs and Border Protection , "Intellectual Property Rights Seizure Statistics:
Fiscal Year 2016 ," January 2017.

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 economic growth and prosperity. Ensuring equivalent levels of
access and protection in foreign markets aga inst foreign
government theft , discriminatory or other unfair actions is also
vital to promote continued manufacturing growth and higher
paying jobs in the United States. While the NAFTA contains
some basic property and investme nt protections and the core
investor -state dispute settlement (ISDS) enforcement
mechanism, it leaves U.S. property and investment at
significant ly weake r levels of access and protection than
already avai lable to fore ign investors in the United States .
Furthermore, it is c ritical to ensure that the ISDS enforcement
mechan ism is available for breaches of all core violations and
contract rights and that provis ions prohibiting foreign
government localization mandates be expanded to prohibit
foreign government requirements to transfe r technology and
proprietary information.

U.S. INVESTMENT WITH
CANADA AND MEXICO
Inward Investment
• Canada is the eighth
largest foreign investor
in U.S. manufacturing ,
investing $60.5 billion
in accumulated
investment in 2015.
•

Inward and Outbound Investment Is Important fo r U.S .
Manufacturing Growth and Higher -Paying Jobs
The United States is the largest rec ipient of FOi in the world,
with $348 billion in inbound FOi flow.; in 2015 based on data
compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis , of wh ich $243
billion was in manufactur ing. On a historical-cost basis,
accumulated inbound U.S. investment reached $3.13 trillion in
2015, of which $1.22 trillion was in manufacturing. Such
investme nt directly supports U.S.-based manufacturing
facilities and activities and 2.4 million manufacturing jo bs
across the country. Such inward investment also drives U.S.
exports, accounting for nearly 19 percent (or $248 billion) in
manufactured goods exports in 2015. 26
The United States is also the larg est outbound investo r, with
approximately $5 trillion in accumulated stocks overseas as of
2015, of which 13 percent (or $661 billion) was in
manufacturing . Of that , 69 percent was inve sted in Europe,
Canada and Japa n and other high-income countries . U.S.
investors overseas provide important contributions to the U.S.
economy and manufactu ring in particular. These companies:
•
•

•

Mexico is the eleventh
largest foreign investor
in U.S. manufacturing ,
investing $21 .6 billion
in accumulated
investment in 2015 .

Outbound Investment
• Accumulated U.S.
foreign manufacturing
investment in Canada
equaled $109.9 billion
in 2015 , making
Canada the largest
destination for U.S.
manufacturing
investment overseas.
•

Accumulated U.S.
foreign manufacturing
investment in Mexico
equaled $34 billion in
2015 , making Mexico
the sixth largest
destination for U.S.
manufacturing
investment overseas.

Expo rt 47 percent of all U.S. manufactur ed goods sold
Source Data compiled from
overseas ($660 billion in 2014);
Bureau of Economic
Produce approximately $1 .363 trillion or nearly 65
Analysis , Commerce
Department.
percent of all U.S. private-sector value-ad ded
manufacturing output in 2014 ;
Expe nd nearly $269 billion on research and
development (R&D) in the United States in 2014, of \/Vhich68 percent (or $183 billion)
was spent by manufacturers;

26

Data comp iled from Bureau of Economic Analysis, Internationa l Data database , accessed at
https ://bea. gov/ iTab le/iTable. cfm?Reg l0=2&step=1 #regid=2&step=1 &isuri= 1.

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Invest in capital expansion, expending $713.5 billion or 24 percent of all investment in
new property, plants and capital equipment in the United States in 2014; and
Pay U.S. manufacturing workers on average $96,030 , or about 18 percent more than
average U.S . manufacturing wages in 2014. 27

For many companies, overseas investment is critical in supporting their efforts to export their
products successfully or to access critical inputs. In some industry sectors, such as energy,
natural resources or foreign infrastructure development, foreign investment is the only way
manufacturers can access the resources they need to grow and support downstream
manufacturing. For many other manufacturers, foreign investment is necessary to compete with
local players to reach foreign consumers as they can set up their own distribution networks, can
tailor products to the local consumer and can more efficiently and successfully vvin sales.
That U.S. investment abroad is largely focused on reaching foreign customers is borne out by
the data reported by the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis: year-after-year
sales by U.S. foreign affiliates are almost entirely made to customers outside the United States:
some 94 percent of the $4.6 trillion in sales in 2014. 28 Those sales overseas help drive U.S.
manufacturing exports, production and higher paying U.S. jobs. Without this foreign investment,
many of these goods vvould not be sold by American companies at all , or would use foreign, not
U.S . content. As a consequence , foreign investment is a povverful tool for manufacturers in the
United States to access growing foreign markets, while growing benefits for manufacturing and
workers in the United States .
U.S. investment overseas not only helps spur growth in the United States , it helps open
protected foreign markets . By spurring more open and fair competition with competitors
overseas, U.S . investment overseas helps to eliminate the protected market conditions that give
rise to unfair trade. With fair competition, foreign competitors cannot raise domestic prices
without consequence , helping to prevent actions that vvould other act as a precursor to foreign
predatory pricing in the U.S. or third country markets .
Improved Investment Access, Protections and ISDS Enforcement Are Critical
In investing globally , manufacturers face significant risks in overseas markets, from foreign
government expropriation of U.S. assets and discriminatory and unfair government action to
forced localization and related requirements to use foreign inputs, to transfer technology or rely
on local employment. In the United States , the Takings , Due Process and Equal Protection
clauses of the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act and other laws are a core
part of the checks and balances of the U.S. legal system to prevent the government from
mistreating domestic property owners . American companies are seeking equivalent types of
provisions in overseas markets to ensure that U.S. property and investment overseas are
accorded the same basic access and protections that their foreign competitors already enjoy in
the United States as a matter of domestic law.

21
28

Id.
Data accessed at https://bea.gov/iTable/index

MNC.cfm .

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 To enforce these rules, U.S.
agreements have long authorized
investo rs to bri ng cases against
14th Arndt (Equal
Non-discrimination
foreign governments before neutral
Protection), U.S.
• (Nationa l Treatment/
ISDS arbitration panels
Constitution
Most - Favored Nation)
proceed ings. T hese ISDS
5th and 14th Amdts (Due
enfo rcemen t panels provide a
Fair and equitable
Process), U.S.
neut ral set of referees to ensur e a
• treatment/minimum
Constitution;
standard treatment
Administrative
fair and unbiased outcomes a nd
Proceedure Act
compensation when fore ign
Compensation for
5th Arndt (Takings), u.s.
governments steal U S p roperty ,
• government
----11111..... Constitution and sta te
discriminate against U S. investo rs
_,.,.....
constitutions
expropriation
or otherw ise act in an arbitrary and
unfa ir manner . While the ISDS system provides mo re limited remedies than domestic court (i.e.,
monetary compensation only and no change in law) , manufacturers across the country depend
on ISDS to ens ure a neutral and fa ir for um to enfo rce commitments and resolve disputes that
governments may seek to ignore .
Primary ISDS
Protections

Examples of
U.S. Law

NAFTA 's Investment Provisions Need Updates and Improvements to Level the Playing Field
and to Keep U.S . Property Safe
While NAFT A Chapter 11 includes many of t he basic invest me nt provisions , the bas ic rule s
need updates to imp rove and add provisions necessary to ensu re that manufacturers' prope rty
and investment overseas are fully protected and to ensure that the Canadian and Mexica n
governments are bound to eq uivalent leve ls of property protection as the United States a lready
provides investors from both countries. Among the key changes that would im prove the current
ag reemen t for manufacturers are provisions to

•

•

•

•

Protect inventors from unfair government actions by ensuring that Canada and
Mexico accord U S intellect ual property strong protections as protected investmen ts
allowing them access to investor-sta te dispute proceedings to protect them against
inap propriate government expropr iation.
Expand market access by ensuring that Canada and Mexico acco rd U.S investors the
ability to invest and to expand investment s on a non-d iscr iminatory bas is, including by
locking in reforms that have ope ned mar kets since NAFT A was negotiated.
Expand forced technology transfers and relate d requireme nts to prevent gove rnment
parties f rom conditio ning new o r expanded investments on the tra nsfer of technologies ,
production processes, or othe r propr ietary knowledge .
Expand enforcement for contract breaches of "investment agreements" to ensure
U.S. investo rs can use ISDS for breache s of ex isting and fut ure invest ment agreements
with the host government at least with respect to investments related to a) natural
resou rces that a natio nal authority controls, such as for their explo ration , extraction,
refi ning, transp ortation, distribution, or sale ; (b) t he supply servi ces to the public on
behalf of the Party, suc h as power generati on or distr ibutio n, wa ter treatment or
distribution , or telecommunications ; or (c) infrastructure projects, such as the
construction of road s, bridges , canals, dams , or pipelines , that are not for the exclus ive
or predominant use and benefi t of the government.

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Expand access to neutral enforcement for all industries to ensure the ability of all
industries to utilize ISDS for all access and protection terms of the investment chapter.
Expand enforcement period comparable to later agreements to provide investors at
least ten years after the termination of the underlying agreement to utilize enforcement
mechanisms with respect to core access and protections provisions .

H. Raise Standards to U.S. Levels to Prevent Anti-Competitive Actions Overseas,
including by State-Owned and State-Favored Enterprises
Strong rules that foster pro-competitive and market-driven economies are critical to
manufacturers seeking access to foreign markets . Government action that favors national
champions or state-related or state-owned enterprises (SOEs) undermines a level playing field
and the conditions of competition both in that country and, potentially, in third countries.
The NAM seeks enforceable outcomes in a modernized NAFTA to ensure fair , transparent and
nondiscriminatory competition policy systems, and ensure that state-favored, state-related and
state-owned enterprises at central and sub-central levels act in accordance with commercial
considerations and do not enjoy unfair advantages in their home markets or third-country
markets. Promoting fair competition will aid in the promotion of U.S. exports and the growth of
U.S. jobs.
NAFTA's Competition and SOE Provisions Need Updates to Promote Fair Competition across
North America
U.S. trade agreements negotiated since NAFT A have substantially improved upon the
provisions included in Chapter 15 of NAFTA , which covers completion policy, monopolies and
state enterprises . Among the key changes that would improve the current agreement for
manufacturers are provisions to:

•
•

I.

Ensure fair, transparent and nondiscriminatory competition policy systems that
are subject to dispute settlement.
Strengthen provisions on SOEs to ensure a level playing field for manufacturers,
and which are subject to dispute settlement.
Raise Standards to U.S. Levels to Ensure Transparency and Strong Rules on AntiCorruption

Transparency and stakeholder input in government rule-making are fundamental to the U.S.
system, as are strong prohibitions on bribery government corruption. These types of obligations
are vital not just for the functioning of the U.S. government, but also are important for
manufacturers competing in foreign markets. Lack of transparency, weak administrative and
judicial review procedures, and corruption overseas impede manufacturers' ability to participate
on a level playing field in many foreign countries .
Notably, many other countries lack the core transparency provisions found in basic U.S. laws ,
such as the Administration Procedure Act, or other requirements for particular types of
rulemakings. Similarly, the United States has been a leader in prohibiting and enforcing strong
rules against government corruption and bribery.

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 NAFTA Needs Updates and Improvements to Promote Transparency and Anti-Corruption
Measures
While the NAFTA included some obligations for greater transparency, trade-agreement practice
has increasingly evolved to impose stronger requirements for across-the -board transparency in
rule making, improved transparent practices in highly regulated sectors and stronger obligations
requiring parties to a trade agreement to combat bribery of public officials and other forms of
corruption.
Among the key changes that would improve the current agreement for manufacturers are
provisions to:

•

•
•

J.

Adopt state-of-the-art transparency processes for government rule-making,
including requirements for public notice and comment and neutral judicial review of
administrative rulings.
Require transparency and procedural fairness in the regulation of pharmaceutical
products and medical devices.
Require adoption of strong anti-corruption
and enforcement rules, including rules
to criminalize bribery and public corruption.
Modernize Dispute Settlement Procedures and Agreement Review Mechanisms

Effective, timely, objective and binding dispute settlement provisions are vital to ensure each
agreement obligation is fully enforced . Dispute settlement provisions in various agreements to
which the United States is a party have been improved in the last 15 years, to enhance not only
provisions to reach mutually agreeable settlements, but also to ensure that dispute settlement is
binding. Improvements in traditional dispute settlement provisions are required both to expedite
procedures and ensure disputes are resolved in a commercially timely manner, as well as to
provide stronger enforcement provisions. The value of the ultimate agreement can only be
ensured through strong, mutually agreed, time-limited and neutral dispute settlement
procedures.
NAFTA's Dispute Settlement Provisions Need Updates and Improvements to Promote
Transparent, Effective and Timely Dispute Resolution and Periodic Agreement Reviews
The NAFTA 's inclusion of binding dispute settlement was a precedent-setting provision when it
was first adopted . Yet, later agreements have modernized dispute settlement procedures to
ensure their effective utilization. Among the key changes that would improve the current
agreement for manufacturers are provisions to:

•
•

Ill.

Improve dispute settlement procedures to enhance transparency and the ability of
countries to settle disputes in a timely, effective and fair manner.
Establish periodic agreement reviews to provide opportunities to identify and address
problems and to tackle new issues .
Conclusion

As the administration moves forward on the NAFTA renegotiations, the NAM urges it prioritize
work to address remaining distortions and barriers in Canada and Mexico, raise standards and
improve enforcement provisions in order to improve U.S. competitiveness in North America and
globally and to grow good-paying jobs and U.S . manufacturing output. The NAM looks forward
to working closely with both the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and other parts of the
administration as the negotiations move forward. The NAM urges that efforts be undertaken in a
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 timely manner and consistent with the substantive and procedural requirements of the
Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2015.

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IONAL

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Manufacturers
Summary of Testimony Linda Dempsey, Vice President, International Economic
Affairs,
National Association of Manufacturers
For Hearing on
Negotiating Objectives Regarding Modernization of NAFT A
(Docket USTR-2017-0006)
June 12, 2017
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is the largest manufacturing association in the
United States, representing over 14,000 manufacturers small and large in every industrial sector
and in all 50 states. The NAM welcomes the opportunity to provide input on the administration's
negotiations with Canada and Mexico to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFT A). The NAM shares the administration's overall goals for this negotiation, as outlined it its
May 18 notification letter to Congress, to "support higher paying jobs in the United States and to
grow the U.S. economy by improving U.S. opportunities under NAFTA." The NAM also agrees that
a modernized NAFTA must be consistent with the substantive Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)
negotiating outcomes detailed in section 102 of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and
Accountability Act of 2015.
For manufacturers throughout the United States, the North American commercial market is the
most important market in the world. Over 60 percent of U.S. manufacturing output in 2016
($1.36 trillion) was sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Canada and Mexico
purchased one-third of all U.S. manufactured goods exports in 2016, more than the next ten
U.S. trading partners combined.
The strong and deep commercial relationship has grown with partnerships that manufacturers in
the United States have with businesses in Mexico and Canada, which have enabled U.S.
manufacturing to be more competitive globally than if those partnerships did not exist. U.S.
manufacturing output has nearly doubled since NAFT A was negotiated and U.S. manufactured
goods exports to Canada and Mexico alone support the jobs of more than two million men and
women in the United States.
Most U.S. manufacturing sectors (36 out of 42) count Canada or Mexico as their top foreign
purchasers, and Canada or Mexico are also the first or second largest export market for
manufacturers in 47 U.S. states.
Yet, the NAFTAwas negotiated and implemented before individuals could hold access to the
internet in their hands, before farmers could see crop yields by looking at the dashboard on their
tractors, and before major technological and energy innovations helped change what and how
the United States manufactures here.
As such, the NAM welcomes the opportunity to review the operation of the NAFT A and to work
to improve this 23-year old agreement. In doing so, it is critical that outcomes are ones that will
sustain and grow higher-paying American jobs and grO\NU.S. manufacturing production, exports
and competitiveness. To be successful, a renegotiated NAFTA must also be fully consistent with
the substantive TPA trade negotiating objectives contained in the Bipartisan Congressional
Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. At the same time, it is vital to ensure that any
renegotiation does not set back U.S. manufacturing or manufacturing jobs. For example,

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 changes and additions that would increase red tape and complexity, substitute government
decision-making for free market-based decisions or raise taxes, tariffs , merchandise processing
or other fees or other cost barriers in North America will undermine, rather than incentivize,
manufacturing in the United States and North America more broadly.
In particular, the NAM welcomes work to modernize and improve the NAFTA through outcomes
that will:
1. Fully Open Canadian and Mexico Markets so Manufacturers Can Sell More Made-in-theUSA Goods and Grow American Jobs
2. Reduce Border Delays and Unnecessary Red Tape to Accelerate Sales, Cut Small
Business Costs and Mitigate Security Risks
3. Improve North American Rules and Processes to Stop Trade Cheating
4. Raise Standards to U.S. Levels to Ensure Transparent, Science-Based Regulatory
Practices that Promote Fairness and Non-Discrimination and Reduce Burdens
5. Incorporate New Data, E-commerce and Related Provisions to Address 2P 1 Century
Technology Barriers
6. Raise Standards to U.S. Levels and Modernize Enforcement to Protect U.S. Innovation
and Intellectual Property from Theft and Mistreatment Abroad
7. Raise Investment Standards to U.S. Levels and Modernize Enforcement to Protect U.S.
Property from Theft and Mistreatment Abroad
8. Raise Standards to U.S. Levels to Prevent Anti-Competitive Actions Overseas , including
by State-Owned and State-Favored Enterprises
9. Raise Standards to U.S. Levels to Ensure Transparency and Strong Anti-Corruption
Rules
10. Modernize Dispute Settlement Procedures and Agreement Review Mechanisms

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Good aft ernoo n,
Today, following an extended cons ult a tion process with m embers, th e U.S.
Cham ber of Commerc e submitt ed com m ents on "Negotia ting Obje ctives
Regar ding Moderni zation of th e No rth American Fr ee Tra de Agreem en t with
Canada and Mexico" to the U.S. Trade Rep rese nta tive an d the Tra de Policy Staff
Comm ittee . Th e full text of the Chamb er 's submi ssion can be found
here . Chambe r Seni or Vice Pr eside nt for Interna tiona l Policy, Jo hn Mur phy , will
be testifying at the corres pondi ng hear ing on Jun e 2 7 , 201 7 .
For more informa ti on, pl ease conta ct Reub en Smith- Vaugh an.
All the bes t,
J odi
Jo di H an son Bond
Senior Vice Preside nt, Ameri cas
U.S. Chambe r of Comm erce

1BU.S . Cham ber of Comme rce

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To:
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Date:
Thu, 15 Jun 2017 10:56 :20-04 00
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What days are you all lookin g at?
--- O rigi nal Mess age ---F rom: Greer , Jamieson L. EOP/US TR
Sent: T hursday , June 15, 2017 10:13 AM
To : Linda Dempsey <LDem psey@nam .or g>
Cc: Andrea DeF elice <ADeFe lice@ nam .org>; Griffin , Payne P. EOP/USTR <Gani so n. P.G riffi n@ustr.eop.gov> : Mu ran, Billy
V. EOP/USTR <billy.mura n@ ustr .eop. gov >; Bacak , Abi gail R. EOP/USTR <Abi gail .R.Bacak@usll.eo p.gov>
Subject: Re: Letter from NAM Preside nt and CEO Jay T immo ns to Ambassa do r Lighthize r
Thanks Li nda - it was nice 10 meet you too . We will take a look at the schedule to see ,vhen we can arrange a meeting with the
Amb assador .
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JAMIES O N L. GRE ER
Chief of Staff
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On Jun 14, 2017 , at 12:46 PM , L inda Dem psey <LDe mpsey@ nam .or g <mailt o :LDempsey @ nam org> > wrote:
Jam ieson,

Grea t to meet you a little b il ago with Ambassador Lighthizer. We know how busy he (and the e ntire team ) has been, on tl1e
Hill and with two trips internationally , sin ce his co nfm nation . As I mentioned we 'd love to see about getting a meeting scheduled
w ith Amba ssador Ligh thizer and the NA.M's Presi dent and CEO , Jay Timmons , in the near future , pa rticularly as work moves
forw ard quickly on the NAF TA renegotiatio ns.

I' ve cc' d Mr. T immo n's exec utive assistant, A ndrea DeF e lice, as well who ca n coordin ate schedules here . Tha nks much.

All the best ,

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 Lind a

Lind a M enghe tti D empsey
Nat ional Association of Man ufacture rs
Vice Presi den t, Inte mati on al Eco nomic A ffairs
Email : ldempsey @,nam.o rg < mailto:I dempsey@na m.org >
Direct: (202) W>Ja
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From: Linda Dem psey
Sent: Tuesda y, May 16, 20 17 7: 10 PM
To : Garris on.P.Griffin @ustr.eop .gov <mailt o:Garriso n.P.Gri ffin@:.ust r.eop. gov>

Cc: Andrea Defelice <ADcFelicc@na m.org <mailto:ADeFelicc@nam.org> >
Subject: Lener from NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons to Ambassador Lighthizer

Payne ,

I want ed lo share the aua c bed leuer from NAM Presi denl a nd CE O lo Am bassa do r Ligbilii:t.er. I have cc 'd Mr. Timm on s '
exec utive as sistan t, Andrea DeFelic-e, as he wo uld like to follow -up wit h a mee tin g as is convenie nt. A hard copy will be
delivere d in the moming . Le t me know who is the best con tac t to sign for it.

All the best.

Lin da

Lind a Meughetti D emp sey

Vice Presid en t, Intemational Econom ic Affairs
Em ail : lde mpsey ~ nam .org <maiho:ld empsey @nam .org >

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To:
"Bacak, Abigail R.EOP/USTR"<abigail.r.bacak@ustr

.eop.gov>

Date:
Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:08:48 -040 0

Abigai l,
Sorry for the delay on thi s. I was out sick a nd have bee n catchi ng up on e-mail s. 1 hope to follow up wi th you on Monday witl1
some dates .
llt anks ,

Andrea
Andrea DeFelice
National Assoc iation of Manufac ture rs
Senio r E xecutive Office Coo rdinator
Email: adefelice @ narn.org
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---Original Mess age ---F rom : B acak. Abiga il R . EOP /US TR [mailto:Ab igail .R.Bacak @ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: T hursday , June 15, 2017 10:56 AM
To: And rea Defe lice <ADef e liee@namo rg>
Subject: FW: Letter from NAM President and CEO Jay Ti.nu.nous to Amb assado r Lighthlzer
What days are you all lookin g at?
--- O riginal Message ----

F rorn : Greer , Jamieson L. EOP/USTR
Sent: Thursday , June 15, 2017 10:13 Alv1
To: Linda Dem psey <LDem psey @nam .org>
Cc: And rea DeFeli ce <ADeFe lice@nam.o rg> ; Grif:fm, Payne P . EOP/USTR <Garrison. P.Griffin @ustr .eop .gov> ; M uran, Billy
V. EOP/UST R <billy .muran @ustr.eop.gov> ; Bacak , Abi gail R. EOP/ USTR <Abi gail .R .Baca k@ ustr .eop .gov>
Subject: Re: Letter from NAM Preside nt and CE O Jay Tim mo ns to Amb assad or Ugh thi.zer
Thank s Linda - it was nice to meet you too . We will take a look at the schedule to sec when we can arran ge a meeting with the
Ambassador .
Jam ieso n
JAMIES O N L. GRE ER
Chief of Staff
Office of the U.S . Trnde Repres entative
E xecutive Offi ce of th e Pres ident
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 Great to meet you a little b it ago w ith Amba ssador Lighthizer. We know how busy he (and the e ntire tea m) has been, on 1he
Hill and with two trips internationally , since his confinnati on. As I mentioned we'd love to see about getting a meeting scheduled
with Ambassador Lighthizer and the NAM 's Pres ident and CEO, Jay Tumnons , in the nea r futllre, particularly as work moves
forward quickly on the NAFTA renegotiations .

I've cc'd Mr. Tinu uon's executive assis tant, Auch-eaDeFelice , as well who ca n coor diua le sc hedules here. T hanks much.

All lhe besl ,

Linda

Linda Menghe tti Dempsey
National Assoc iation of Manufacturers
Vice Presiden t, International Economic Affairs
Email : ldempsey@nam.o rg <mailto:lde mpsey@nam.org>

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From: Linda Dempsey
Sent: Tuesday , May 16, 20 17 7:10 PM
To: Garrison.P.Griffin @ustr.eop.gov <mailto: Garrison.P.Griffi:n@;
ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Andrea Defelice <ADeFe lice@nam .org <mailto:ADe FeUce@nam.org> >
Subject: Letter from NAM President and CEO Jay Timm ons to Amb assado r Lighthizer

Payne,

rwa nled to share the attac hed letter from NAM Pres ident and CEO to Ambassador Lighl11izer. l have cc'd Mr. T immons'
executive assistant, Andrea DeFelice, as he would like to foUow-up with a meeting as is convenie nt. A hard copy will be
delivere d in the mornin g. Let me know who is lhe besl contact lo sign for iL.

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 All the best.

Lin da

Linda Menghetti D empsey
Vice Presiden t, Tnte mational Eco no mic Affairs
Em ail : 1dempsey @ nam.o rg < mai lto:ldempsey @nam.org >

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From :
"Wenk, Christopher" <cwenk@uschamber .com>

To:
"Greer , Jamieson L. EOP/ USTR" <jamieson .l.greer @ustr. eop.gov>
Date:
Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:45:51 -04 00

In touc h with Trevor. Looking at 27 th.
T han ks.
Have a goo d weeken d .
> On Jun 16, 2017 , at 2:42 PM , Greer , Jam ieson L. EOP/U STR <Jam ieso n.L.Gree r@ustr.eo p .gov> wrote:
>
> Chris- -sor ry for th e delay. Chec king schcdulc - -Jamicso n
>
> -----O rigina l Message---> Frn m : Wen k , Clu istophe r [mai lto:CWe nk @USC ha.mber.com]
> Sent: Fri day, June 16, 20 17 11: 10 AM
> To : Greer, Jami e son L. EO P/USTR <J amieson .L.Greer@us tr .eo p .gov>
> Cc : Ald ric h, Kathleen <KAl dric h@USC hamb e r.com> : Guy, Trevo r T . EOP /US TR <Justin .T.Guy@ust r.eop.gov>
> Subjec t : RE : Invitatio n: U.S . Chamber of Com merce Internati o nal Policy Co mmittee Mee ting on June 8th
>
> Good room ing .
>
> Circl ing ba ck here on below .
>
> Christo ph er Wenk
> Exe cu tive D irec tor, Inte rnational Policy
> U.S. Chamber of Con un erce
> 16 15 H Street , NW
> Was hington , D .C. 20062
> cwenkf,muschamber.co m
> 'Phone: (202::ruJJ©M
> Twitte r: @ Clui stop herWe nk
>
>
>
>
> ----- Ori ginal Message---> Fro m : Gree r, Jami es on L. EOP/USTR [mailt o :Jami cso n.L .Grcc r@ ustr .cop .gov J
> Sen t: Fri day , June 02 , 20 17 6: 43 PM
> To : Wenk , Clrristophe r
> Cc : Aldric h, Kathleen ; Guy , Tr evor T. EOP/UST R
> Subj ect: Re : Inv itation: U.S. Chambe r of Com m erce International Policy Cotm ni ttee Meeti ng on June 8th
>
> Yes, that should be do able in the last wee k of Ju ne. Co py ing my assistant T revor to help sc hedule ti ming .

>
> JAMIES O N L . GRE ER
> Chi ef of Staff
> Office of the U .S. Trade Rep resent ative
> Exec utive O ffice of the Pres ident
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>> Tiianks.
>>
>> Perha ps we fin d time later in June for y ou to come ove r at mee t with some of ou r mem ber companies?
>>
>>> On Jun 2 , 2017 , at 1: 14 PM , Greer , Jamieso n L. EO P/USTR <Ja mieson .L.Gre er@ us tr .eop .gov > wrote:
>>>
>>> Chris,
>>>
>>> Talked to Vaughn , and unfortuna te ly he is not avai lable. The rest of our poli tical te am will be in Paris , so we'll have to pass
on the event , unfort u nately.
>>>
>>> Ja mieson
>>>
> >> -----Orig inal Mess age --->>> F rom : Wenk , Chris tophe r (mail to:CWenk@USC hamber.com]
>>> Sent: Th ursda y, June 1, 20 17 2:50 P M
>>> To : Gree r, Jamieso nL. EOP /U STR <Jamiesou.L.Greer@ustr.eop.gov >
>>> Cc: AJdric h, Kathlee n <KA ldrich @USCba m ber.c om >
>>> Subj oct: Re: invitation: U.S. Chamber of Com m erce International
>>> Policy Comm ittee Me eti ng o n Jun e 8th
>>>
>>> Circling back here. Any updat es on Vaug hn availab ility to do this next week?
>>>

>>>> O n May 30, 20 17, at 10: 12 M1, Greer , Jamieso n L.EOP/USTR<Jamieson.L.Greer
@.,ustr.eop.gov > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Will check and see
>>>>
>>>>JG
>>>>
>>>> ----Orig ina l Me ssage---->>>> Fro m: We nk , Clu-istopher [mai lto: CW enk@ USC hambe r.com]
>>>> Sent : Tuesday , May 30, 2017 1 L:38 AM
>>>> To: Greer , Jami esonL. EOP/USTR <Jamies on .L .Gree r@ustr.eop .gov >
>>>> Cc : Ald rich, Kathleen <KA ld rich @U S0 1amber.co m>; Wenk Christop her
>>>> <C Wenk @USChambe r .com>
>>>> Subj ect: RE: Invita tion: U. S. Cham ber of Comme rce Intcmationa J
>>>> Policy Commi ttee Mee ting o n Jun e 8th
>>>>
>>>> H i there >>>>
>>>> Wha t are the cha nces tha t USTR GC Ste phen Vaughn could j oin us fo r this meeting next week?
>>>>
>>>> Look forw ard to hearing fr om you .
>>>>
>>>> Christ op her Wenk
>>>> Executi ve Directo r, Intc mati onal Po licy U .S. Chamber of Comm erce
»>> 16 15 H Stree t, NW
>>>> Washingto n, D .C. 20062
>>>> cwenk @uschambe r.com
>»> Pho ne: (202
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>>>> Twitter : @C hristop he rWe nk
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>

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>>>>

>>>> ---- Or iginal Message-- -->>>> From: Greer , Jamieso n L. EOP/USTR
>:.>>> (ma il1o:Jam ieso n.L.Gree r@u str .eop .gov)
>>>> Sen t: Thursday , Ma y 25, 20 17 9:42 AM
>>>> To : Wenk , C hristopher
>>>> Cc: Aldric h, Kathleen
>>>> Subj ect: RE: Jnvita tion: U.S. Chamber of Cormnc rcc ln tcm ationa l
>>>> Policy Commi ttee M eeting on June 8th
>>>>
>>>> Chris->>>>
>>>> Sorry for the delaye d response. Unfortuna tely , we will be at the 0 ECD mee ting s in Pa ris on that day . Wou ld you be
inte reste d in having a differen t USTR representative atte nd ?

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>>>> Jami eson
>>>>
>>>> ---- O rigina l Message-- -->>>> F rom: We nk, C hristop her [maj lto:CW enk@USChamber .com]
>>>> Sent : Monda y, May 22 , 2017 3:11 PM
>>>> To : Gree r, Jami esonL. EOP/US TR <Jamie son .L.Gree r@ustr.eo p .gov>
>>>> Cc: Wenk , Christo pher <CWe nk@ USC hamber.co m>; Ald rich , Kathleen
>>>> <KA ldrich @USCh am ber .com>
>>>> Subj ect: Inv itation: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Interna tional Policy
>>>> Committee Meeting on June 8th
>>>>
>>>> Hi Jamieso n>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I hope yo u are gettin g settle d into your new ro le at USTR.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We would like to invite you to mee t with the U.S. Chamb er's [nte mational Policy Com mittee (IPC) on TI1ursday, June 8, at
our headquarters (16 15 H Street, N\V ) . As you may know , t he Chamber' s international de pa rtment is the largest intem ational
affair s business orga nization in the count.iy. The div ision is home to more tlmn 80 interna tional policy and trnde ex perts in
Beijing , Brasilia , Is tanbul , Mexico Cily, New Delhi , Tel Aviv , and , of course , Was lringLoIL Tue rPC is the Chambe r's top policysetti ng body on international trade and investme nt issues and is comp rised of senio r members of the U.S. business
com muni ty. Our members would be kee nly intere ste d to hear abou t the Adm inist.ration 's int ernational trade and inves tment
priorities . We are also inviting your counterpa ns from Comme rce/T reasury/USDA to speak alongs ide you as we ll.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This sess ion will be entirely off-t he-reco rd . Please let us know if you are ab le to join us on June 8 at a time of you r
choosin g be tw een 1:00 p.m . and 3:00 p .m.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Happ y to discuss further.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> All the best ,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Christopher
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Christopher Wenk
>>>>
>>>> Executive Direc to r. Int.emational Policy
>>>>
>>>> U.S. Chamber of Commerce
>>>>
>>>> 1615 H Street, NW
>>>>
>>>> Washington , D .C 20062
>>>>
>>>> cwenk @uschamber.com <mailto :cwenk @ uschamber.com>
>>>>
»>> Pho ne:
>>>>
>>>> Twitter : @ Christop he rWenk
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>

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To:
"Bacak, Abi gail R. EOP/ USTR" <abigail.r.baca k@us tr.eop .gov>
Date:
Fri, 23 Jun 20 17 17: 15:59 -0400
Abby ,
Many thanks again for your help. Our group is looking forward to the meeting with Ambassado r Light hizer on June
28 at 2 pm. I wanted to confirm the ant icipated dura tion of the meeting . Also, as reques ted, I have provi ded our list
of attendees below:
Cary Sherman , Chairman and CEO , Record ing Industry Associat ion of America
Mitc h Glazier , President , Reco rding Industry Associa tion of America
Deirdre McDonald , Execu t ive Vice Presiden t , Sony Mus ic Entertainment
Eric Berman, Executive Vice Pres ident, Universal Music Grou p
Ole Obermann , Chief Digital Officer & Execu t ive Vice Presiden t, Warner Music G roup
Summer Wilkie, Warner Music Group
Many thanks ,
Geo r ge

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 -----Original Message----From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR [mailto:Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 10:38 AM
To: George York <gyork@riaa.com>
Subject: RE: USTR Meeting Request for RIAA (June 28, Afternoon)
2 pm on the 28th -- I will need a final list of names by Friday
The meeting will be at USTR (address below). Please use the main entrance on 17th street. Billy, the Ambassador's
confidential assistant, will greet you all upon arrival and escort you all to Ambassador Lighthizer's office. Please don't
hesitate to reach out should you have any additional questions.
Thanks!
Address: 600 17th St NW, Washington,

DC 20508

-----Original Message----From: George York [mailto:gyork@riaa.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 10:21 AM
To: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR <Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: USTR Meeting Request for RIAA (June 28, Afternoon)
Abby,
Many thanks.

Our ideal range would be for June 28 sometime between 1 :30-3:30 pm. Really appreciate your help.

Thanks,
George
-----Original Message----From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR [mailto:Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 10:18 AM
To: George York <gyork@riaa.com>
Subject: RE: USTR Meeting Request for RIAA (June 28, Afternoon)
Let's get something on the books.
You mentioned Wednesday

afternoon (6/28)-- what is your time range?

-----Original Message----From: George York [mailto:gyork@riaa.com1
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 2:23 PM
To: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR <Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Michele Ballantyne <mballantyne@riaa.com>
Subject: RE: USTR Meeting Request for RIAA (June 28, Afternoon)
Many thanks.

Very much appreciate your help.

-----Original Message----From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR [mailto:Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 2:20 PM
To: George York <gyork@riaa.com>

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 Cc: Miche le Ballantyne <mballantyne@r iaa .com>
Subject: RE: USTR Meeting Req uest for RIM (Ju ne 28, Afternoon)
I jus t scheduled next week-- I hope to have time to make decisions tomorrow with him.
----Or ig inal Message----From : Geo rge York (mailto:g~ork@riaa.com)
Sent: Thurs day, June 15, 2017 2:16 PM
To : Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR <Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr .eop.gov>
Cc: Miche le Ballantyne <mballantyne@r iaa.com>
Subject: RE: USTR Meeting Request for RIAA (June 28 , Afternoon)
Abby ,
I wanted to circle back w ith you regard ing our request to meet with Ambassador Lighthizer on June 28 in the
afternoon, and inqu ire whe ther there are any dev elo pments on your e nd. Many t hanks in advance .
Best,
George
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From : George York
Sent: Tuesday , June 6, 2017 6 :00 PM
To : 'Bacak , Abigail R. EOP/USTR' <Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Miche le Ballantyne <mballantyn e@ riaa .com>
Subject: RE: USTR Meeting Request for RIAA (Ju ne 28, Afternoon)
Abby ,
Thanks very much . Please find attached the completed meet ing request form, and please let me know if you have
any questions or need any additional information.
Best,
George
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----Or iginal Message----From: Bacak , Ab igail R. EOP/USTR (mailto:Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov ]
Sent: Tuesday , June 6, 2017 3:38 PM
To : George York <gyork@ riaa .com>
Cc: Mitch Glazier <UJglazier@riaa,co m>: Michele Ballanty ne <mballanty ne@ riaa,com>
Subject: RE: USTR Meeting Req uest for RIAA (June 28 , Afternoon)
Hi George-It is nice to virtually meet you-- I have attached a meeting request form . If you co uld fill it out and send back to me I
wou ld apprec iate it.
Thank you,
Abby

----Or iginal Message----From: Coba ugh, CC M. EOP/US TR
Sent: Tuesday , June 6, 2017 3:11 PM
To : 'George Yo rk' <gyork@r iaa.com <mailto:gyork@ riaa .com> >
Cc: Kendall, Elizabe t h L. EOP/USTR <E lizabeth L Kendall@ ustr.eoQ.gov
<mail to:Elizabe t h L Kendall@ustr.eop .gov> >; Milch Glazier <mglaz ier@riaa .com <mailto:mg lazier@ riaa.com> >;
Michele Ballan tyne <mballanty ne@riaa.com <ma ilto:mballa ntyne@riaa .com> >; Baca k, Abigai l R. EOP/USTR
<Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov <mai lto:Abiga il.R.Bacak@ustr .eop.g ov> >
Subject: RE: USTR Meeting Request for RIAA (June 28 , Afternoon)
Hi George ,
Thank you for follow ing up . I wan t to int roduce you to Abby Bacak who is the Ambassador's Director of Scheduling .
Abby will be taking over all of the requests and will be able to help you from here .
Thank you!

cc

----Or iginal Message----From: George York (mailto:gyork@ riaa.com )

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 Sent: Friday, June 2 , 2017 11 :45 AM
M . EOP/USTR <C hristi na .M.Cobaug h@ust r.eop.gov <ma ilt o :Christi na .M .Cobaug h@us t r.eop.gov>
To: Coba ugh ,

cc

>

Cc: Kendall , Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <E lizabeth L Kendall@ ustr .eop .gov
<mailto :Elizabe t h L Kendall@ustr.eop .gov> >; Mitc h Glaz ier <mglaz ie r@r iaa.com <mailto :mg lazier@ riaa.com> >;
Michele Ballan tyne <mballan tyne@riaa .com <mailto :mballan tyne@riaa .com> >
Subject: RE: USTR Meeting Request for RIAA (June 28 , Afternoon)
CC,
Happy Friday . I hope all is well at USTR. I wanted to ci rcle back on our request and offer to prov ide any additional
information if t hat would be helpful or of interest.
Many thanks .
Best,
George
George E.C . York

Senio r Vice President ,

Internationa l
Record ing Indus try Assoc iation of America
e.gyork@riaa .com <mai lto:gyork@riaa.com>
riaa .com

<mailto:gyork@ riaa.com>

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Washi ngton , DC 20004

From: Geo rge York
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 5 :37 PM
To : 'Cobaugh, CC M . EOP / USTR ' <Ch risti na.M .Cobaugh@ ustr .eop .gov
<ma ilt o:C hrist ina.M .Cobaugh@ ustr.eop.gov> >
Cc : Mehta , Probir J . EOP/USTR <Probir Mehta@ustr.eop .gov <mailto :Probir Mehta@us tr.eop.gov> > ; Kendall,
Elizabe t h L. EOP /USTR <Elizabe t h L Kendall@us tr.eop .gov <mai lto:E lizabeth L Kenda ll@ ust r.eop .gov> >; Mitch
Glazi er <mg lazier@r iaa.com <mailto:mglazie r@riaa .com> >; Michele Ballan tyne <mballa nty ne@riaa .com
<mailto:mba llantyne@riaa .com> >
Subject: RE: USTR Meet ing Request for RIAA (June 28 , Afternoon)
CC,
I hope all is we ll. I wan ted to fo llow up regard ing ou r reques t t o meet w ith Ambassador Lig hthize r and to inq uire
w hether th e afternoon of June 28 wou ld be possible . We have a group of se nior recor di ng industry execut ives in
was hington t hen, who are very interested in meeting w ith the Ambassador . Understanding tha t the Ambassador is
extremely busy a nd that June 28 may not be availab le , we wo u ld be grateful for your suggest ions regard ing other
possible dates , w hich we will make work on our end .
Best,

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 George
Geo rge E.C. York

Senio r Vice President ,

Internationa l
Record ing Industry Assoc iatio n of Ame rica
e.gyork@ riaa .com <mai lto:gyo rk @riaa.com> <mail to:gyork@riaa.com>
riaa.com

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Washi ngton , DC 2000 4

--- Original Message ----From : Coba ugh , CC M. EOP/USTR (mailto:Ch ristina.M.Cobaug h@ ustr .eop .gov)
Sent: Tu esday , May 16, 2017 4 :14 PM
To: George York <9}'9!1<,@fiaa .com <ma ilto;gy~
riaa.com> >
Cc: Mehta, Probir J . EOP/UST R <Probir Mehta@us tr.eop.gov <mai lto:Probir Meh ta@us t r.eop .gov> > ; Kenda ll ,
Elizabe t h L. EOP/USTR <Elizabe t h L Kendall@us tr .eop .gov <mai lto:E lizabet h L Kenda ll@ust r.eop.gov> >; Mitc h
Glazie r <mg lazier@r iaa.com <mailto :mglazie r@riaa.com> >; Michele B allantyne <m ballantyne@riaa.com
<mail t o:mba llantyne@riaa .com> >
Subject: RE: USTR Meeting Req uest for RIAA (May 18, morn ing)
Hi George ,
Hope you are doing well and thank you for your email. I will make note of this c hange and be in touch shortly .
Best,

cc

- ---Or ig inal Message ----From: George York (mailto:gyork@riaa .com)
Sent: Tu esday , May 16, 2 017 1O:11 AM
To: Cobaugh , CC M . EOP/UST R <Chris ti na.M.Cobaug h@ust r.eop.gov <ma ilt o:Christi na .M.Cobaug h@us t r.eop.gov>
>

Cc: Mehta , Prob ir J . EOP/UST R <Pro bir Mehta@ ust r.eop .gov <mai lto :Probir Meh ta@us t r.eop.gov> > ; Kenda ll ,
Elizabe t h L. EOP/USTR <Elizabe t h L Kendall@ustr.eop .gov <mailt o:E lizabeth L Kenda ll@ust r.eo p.gov
<mail t o:El izabe t h L Kend all@ ust r.eop .gov <ma ilto:Eliza beth L Kendall@us t r.eop .gov> >> ; Mitch Glazier
<mglaz ie r@riaa .co m <mailto:mg lazie r@riaa .com> >; Michele Ballanty ne <mbal lant ne@riaa .com
<mail to:mba llantyne@riaa .com <ma ilto:mballa nt ne@ riaa .com <mailto :mballanty.!lfilmriaa.c om> > >
Subject: Re: UST R Meetin g Req uest for RIAA (May 18, morn ing)
CC,
Good morn ing and happy T uesd ay. I am writing in the hope of maki ng your d ay a little eas ier . Upon reflec t ion, and in
light of w hat must be a busy, a nd dynamic scheduling env ironment at UST R for Ambassador Lighthizer as well as
unexpec ted changes to trave l plans on our end , we woul d like t o revis e our meet ing request.
Inst ead of a meeti ng t his wee k , we wou ld like to request a m eeting in the nea r te rm and at Am bassado r Light hizer's
convenie nce with the globa l policy leads of o ur com panies and RIAA leadership .
Many thanks again . I will come back to you in the near term w ith more details regard ing o ur atte ndees .

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George
Sent from my iP hone
> On May 12, 2017 , at 12:46 P M, Coba ugh, CC M. EOP/UST R <Chr istina. M.Cobaugh@ustr.eop.gov
<mailto:C hristina.M .Cobaugh@ ust r.eop.gov> > wrote:
>

> Hi Geo rge,
> T hank you for follow ing up w ith me. Unfo rtunately , we are still on a schedulin g hold unt il he is sworn in on Monday.
I w ill know more after that. Thank you for being patient w ith us!
> Best ,
>

cc

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-----Or ig inal Message--From : George York (mailto:gyork@riaa .com)
Sent: F riday, M ay 12 , 2017 11 :51 AM
To : Coba ugh, CC M. EOP/1.JSTR<C hristin a .M .Co baug h@us tr.eo p.gov
<m ailto:C hristin a. M.Co baug h@ustr .eop.gov> >
Cc: Mehta, Probi r J . EOP/US T R <P robir_Me hta@ ustr .eop .gov
<ma ilto:Probir Me hta@us tr. eop.go v> >; Kendall , Elizab et h L. EOP/1.JSTR
<E lizabet h_L_Ken dall@ust r.eop.gov
<ma ilto:Elizabet h L Kenda ll@ust r.eop .gov> >; Mitch Glazier
<mglaz ier@riaa .com <ma ilto :mg lazier@r iaa.c om> >; M ichele Ballan t yne
<m ballantyne@ riaa.com <ma ilto:mballantyne@riaa .com> >
Subject: RE : USTR Meeting Request for R IAA (May 18, morn ing)

>

>CC ,
>

> Good mo rning and happ y Friday . Many t hanks again for all of your help. In light of the good news rega rding
Am bassado r Lighth izer's conf irmat ion , which RIAA very m uch welcomes, I wanted to inquire aga in with you regard ing
a meeting w ith the Ambassador the morn ing of Th ursday, May 18 . I have also inclu ded our atte ndee list for you r
conven ience , and am extre mely grat eful for your assist ance .
>

>
>
>
>
>

Cary Sherman, CEO , RIAA
Frances Moore , CEO , IFPI
St u Berge n, CEO , Warner Intern ational
Denn is Kooker , Pres ident , Sony Globa l Dig ital Eric Berma n, EVP .
Universa l Music George York , SVP Interna t ional, RIAA

>

> Best regards ,
> George
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>
> -----Original Message----> From: Cobaugh, CC M. EOP/USTR
> [mailto:Christina.M.Cobaugh@ustr.eop.gov1
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 6:58 PM
> To: George York <gyork@riaa.com
<mailto:gyork@riaa.com>
>
> Cc: Mehta, Probir J. EOP/USTR <Probir_Mehta@ustr.eop.gov
> <mailto:Probir
Mehta@ustr.eop.gov>
>; Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR
> <Elizabeth_L_Kendall@ustr.eop.gov
> <mailto:Elizabeth
L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>
>; Mitch Glazier
> <mglazier@riaa.com
<mailto:mglazier@riaa.com>
>; Michele Ballantyne
> <mballantyne@riaa.com
<mailto:mballantyne@riaa.com>
>
> Subject: RE: USTR Meeting Request for RIAA (May 18, morning)

>
> Hi George,
> Thank you for your email. As you probably know, our schedules are very much in flux at this point. I will certainly
share this with Mr. Vaughn's team and someone from our office will be in touch. Thank you for your patience and
understanding during this time.
> Best,
>CC
>
> -----Original Message----> From: George York [mailto:gyork@riaa.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 5:07 PM
> To: Cobaugh, CC M. EOP/USTR <Christina.M.Cobaugh@ustr.eop.gov
> <mailto:Christina.M.Cobaugh@ustr.eop.gov>
>
> Cc: Mehta, Probir J. EOP/USTR <Probir_Mehta@ustr.eop.gov
> <mailto:Probir
Mehta@ustr.eop.gov>
>; Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR
> <Elizabeth_L_Kendall@ustr.eop.gov
> <mailto:Elizabeth
L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>
>; Mitch Glazier
> <mglazier@riaa.com
<mailto:mglazier@riaa.com>
>; Michele Ballantyne
> <mballantyne@riaa.com
<mailto:mballantyne@riaa.com>
>
> Subject: USTR Meeting Request for RIAA (May 18, morning)
>
> Dear Christina,
>
> I am writing to you on behalf of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to request a meeting with
Ambassador Lighthizer for the morning of May 18. Our group will include CEOs and other senior leadership of the
recording industry, including of RIAA and its member companies. I have included a list of attendees below.
>
> In the possibility that Ambassador is not available, we would very much welcome the opportunity to meet with
Acting USTR and General Counsel Vaughn. As IPR issues will be among the issues of interest for our group, we
would also very much welcome if the IP office would be able to attend the meeting as well.

>
Cary Sherman, CEO, RIAA
Frances Moore, CEO, IFPI
Stu Bergen, CEO, Warner International
Dennis Kooker, President, Sony Global Digital Eric Berman, EVP,
> Universal Music George York, SVP International, RIAA
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions or need any additional information.
assistance.
>
> Best,
> George York
>
> Senior Vice President, International Policy Recording Industry
> Association of America

>
>
>
>

Thank you very much for your

>
> Sent from my iPhone
>

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From:
"Donohue , Tom" <tdonohue@uschamber.com>
To:
"Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR" <robert.e.lighthizer@ustr

.eop .gov>, wlross@doc.gov

Date:
Thu, 29 Jun 2017 10:12:27 -0400
Attachments:

Art. - Politico Pro - Groups urge new NAFTA to remove provision on MX truckers in U.S .. pdf (74.09 kB)
Greetings,
For 13 years I ran the American
agreement.

Trucking Associations

and was involved

in the negotiation

of the NAFTA

Since then, the provision described in the attached clipping has been advanced primarily by the Teamsters
Union. The safety issue is a hard argument for them to make because Mexican trucks entering the U.S.
are inspected every time they cross the border.
Please give me a call for more flavor if this issue is given serious consideration.
Thanks.
Tom

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 Politico Pro: Groups urge new NAFTA to remove provision on Mexican truckers
in U.S.
By Luis Sanchez
06/28/2017

Representatives from the trucking industry pressed NAF'IA negotiators to cancel a
provision in the trade agreement that allows Mexican truck drivers to transport goods in
the U.S.
Since NAFTA was passed in 1993, several industry, environmental, consumer and union
groups, particularly the Teamsters, have opposed the provision. Though their opposition
was based on a range of concerns, the groups focused on the regulatory process for
certifying drivers and on safety issues.
These groups are committed to "the original intent of NAFTA negotiators - that U.S.
roadways would not be open to Mexican carriers until our Department of
Transportation could certify that their trucks and drivers met all applicable standards
that applied to US carriers," Michael Dolan, the le6rislative representative for the
Teamsters, said Wednesday during the last of three days of administration-led hearings.
"That has never happened."
The groups also criticized what they said was the Transportation Department's failure to
properly certify the safety of Mexico's trucking fleets before they are allowed to drive in
the U.S., as required by Congress.
"The DOT did not have statutory authority to exempt Nfexican motor carriers and
drivers from U.S. rules, which it did anyway in 2011 by implementing a pilot project that
allowed Mexican drivers on all U.S. highways without commercial licenses that met the
requirements of applicable U.S. laws," Dolan said.
To fix this issue, Dolan recommended that NAFTA negotiators require long-haul
carriers from Mexico to transfer their loads to U.S. carriers when they reach the border.
Representatives from American trucking firms also called for an end to the provision.
"We find it absolutely outrageous that their businesses will be subjected to competition
on our land and highways from businesses south of the border that have a significantly
lower safety standard and cost of operation," said Todd Spencer, the executive vice
president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, a trade group
representing independent truckers.

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To :
"Bacak , Abi gail R. EO P/USTR" <abigail.r.baca k@us tr .eop .gov>
Da te :

Thu, 06 Jul 20 17 16:52:09 -0400

Ab igail,
I'm so so rry bu t I was just informed that the call is no longer need ed . Thank you for you r responsiveness
and w illingness to work with me on this.
Have a n ice day!
Alyssa

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Aly ssa Arcene a ux
Executive Sched uler

From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR [mailto:Abiga il.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent : Th ursday, July 06, 2017 3:09 PM
To : Arceneaux, Alyssa
Subject: RE: call w ith To m Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
You all can call m e and I will pat ch M r. Donohue t h ro ugh .

From : Arceneaux , Alyssa [mail t o :AArceneaux@USChamber.c o m]
Sent: Thu rsday, July 6, 2017 3:02 PM
To: Bacak, Ab igai l R. EOP/US TR <Abi gail.R.Bacak@us tr. eop .gov>
Subject : RE: ca ll with Tom Dono hue, U.S. Ch amber of Commerce

Yes, 9:30 a.m. wo rks for M r. Do nohue tomorrow . Please let me know what number is best fo r Mr.
Don o hue to call.
Than k you .

Aly ssa Arcene aux
Executive Sched uler
(b) (6)

From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR [ mailto:A bigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop .gov]
Sent : Th ursday, July 06, 2017 1:47 PM
To: Arceneaux, Alyssa
Subject: RE: call with Tom Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Do you have tomorrow

am still open? Maybe at 9:307

From : Arceneaux , Alyssa [mail t o:AArceneaux@USChamber.com )
Sent : Thu rsday, June 29, 2017 4 :00 PM
To: Bacak, Ab igai l R. EOP/USTR <Ab iga il.R.Bacak@ustr.eo p.gov>

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Abiga il,
Of course we can. Mr Donohue is available any time after 8:30 a.m . Wednesday, Ju ly 5, Thu rsday , July
6 ., or Friday, Jul y 7 .
Let me know . Thank you

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Alyssa Arceneaux

Executive Schedule r

From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR[mailto:Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 2:36 PM
To: Arceneaux, Alyssa
Subject: RE: call with Tom Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The next 2 days are ridicu lou s. Can we look to next week?

From : Arc eneaux, Alyssa [ma ilt o:AArceneaux@USChamber.com)
Sent: We d nesday, June 28, 2017 2:31 PM
To: Bacak, Ab igai l R. EOP/USTR <Ab igail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject : RE: ca ll with To m Dono hue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Hi Ab igai l.
Thanks for reac hing ou t so qu ickly. Wou ld the Ambassador be availab le for a ca ll on any of the
dates /times :
Thursday , 6/29 :
Friday, 6/30 :

anyt ime between 3:00 - 4 :30 p .m.
anytime betwe e n 8:00 a .m . - 11 :45 a .m .

Thank you .
Alyssa

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Alyssa Arceneaux

Executive Schedule r

From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR[mailto:Ab igail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 3:03 PM
To: Arceneaux, Alyssa
Subject: RE: call with Tom Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
What days/times are you think ing?

From : Arceneaux, Alyssa [mail to :AArceneaux@USChamber .com ]
Sent : Monday, June 26, 2017 2:40 PM
To: Muran, Billy V. EOP/USTR <billy .muran@ust r .eo p .gov>
Cc: Bacak, Ab igai l R. EOP/USTR <Abigail. R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: ca ll with To m Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Thank you so much .

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Alyssa Arcene aux

Executive Schedule r

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 From: Muran, Billy V. EOP/USTR [mailto: billv.mu ran@ustr.eop.gov ]
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 2:37 PM
To: Arceneaux, Alyssa
C.C:Bacak, Abiga il R. EOP/USTR
Subject: RE: call with Tom Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Hi Alyssa,
Thanks fo r reac hing out. I am copy ing th e Ambassador's scheduler , who w ill be· able to help with M r. Dono h ue's call
request .
Best,
Billy

From : Arceneaux , Alyssa [ma ilto :AArce neaux@USChamber.com]

Se nt: Monday , Jun e 26, 201710 :22 AM
To : Muran, Billy V. EOP/USTR <bill y .muran@ustr.eop .gov>
Subject: call wi t h Tom Donohue, U.S. Cham be r of Com me rc e

Bill,
Mr. Tom Donohue, Pres iden t and CEO, U .S. Chamber of Commerce , wou ld like to have a qu ick ca ll with
Ambassador Lighthizer either Tuesday or Wednesday of thi s week . Would this be at all poss ible?
I look fo rward to hea ring from you . Thank you .
A lyssa

Alyssa Arceneaux
Executive Schedule r
U.S. Ch amber of Comme rce
1615 H Street NW , Washington , DC 20062

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 RE: Meeting on NAFTA Customs Issues
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From :
"Au gerot, Arr ow" <a ugero t@a mazo n .com >
To :
"Gek uta , Marg a ret M. EO P/ UST R" <m arga ret_m_ce ku ta@ ustr .eop .gov>, " Melle, J ohn M. EOP /U ST R"
<john_m elle@us tr .eop .gov>
Cc:
"Kop itopo ulos, Christina . EOP/ UST R" <ch ristina_kopitopoulos@us tr.eop. gov>
Date :
Mon , 10 Jul 2017 20 :25 :34 -0400

------------------

Thanks, Margare t . We would be happy to mee t wit h Joh n.
John: Please advise on your avai lability .
arrow

From : Cekuta , Margaret M. EOP/ USTR [ma i lto:Margaret _M _Cekuta@ustr.eop.gov

]

Se nt : Mon day, July 10, 20 17 10: 4 5 AM
To: Augerot, Arrow <augerot@amazon.com>;
Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John_Me lle@ustr.eo p.gov>
Cc: Kopitopo u los, Chris t ina. EO P/US TR <Ch rist ina_Kopitopou los@ ustr.eop.gov>
Subject : RE: Meeting on NA FTA Customs Issues

Hi Arrow ,
Stephen wo n't be able to take thi s meeting due to a very tig ht schedule and l eave but John is happy to meet.

MC
From : Augerot, Arrow [ma ilt o:augerot@ama zon .com]

Se nt: Monday, July 3, 2017 10 :07 AM
To : Vaugh n, Stephen P. EOP/USTR <Stephen.P.Va ughn@ ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Cekut a, Marga ret M. EOP/USTR <Ma rgaret M Cekuta@ustr.eop .gov>; Kop ito poulos, Chris ti na . EOP/USTR
<Christ ina Kopit opoulos@us t r.eop.gov>
Subject : RE: M eeting on NAFTA Customs Issues
Stephe n I am just circling back to see if you have any avai lability to do t hi s meet ing.
Arr ow

Arrow Augero t I Senior Manager, Public Policy (Customs
augero t @amazon.com I (b) (6)

and Trade)

I A m azo n

From : Augerot, Arrow

Se nt : Tuesday, June 20, 2017 12:24 PM
To : Stephen Vaughn (Stephe n .P.Vaughn@ ust r. eop.gov) <Step h en. P.Vaughn@ ust r.eop .gov>
Cc: Cekuta, Margare t M . EOP/USTR <Ma rgaret M Cekuta@ustr.eop .gov>; Kop itopoulos, Chris tin a . EOP/USTR
<Chr ist ina Kopitopoulos@ USTR.EOP.GOV>

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 Subject: Meeting on NAFTA Customs Issues
Stephen I am writing to see if you have some time in the nex t few weeks to meet with a gro up of compa nie s to d iscuss
NAFTA negotiations on cus toms issues, and specifically, USTR efforts to secure co mmitm ents o n de mini mis
thre sho lds and i nformal clea r ance procedures for low value shipme nts in the NIAFTA moderniza tio n. This is a
p rio r ity for a number of companies, and we tho ught it m ight be he l pful to have a discussion on how Canadian and
Mex ican customs issues are impa cting our businesses. Both Canada and Mexico continue to erect customs and
trade faci lit at ion ba rrier s that limit the success of interne t-enabled goods exporters, many that ship small, low-va lu e
packag es. Canada has a $20 CAD customs de m in i m is thres hold and Mexico has a $50 t hreshold - both o f whic h
stand in stark contrast to the U.S.'s $800 threshold, which was established last yea r in the Trade Facilit at ion and
Tra de Enforcement Act. Mexico has also recen t ly propo sed changes to eli minate stream lined customs procedu res to
disadvantage U.S. e -com merce companies exporting to Mexico .
Th e specific compan ies who have committed to join ing the meeting in addition to Amazon include : eBay, Etsy, Wal Mart, Mastercard, Pitney Bowes, FedEx, OHL, and UPS. We are still reaching oiut to seve ral others, so that number
m ay increa se and I will let you know if there are others who will j oin .
Let me know what you t hink , and when wou ld be some good dates/times
background in advance of the meeting if t hat wou ld be helpful.

for you . I am happy to provide more

Arrow

Arrow Augerot I Senior ~
ic Policy (Customs and Trade)
augero t @amazon.com I l.l:1.IWallllll

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 US Chamber Trade Task Force Meeting Tomorrow at 1PM
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From:
"Wenk, Christopher" <cwenk@uschamber .com>

To:
"Greer , Jam ieso n L.EOP / USTR"<jamie so n.l.greer@ustr.eo p.gov>, "Guy , Tre vorT . EOP/UST R"
<ju s tin .t.guy @us tr .eop.gov>

Cc:
"Wenk , Christopher" <cwenk@usc ham ber .com>
Date:

Mon, 10 Jul 2017 11 :52 :26 -0400
Attachments :

TTF Meeting 7- 11.xlsx (17 .84 kB)

Hi Jamieso nI hope you had a nice weeke nd.

We look forward to seeing you the Chambe r ( 16 15 H Street , NW) at 1PM tomo rrow.
Attached are RSV Ps. The meeting will be nm by our Trade Task Fo rce Co-Cfo1ir Ric hard Ho lwill (also an TTAC member ).
After R ichar d open s meeting , pe rhaps you speak for 8-10 minut es abou t T.-ump Admi nis tration tra de prio rities an d th en we o pen
up for qta.

Off-Th e-Record.
I will plan to meet you in Chamber's lobby and will take you to the room.

Let me know if you need anything else.
My ce ll is

[tHB

-Christopher
Christopher Wenk
Executi ve Dire ctor, Intemational Policy
U .S. Chamber of Commerce

1615 H Stree t, NW
Washin gton , D. C. 20062
cwenk@uschambe .-.com

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Phone:
Tw itter : @ Chri stoph erWe nk

--- Original Message---Frorn: Guy, Trevor T . EOP/USTR [mailto:Ju sti u.T .Guy@ustr.eo p.gov]
Sent: Tuesda y, June 27, 2017 1:59 PM
To: Wenk, Christopher
Subject: RE : lnvitation : U.S. Chamber of Commerce f ntemat ional Policy Committ ee Mee ting on June 8th
Sounds great ! ft's on his sched ule.
-----O dginaJ Mess age ----Frorn : Wenk , Chris lopller [maillo:CWenk@ USCha mbe r.com]
Sent : Tuesday, June 27, 20 17 1:39 PM

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 To : Guy , T revo r T. EOP/US TRc-.Justin.T .Guy@ ustr.eo p.gov >
Subject: Re: Invitation : U.S. Chamber of Commerce International Poli cy Committee Meeting on June 8th
l-2 pm work?
> On Jun 27, 2017 , at 1:31 PM, Guy, TrcvorT. EOP/U STR <Jus tin.T.Guy@ ustr.cop .go-v> wrote:
>

> He cou ld do 12:3 0 PM either day .
>
> -----O riginal Mes sage- --

> Fro m : Wenk , Chris tophe r [ma ilto :CWe11k@USC hambe r.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 I : 17 PM
> To : Guy, Trevor T. EOP/U STR <Justin .T .Guy@ ustr. eop .gov >
> Subject: Re : Invitation: U.S. Chamber of Commerce International Po licy
> Co mmittee Mee ting on June 8th
>

> Co uld be do July 10 or 11?
>
>> On Jun 27, 201 7, at I :05 PM , Guy, Trevo r T. EOP/U STR <Justin.T .Guy @ustr .eop .gov > wrote:
>>

>> Chris,

>>
>> 1 apologize for not respond in g to you sooner! Jamieso n is availabl e to come to the Clh.ambcr on Friday morning if that wou ld

be possibl e? Or we can look at ne>..
"t week. But he would like to come to you at the Cham be r. Agai n, I apologize for my very
delayed response.
>>
>> Kind ly,
>>

>> T revor .
>>
>> ---- Origina l Message ---->> From: Wenk , Christophe r [mailt o:CWenk @USC hamber.com]
>> Sent : Tu esday , June 20, 20 17 2:5 1 PM
>> To : Guy, Trevor T. EOP/USTR <Justin .T.Guy @ustr.eop.gov >
>> Cc: Wenk , Chris tophe r <CWe nk@U SCh arnber.co m>
>> Subjec t : RE : Invitation: U .S. Chamber of Commerce International
>> Policy Committee Meeting on June 8th
>>
>> Hi T revor.
>>
>> Circling back here.
>>
>> If we want to do mee ting at USTR, we could worl< arou nd Jamieson 's av ailabili ty on June 27/28. Altho ugh] would probably
have a pre Uy large group. 15-20+ . Althoug h could Lt)' and limj t #s.
>>
>> If we want to do the meeting at US Cb.amber , we mig ht have to look at Ju ly .
>>
>> Let me know how you wan t to proceed .
>>
>>T ha nks .
>>
>> Christopher Wenk
>> Execu tive D irector , Internati onal Policy U .S. Chamber of Commerce
>> 1615 H Street, NW
>> Washington , D .C. 20062
>> cwen k@ uschambe r.com
» Phone : (202
XGJIQJ
>> Twitte r: '.'mChristopherWenk

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>>

>>
>>
>>
>> ----O rig inal Message---->> F rom: Guy. Trevor T. EOP/US TR [mailto :Jus tin.T.G uy@us tr .eop .gov ]
>> Sent : Friday , June 16, 2017 11:40 AM
>> To : Wenk, Christophe r
>> Subjec t: RE: Invitation: U .S. Chamb er of Commer ce Internatio nal
>> Policy Comm ittee Meeti ng 0 11 June 8th
>>

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 >> Good Morning Chris ,
>>
>> Tiianks for reac hing out l will take this to Jamieso n after his curren t mee ting ends . On your end, what docs your schedule
look like on Tuesda y, June 27th ?
>>
>> Best ,
>>
>> Trevo r.
>>
>> ----Ori ginal Message ---->> From: Wenk , Christop her [mailto :CWenk @USChamb er.com]
>> Sent: Friday , June 16, 20 17 11:10 AM
>> To: Greer, Jamie son L.EOP/USTR <Jamieson.L.Grec r@ustr.eop.gov >
>> Cc: Aldrich , Kathleen <KAld ric~U SChamber .com>; Guy , Trevor T.
>> EOP/USTR <Juslin.T .Guy@uslr.eop.go v>
>> Subject: RE: Invitation: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Intern ational
>> Polic y Comm ittee Meeting on June 8th
>>
>> Good rooming.
>>
>> Circling bac k here on below .
>>
>> Christop her Wenk
>> Execuli ve Direc tor, Interuat.ioual Policy U.S. Chamb er of Commerce
» 1615 H Street. NW
>> Washi ngton . D C. 20062
>> cwenk @ uschambe r.com
» Phone: (202~G)JQJ
>> Twi tter: '.@Chri.st0pherWenk
>>

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>>

>>
>>
>> ----O rigina l Message---->> From: Greer , Jamieson L. EOP/USTR
>> [mailto:Jamieso n.L. Greer@ustr.eop .gov ]
>> Sent: Frida y , June 02 , 20 17 6:43 PM
>> To: Wenk, Christopher
>> Cc: Aldrich , Kathleen ; Guy, Trevor T . EOP /U STR
>> Subject : Re: Invitation : U.S . Chamber of Commerce International
>> Policy Committee Meeting on June 8th
>>
>> Yes, that should be doable in the last week of June. Copying my assistan t Trevor to help schedule timing.
>>
>> JAMIE SON L. GREER
» Chicfof Staff
>> Office of the U.S . Tra de Representative Executive Office of the
>> President
>> O: ...
>> NI: • •
>>
>>> On Jun 2 , 2017 , at 1:48 PM, Wenk . Christop her <CWenk@USCliambcr.com > wrote:
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>> Perha1>
s we find time later in June for you to come over at meet with some of our member comp anies?
>>>
>>>> On Jun 2, 20 l7 , at l : 14 PM , Gree r, Jamieson L. EOP/U STR <Jamieson.L.Gre er@ ustr.eop .gov> wrot e :
>>>>
>>>> Chris,
>>>>
>>>> Talke d to Vaughn , and unfortunately he is not availab le. The rest of our political team wil l be in Paris , so we 'U have to
pass on the even t, unfortunatel y.
>>> >
>>>> Jamieson
>>>>
>>>> ----Original Message---->>>> Fro m: Wenk , Christopher [mailto:CWenk@USChambe r.co m)
>>>> Sent: Thursday , Jun e 1, 20 17 2 :50 PM

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 >>>> To : Greer , Jami eson L.EO P/U STR<Jamies on.L.Gr eer@ ustr.eo p .gov>
>>>> Cc: Aldrich, Kathleen <KA1d ric b@US 01ambe r.com >
>>>> Subj ect: Re: Invitation: U.S. Chamber of Co1mnerce Jntema tional
>>>> Policy Commi ttee Mee ting on June 8th
>>>>
>>>> Circlin g back here. A11Yupda tes on Vaughn availability t.o do this nex"tweek?
>>>>
>>>>> On May 30 , 201 7, at IO: 12 AM , Gree r, Jami eson L. E0P/ USTR <Jami eson.L .G ree~ ustr.eop .gov> wrote :
>>>>>
>>>>> Will check and see
>>>>>
>>>>> JG
>>>>>
>>>>> --- --0 ligin al Message- --->>>>> F rom: Wenk , Chris tophe r [mail1o:CW enk@USC harnbe r.com ]
>>>>> Sen t: Tuesda y,M ay 30, 2017 11:38 AM
>>>>> To: Greer, Jami eso n L.E OP/USTR <Jami esonLGreer @us tr.eop.gov >
>>>>> Cc: Aldli ch , Kathleen <KAld rich@USCha mbe r.com >; Wenk , Christopher
>>>>> <CWenk@US Chamb er.com >
>>>>> Subject: RE : Invita tion : U.S. C hambe r of Commerce International
>>>>> Policy Committ ee Meeting on June 8th
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi the re>>>>>

>>>>> What are the chances that U STR GC Ste phen Vaughn could join us for this meeting next week ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Look forward to hearin g fro m you .
>>>>>
>>>>> Christophe r Wenk
>>>>> Executive Di rector, Inte rnational Policy U.S. Chamber of Comme rce
>>>>> 16 15 H Street , NW
>>>>> Washin gton, D.C. 20062
>>>>> cwenk@use ham ber.co m
:m)E
>»>> P hone: (202
>>>>> Twi tter : @,ClrristopherWenk
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----O riginal Messa ge---->>>>> From : Gree r, Jamieson L. E0P /USTR
>>>>> [rnailto:Jami eson.L.Greer @ ustr.eo p.gov]
>>>>> Sen t: Thurs day, May 25, 20179:42 AM
>>>>> To: Wenk, Chris topher
>>>>> Cc: Aldrich . Kat hleen
>>>>> Subjec t: RE: lnvilation : U.S. C hambe r of Comm erce Interna tional
>>>>> Policy Committ ee Meeting on June 8th
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris->>>>>
>>>>> Sorry for the delayed response. U nfortunate ly, we will be al the 0 ECD meeting s in Paris on that day. Would you be
inte rested in having a diffe rent USTR representative attend ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Jamieson
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Orig inal Me ssage ---->>>>> From: We nk, Clu-istophe 1· [mail to:CW enk@ USC harnbe r.com ]
>>>>> Sent: Mo nday, May 22, 2017 3: 11 PM
>>>>> To: Greer, Jamieson L. E0P /US TR <Jamieson .L.G reer@us tr .eop .gov>
>>>>> Cc: Wenk, Chri stopher <CWenk @U SCb.ambe r.co m>; Aldrich, K atltleen
>>>>> <KAldrich @ USCham ber.com>
>>>>> Subje.ct: Invita tion : U.S. Chamber of Commerce Interna tional Policy
>>>>> Committee Meetin g on June 8th
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Jam ieson>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope you are getting settled into your new role at USTR .

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 >>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We would like to invite you to meet with the U.S . Chamber's International Policy Committee (IPC) on Thursda y, June 8,
at our headquarters (16 15 H Street, NW) . As you may know, the Cb.amber's interna tional departm ent is the largest international
affairs busin ess organizati on in the country . The div ision is home to more than 80 international policy and trade experts in
Beijing, Brnsilia , Istanbul, Me xico City, New Delhi , Tel Aviv, and , of course, Was hington. The IPC is the Chamber 's top policysetti ng bod y on intern ational trade and investment issues and is com prised of senio r memb ers of the U.S. business
co1mmrnity. Our members would be keenl y interested to hear abou t the Administration's international trade and invest ment
priorities . We are also inviting your counterpa rts from Comme rce/Treasury/USDA to speak alongs ide you as well.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tb.is sess ion will be entirely off-the-reco rd. Ple ase let us know if you are able to join us on June 8 at a time of your
choosing betwee n l 00 p.m . and 3:00 p.m.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Happy to discuss further.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> All the best ,
>>>>>

>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Christopher
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>

>>>>>
>>>>> Christopher Wenk
>>>>>
>>>>> Exec utive Director , Interna tional Policy
>>>>>
>>>>> U.S . Cha.mbcrofConnncrcc
>>>>>
>>>>> 16 15 H Street , NW'
>>>>>
>>>>> Washingt on, D.C. 20062
>>>>>
>>>>> cwenk@u schamb er.com <mailto:cwenk @uschamb er.com>
>>>>>
»>» Phone : (202 lt:JE
>>>>>
>>>>> Twitt er: @ Chris topherWc nk
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>

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 Trade Task Force Meeting RSVPs - July 11
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Gregory

Walters

International Trade and Government Affairs

Nate

Herman

Senior Vice President, Supply Chain

Jason

Grove

Director, Federal Government Affairs

Steve

Bipes

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Associate Vice President, Global Strategy and
Ralph

Ives

Kathryn

Verona

Analysis

Jeremy

Davis

Ashley

Burch

Senior Advocacy & Grassroots Manager

William

Morley

President & CEO

Ryan

Hill

Senior Manager, Government Affairs

Richard

Holwill

Vice President, Public Policy

Christine

Ramsdell

Director, Legislative Affairs
Director, International

Government Affairs

Michaela

Chen

Carr

Slayton

Anne

Thompson

Director - Government Affairs

Ben

Lambert

Caterpillar Government Affairs

Alexandra

Valderrama

International

Yancy

Molnar

Government Affairs

Matthew

Hart

Sr. Analyst, Government Affairs

Missy

Owens

Cassandra

Kuball

Government Affairs

Senior Vice President, International

Director, Trade & Industry Affairs

Anku

Nath

Director, Federal Affairs & Trade Policy

Mike

Castellano

Vice President, Government Relations

Caroline

Ehlich

DuPont Government Affairs

Missy

Foxman

Bijou

Mgbojikwe

Intellectual Property Policy Counsel

Greg

Stofko

Senior Counsel

Stephanie

Lester

Breen

Weir

Fellow

Ruben

Olmos

President

Brad

Welling

Eleanor

Reece

R. Michael Gadbaw International

Director, International

Government Relations

Robert

Moran

Stacey

Bernards

Steve

Stewart

Director, Market Access & Trade

Beth

Hughes

Director, International Affairs

Stephanie

Henning

Director, International

Paul

Delaney

Partner

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Policy

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 Andrew

Rudman

Managing Director

Theresa

Flores

Public Affairs

Sahra

English

Vice President, Public Policy, US Markets
Inter

Felipe

Valdez

Stephanie

Murphy

Nancy

Foster

Director of Strategy & Planning
President & CEO
Vice President, Supply Chain and Customs

Jonathan

Gold

Policy

Paul

Feenstra

Director of Government Relations

Dawn

Brown

Aimee

Aloi

Desiree

Green

Affairs

Larry

Camm

Government Affairs Representative

Kaitlin

Sighinolfi

Director, Government Affairs

Noe

Garcia

Executive Vice President

Janis

Lazda

Senior Group Manager, Government Affairs

Cameron

Normand

Vice President, Global Public Policy

Amy

Hariani

Vice President & Legal Policy Counsel

Brandon

Banner

Dontai

Smalls

Sr Mgr, Digital Economy
Vice President, Global Public Affairs

Maria Luisa

Boyce

Director, UPS Global Public Affairs

Deputy Vice President, International Advocacy
Vice President, International

Kelly

Anderson

Senior Manager, International

Jim

Fatheree

Executive Director, Asia

Adam

Salerno

Government

IP

Executive Director, National Security and
Emergency Preparedness
Senior Director, Global Government Affairs
(Americas)

J. Welby

Leaman

Alan

Price

Stephen

Schaefer

Director, International Affairs

Jon

Hixson

VP Government Affairs

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AAFA

nherman@aafaglobal.org

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Abbott

jason.grove@abbott.com

Yes

AdvaMed

SBipes@AdvaMed.org

Yes

AdvaMed

Rlves@AdvaMed.org

Yes

AIA Aerospace

kathryn .verona@aia-aerospace .org

Yes

AIA Aerospace

Jeremy.Davis@aia-aerospace.org

Yes

AIADA

BurchA@aiada .org

Yes

Altrius Group

wmorley@altriusgroup.com
rhi1I01@amgen.com

Yes

Amgen
Amway

Richard .Holwill@Amway .com

Yes

Boeing

christine.h.ramsdell@boeing.com

Yes

Boston Scientific

Michaela.Chen@bsci.com

Yes

Boston Scientific

Thomas.Slayton@bsci.com

Yes

Anne.Thompson@bunge.com

Yes

Yes

Caterpillar

Lambert Ben@cat.com

Yes

Chevron

AValderrama@chevron.com

Yes

Chubb

Yancy . Molnar@Chubb .com

Yes

CNH Industrial

matthew .hart@cnhind .com

Yes

Coca-Cola

mabautista@coca-cola .com

Yes

Corn Refiners Association

CKuball@corn.org

Yes

Deere & Co.

NathAnku@JohnDeere.com

Yes

Disney

Mike.L .Castellano@disney.com

Yes

DuPont
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Entertainment

Software Association

caroline.ehlich@dupont.com

Yes

MFoxman@theesa .com

Yes

Bijou@theesa.com

Yes

FedEx Express

greg.stofko@fedex.com

Yes

GAP

Stephanie

Yes

GE

Breen .Weir@ge .com

Yes

Global Nexus, LLC

rolmos@globalnexusdc.com

Yes

GM

brad.welling@gm .com

Yes

GM

eleanor.reece@gm.com

Yes

Halliburton

Bob.Moran@halliburton.com

Yes

Honeywell

Terri .Awbrey@Honeywell.com

Yes

IBM

stewarts@us.ibm.com

Yes

Lester@gap.com

IDFA

BHughes@idfa.org

Yes

Johnson & Johnson

shennin@ITS .JNJ.com

Yes

Kyle House Group

paul@kylehousegroup .com

Yes

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 ManattJones Global Strategies

ARudman-mj@manatt.com

Mary Kay

Theresa. Flores@m kcorp. com

MasterCard

Sahra.English@mastercard .com

Yes
Yes
Yes

MasterCard
MetLife

jamie.larson@metlife.com

Monsanto

stephanie.l.murphy@monsanto.com

Yes

National Renderers Association

NFoster@nationalrenderers

Yes

National Retail Federation

GoldJ@NRF.com

Yes

PACCAR Inc.

Paul.Feenstra@PACCAR.com

Yes

Personal Care Products Council

brownd@personalcarecouncil.org

Yes

PhRMA

aaloi@phrma.org

Yes

Prudential

desiree.green@prudential.com

Yes

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

larry camm@selinc.com

Yes

Siemens

kaitl in.sighinolfi@siemens.com

Yes

Signal Group

ngarcia@signalgroupdc.com

Yes

Target

Janis.Lazda@target.com

Yes

Yes
.com

Time Warner

Cameron.Gilreath@timewarner

U.5.-lndia Business Council

AHariani@usibc.com

.com

Yes

USIBC

bbanner@usibc.com

Yes

UPS

dsmalls@ups.com

Yes

UPS Global Public Affairs

mariaboyce@ups.com

Yes

uscc
uscc

kanderson@USChamber.com

Yes

jfatheree@uschamber.com

Yes

uscc

ASalerno@USChamber.com

Yes

Yes

Walmart

Welby.Leaman@walmart.com

Yes

Wiley Rein

APrice@wileyrein .com

Yes

Xerox

Stephen.Schaefer2@xerox.com

Yes

Yum! Brands

Jon.Hixson@yum.com

Yes

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From:
Brad Welling <brad.welling @g m.com>
To:
"Griffin , Payne P. EOP/ USTR" <garrison .p.griffin @ustr. eop.gov>
Date:
Tue, 11 Jul 20 17 15:37:48 -0400
Dear Pay ne :
It was a pleasur e to m eet yo u t o day. Than k you for the exce ll ent br iefi ng at the US Chambe r. I especially
appreciate d hearing yo ur sup port for the ITAC pro cess and look forward to having Ambassador Light hize r sign off on
m y no minatio n soon.

Meanwh il e, I look forwa rd to wo rki ng w it h yo u and UST R on all the issue s of impo rt anc e t o GM, rang ing fro m
NAFTA, KORUS to Ch ina to n am e just a fe w.
Kind rega rd s,

Brad

Brad Welling
Directo r, Int ernational Gove rnm ent Relatio ns
Genera l M otor s Com pa ny
Government Relations & Glob al Pub lic Poli cy
25 Ma ssach usetts Avenue, N.W., Suit e 4 00
Wa sh in gton , D.C. 20001
Office: (202)[QIGW
Mobile: (202)[BJB

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and/or priv ileged material. Any review , tnmsmission, dissemi nation or other use, or taking of any action in reliance upon this
message by persons or enti ties other than the intended recipient is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received Htis messa ge
in error, please contact the sender and delete it from yo ur computer.

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From :
"We nk, Christop her" <cwenk@usc hamber .co m >
To :

"Griffin , Payne P. EOP/ USTR" <garrison .p.griffin @ustr.eop.gov >
Date :
Wed , 12 J ul 2017 15:22 :30 -0400
Attachments:

170712_ FY 18Co mm erce JusticeScience App roprialionsB ill_ Freling huysen _ Lowe y .pd f ( 165 .62 kB)
See attac he d . Note our re quest on USTR fund ing .

Chris topher Wenk
Execut ive Director , Inte rnational Policy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street, NW
Washingt on, D.C. 20062
cwe n k @u schamb er. com

Phone:(2 021ffllmWIIIII
T\"titt er : @Chri'.stopT:ier'w
e nk

From: Griffin, Payne P. EOP/USTR [mailto :Garrison.P.Griffin@ustr .eop.go v]
Sent : Tuesd ay, Ju ly 11, 20 17 5: 10 PM
To : Wenk, Christo pher
Subject: RE: Thanks again
Thank s Chr is. It was a grea t session in my op i nio n . Great seei ng yo u .
My line is always ope n.
PG

From : We nk, Christopher [mai lt o: CWen k@USCham b er .com]
Sent : Tuesday , July 11, 2017 3:20 PM
To : Griffi n, Payne P. EOP/USTR <Garriso n. P.Griffin@us t r.eop .gov>
Subject : Thanks again
Nice work t oday. Hope you fo und useful.
Keep in touc h.

Christopher Wenk
Executive Director, Internatio nal Policy
U.S. Chambe r of Comm erce
1615 H Sb·eet, NW
Washingt on, D.C. 20062
cwenk@uschamber. com
Pho ne:(2 02 -

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The Honorable Rodney Frelinghuysen
Chairman
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Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Chairman Frelinghuysen

The Honorable Nita M. Lowey
Ranking Member
Committee on Appropriations
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515

and Ranking Member Lowey:

As the Committee prepares to mark up the Fiscal Year 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges you to provide
for programs and initiatives important to the business community, and makes the following
recommen<lalions. Given Lhe need Loreslrain overall federal spending and Lhe discrelionary
spending caps currently in effect, the Chamber urges you to focus federal resources on projects
and activities that offer the greatest potential to contribute to an environment conducive to
stronger economic growth.

AMERICAN

•

Suppoti full funding for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Patinership (MEP)
Program. The MEP program helps manufacturers become more competitive by
improving their productivity, leveraging private sector inveshnents, and assisting the U.S.
industrial base to become an innovative high tech global competitor. The Chamber urges
greater investment in the program by providing at least $100 million for qualified MEP
centers.

•

Suppoti fully funding the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey for
FY 18. ACS data points are critical for business decision-making and long range
planning. The business community uses census information daily to drive sound
investment decisions affecting the allocation of resources throughout the country. The
Economic Census provides imporlanl statisLics that are crilical to the compelitiveness of
U.S. business and industry. The Chamber and business community remain concerned
that cuts to the Census Bureau's budget at this time could have a damaging effect for
quality data collection.

•

In addition to meeting the Census Bureau's funding needs for the ACS, the Chamber
strongly urges you to support full funding for the Department of Commerce's Bureau of
Economic Analysis (REA). Full funding would enable the REA to continue its nitical
work to improve the quality and depth of important economic data, improve the accuracy

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 of GDP estimates, speed up the release of regional statistics, and provide business
investment data on an annual basis.

AMERICAN

•

Suppoti an increase in funding to $58 million for the Office of the United States Trade
Representative (USTR). USTR is tasked with leading the charge on U.S. trade
negotiations, such as those with Canada and Mexico relating to modernization of the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which will prove a major inter-agency
undertaking. USTR is also charged with enforcement of other bilateral and plurilateral
trade agreements as well as those reached under the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Full funding is needed to strengthen the ability ofUSTR-one
of the smallest and most
efficient agencies in the U.S. government-to
open international markets to U.S. goods
and services and ensure effective enforcement of U.S. trade agreements for the American
people. The Chamber also urges the Subcommittee to support full funding for the U.S.
Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, which also provides
essential technical and regional expertise relating to trade negotiations and enforcement.

•

Support increased funding for the Department of Justice and the FBI to enhance their
efforts to combat cybercrime, terrorism, and espionage. The Chamber supports
increasing the resources that law enforcement agencies have to counter and mitigate
cyber threats internationally.

•

Support provisions in the legislation prohibiting the Department of Justice from entering
into civil settlements that require donations to organizations that are not parties to the
litigation. This practice raises serious separation of powers concerns and undermines
Congress's exclusive appropriations authority. Congress alone has the power of the
purse, and agencies should not be allowed to circumvent the appropriations process to
fund special interest groups. The Chamber opposes any amendment designed to weaken
or eliminate this language from the bill.

•

Suppoti increased funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
related to the voluntary Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyhersecurity,
including providing concise and consistent resources to small and midsize businesses
(SMBs) on using the framework and promoting the framework internationally. The
Chamber is concerned with any reduction in NIST funding for the industry-government
efforts on cybersecurity, including the voluntary Framework for Improving Critical
Infrastructure Cybersecurity. The Department of Commerce, especially NIST, did an
admirable job convening many organizations to develop the Framework, which has been
a remarkable success. NIST undertakes critical tasks with the private sector on
cybersecurity, such as protecting the Internet of Things, and the Chamber believes that
the department is well-positioned to convene IoT stakeholders to identify existing
standards and guidance.

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 The Chamber appreciates your consideration of these recommendations as you mark up
the Fiscal Year 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
Sincerely,

Neil L. Bradley
cc: Members

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 RE: Telephone Call
From:
"BREWER, CINDY A" <cb5455@att.com>
To:
"DONOHO, WINFIELD L" <wd1243@att.com>,

"Bacak, Abigail R.EOP/USTR"<abigail.r.bacak@ustr.eop.gov>

Date:
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:58:08 -0400
Thanks Wendy.
Hi Abby,
Randall is available this afternoon or anytime Monday
wou Id be convenient for Ambassador Lighthizer?

before 2:00pm CT. Is there a time today or Monday that

Thanks.
Cindy

Cindy

Brewer

Executive Assistant to Randall Stephenson
Chairman & CEO
AT&T Inc.
208 S. Akard Street, Suite 400
Dallas, TX 75202
Cynthia.brewer@att.com

From: DONOHO, WINFIELD L
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 2:44 PM
To: Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov;
BREWER, CINDY A <cb5455@att.com>
Subject: Telephone Call
Hi Abby,
I'm connecting you to Cindy Brewer, Executive Assistant to AT& T's Chairman and CEO, Randall Stephenson,
schedule a telephone call between Ambassador Lighthizer and Mr. Stephenson.
There was some discussion about the call needing to take place today but I now understand
at their convenience either today or early next week.
Thank you so much for your help in facilitating

to

that it can be scheduled

this call.

Al I the Best,
Wendy
Wendy Donoho
AVP Federal Relations
AT&T
Washington, DC

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 Cindy Brewer-Execut ive Assista nt to t he Chair ma n and CEO, AT&T, •

•

Ab igail Bacak
Director of Sched uling and Advance
The Office of the Un ited States Trade Representat ive
Execut ive Office of the President

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To:
Ken Levinson <klevinson@wita.o rg> , Steve Lamar <slam ar@aafaglobal.org >

Cc:
danez@wita .org
Date:
Fri, 14 J ul 2017 09 :14:44 -040 0
Thank you Kevi n. I will t ake a look at t his . Hope t o meet you soon.

---------·--------

PG

From : Ken Levins on [mai lt o :k1evi nson@wi t a.o rg 1

Sent : Thur sday, July 13, 2017 6:48 PM
To: Steve Lam ar <sla m ar@aafagloba l.org>
Cc: Griff in, Payne P. EOP/USTR <Ga rr ison.P.Griffin@ ustr .eop .gov>; da nez@w ita.org
Subject : Re: W ITA Fo llow Up

Thanks Steve and Payne (and of course, Diego !),
Payne, I'm sorry we we re not introduced last night. I've heard grea t things about you, and it would have
been nice to meet in person .
Re
a) Jamie son had indicat ed that yow- tea m would be the POC with USTR on availa bility, and the bottom line
is that it is a blanket and open invitation to have a USG official appear on any and all the panels . The one
on July 20th is an overview of US , Canad ian and Mex ican prior ities - by se parate email I'll forward the
current lineup. Futur e events will be on individual topics, such as abrriculture, manufacturin g, digital trade,
and the like. Dates should be anno unced sho11ly, but we won' t assign topics to dates until later (I'm happy
to discuss) .
b) As Steve mentioned , other depart ments and age ncies have group membe rships that allow staff of the
agencie s in question to be members and atte nd our events at member rate s (in the case ofI TA, anyone with
a "trade .Qov" email can attend our eve nts at Member rate s, and partici pate in "Membe rs Only" activitie s).
We 'd be happy to work with your legal team to make sure it's all done pro perly .
We look forward to working together, an d I hope you had a good time last night,
Ken
Kennet h I. Le vinson I Exec utiv e Direc to r I Wash ington Int erna tio nal Trade Association I 1300 Penn Ave NW, Suit e G-329, Washington, DC
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On T hu, Jul 13, 20 17 at 5:30 PM, Steve Lamar <slam ar(@.aafaglobal.org> wrote
Diego rocks .

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 STEPHEN LAMAR
Executive Vice P resident
740 6' 11 Street NW
Washington, DC 2000 1
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· Ame rican Apparel & Footwear Association
>~rww.aafag lobal.o rg< I slam ar@aafagloba l.org
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Fro m: Griffin, Payne P. EOP/USTR [mai lto:Garrison.P .Gr iffin@ustr.eop .gov]
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2017 5:30 PM
To: Steve Lamar <slamar@aafaglobal.org >
Cc: dan ez@w ita .org : Ken Levinson <klev in son@w ita .org>
Subject: RE: WITA Follow Up
Thanks Steve . D iego bea t yo u to it, we' ve been shooting emails back and fo11h.
Ken, let me know if you have any slots at these panels. It's certa inly something we ' d like to cons ider.
Th anks!

G. Payne Griffin
Deputy Chief of Staff
The Office of the Un ited State s Trad e Representat ive
Exec utive Office of the President
Garrison.P.Griffin
USTR.eo
(0) (b)(6)
l(C) • •

From: Steve Lamar [ma ilto: slamar@aafag loba l. org]
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2017 5:26 PM
To: Griffin , Payne P. EOP/USTR <Garrison .P.Griffm(iu,ustr .eop.gov >
Cc: dane z@w ita.org; Ken Levinson <klev inso n@w ita.org >
Subject: WITA Follow Up
Hi Payne

Great to see you last night. So glad you could be part of the festivities .
T'm lin king you to Diego and Ken to fo llow up on our conversation to:

Help make s ure yo u have eve ry opportunity to field an A dmin per so n for each of the NAFTA
panels and
b. Become a member ofWITA.
a.

With respect to (a) , I know Ken ha s alr ead y bee n in touch wi th Jam ieson, but not su re the outcome .
With re spect to (b ), Ken adv ised one approach - for USTR to do a group members hip, allowing
everybody with a ustr .eop .gov to be eligible for member ship . It seems many of the other agenc ies have
group memberships but not yet USTR. Could be an oppo rtun ity .
Thanks
Steve

STEPHEN LAMAR

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 Exec utive Vice President
740 6th Street , NW
Washing to n, DC 2000 1
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From:
"Griffin , Payne P . EOP/USTR" <garrison.p.griffin@ustr .eop .gov>
To:
Linda Dempsey <ldempsey@nam.org>

Cc:
'Vaughn , Stephe n P . EOP/USTR" <stephen.p .vaughn@ustr.eop .gov>
Date:
Fri, 14 J ul 2017 08 :04 :09 -0400

Linda , it will be on Monday, but I would expect it to be released later in the afternoon.
Thanks

On Jul 14, 2017 , at 7:57 AM, Li nda Dempse y <LDe mpsey(it,nam.org> wrote :
Om CEO may be doing some media Mo nday and is boun d to be asked abo utN AF TA. Any general sense of
tuning of the public objectives that you could share?

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From:
Linda Demp sey <ldem pse y@na m .o rg>
To :
"Mel le, John M. EOP/US TR" <john_me lle@ustr. eop .gov >

Cc:
"Bahar, Daniel EOP/ USTR" <dani el_bahar@ustr.eop.g ov>, "Pagan , Ma ria L. EOP/ USTR "
<ma ria_paga n @us tr .eop. gov >, "Mandell , Lauren A. EOP/UST R" <la uren_a_man dell@ustr. eop .gov>
Date :

Sat , 15 Jul 2017 11:36:54 -0400
Attac hments:

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------------------Thanks Jolm. I appreciate everybod y's attention to thi s issu e.
Linda
Linda Menghett i Dempsey
Vice President, Int ernat iona l Econo mi c Affa irs

O u Jul 15, 2017 , at 11:30 AM, M elle, Jolm M. EO P/USTR <Jolm Melle @u str.eop.gov > w rote
Linda - th an ks fo r we igh ing i n on t he ISDS issue, o ne t h at we of cou rse know is ve ry im po rt ant t o NAM .
We w ill distribu t e your latest comme nts he re as we work t o fi nalize ou r doc ument.
Regards,
John

From: Linda Dempsey [mai lt o :LDempsey@nam.org ]
Sent : Satu r day, July 15, 2017 10:25 AM
To : Melle , John M. EOP/ USTR <John Melle@ust r .eop.gov>; Bahar, Danie l EOP/ USTR
<Danie l Bah ar@ustr .eop.gov>; Pagan, M aria L. EOP/USTR <Mar ia Pagan@ust r .eop.gov>; Mande ll,
Laur en A. EOP/USTR <Laur en A Mandel l @ust r.eop.gov>
Subject: FW: NAFTA specific o bjectives
John, M ar ia, Dani el and Lau ren ,
I wanted to share thi s message t hat I sent th is morn i ng to senior USTR offi cials. I just got back from
overseas but am hig hl y concerned if (b)(3) 19 USC 2155 (g)
am ava ilab le
throug hou t the week en d if anyo ne wo uld lik e to chat or if I can be help f ul.
Linda

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 Linda Menghetti Demp sey
Vice President, Internat ional Economic Affairs
Email: ldempsey@ nam.org
Dire~t: (202) -•
Mobile : (202) • •
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From: Linda Dempsey
Sent : Sat urday, July 15, 2017 9:39 AM
To : Jamieson Gr ee r (jamies o n.l .greer@ustr.eop.gov)
<jamieson.l.greer@ustr.eop.gov>;
St ephe n.P.Va ughn@us t r.eop.gov; Garr ison. P.Gr iffin@ustr .eop.gov
Subject: NAFTA speci fi c object ives
All ,

b 3 19 USC 2155

I am happy to chat if that wou ld be helpfu l.
Linda

Linda Mengh etti Demp sey
Vice Presiden t, Internat ional Economic Affair s
Email: ldemps ey@ nam.org
Direct: (202)
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U.S. co mp an ies that i nvest overseas are outsized par t ici p ants in the U.S. eco no my and are stronger beca use
of the ir access t o foreign ma rke ts. In fact, t he primary reason t hat companies invest abroad is t o sell to
foreign consumers, wh ich st rengthens their U.S. operations.
U.S. compa nies that i nvest overseas are some of America's:

•

Largest expo rters, export ing 47 percent of all U.S. manufactured goods sold overseas ($660 bill ion
in 2014). Over 40 percen t -· $269 billion wo rth -- of th ose manufactured ex ports are sent to t hat
the ov erseas opera tion s of Am erican companies to he lp reach customers fo r U.S. pro duct s in
overseas m arkets.

•

Biggest producers, accountin g fo r $1.363 trillion o r near ly 65 percen t of all U.S. pr ivate-s ector
va lue- added manufacturi ng ou t pu t in 2014.

•

Most Important Innovators , expending ne ar ly $ 26 9 bi llion o n res ear ch an d developme nt (R&D) in
t he Un it ed St ates in 2014. Of t hat, 68 percen t (or $183 billi on) was expen de d by manufacturers in
the United States.

•

La rgest investors in cap ital expansion, expendi ng $713.S bill ion o,r 24 percent of all investment in
new pro perty, plan t s and capita l equi pm ent in th e Un it ed Stat es i n 2014.

•

Highest pay ing employe rs, paying U.S. manufactur ing w o rkers on ave rage $96,030, or about 18
percent mo re t han average U.S. ma nufact uring wage s in 201 4 .

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 The success of manufacturers
be no surprise.
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manufacturers

consumers
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successfully

Good, Sciles

to the local consumer

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infrastructure

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development,

manufacturers

foreign

affiliate

because that is where the resources
see additional

advantages

are more often included
resource development
those foreign

as exports of U.S. manufactured
in foreign

infrastructure

when American

manufactured

borne out by the data:
manufactured

abroad on foreign

year-after-year

is the primary

way

and activities

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in the United States also

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Manufacturing Sales Destined to
FOREIGN Customets

are invested in

customers

is

United
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foreign affiliate

goods sales are almost entirely made to

customers outside the United States - some 90 percent
in 2014-

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goods

projects.

The focus of U.S. investment

goods exports.

and grow opportunities

manufacturers

and natural

companies

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and

or foreign

investment

can participate

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networks,

and can more efficiently

some areas, such as energy, natural resource
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and other businesses to reach foreign

goods sales are nearly double U.S. manufactured
U.S. Mc.mufoclu red
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as they can set up their own distribution

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that invest in foreign

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of sales

rather than being sold back to the United States. Many

of these sales would

not otherwise

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or would

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manufacturers

foreign

Non-U.S .
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be made by American

investment

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foreign

markets.

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U.S. Investment
Investment

overseas not only helps spur growth

markets and ensure fairer competition.
firms are shielded from competition.
without
protected

market conditions

trade practices

in the United States, but also helps open protected

In many foreign

markets where investment

As a result, those companies

losing sales, and engage in predatory

invest and sell more successfully

Foreign Markets, Spurring Fair Competition
foreign

domestic

raise prices in their home markets

pricing overseas. When American

in those markets the competition

that would otherwise

is restricted,

companies

with U.S.-branded

enable foreign

competitors

are able to

products

eliminates

to engage in such unfair

in the United States and third countries.

Trade Agreement Rules Protecting U.S. Investment

Overseas and Providing Strong Enfo rcement

Tools Are Vital t:o level the Playing field
In the United States, the Takings, Due Process and Equal Protection
and balances of our system of government

owners. Those are precisely the types of provisions
trade agreements
domestic

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companies

that their foreign competitors

law: non-discriminatory

compensation

that are included

level the playing field for American

the same basic protections

treatment,

clauses are a core part of the checks

to prevent the government

from mistreating

domestic

in U.S. trade agreements.

by providing

property

As a result,

their overseas investments

already enjoy in the United States as a matter

fair and equitable

treatment,

of

and the right to receive

in the event of expropriation.

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 Th ose protect ions are vita l fo r m anufactu rers in the United States . These same basic p rinci pl es are and
should co nt in ue t o be inclu d ed for all sectors and p roducts an d all types o f investme nt in ou r t rade and
investm e nt agre e m en t s. Among the key ru les U .S. investment

agreements

p rov ide are ba ns on t he ab ility o f

foreign gove rn me nts t o requ ire t ech n o logy tr ansfe r o r local produc ti o n or so ur cing o f so m e p ro d uct s in
return fo r ma k ing a n invest m ent
-

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To enfo r ce these rules , U.S. agreeme nts

Examples of
U.S. Law

authorize

inves t ors to b ri ng cases

aga inst foreign governments

•

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(Nat ion al Treatment/
Most • Favored Nation)

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, U.S.

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before

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p roceedings . These arbitra l panels

•

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treatmen t /min i m u m

standard treatment

5th and :4th Amdts
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Pl'o·ceedure

Act

prov id e a ne utral set o f re f erees t o
en sure a fa ir and unbiased o utcomes
and compensa t io n w hen fore ign
governm e nt s st eal U .S. prope rty ,

•

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government
exp-ropriation

for

5th Amdt {Takings), U.S .
Constitution
an d state

di scr im inate agai n st U.S. inves to rs o r

constitutions

otherw ise act in an ar bitrary and unfa ir
ma n n e r . Th e rul es t hat are e nfor ced are

bas e d o n basel in e U .S. legal pr in cipl es, includ ing b asic Co nst it utional requirem en t s alr eady ap p lied t o all
foreign investmen t in t he United Sta t es .
Investment

protect i ons and ISDS enforcement

are critical t o preserve an d protect

U.S . p rope rty a n d basic

due process rights so t hat i nves t m ent overseas contin u es to brin g r ea l v al ue back to the United States.

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USTR-17-0445-A-000196

 Manufacturers
Testimony of the National Association of Manufacturers
on Negotiating Objectives Regarding Modernization of the
North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico
June 27, 2017

The National Association of Manufacturers - the NAM - is the oldest and largest
manufacturing association in the U.S., representing more than 14,000 manufactu rers small
and large in every industrial sector in all 50 states.
The NAM shares the administration 's overall goals for the NAFT A modernization to
"support higher paying jobs in the United States and to grow the U.S. economy by
improving U.S. opportunities." The NAM also agrees that a modernized NAFTA must be
consistent with the substa ntive Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) negotiating outcomes
detailed in section 102 of the 2015 law.
For manufacturers throughout the United States, the North American commercial
market is the most important market in the world. Canada and Mexico alone purchased
one-third of all U.S. manufactured goods exports in 2016, more than the next ten U.S.
trading partners comb ined.
The deep North American commercial relationship has grown with partners hips
between businesses in all three countries that have enabled U.S. manufacturing to be
more competitive globally than if those partnersh ips did not exist. U.S. manufacturing
output has nearly doubled since 1993 and U.S. manufactured goods exports to Canada
and Mexico alone support the job s of more than two million men and women at more
than 43,000 manufactur ing firms across the nation.
Major manufacturing sectors have grown production strongly during this period - from
chemicals and energy to automobiles and machinery.
Most U.S. manufacturing sectors (36 out of 42) count Canada or Mexico as their top
fore ign purchasers, and Canada or Mexico are also the first or second largest export
market for manufacturers in 46 U.S. states.
Yet , while U.S. negotiators sought to level the playing field fully in the origina l
negotiat ion, barriers and weaker standards remain in both countries . As well ,
manufactur ing in the United States has been transforming over the last several decades
and NAFTA was negotiated before major technological and energy innovat ions helped
change what and how we manufacture.
The NAM's written testimony identifies ten major sets of recommenda tions to create a
stronger NAFTA to grow Amer ican production, exports and jobs by eliminating barriers
and red tape , raising standards and ensuring strong enforcement.
•

While the original NAFT A went very far in eliminating tariffs and nondiscr iminatory treatment, a modernized agreement can certainly do better for
remanufactured goods , food and dairy prod ucts and otlher items.

•

Also important is the need to reduce unnecessary regulatory barriers, red tape
and paperwork through updated customs, technical barriers to trade, sanitary

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 and phytosanitary and other provisions that reduce costs and duplicative
processes, while helping to ensure that products not only cross the border, they
make it onto foreign shelves.
•

In a highly competitive global economy where all countries do not play fair,
manufacturers in the United States seek greater work by all three governments to
collaborate and take action to stop trade cheating from third countries.

•

And most agree that NAFTA needs to be updated to include strong rules to
ensure fair competition, including with state-owned enterprises, and new digital
trade provisions important to small manufacturers and those creating and relying
on new technologies.

Also vital to America's manufacturing success is ensuring the protection of private
property and investment, including intellectual property.
•

In the United States, the protection of private property is enshrined for all in the
U.S. constitution and laws - such as compensation for government seizure of
property, due process, equal protection, and the sanctity of contracts, not to
mention the strong protections for all forms of intellectual property from patents
and trademarks to trade secrets and copyrights. Those core protections have
made U.S. manufacturing the most innovative and productive sector in the world.

•

Without comparable protections overseas, manufacturers face mistreatment,
property theft and other unfair actions that undermine U.S. products and jobs.
Congress has repeatedly recognized the importance of these provisions in TPA
and explicitly rejected by wide margins misguided calls to eliminate the important
investor-state enforcement mechanism - ISDS - that is a vital backstop. ISDS
panels have no ability to require any change in U.S. law or regulation. And few
cases have ever been filed - only 18 cases vs. the United States in over two
decades, all won by the United States - compared to thousands of similar
property cases filed every year in U.S. federal courts.

•

Modernizing both the investment and intellectual property protections is important
to manufacturers across many sectors that recognize the value of U.S.
investment overseas in spurring foreign sales and exports, while supporting
R&D, capital investment and higher paying jobs in the United States.

At the same time, it is vital to ensure that any renegotiation does not set back U.S.
manufacturing or manufacturing jobs. Changes to NAFTA that would increase red tape
and complexity, substitute government decision-making for the free market or raise
taxes, tariffs, merchandise processing fees or other cost barriers will undermine, rather
than incentivize, manufacturing in the United States and North America more broadly.
Similarly, manufacturers across a wide range of sectors from energy and water, to
information and communications technologies, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals
depend on and benefit substantially from Canada's and Mexico's opening of billions of
dollars in procurement to only those foreign suppliers that benefit from a reciprocal
procurement agreement as contained in the NAFTA. Ensuring the continuation of this
reciprocity is important to continue to grow U.S. exports and sales.
2

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 In short, to meet the goals of expanding U.S. global competitiveness and growing
manufacturing and good-paying U.S. manufacturing jobs, the NAM urges the
administration to prioritize efforts to:
•
•
•
•

Eliminate remaining distortions and barriers in Canada and Mexico;
Raise standards to U.S. levels;
Remove unnecessary red tape; and
Maintain and improve neutral dispute settlement provisions.

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 NAFT A Negotiating Objectives
From:
''Americas, International Division" <americas@uschamber.com>

To :
"Melle, John M. EOP/USTR" <john_melle@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:14:45 -0400
View Web Version

U.S . Chamber of Commerce - International

I Forward to a Friend

A ffairs Div ision - Amer icas

Good afternoon,
Today, the U.S. Trade Representative released a summary of its objectives for the
upcoming negotiations to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA). The negotiating objectives can be found on USTR's website, here.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Head of International
Affairs Myron Brilliant issued the following statement on these objectives:
"The Chamber and its members are ready to roll up our sleeves and get to
work modernizing the NAFTA. We commend the administration's
recognition that we must do no harm to the American jobs, businesses, and
industries that depend on trade with Canada and Mexico and adhere to the
process laid out in the TPA law. Working with industry, agriculture , and our
partners in Canada and Mexico, we can keep the current benefits of the
NAFTA, enhance them with modern, new provisions, and proceed in a way
that avoids disrupting the flow of trade and the millions of jobs it supports."
Please reach out to Reuben Smith-Vaughan with any questions, or to learn more
about the Chamber's NAFTA priorities and programming.
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USTR-17-0445-A-000200

 Re: USTR Follow-Up
From:
"Bond, Jodi" <jbond@uschamber.com>
To:
"Melle, John M. EOP/USTR" <john _melle@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:
"Herrington, Neil" <nherrington@uschamber.com>,
"Smith-Vaughan,
Daniel L. EOP/USTR" <daniel_watson@ustr .eop.gov>

Reuben" <rsmith@uschamber.com>,

"Watson,

Date:
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:02:27 -0400
·· ·- ···· ··-···--- -·· ·-···- ·-- ---

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That would be great Thank you.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 17, 2017 , at 10:55 AM, Melle, JohnM. EOP/USTR <Jolm Melle @ustr.eop.gov> wrote:

11 works. Your place?
From: Bond, Jodi [mailto:JBond@USChamber.com]
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 9:33 AM
To: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John Melle@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Herrington, Neil <NHerrington@USChamber.com>;
Smith -Vaughan, Reuben
<RSmith@USChamber.com>; Watson, Daniel L. EOP/USTR <Daniel Watson@USTR.EOP.GOV>
Subject: RE: USTR Follow-Up
John,
That week would be perfect. In fact, does 10 or 11 a.m. on Monday morning work for you?
Best,
Jodi

From: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR [mailto:John

Melle@ustr.eop.gov]

Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 8:57 AM
To: Bond, Jodi
Cc: Herrington, Neil; Smith-Vaughan, Reuben; Watson, Daniel L. EOP/USTR

Subject: RE: USTR Follow-Up
How about the week of 8/7? I am open most of that week (at the moment).
From: Bond, Jodi [mailto:J Bond@USChamber.com)
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2017 11:53 PM
To: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John Melle@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Herrington, Neil <NHerrington@USChamber.com>;
Smith-Vaughan,
<RSmith@USChamber.com>
Subject: Re: USTR Follow-Up

Reuben

John,
Completely

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understood and thank you much for getting back.

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 Ear ly August wo u ld be grea t, too ...
W ar m regards and look forward to it ,
Jod i
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 16, 2017, at 10: 33 PM, Melle , John M. EOP/USTR <John Melle@ustr.eop.gov>

wrote :

Hi Jodi Respond ing Sun day nig ht to a Tue sday ema il d oes indicate the pac e of life here.
But cert ainly want to do a session with you. Maybe earl y August?
Let me know if that work s.
John
From : Bo nd, Jod i [m ai lt o:JBo nd@USChamber.co m ]

Sent: Tuesday , July 11 , 20 17 2:38 PM
To : Me lle, Joh n M. EOP/USTR <John M elle@ustr .eop .gov>

Cc: Herrington, Neil <NHerr ington@USChamber.com
<RSmith @USCham ber. com>
Subject : USTR Follow -Up

>; Smith-Va ug han, Reu be n

Jo hn,
Ho pe you are doing well. I can only imagine how busy yo u are ,v.ith 12,000 +
comme nts and a little more than a mo nth befo re August 16th .
We just hosted P ayne Griff en, as Jamieson Greer was unfortunate ly called to the
·whi te H ouse ·with Amb. Lighth izer, for a broader conversation on d1e President's
trade agenda. 1loweve r, we did di scuss the ide,1 of having a more specific meeting

with ou r member co mpanies for an off -the -record co nversatio n ahead of the start of
the negot iations . Would yo u potential ly have any availab ility in the com ing weeks to
meet wi d1 our m emb er com panies to discuss the modern ization process ahead on
NAFTA?
T hank you in advance and hope you arc doi ng well .
Warm regar ds,
Jodi
Jodi Hanson Bond
Senior Vice President, Americas
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20062
Em ail: jbund(a),uschamber .com
T el: (202~,-•
Ct:U: (202; ,

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USTR-17-0445-A-000202

 RE: Letter from NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons to Ambassador
Lighthizer
From:
Andrea DeFelice <adefelice@nam.org>

To:
"Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR" <abigail.r.bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:03:10-0400

Wonderful. Jay will be joined by Linda Dempsey , Vice President of International Economic Affairs. Please let me know if you
need additional information. Thank you!
-----Original Message----From: Bacak, Abigail R.EOP/USTR[mailto:Abigail.R
.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 5:01 PM
To: Andrea DeFelice <ADeFeJice@nam.org>
Subject: RE: Letter from. NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons to Ambassador Lighthizer
It works and is on the calendar
-----Original Message----Frorn: Andrec1DeFelice [rnclilto:ADeFelice@marn.org]
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 4:37 PM
To: Bacak, Abigail R.EOP/USTR <Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: Letter from NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons to Ambassador Lighthizer
I was able to move somethings around to make 3 pm on July 26 work. Is that still an option?
-----Original Message----From: Bacak, Abigail R.EOP/USTRlmailto:Abigail.RBacak@ustr.eop.gov
J
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 9:51 AM
To: Andrea DeFelice <ADeFelice@mun.org>
Subject: RE: Letter from NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons to Ambassador Lighthizer
I apologize- 4 pm got filled-- would 3 pm work at our offices (600 17th Street) ?
-----Original Message----From: Andrea DeFelice [mailto:ADeFelice@.nam.org]
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 9:40 AM
To: Bacak, Abigail R.EOP/USTR<Abigail.R.Bacak@
.ustr.eop.gov >
Subject: RE: Letter from NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons to Ambassador Lighthizcr
Sorry for the delay. We had a staff event offsitc Friday. l'm back in action and 4:00 PM on July 26 works great. Would it be
easiest for Jay to come to your office?

-----Original Message----From: Bacak, Abigc1ilR.EOP/USTR[mailto:Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Friday , July 14, 2017 2:35 PM
To: Andrea DeFelice <ADeFelice@nam.org>
Subject: RE: Letter from NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons to Ambassador Lighthizer
26th is very flexible on our end-- would 4 pm eastern work?
-----Original Message----From: Andrea DcFclicc lmailto:ADcFclicc@.nam.orgJ
Sent: Friday , July 14, 2017 10:13 AM

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USTR-17-0445-A-000203

 To: Bacak , Abigail R. EOP/USTR <Abigail.R.Baeak @ ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: Letter from NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons to Ambass ado r Lig htbizer
Abigail,
Follow ing up on scheduling a meetin g wit11 Jay Tim mons at the Natio nal Assoc iation of Man ufacturers and Amb assador
Li ghthizer. I know how busy his sche dule is so p lease fee l free to provi de me with dates that work for him and I'll see what we
can do on Jay's calendar to make it happen . Otlierwise , Jay bas a lot of flex ibility 011Ju ly 26 in the afternoon if that is possib le .
Thank you ,
Andrea
Andrea DeFe lice
National Association of Manufac nuers
Senior Execu tive Office Coo rdinator
E mail : adefelice@nam.org
[(3I(;)
Direct: (202)

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-- -Original Message ---F rom: Bacak , Ab igail R. EOP/US TR (mailto:Abigail.R.Bae ak@ ustr.eop.gov]

Sent : Tluusday , June 15, 2017 10: 56 AM
To: Aud rea DeFelic e <ADeFelice @uam.o rg>
Subject: FW: Lett.er from NAM Presiden t and CEO Jay Tinu.nons to Amb assador Ligh thl zer
What days are you all looking at?
--- -Original Mess age---From: Greer , Jamieson L . EOP/USTR
Sent: Thursday , June 15, 2017 10:13 Afv1
To : Linda Dempsey <LDe mpsey @nam.o rg>
Cc: And rea Defe lice <ADeFe lice@ nam.org> ; Grifftn , Payne P. EOP/UST R <Garriso n.P .Griffin @ustr .eop .gov> ; Muran, Billy
V.EOP/USTR<b illy.mu ran@ustr.eop.go v>; Bacak , Abi gail R.EOP/USTR<Ab iga il.R.Bacak @ustr.eo p .gov>
Subject: Re: Letter from NAM Presiden t and CEO Jay Timmon s to Ambassador Lighthize r
Tltanks Linda - it was nice to mee t )'OU 100. We will take a look at the schedule to see when we can arrange a mee ting witb the
Ambassad or .
Jam ieso n
JAMIBSON L. GREER
Chief of Staff
Office of the U .S. T rade Representative
Execu tive Office of the Pres ident
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O n Jun 14, 2017 , at 12:4<i PM , Linda Dempsey <LDe mpsey@ nam.o rg <maiho:LDemps ey@ nam.org> > wro te:
Jami eson,

Great to meet you a litUe b it ago with Amba ssador Lighthuer. We kno w how busy he (and the en tire tea m) has been, on 1l1e
H ill and with two trips internationally , since his confin nation. As I mentioned we'd love to see about getting a meeting sched uled
w ith Amba ssador Lighthizer and the NAM's Presiden t and CEO , Jay Titmnons , in the nea r funue , part icularly as work moves
forward quickly on the NAF TA renegotiations .

I've cc'd Mr. Ti mmon 's executive assis tant Andrea DeFelice , as well who ca n coor dinat e schedules here. T hanks much.

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 All the best,

Linda

Lind a Mcnghctti Dempsey
National Association of Man ufacturers
Vice Presi dent, Tntemational Eco no mic Affairs
Em ail : 1dempsey@nam .org < ma ilto :ldempsey @nam .org >

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Sent: Tuesda y, May 16, 2017 7: 10 PM
To: Garrison .P.Griffin @ustr.eop.gov <mailt o:Garrison.P.G riffin@ustr.e op.gov >
Cc: AndreaDe Felic e <ADeFelice @na m.org <mail to:ADeFelice@ nam.org> >
Subject: Letter from NAM Pi-esidenl and CEO Jay Tinunons to Amba ssado r Lighthizer

Payne ,

I wanted to share the attached letter from NAM Pres ident and CEO to Ambassado r Ligh thize r. 1 have cc'd Mr. Timm ons'
exec utive assis tant, Andrea DeFelice, as he would like to follow- up with a mee ting as is convenient. A hard copy will be
delivere d in the morning . Let me know who is the best con tact to sign for it.

All the best.

Linda

Lind a Mengh etti Dempsey

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"Re if, Timothy M . EOP/ UST R" <"/o =organi zatio n/ou =exchange administrative group
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To:
"Biegun, Stephen (S .E.)" <sbiegun@ford .co m>

Date:
Mon, 17 Ju l 2017 19 :26 :57 -0400

Ok, confirmed. T.
From: Biegun, St ephen {S.E.) [ mai lt o:sbi egun@fo rd .com )
Sent: Monday , July 17, 20 17 12 :26 PM
To: Reif, Timo th y M. EOP/USTR <Tim ot hy_Re if@ ustr.e op.go v>
Subject : Re: Coffee
Grea t . See yo u to m orrow . Thank s.
On Jul 17, 20 17, at 6 :12 AM, Reif, T im othy M . EOP/UST R <Tim othy Reif@ustr .eop.goV> wrote:

Steve, thanks. Let's meet at Peet's tomorrow/Tuesday at 11. T.
From: Biegun, Stephen (S.E.) (m ailt o:sbiegun@ for d .com ]
Sent : Saturd ay, July 15, 20 17 8:38 AM
To : Reif, Timothy M . EOP/USTR <Timo th y Reif @ust r. eop .gov>
Subject: Coffee
Ti m, wou ld you be available to meet w ith Mi chae l Sheridan and me Tuesday or Wednesday at 11:00
AM? If it is preferable for you , we can do t he sam e place .
Also , below is the link to an informativ e produ ct from t he Cente r fo r Automo tiv e Research. As I
mentioned , I do not alwa ys agree with th em, bu t I fin d th eir materi als very good.

>>http:ljwww.ca

rgroup.org/wp-

content/uploads/2017

/0 1/nafta

br iefing jan ua ry 2017 pub lic versi o n-final.pd f«;

Steve

Ste phen E. Biegun
Vic e President, Inte rnational Gov ernmenta l Affairs
Ford Motor Compa ny
80 1 Pe nnsylvan ia Avenue , Suite 400
Wa shing ton, D.C. 2000 4
Tel : (202)
Cell: (202)

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From:
"Bond, Jodi" <jbond@uschamber.com>
To:
"Melle, John M. EOP/USTR"

<john _melle@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc:
"Herrington, Neil" <nherrington@uschamber.com>,
"Smith-Vaughan,
Daniel L. EOP/USTR" <daniel_watson@ustr .eop.gov>

Reuben" <rsmith@uschamber.com>,

"Watson,

Date:
Tue, 18 Jul 201715:12:14
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No problem and understood.
Look forward,

and with appreciation,

Jodi

From: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR [mailto:John _ Melle@ustr.eop.gov]

Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 1:42 PM
To: Bond, Jodi
Cc: Herrington, Neil; Smith-Vaughan, Reuben; Watson, Daniel L. EOP/USTR
Subject: RE: USTR Follow-Up
I think I would say the same thing no matter the group.
have any details to share.

However, on some key issues, like ISDS and currency,

From: Bond, Jodi [mailto:JBond@USChamber.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 10:31 AM
To: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John Melle@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Herrington, Neil <NHerrington@USChamber.com>;
Smith-Vaughan,
Watson, Daniel L. EOP/USTR <Daniel Watson@USTR.EOP .GOV>
Subject: Re: USTR Follow-Up

I don't

Reuben <RSmith@USChamber.com>;

John,
I hope you are doing well and we are all set for Monday the 7 th ~ Occurred to me here to clarify you are comfortable
with us inviting member companies to participate in the conversation?
We welcome chance for just our teams to connect, Yet also there is significant
to hear from you as well.

interest from our member companies

Let me know and thank you again.
Warm regards,
Jodi
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 17, 2017, at 10:55 AM, Melle, John M. EOP/U5TR <John Melle@ustr.eop.gov>
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 From: Bond, Jodi fmailto:JBond@USChamber.com]
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 9:33 AM
To: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John Melle@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Herrington, Neil <NHerrington@USChamber.com>;
Smith-Vaughan,
<RSmith@USChamber.com>;
Subject: RE: USTR Follow-Up

Watson,

Daniel L. EOP/USTR <Daniel

Reuben
Watson@USTR.EOP.GOV>

John,
That week would be perfect.

In fact, does 10 or 11 a.m. on Monday

morning

work for you?

Best,
Jodi

From: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR [mailto:John
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 8:57 AM

Melle@ustr.eop.gov]

To: Bond, Jodi
Cc: Herrington,

Neil; Smith-Vaughan,

Reuben; Watson, Daniel L. EOP/USTR

Subject: RE: USTR Follow-Up
How about the week of 8/7?

I am open most of that week (at the moment).

From: Bond, Jodi fmailto:JBond@USChamber.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2017 11:53 PM
To: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John Melle@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Herrington, Neil <NHerrington@USChamber.com>;
Smith-Vaughan,

Reuben

<RSmith@USChamber.com>
Subject: Re: USTR Follow-Up
John,
Completely

understood

and thank you much for getting

back.

Early August would be great, too ...
Warm regards and look forward

to it,

Jodi
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 16, 2017, at 10:33 PM, Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John

Melle@ustr.eop.gov>

wrote:

Hi JodiResponding
But certainly

Sunday night to a Tuesday email does indicate the pace of life here.
want to do a session with you.

Maybe early August?

Let me know if that works.
John

From: Bond, Jodi fmailto:JBond@USChamber.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:38 PM

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Cc: Herr ingt o n, Neil <NHerri ngton@US Chamb er. co m >; Sm it h-Vau ghan , Reuben
<RSmith @ USChamber.com>
Subject : USTR Follow -Up

Jo hn,
Ho pe you are doing well. I can only imagine how busy you are with 12,000 +
commen ts an d a little more tl1an a montl1 before A ugust 16 th .

We just hos ted P ayne Gri ffen, as Jamieson Greer was unfortunate ly called to the
Wh ite House with Amb. Lighth izer, for a broader conversa tion on the Preside nt's
trade agenda. H oweve r, we did discuss the idea of having a more specific meeting

with our mem ber companies for an off -the -record conversation ahead of the start of
the nego tiations . \Vould you potenti ally have any availah ility in the com ing weeks to
meet with our membe r compan ies to discuss the moderniz ation process ahead on
NAFTA?
T h ank you in advanc e and h op e you are doing well.

\)?arm regar ds,
Jod i

Jodi Hanson Bond
Sen ior Vice Pres ident, i\1ne ricas
U.S. Ch amber of Commerce
1615 H St. NW, Wash iugto u, D.C. 20062
E mail: jbond@uschamber.com

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From:
"Murphy , John" <jmurp hy@uschamber .co m>

To:
"Bacak, Abiga il R. EOP/USTR" <abigai l.r .baca k@ustr .eop .gov>
Date :
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 17:19:36 -0400

Ms. Bacak, hello. I met ""it h Jamieso n Gree r tod ay, and he said Amb. Lighthizer was inte rested in
sitting do½'Il with the Chamber to discuss Chin a soon. He m enti one d Th ursday and Friday.
Unfor tunate ly, our key person - Jeremie Waterman, our VP for China - is out those days. Could
we possib le do this early nex t week?
Best, J ohn
John Murph y
Senior Vice Presid ent for In ternatio nal Policy
U.S. Chamb er of Comm erce
1615 H Stree t NW, Washingto n , D.C. 20062
email : jmur phy@uscba mb er .com
teleph one :
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"Re if, Timothy M . EOP/ UST R" <"/o =organi zatio n/ou =exchange administrative group
(fyd ibohf23spdlt)/cn =rec ip ients/cn =aed914c07c8e49e081ff3f208e147
45e-reif , timotN>
To :
"Sheridan , Michael (M.S.)" <msherid1@ford.com>

Cc:
"Biegun , Steph en (S .E.)" <sbiegun@ford .com>
Date:
Tue , 18 Jul 2017 20 :59:00 -0400

---------·--------

Michael, thi s is very useful. Good to see you both earlier and thanks very much . T.
From: Sher idan , Mich ael (M .S.) [ mailto:msher id l@ford.com ]
Sent: Tuesday , July 18, 2017 4:57 PM
To: Reif, Ti mo thy M. EOP/USTR <Timothy _ Reif@ ustr.eop.gov >
Cc: Biegu n, Stephen (S.E.) <sbiegu n @ford.com>
Subject: Battery Leads
Tim

I fo llowed up with our team he r e in t he DC office and t hey high light ed M ichael and Reuben as leads o n battery
t echn o log y. Bot h are with t he Departm ent of Energy.
Michael

M ichael Berube , Dir ector

Reube n Sarkar
Reuben.Sarkar@EE .Doe.Gov

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From:
"Smith, Jennifer Stuart" <jen nifer. stuart.s mith @citi.co m>

To:
"Mel le, John M. EOP/ USTR" <john _melle@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Wed, 19 Jul 2017 11 :52 :07 -0400
Hi John ,
So great to get the news be low 11 Co unt on Cit i's support throughout

the process.

Kind Rega rds,
Jennifer

Jennifer Smith
Director I Government

Affairs & Corporate

201 Sout h Biscayne Boulevard
Jennifer.stuart.smith@c
it i.com

I 29 th Floor

Citizens hip

I Miami,

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To:
"Re if, Timothy M . EOP/ UST R" <timothy_reif@ustr .eop .gov>
Date:
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Dear Tim:
Thanks so m uch for your t im e to day. We came away very encou rage d abou t the d iscussio n an d look forw ard to
wor ki ng with you and yo ur t eam i n the days ahead .
Al so, t han ks so much fo r looki ng int o th e stat us of my no m ination to ITAC. I've been tol d Secret ary Ross has signed
off on my and t he ot her seve n nom inations and now it 's up to Am bassador Ligh t hizer to review.
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To:
"Melle, John M. EOP/USTR" <John_melle@ustr.eop.gov>

Dale:

Th u, 20 Jul 2017 09:14: 19-0400
Yup . And stay slrong . You ;ire going to get (and already havt: gollen) a lot of arrows . Poor compe nsation for a man of your talents and
dedication . But I can tl1ink of tlObody better suited to deflec t them and keep stride.

STEPHE N LAMAR
Executi ve Vice Presi dent
740 6!!:!Slr eeL, NW
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On Jul 19, 2017 , at 12:51 P.M, Mell e, John M. EOP/U STR <.Tohn Melle ;a:.ustr.eop.g ov> wrote:
Tha nks . Shou ld be f un.
From : Steve Lamar [ma ilto:slamar@aafaglobal.or g)
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 12:28 PM
To: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John Melle@ustr .eop .gov >
Subje ct: FW: NAFTA talks to begin Aug. 16 in Was hingt on

Congratula tion s I I
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Executi ve Vice President
740 6th Street , NW
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The first ro und of negotiations amo ng the Un ited States , Cana da an d Mexico to reopen NAFT A will take
place beg innin g Aug. 16 in Washing ton, D.C. , the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced today.
John Melle, the assistant U.S. trade representat ive for the Western Hemisp here and a nearly 30 -year USTR
veteran , will serve as tJ1c United States' ch ief negotia tor.

TI1efive-da y ope ning roun d, which is schedu led to run thro ugh Aug. 20 , w ill begi n on the earl iest poss ib le
day after USTR wraps up its mandatory 90 -day cons u ltation period with Con gress.
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To:
Vict oria Barnes <victoria.barnes@gm.com> , "Melle , John M. EOP / UST R" <john _melle@ustr.eop .gov>, "Bernstein,
, "Fischer, Fred H. EOP/USTR" <fred_fische r@ ustr.eop .gov>
Jason A. EOP /US TR " <jason_bemstein@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc:
Seanor Reece <eleanor .reece@gm .com>, Brad Welling <brad.w e lling@gm .com>, Julia Jawors ki
<julia.jaworski@gm.com>
Date:
T hu, 20 Jul 20 17 05:49 :28 -04 00

Tori, thanks to you and your team for a highly useful eKchange. We appreciate your follow ups and also look
forward to continuing to wo rk with you going forward . T>
From: Victoria Barnes [m ailto:v ictor ia.barnes@gm.com1
Sent : We dnesday, July 19, 2017 5:24 PM
To: Melle, Joh n M . EOP/U STR <John_ Me ll e@us t r.e op .gov>; Reif, T imothy M. EOP/USTR
<Timo thy_R eif@ ustr.eop.gov> ; Berns t ein, Jason A . EOP/ USTR <Jason_ Bernste in@u st r .eo p.gov>; Fische r, Fred H.
EOP/USTR <Fred_F ische r @ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Eleanor Reece <e leano r.r eece@g m .com>; Brad Well ing <br ad. w elli ng@gm .com>; Juli a Jaworski
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Subject : Re: ROO Th ank You
*G entleme n
Tori Barn es
Execut ive Direct or , Federal Aff airs

On Jul 19, 2017, at 5:17 PM, V ict or ia Barn es <vict oria .barn es@g m .com > w ro t e :
Gent leman,
Th ank yo u very much for spend in g such a generous amount of t ime wit h us to da y to d iscuss rules of
orig in in the aut o indus t ry and the complexity of our supp ly chain.
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(b)(3) 19 USC 2155 (g)

In the mea ntim e, if you have more specific que st ion s or need addit io nal in forma ti on, don 't hesit at e to
reach ou t. W e lo ok forward to working with you th ro ugho ut t hi s proc ess .
Have a great night .
Best ,
Tori

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Date:
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Attachments:
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Deficit Review.pd! (882.11 kB); Linda Dempsey NAM NAFTA Testim ony June 27 2017.pdf (206.1 kB); NAM NAFTA Modernization
Comments 2017-06-12 DETAILED COMMENTS .pdf (968.24 kB); NAM NAFTA Modernization Comments 2017-06-12 Public
Submiss ion.pdf (978.34 kB)
Stewart,
Great chattin g. Per our conve rsatio n, attached are:
Our letters re the confirmation
Our trade deficit subm ission (look at t he India and China pieces for a quick slllmmary of our top priori t ies)
Our NAFTA comments (publi c and confidential) and my much shorter testimony that f lags really some of t he t op issues that
I thi nk will be our CEO's focu s in the conversation.
Don't hesitate to let me know if there's any additiona l information you may need for this meeting or on anything else.
I look forward to meeting in person .
Linda
Linda Menghetti Dempsey
National Association of Manufacturers
Vice President , International Economic Affairs
Email: ldem~Direct: (202) •
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"BREWER, CINDY A" <cb5455 @att.com>

To:
"Bacak , Abigail R. EOP/USTR" <abigail.r.bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Thu, 20 Jul 20 17 15:45 :16 -0400
Th is is Randall's office# . Thanks.
From : Bacak, Ab igail R. EOP/USTR [mai lto:Ab igai l. R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov)
Sent : Thu rsd ay, July 20, 2017 2:43 PM
To: BREWER, CINDY A <cb5455@att.com>
Subject: RE: Phone call w ith AT&T
He can do 6 pm- -- what number sho uld he call (he' ll do it o n the way home)
From : BREWER, CINDY A [mail to :cb54SS@a tt. com]
Sent: Thur sday , July 20, 2017 3:36 PM
To: Bacak, Abiga i l R. EOP/USTR <Ab igail.R.Bacak @ust r .eop.gov>
Subject : RE: Phone call w ith AT&T
I' m sor ry, Randall had t o go back into to a meeting . He can be avai lab le at 6:00pm ET or after .
From : Bacak, Ab igail R. EOP/USTR [mai lto :Abig ail.R.Bacak@ustr .eop .gov)
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 2:34 PM
To : BREWER, CINDY A <cb5455@a t t.com>
Subject: RE: Phone call with AT&T
He can do it now --- wh at is a number to call?
From : BREWER, CINDY A [m ail to: cb54S5@a tt.c om]
Sent: Thu rsday, July 20, 2017 3:30 PM
To: Bacak, Ab igai l R. EOP/USTR <Ab igail.R .Bacak@ ust r .eop.gov>
Subject : RE: Phone call w ith AT&T
Abby ,
Randall is not avai lable at 5:30pm eastern , but co u ld call at 6:00pm eastern. Wi ll that work?
Thanks.
Cindy
From : Bacak, Abi gail R. EOP/USTR [mai lto:Ab igail.R .Bacak@ustr.eop .gov ]
Sent : Thu rsday, July 20, 2017 2:25 PM
To : BREW ER, CINDY A <cb 5455@att .com>
Subject : RE: Phone call with AT&T
Ok-he

is on Capit ol hill in mee t ing s with some senator s-- t he senat ors showed up lat e .

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 Could you all do 5:30 pm eastern?
From: BREWER, CINDY A [mailto:cb5455@att.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 2:24 PM
To: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR <Abigail.R .Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject : RE: Phone call with AT&T
3:30pm ET/2:30pm CT is good for us. We will call you then.
From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR [mailto :Abig ail.R.Bacak@ustr .eop .gov]
Sent: Thur sday , July 20, 2017 1:22 PM
To: BREWER, CINDY A <cb54S5@att.com>
Subject : RE: Phone call with AT&T
We are ok for 3:30-if

you all are

From: BREWER, CINDY A [mai1to:cb54 55@a tt .com]
Sent: Thu rsday, July 20, 2017 8:16 AM
To: Bacak, Abiga i l R. EOP/USTR <Ab igail.R.Bacak @ust r.e op .gov>
Cc: DONOHO , WIN FIELD L <wd1243@a tt .com>
Subject: RE: Phone call with AT&T
Sure. We will plan to call you at 4 :45pm ET/3:45p m CT.

From: Bacak, Ab igail R. EOP/USTR [ma ilto:Abiga il. R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov ]
Sent : Thu rsday, July 20, 2017 7:15 AM
To: BREWER, CINDY A <cb5455@att.com>
Cc: DONO HO, WIN FIELD L <wd1243@att .com>
Subject: RE: Phone call with AT&T
It is possi ble to move the call to 4:45 pm eastern?
From : BREWER, CINDY A [mai1to:cb5455@att .com )
Sent: We dnesday, July 19, 201 7 12:04 PM
To: Bacak, Ab igai l R. EOP/USTR <Ab igail.R.Bacak@ust r.e op .gov>
Cc: DONOHO, WINFIELD L <wd1243@a tt. com>
Subject: RE: Phone call with AT&T
Will do. Thanks.
From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/U STR [rnai lto:Ab igail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: We dnesday, July 19, 2017 11:02 AM
To: BREWER, CINDY A <cb5455@att.com>
Cc: DONOHO, WINFIELD L <wd1243 @att. com>
Subject: RE: Phone call with AT&T
Why don't you all call my line and I will transfer you in ---

From : BREWER, CINDY A [mailto:cb54 5S@att .com)
Sent: We dnesday, July 19, 2017 12:00 PM
To: Bacak, Ab igai l R. EOP/USTR <Ab igail.R .Bacak@ust r.eop.gov>

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 Cc: DONOHO, WINFI ELD L <wdl243@att.com>

Subject: RE: Phon e call with AT&T
Thanks! Please let me know w hat number we should call. If you prefer t o place t he call, Randall's numbe r is (a

From: Bacak, Abiga il R. EOP/USTR [ma ilto:Abigai l. R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov ]

Sent : Wednesday, July 19, 2017 10:58 AM
To: BREWER, CINDY A <cb5455@att.com>
Cc: DONOHO , WINFIE LD L <wd1243@att. co m>
Subject: RE: Phone call with AT&T
It is confirmed.

From : BREWER, CINDY A [mailto:cb5455@att.com]

Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 11:56 AM
To: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR <Abigail.R .Bacak@ ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: DONOHO, WINFIELD L <wd1243@att.com>
Subject : RE: Phone call with AT&T
Hi Abby,
Just following up to see if we can confirm the cal I for to morrow at 3 :30pm ET/2 :30pmCT ?
Th anks.
Cin dy

From : BREWER, CINDY A

Sent: Tuesday , July 18, 2017 9 :17 AM
To: 'Baca k, Ab igail R. EOP/USTR' <Ab igai l. R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>;
Subject: RE: Phone call with AT& T

DONOHO, WINF IELD L <wd1243@att.com>

Thanks Abby. I assume the times provided are Eastern time? If so, Randal l is avai lab le 7/20 at 3:30pm ET/2:30pm
CT. Please let me know what number he should call, or if you prefer to plac e the call.
Th anks.
Cindy

Cindy Brewer
Execut ive Ass istant to Randall Stephenson
Cha irman & CEO
AT & T Inc .
208 S. Akard Street, Suite 400
Dallas, TX 75202
Cynthia.brewer@att
.co m

From : Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR [mai lt o:Abig ail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 20 17 9 :14 AM
To: DONOHO, WIN FIELD L <wd1243@att.com>
Cc: BREWER, CINDY A <cb5 4SS@att.com>
Subject : RE: Phone call with AT&T

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 I have openings 7/20 at 3:30 and 7/21 at 1:30 or 5 pm.

From: DONOHO, WINFIELD L [mai lto:wd 1243@at t .co m )

Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 10 :08 AM
To: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR <Abi gail.R. Bacak@ustr.eop .gov>
Cc: BREWER, CINDY A <cb5 4SS@att.com>
Subject : Phone call with AT&T

H i Abby,
Ju st follo wing up on the request for Randall Stephenson, Chairman and CEO of AT&T to ta lk wi th
Amba ssa dor Lighth izer regarding NAFTA and related issues with regard to Me xico.
Is there a tim e this week that would be con ve nient for the Ambass ado r?
I've add ed Mr. Stephe nson's Executi ve Assis tant Cindy Brewer , to thjs ema il to help coordinate schedules.
We look forward to hearing from you .
Thanks for your help Abby.
All the best,
Wendy

Wendy Donoho
AV P- Federa l Relat ions-AT&T
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 Manufac turers
L in da Demps ey

Vice Presi dent
International Economic Affa irs

Filed via l1lWW.r egu lations.gov

May 10 , 2017
Mr. Patric k Kirwan
Director , T rad e Promot ion Coordinating Committee Secretariat
U.S. Department of Com m erce
140 1 Constitution Ave. , NW
Wash ing to n, D.C . 20230

Re : DOC 2017-0003 ; Comments on Admin istratio n Report on Significan t Trad e De fici ts
and Reque st to Appear at Publ ic Hea rin g
De ar M r. Kirwan :
In accordance with the Federa l Register notice regard ing the above-captioned docket , the
Nat ional Association of Man ufac turers submits these comments to a id in the pre paratio n of th e
admin istrat ion 's report on sig nifica nt trade de fici ts, as mandated by Execut ive Order 1378 6 of
March 31 , 2017 .
I als o requ est the opportun ity to appe ar at the public hear ing on May 18. A sum mary of tha t
tes tim o ny is also attached.
If you have any comments, please do not hes itate to co ntact me .

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 Manu fact ur ers
Comments of the National Association of Manufacturers Regarding
Administr ation Report on Significant Trade Defic its
(Docket DOC 2017-0003 )
May 10, 2017
The Natio n al A ssocia tion of Manufactu rers (NAM) is the larges t manufacturing associa tion in the
United States, re prese nting over 14,000 m anufactu rers small and large in eve ry industria l sector
and in all 50 states . Manufa ctur ing emp loys more than 12 milli on women and men ac ross the
count ry, contrib uting more than $2.17 trillion to the U.S. economy an nually. If U.S. manufacturing
were a se p arate country, it wou ld be the ninth-largest economy in the world .
The NAM welcomes the opportun ity to provide inpu t to aid in the prepa ration of the admin istr ation
report on sig nificant trade defici ts pursuan t to Execut ive Order 13786 on March 31, 2017 . The NAM
has laid out detailed po licy bluepr ints to provide th e administration a nd Congress wit h the roadmap
to make manu factu ring in America stronger through its Competing to Win series .1 Th ese bluep rints
seek to improv e U.S. competi tiv eness ac ross the economy through a focus on both domest ic and
international pol icie s . The NAM 's Competing to Win: Trade in Focus provides an important overview
of NAM's priori ties for a compe titiv e intern ational trade po licy .2
Th is submission is segmen ted into two pa rts. The firs t part exam ines the overa ll trade and
invest ment landscape, the trade deficit and other fa ctors that may be used to evaluate the success
of current trad e relationships. T he seco nd part provid es an individua l analysis of eac h of th e 12
countries and the European Un ion (EU) iden tified in th e F ederal Re,giste r notice as hav ing a
merchand ise goods trade defic it over $ 10 bill ion .

I.

The Global Trade Landscape , Trade Deficits and Key Features to Examine in Trading
Rel ation ship s

A. The Growth of the Global Economy , Manufacturing

and Trade

Globa l eco nomi c growth ove r the last quarte r century ha s lift ed hundr eds of m illion s of peop le
around the world out of poverty. S ince 2000, such grow th has pro pelled a lmos t 600 mi llio n
people, mostly in Asia , into the midd le class .3 While globa l eco nom iic g rowt h and wo rld tra de
and inv estment flows have slowed rece nt ly, forecasts con tinue to predic t subs tanti al growth
worldwide , with 75 percent of tha t g rowth expected to take place ou tside the Unite d States.
Globa l economic grow th has created record levels of demand for advan ced and high- qu ality
consumer and durab le manufac tu red goods tha t range from pers ona l care , me dic al equ ipment
and food products that mee t co nsum er demand to major capi tal and electr ical equ ipment that
1The NAM's Compe ting to Win blueprints can be accessed at http ://www.nam.org/Data-andR eports /Compet ing-to-Win/Compet ing-to-Win/ .
2 Comp eting to Win : Trade in Focus (2016) , accessed at http://www .nam.org/ D ata- andReports /Co mpe ting -to-Win/Polic y-Wh ite- Pa per-Trade/.
3 htt ps ://www.allianz.com/v
144421583 7000/med ia/eco nom ic resea rch/pUJblications/ speclals/en/ AGWR20

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 build new citie s and mode rni ze infrastructure. T han ks to global , bilatera l and reg io nal trade
agreemen ts that have lowe red bar riers and se t bas ic ru les of commerce , and to imp roved
tele commun ications and tra nsportat ion se rv ices that better co nnect global cus tomers and
sup plie rs, manufactur ers in the United States have alrea dy been able to benefit substant ially
from this growt h beyond our borde rs . As shown in Fi gure 1, manufacturers in the Un ited States
have been ab le to quadruple exports since 1980, supporti ng a quadrupl ing of U.S.
ma nufacturin g prod uction .
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Sources: Bureau of Economic Ana lysi s, U.S. Co mm erce Department (20 15 data ), Unite d Nations
Databas e (for output data before 199 7), World Trade Organization (for export data be fore 2002)

The growt h of U.S. man ufa ctu red good s ex po rts and production support millions of good pa ying
jobs, with the average manufactu ring worker in the Unit ed States earning 27 percen t more - or
$ 8 1, 280 annually, includ ing pay and benefits - than the ave rage work er earned in all nonfarm
ind us tries in 2015 .4 Manufac turing in th e United States provides reward ing and meaningful
caree rs and supports commu nities throughout all 50 states , althoug 1h it is also tran sfo rming as it
adapts to a cha nging worl d at home and abroad. Notably, expo rt-rela ted jobs have also been
demonstrated to pay on averag e 18 to 20 percent more than jobs no t related to exports . 5

NAM , Top 20 Facts about Manufacturing , acces se d at http://www .nam.org/Newsroom / Facts -About Manufacturing/ .
6 See e.g .. U.S. Department of Commerce , The Role of Exports in the U .S. Ec ono my (May 13 , 20 14) ,
accessed at http://trade.gov/neinextl role -of-expot is-in-u s-economy.p df; Berna rd, A. and J.B . Je ns en,
(1999) : "Exce pti on al Ex porter Perfo rma nce: Caus e, Effec t, or Both?" Journal of Internat ional
Economics 47 : 1-25; Riker, David , (20 10): '' Do Jobs in Export Indust ries St ill Pay More? And Why?"
Man ufacturi ng and Servic es Econo mics Brief, Intern atio nal Tr ade Admi nistration, U.S. Department of
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 Just as U.S. manufactur ing and trade have grown, so too has wor ldl man ufac tu ring production
and trade in manufactured goods. Global manuf actu ring value-added production has grown
substantially, and th e United Sta tes continues to occupy a strong share of it. Even though it
represe nts only five per cen t of wor ld populat ion and ten percen t of t he global economy, the
Un ited States accou nts for 16.9 percent of glob al manuf acturing value-added output. 6
T rade in manufac tured goo ds is increasingly part of th e globa l economy. As shown in Figure 2,
wor ld trade in manufactured goods equa ls about $1 1.4 trillion , of wh ich the Uni te d States
accounts fo r about 9 .5 percent.

~lgur ~ 2 : WC>rld
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Source : World Trade Organiza tion , Exports of Manu factur es

Wh ile this ana lys is focuses largely on manufac tu ring trade , it is importa nt to note that there is a
comp lemen tarity between the manufacturing , serv ices and ag ricultura l sec tors of th e U .S.
economy, both domestica lly and inte rn ationally. Services are a critical mechanism to enab le
ma nufacturers to finance, deliver and distri bute prod uc ts across the co untry and the world and
ma ny othe r serv ices, suc h as co nform ity assess ment, profess ional a nd othe r serv ices help
boos t th e manufa ctur ing eco nomy. Ag ricultur e provides some of the key raw inpu ts to
manufac tured food, beve rag e and other product ion. Finally, both the serv ices and agriculture
sec tors are important pur chasers of U.S . ma nufactured g oods as well , so when services and
agricu lture grow , so too can manu factu ring prod uction.
B. Understand ing the Trade Deficit
Both U.S . exports and imp orts of goods have subs tan tially increased ove r past decades, w ith
imports start ing to outpace U.S. goods exports in the ea rly 1970s, prod ucin g an overall goods
trade defici t of $749.9 billion, and a manufac tur ed goods deficit of $657.7 billion in 2016.

(2010) , accessed at
http: /l www.trade.gov /mas/ian/build/q roups/p ubli c/@tg ian/documents/webconte nt/tq ian 003208 .pdf.
6 World Bank , Wo rld De velopmen t Indica tors , accessed at http://wdl.worldbank.org
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 ~igur~ 3 : U.S: Good s. Exports _and !mpo _
rt~, U.~~ $ miUions, 1_960 ~o 2016
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1. U.S. Manufactured Goods Exports
U.S. goods exports have qua drup led since 1980 (as show n in Figure 1) and more than doub led
sin ce the 1990s , reaching near ly $ 1.3 tr illion in 2016 . Overa ll, U.S . ma nufactured goods expo rts
comp rised 9.9 percent of g lobal export s of manufact ure d goods in 2015. 7
U.S. manufactu red goods exports have grown in num erous sectors , incl uding energy products ,
pharmaceut ica ls, medi cal equ ipm ent, aut o parts , aerospa ce and automob ile s and
communications eq uipment, as shown in Fig ure 4 .

7

World Trad e Or ganizat ion , Statis t ic Database, accessed at

http://stat.wto.org/Home/WSDBHome.aspx?Language=E.
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 ~igur~ 4 : U.S: Manufactu_ring ~oo~ s Exp(?rt Growth (by _valu_e),
0%

%, 1_997

to ~016 ..

100% 200% 300% 400% 500% 600% 700% 800% 900%

Petroleum & Coal Products
Pharmace utic als & Medici nes
Medical Equipment & Suppli es
Misc . Manufac t ured Commodit ies
Other Nonfe rrous Metals
Motor Veh icle Bodies & Trai lers
Ae rospace Pro duc ts & Parts
Mo t or Vehi cles
Communications Equipmen t
Fabr icated M etal Products
Electr ical Equip. & Com ponents
Plasti cs
Railroad Rolli ng St ock
Iron & Steel
Chemic.als
Food & Beverages
Engine, Turbine & Pow er Tran sm . Equip.
Rubber Products
Navig. , Measu re, Lab & Control Instruments

-

Furnitu re

-

Source : U.S. Commerce Department

U.S. manufactured goods exports have supported growth across U. S. man ufactu ring sect or s
from e lectrical ma ch inery, capita l eq uipment and me dical and scien tific inst rume nts to fo od ,
comp uter products, and tra nsporta tion eq uipment such as cars , trains and trucks (Figu re 5) .

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ed 1 %, 19_
80 to _2016
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200%

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Enerey Products
Chem icals

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Computer and El~ctronics
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Pri nt ing and Related Activities
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U.S. man ufactu red goods exports are imp orta nt not j ust to larg e compan ies , but also to the
small- and med ium-s ized co mp anies that make up the vast maj ority of manufact uring firms . Of
the more than 73,000 manufacturing firms in the United States that exporte d in 20 14, 70,700 (or
96 .5 percen t) were categori zed as small or med ium-sized manufacturers .11
Overa ll, the United States exports m ore than half of
about half - or six million - U.S. manu factu ring jobs
loca l co mm unities. On av erage , man ufacturing j obs
benefits, higher th an the avera ge wag es of $63 ,830

its total manufacturi ng outp ut, sup porting
and contributing dire ctly to the success of
pay $81 ,289 an nually, in clud ing pay and
in all no nf arm in dus tries. 9

Globally , the United States is th e th ird larges t m anufac tured goods exporte r wo rldwide after
Chi na and Germany (based on 20 15 da ta) . The Uni ted State s lags !behin d many of its larges t
trading partners when it co mes to export intensity , w hi ch is a meas ure of the propo rtion of a
country's value -added outp ut that is exported, rela tive to total domes tic production . T he United
Sta tes sells far mo re int o its large and robust domes tic ma rket, while ex porting fa r less of its
out put th an other major trading partners as shown in Figu re 6.

U .S. Depa rtment of Commerce , compi led from da ta accessed at
http ://tse .ex:p ort .gov/EDB/S elect.Reports.aspx?DA T A= ExporterD B.
9 Nationa l Associa tion of Manufac turer s, Top 20 Facts about Manufacturing,
comp iled from the Burea u of
Econom ic Analys is and Bureau of Labor Stat isti cs, accessed at http:/ /www.nam.o rg/Newsroom /F acts8

About-Manufacturlng/.
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 Figure 6: Manufactured

Goods Export Intensity, 2015, Index, United States= 100

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0
The United States ranks 13th out of the top 15th manufacturing

Source:

economies

United Nations and World Trade Organization

With continued economic growth overseas and an improvement in U.S. competitiveness,
manufacturers in the United States seek to continue to increase exports overseas to tap into a
greater share of the world market in manufactured goods. Moving forward on the policies and
actions set forth in the in the NAM's Competing to Win: Trade in Focus blueprint are important
to improving U.S. competitiveness. Manufactures would greatly benefit from coordinated
commercial advocacy across the U.S. government, improved trade promotion coordination
between state and federal governments and better access to user-friendly market data to help
promote small business access to overseas markets.
Furthermore, countries such as Germany, Mexico and China are much more active in
negotiating market-opening trade agreements with more countries than the United States,
making their exports more competitive in markets where they have agreements and the United
States does not. Indeed, the United States has a trade agreement deficit with most major
trading partners. Of the more than 270 trade agreements worldwide, the United States is party
to only 14 free trade agreements with 20 countries. Notably, every member of the EU has tariffand barrier free access to all other 27 EU nations, as well as being part of free trade
agreements with more than 40 countries. The EU is also actively negotiating trade agreements
with a number of markets critical for U.S. exports, including an updated agreement with Mexico
and a new agreement with Japan, and recently concluded negotiations with Vietnam. Mexico
has free trade agreements with more than 40 countries, while China has free trade agreements
with 20 countries, partial free trade agreements with another four countries and is in numerous

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 active negot iatio ns. 10 As explained fu rth er be low, this trade agreement def icit puts U.S .
ma nufa ctured goods exports at a significant dis advantage comp ared to U.S. com peti tors
overseas.
2.

U.S . Impo rts of Manufactured Goo ds

U.S . import s of manu fac tur ed goods have also su bsta ntially incre ased in recent decades,
reaching $1 .913 trillio n in 2016 - thoug h that fi gure re presents a dro p from its peak of $1.946
trillion in 2015.
U. S. imports of manufac tur ed goods have increased in numerous sec tors , inclu ding
commun ic ations eq uip ment , pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, re frigeration equipment,
furni ture , hous eho ld applian ces and auto parts , as sho wn in Fig ure 7.
Figure 7'. U.S. Manufacturing

Goods Import Growth , %, 1997 to 2016
0%

1000/4

200%

300%

400%

500%

600%

700%

800%

Commun ic ations Equipmen t
Pharmace ut icals & M edici nes
Medic al Equi pment & Supp li es
HVAC & Refr igerat io n Equi p .
Furn it ure
Househol d Applianc es
Mo tor Veh icle Bodies & Tra i lers
Electric Lighting Equipmen t
Rubber Pro du cts
Plastics
Food & Beverag es
Navig ., Mea sure, Lab & Control lnstrn ment s
Engine, Turbine & Pow er Tran sm . Equip.
Elect rical Equi p. & Components
Pet ro le um & Co al Pro ducts
Fabr icated M etal Pro du cts
Oth er No nfe rrous Metals
M otor Veh icle Part s
Othe r Machine ry
Aeros pace Prod ucts & Part s

.

.

Source: U.S. Commerce Departme nt
U.S. imp orts of manufa ctur ed goods have multip le impacts on the U .S econo my and its
ind ustr ies, workers and consume rs. In some cases , impo rts co mp ete direct ly wi th m anu fa cturers
in the United Sta tes, j ust as U.S . expo rts compe te with manufactu ring ove rseas . Manufacturers
in the United States have long sup ported open ma rkets at home and arou nd th e wor ld that allow
all players to compete fairly on a leve l playing field, wh ich h elps driv e inn ovation, pr oduct ivity
and stronger manufacturing overall.
Unfo rtunately, some impo rt compe tition is fu eled by fore ign marke t- disto rting and discrim inat ory
trade practices that create unfa ir advantages for fo reign manufacturing production at th e
exp ense of manufa ct urers, workers and comm un ities in the Un ited States. Unde r these
10 Data com pil ed from World Trade Organizatio n, Regional Tr ade Ag reeme nts databa se, accessed at
http:/ /rtals.wto.org/U 1/Pub llcMalntaln RT AHome.aspx/ .

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 circumstances, the NAM has long supported robust U.S. government action to address the
underlying causes of the distortions and supports full enforcement of domestic trade rules ,
including antidumping and countervailing duty rules, and the stronger anti-evasion enforcement
provisions that the NAM strongly supported as part of the 2016 Trade Facilitation and Trade
Enforcement Act , consistent with international obligations.
In other instances , U.S. manufactured goods imports can provide overall benefits for
manufacturers and the economy , by providing necessary inputs to manufacturing processes to
boost competitiveness . For example, some imports represent products that are not available or
manufactured in the United States . Congress recognized the importance of these imports in the
enactment at the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 that provides a process
to eliminate for three years U.S. tariffs on imports of products, either finished goods or inputs,
not produced or available in the United States. The NAM is working right now with various U .S.
government agencies and Congress to support that process and ensure enactment later this
year of a Miscellaneous Tariff Bill that would remove U.S. tariffs on manufacturing inputs and
other products not produced or available in the United States.
Of particular note in this regard are imports of raw materials, components and other inputs - not
available or produced in the United States - that are required for manufacturers to produce highvalue finished goods in the United States. Imports of such products may be required when
domestic production is not available or does not produce to required specifications (such as
grade, thickness, size or quantity) that finished goods manufacturers require. In some cases, it
could take many years before these materials could be produced in sufficient commercial
quantities in the United States . The importation of these non-available raw materials and inputs
enables manufacturers in the United States to create high-paying U.S. jobs and produce highvalue finished manufactured goods for sale across America and to markets overseas. The NAM
opposes government policies that unfairly limit the availability or raise the cost of necessary
manufacturing inputs.

3.

Inbound and Outbound

Investment

As manufacturers weigh the overall commercial relationship with any partner country , of which
the trade balance is a component, they also look carefully at foreign direct investment (FOi).
Both inward FOi in the United States and outbound U.S. FOi contribute significantly to the
strength of U.S. manufacturing, including U.S. exports.
The United States is the largest recipient of FOi in the world, with $348 billion in inbound FOi
flows in 2015 based on data compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, of which $243
billion was in manufa cturing. On a historical-cost basis, accumulated inbound U.S. investment
reached $3.13 trillion in 2015 , of which $ 1.22 trillion was in manufacturing. Such investment
directly supports manufacturing facilities and activities here in the United States - and 2.4
million manufacturing jobs across the country a nd $248 billion in manufactured goods exports.

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The United States is also the largest outbound investor, wi th approximately $5 trillion in
accumulated stocks overseas as of 2015, of which 13 percent (or $661 billion) was in
manufacturing. Of that, 69 percent was invested in Europe, Canada and Japan and other highincome countries. U.S. investors overseas provide important contributions to the U.S. economy
and manufa cturing in particular . These companies :

11 Data compiled from Bureau of Econom ic Analys is, International Data database, accessed at
https ://bea.qov/iT able/ iTabl e.cfm ?Re qlD=2& step= 1#r eaid=2&s tep = 1&isu ri= 1.

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Export 47 percent of all U.S. manufactured goods sold overseas ($660 billion in 2014);
Produce approximately $1.363 trillion or nearly 65 percent of all U.S. private-sec tor
value-added manufacturing output in 2014;
Expend nearly $269 billion on research and development (R&D) in the United States in
2014 , of which 68 percent (or $183 billion) was spent by manufacturers;
Invest in cap ital expansion , expending $713.5 billion or 24 percent of all investment in
new property, plants and capital equipment in the United States in 2014 ; and
Pay U.S. manufacturing workers on average $96,030, or about 18 percent more than
average U.S . manufacturing wages in 2014. 12

For many companies, overseas investment is critical in supporting their efforts to export their
products successfully or to access critical inputs. In some industry sectors, such as energy ,
natural resources or foreign infrastructure development, foreign investment is the only way
American manufacturers can access the resources they need to grow and support downstream
manufacturing. For many other manufacturers, foreign investment is necessary to compete with
local players to reach foreign consumers as they can set up their own distribution networks, can
tailor products to the local consumer and can more efficiently and successfully win sales. Not
surprisingly , the vast majority of U.S. manufactu ring investment overseas is in high-income and
high-wage countries where consumers can purchase higher levels of U.S. goods.
That U.S. investment abroad is largely focused on reaching foreign customers is borne out by
the data: year-after-year sales by U.S. foreign affiliates are almost entirely made to customers
outside the United States: some 94 percent of the $4.6 trillion in sales in 2014. Those sales
overseas, helps drive U.S. manufacturing exports, production and higher paying U.S. jobs.
Without this foreign investment, many of these goods would not be sold by American companies
at all, or would use foreign, not U.S. content. As a consequence, foreign investment is a
powerful tool for manufacturers in the United States to access growing foreign markets , while
growing benefits for manufacturing and workers in the United States.
4.

Origins of the Trade Deficit

As the Executive Order indicated, trade deficits arise from many factors. While the Executive
Order focuses on unfair trade distortions, as discussed below , there are many major factors that
impact and cause changes in the U.S. trade deficit over time , including:
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•
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Overall domestic economic conditions and standards of living ;
Domestic consumption and purchasing compared with savings rates; and
The price of goods in the market, which is, in turn, impacted by exchange rates ,
domestic structural issues (e.g., taxation , regulation) and openness to international
trade.

The strength of the U.S. economy and consumption habits of its citizens play a role in
determining trade deficits. The United States remains the largest economy in the world, with a
GDP of more than $18 trillion in 2015, according to World Bank data, compared to China ($11.1
trillion) , Japan ($4.4 trillion), Germany ($3.4 trillion) and the United Kingdom ($2.9 trillion). 13
Since the Great Recession , the U.S. economy has recovered more robustly than most other
parts of the world, enabling it to maintain one of the highest standards of living among major

12
13

Id.
World Bank , GDP 2015 (US$) accessed at http://d ata.w orld ban k .o rg/in dicat or/NY.GDP .MK TP .CD.

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 industrial economies, with 2015 per capita GDP of$56,116, compared to China ($14,450) ,
Japan ($40 ,763), Germany ($47,377) and the United Kingdom ($41 ,801 ). 14
With its large and robust economy, the United States is also the largest consuming country in
the world , responsible for about 10 percent of world's total consumption, even though the United
States population is only about five percent of the world total. The United States is also widely
acknowledged as a more consumption-driven
economy , with low or at times negative savings
rates that fall below those in most major foreign countries. With the largest economy and market
in the world and its consumption-driven
economy , it is no surprise that the United States imports
more than any other country in the world .
The United States' relatively open and market-driven economy is a significant factor in keeping
inflation low and creating and maintaining access to manufactured goods as well as inputs at
competitive prices. Price competition in the United States is also much more robust than in most
other countries in the world, meaning U.S. consumers have access to competitively priced
products, helping drive greater consumption. In contrast , consumers in other markets have
reduced access to competitively priced domestic and foreign products , due to internal and
foreign barriers, dampening consumption and their ability to buy U.S . manufactured goods.
In this way , market openness also impacts the overall ability to export and import into markets.
The United States has generally low trade barriers, with an average applied import tariff of 3.2
percent on manufacturing goods imports and more than two-thirds of manufactured goods
imports entered duty-free in 2016. This relative openness means that imports can enter more
easily than some markets overseas. Yet it does maintain high tariffs in particular areas and has
other formal restraints on overall trade, such as major limitations on imports of sugar, that have
a very negative impact on the ability of U .S . food and beverage manufacturers to access fairly
priced inputs around the world. Overall, the United States still retains more significant barriers to
trade than 55 other countries, including Germany , Canada and Mexico, according to the World
Economic Forum (WEF) Global Trade Enabling Report 2016. 15
Manufacturers in the United States also face significant trade- and market-distorting
barriers
overseas , as detailed in the NAM's submission on trade barriers, 16 which make it more difficult
to compete in foreign markets. Notably, the WEF Global Trade Enabling Report 2016 finds that
U.S. exporters face overall higher barriers in foreign markets than 119 other countries. 17 The
NAM has provided detailed comments on many of these barriers in various submissions to the
U.S. government, including country-by-country
challenges. 18
14 World Bank , GDP Per Capita 2015 (US$) , accessed at
http://data .wor ldbank .org/indicator/NY.GDP .PCAP.CD .
15 World Economic Forum, Global Trade Enabling Report 2016, Pillar 1: Domestic Market Access,
accessed at http://re ports.w efo rum .org/glob al-enab ling-trade-rep ort-201 6/en a bl ing-trad erankinqs/#series=E T I.A.0 1.
1n National Associat ion of Manufacturers, Submiss ion to Office of the U.S. Trade Representative National
Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (USTR-2016-0007), October 27, 2016, accessed at
http://documents .nam.o rg/l EA/NAM NTE Commen ts 2016 FINAL.pdf .
17 _Lg_
., Pillar 2: Foreign Mar ket Access, accessed at http//re ports .weforum.org/qlobal-e nabli ng-tradereport-20 16/enab ling-t rade-ra nkings/#se ries= ET I.A.02 .
18 See National Association of Manufacturers, Submission to Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (USTR-2016-0007) , October 27 , 2016,
accessed at http://docume nts.nam .org/lEA/NAM NTE Comments 2016 FINAL. pdf: National Association
of Manufacturers, Submission to Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's 2017 Special 301 Review
(USTR-20 16-0026), February 8, 2017 , accessed at
http://docu ments.nam.o rg/lEA/ NAM 20 17 Special 301 Comments .pdf ; National Association of
Manufacturers, "Pre-Hearing Statement of Linda Dempsey," U.S. International Trade Commission
Investigation No. 332-561 (Global Digital Trade I: Market Opportunities and Key Foreign Trade

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 Regarding exchange rates, the NAM recognizes that the long-term misalignment of currencies
can lead to global imbalances. The prolonged undervaluation of currencies confers an artificial
advantage on an economy's exports as well as resulting in increased domestic inflationary
pressure and the misallocation of capital. Given increased global economic integration, these
negative effects can have far-reaching consequences on global growth and prosperity. The
NAM supports work by the U.S. government to ensure that exchange rates reflect market forces
and are determined by the marketplace. Governments should not engage in protracted
intervention to counter market forces and maintain misaligned exchange rates for their
currencies.
5.

Impact of Trade Deficits

For the United States, trade deficits are largely correlated with the growth of the U.S. economy,
meaning trade deficits expand as the U.S. economy grows and, conversely , trade deficits fall
during periods of recession or economic weakness. Thus , when the U.S. economy has grown ,
the trade def icit has typically expanded as U.S . economic activity and consumption grow , while
the trade def icit has shrunk when the U.S. economy has showed slower growth.
Similarly, trade deficits are not correlated with U.S. employment. As shown in Figure 8 , the trade
balance and the unemployment rate have been historically negatively correlated. When the U.S.
economy has been growing, more workers are employed and unemployment has decreased ,
while the trade deficit increased as businesses and consumers purchased more items, including
imports. The opposite has been the case when the economy weakens.

Restrictions) , March 28 , 2017, accessed at http://doc um ents .nam.org/lENNAM
Hear ing Statem ent on G lobal Digi tal T rade FINAL.pd f.

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 Figure 8 : U.S. Trade Deficit and the Unemployment Rate, 1980- ,2016
(Left Ax is: Trade Deficit in Billions of Dollars, Right Ax is: Unemployment Rate)
$900

12%

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10%
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unem ployment Rate (Annual Average)

Source: U.S. Commerce Department, Bure au of Labor Statistics

Fu rthermore , it is also important to recognize the relati onsh ip between trade deficit s and fore ign
investmen t. As explained below , some of the countries with whic h the Un ited States has a
significant trade deficit (including Japan and Germany) are also countries from which the United
States ha s more inb ound investment support ing U.S.-bas ed manufactu ring th an outbound
investmen t (i.e. , a significant inves tment surplus in manufactur ing) . Such inward investment
sup po rted 2 .54 million jobs in 2014 , acco rding to the most re cen t Bureau of Economic Analysis
data available.
C. Factors Important

to Evaluating

Trading

Relationships

Given the complicated nature of fa cto rs that influence trade deficits , the NAM targets its efforts
on improving the global competitiveness of manufacturers in th e United States. In particular , the
NAM targets work on improving the domestic fundamentals of the U.S . economy , such as tax,
regulatory , workforce and infra structure issues, an d on seeking the elimination of foreign
ma rket-distort ing acti vities and foreign trade barriers tha t give rise to unfair tra de and lim it U.S.
access overseas.
The NAM has typically focused on larger markets where distortions and bar rier s are most
concerning, regard less of whether there is a trade deficit. Coun tries like China and India are
certainly a major focus, but so are countries with which the United States do es not have a
significant trade deficit , such as Brazil, Turkey and Argentina . Eac h of the se cou ntries maintain
significant distortions and barriers to the de trime nt of manufacturers in the United States.
When markets are open and rules of fa ir competition and equal opportunity are e nforc ed for all,
manufac turers in the United States can and do succee d. Consider that more than half of the

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 U.S. manufacturing workforce depends upon exports for their jobs and nearly half of all U.S.
manufactured goods exports are sold just to the 20 countries that have reduced or eliminated
most barriers through free trade agreements (FTAs) with the United States, even though those
countries represent just ten percent of the global economy. Put another way, those 20 countries
buy nearly eight times more U.S. manufactured goods per capita than the rest of the world.
Trade with these countries overall is relatively balanced.
For that reason, the NAM seeks trade- and related policies and agreements that:
•

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•

Open markets overseas through raising standards, ensuring fairness and equal
opportunity and halting and turning back the growth of foreign market-distorting
practices;
Enforce the global rules of trade , including domestic trade rules and international
agreements so that all trading partners play by the rules; and
Improve the cost competitiveness of manufacturers through improved customs,
financing, export control and other policies.

As discussed with the countries identified by the administration for this study, the NAM looks at
several factors to evaluate the relative health of the trading relationship , including trade and
investment flows relative to the size of the economy; U.S. competitiveness in the market
compared to other major countries; the existence of trade barriers or other market-distorting
activities and standards reflecting transparency, the protection and enforcement of rules related
to property, including intellectual property and U.S . investment, and fair competition. The next
section will examine each country in light of these factors and those identified in the Federal
Register notice. For more specific details on NAM country priorities, please see recent NAM
submissions on specific trade barriers. 19
II. Country-by-Country

Analysis

The U.S. trade and investment relationship with each of the individual countries and EU that
were identified by the Federal Register are examined below based on several factors. Of
particular note are the following:
•

Existence and Full Implementation of Trade Agreements: Each of the 12 countries and
the EU is a member of the WTO , with the same commitments regarding overall WTO
rules and individualized commitments on tariffs. Canada , Korea and Mexico also have
much more detailed FT As with the United States that have set higher standards in
numerous areas that improve U.S. competitiveness in those markets and limit distorting
government activity; FT As also provide for duty-free entry of products. lit is important that
the United States ensure full implementation of these agreements and use the
mechanisms within the agreements, including committee work and dispute settlement to
resolve issues quickly and fully.
In addition, the EU, Japan, Switzerland and Taiwan also participate with the United
States, Canada and Korea in the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) that
provides reciprocal access to each other's government procurement agreement. The

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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFT A) also provides the United States
reciprocal access to Mexico's and Canada's government procurement markets . Without
the GPA or FT A government procurement commitments , manufacturers in the United
States are oftentimes largely, if not wholly , excluded from government procurements
overseas. Manufacturers across many sectors view access to foreign procurement
markets as particularly important, particularly given WTO estimates that government
procurements oftentimes account for 10-to-15 percent of an economy's GDP. 20
Relative Size of Trading Relationship, particularly U.S. Exports, to Size of Foreign
Economy/Population:
Any analysis of the size of exports, imports and trade balance
must consider the relative size of the economies involved. For example, countries like
Mexico and Taiwan are outsized purchasers of U.S. manufactured goods exports
compared to the relative small size of their economy.
Growth of U.S. Exports over Time: The overall trajectory of the trading relationship is
also an important consideration. For example, U.S. manufactured goods exports have
grown substantially from 2002 to 2016 in terms of actual value to a number of countries
on this list: Mexico ($120.9 billion increase since 2002), EU ($105 billion) , Canada
($88.9 billion) , China ($67.6 billion), Korea ($15.6 billion), India ($15.2 billion) and
Switzerland (11.6 billion).
U.S. Share of Foreign Economy's Worldwide Imports: It is also important to consider the
relative size of U .S. manufactured goods exports to a foreign country compared to other
foreign suppliers. In the case of Canada and Mexico, for example, the United States is
by far the largest supplier to their markets, providing 51 and 43 percent respectively of
all manufactured goods imports purchased by Canada and Mexico respectively. This is a
sign of an extremely positive relationship with those countries. By contrast , the U.S.
share of import markets in Malaysia is just 9.5 percent and has declined steadily over
the last two decades, while China's market share in Malaysia, as well as in Vietnam, has
increased in part through its conclusion of trade agreements with both countries. The
United States ' overall export weakness in several of these markets is evident from the
fact its share of many of these countries' total imports is less than the U.S . average
import penetration of 9.5 percent: India, Indonesia, Switzerland, Taiwan , Thailand and
Vietnam.
Foreign Direct Investment: Another important factor to examine in reviewing individual
trading relationships are FOi flows , both inbound and outbound. Trading partners such
as Japan, Switzerland and the EU are substantial investors in manufacturing in the
United States and provide good-paying manufacturing jobs. These countries also invest
substantially in U.S. research and development, facilities and equipment. Foreign-owned
manufacturing facilities creates jobs and economic activity in the United States, and are
also large exporters from the United States. Strong inward FOi is a sign of the strength
of the bilateral relationship. As discussed above, as well, U.S. investment in overseas
markets is also critical to grow U.S. manufacturing by improving access and expanding
exports and good-paying jobs in the United States . In economies where the United

WTO, WTO and Government Procurement, accessed at
https ://www .wto.org/engli sh/trat op e/qp roc e/qproc e.htm .

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States has significant investment, it has been able to expand exports as well as
providing benefits at home.
U.S. Content Contained in U.S. Imports: Over the last several decades there has been a
sharp increase in trade in inputs across borders, even though that data is not easily
captured in overall trade data flows . Such imports of inputs is critical in supporting U.S .
manufacturing for both domestic consumption and further export . For several countries
examined below, a substantial portion of the value of U.S. imports actually originated in
the United States. For example, nearly 40 percent of the value of Mexican imports into
the United States is content that originates in the United States. For Canada, that
number is a robust 25 percent. For most of the rest of the world , including the countries
identified in this analysis, the value of U.S. content in U.S. imports is in the low single
digits .
Tariff Rates on U.S. versus Worldwide Goods: The United States has FTAs with three of
the 12 individual countries examined below: Canada, Korea, and Mexico. Tariffs on U.S.
manufactured goods exports to both Mexico and Canada are already at zero due to
those FT As , while Mexico and Canada apply an average tariff of 5.7 percent and 2.2
percent on non-trade agreement imports from other countries. Similarly, U.S. exports of
manufactured goods to Korea face tariffs of less than one percent on average, which will
be reduced to zero when the Korea-U.S. (KORUS) FTA is fully implemented . By
contrast, the average tariff that Korea applies to other countries with which it does not
have an FTA is 6.8 percent. This effective preference for importing manufactured goods
from the United States is a strong positive in these trading relationship as long as it is
fully enforced. That preference is in part reflected by the fact that these countries import
a higher relative share of U.S. goods compared to their worldwide imports than countries
with which the United States does not have an FTA, except the EU and Japan.
Noteworthy as well is the fact that many of the economies being reviewed below have
trade agreements with many other partners, but not the United States. As a result, U.S.
manufactured goods exports to those economies pay the general WTO MFN tariff rates ,
but are disadvantaged in comparison to exports from countries that have lower tariffs
due to FT As that exclude the United States. For example, Malaysia and Vietnam have a
free trade agreement with China , which provides Chinese exports preferential access to
both markets, putting U.S. exports at a d isadvantage. This trade agreement deficit has
had real consequences, as U.S. manufactured goods exports have declined as a share
of Malaysia's foreign purchases and remain very low in Vietnam, while China has more
than doubled its share over the same period .

Below is a summary of some of the key data to be considered
individual country trading and investment relationships :21

in the evaluation of each of the

The EU was excluded given that it represen ts 28 countries and cannot be ranked as an individual
country.

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World Bank, 2015 , accessed at http ://data .wor ldbank .org/indicato r/NY .GDP .MKT P.CD .
U.S. Interna tion al Trade Commiss ion, T rade by Partne r Coun try (2016) , accessed at
https:1/dataweb.us itc .gov/scripts/cy m3 run.asp.
24 U.S. Commerce Department, U.S. Exp orts of Manu factured Goods by Country, 2016, accessed at
http:/ /tse .export.gov/ tse/TS EReports.aspx?DATA=NTD&39.1183579&-77.
211762&false .
25 Id .. U.S . Imports of Manufac tured Goods. 2016. accessed at
http://tse .export.gov/ tse /T SER eports.aspx?DA TA =N TD&39. 11835 79 &-77 .211762&fa ls e.
26 NAM ca lculat ion based on W TO manufac tu ring data, 2015, accessed at
https://www.wto. or g/enqlish/res els tatis e/s t.atis e.htm.
27 U .S. Bureau of Economic Analysis 2015, accessed at https: //bea.gov/iTa ble/in dex MNC.cfm. The U.S.
Bureau of Eco nomic Analys is did not report data for Indon es ia, Thailand or Vietnam either because the
number was too low or because it reflec ts a single co mpa ny.
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Source: u.s_Commerc e Department, Un ited Nations, World Bank, World Trade Organ izat ion

The U.S. trade and inves tment relationship with Canada is particularly strong and robus t.
Overall , Canada is the Unit ed States ' seco nd large st goods trad ing partner. Canada is the
Un ited States ' top destination for manufac tured goods exports and t he third largest so ur ce of
U.S. manufa ctur ed goods im ports . Togethe r, Canada and Mexi co pur ch ase m ore m an ufacture d
goods from the Un ite d States than th e next ten foreign co un tr ies com b ined, and the ir economies
are inc reas ingly integrated with that of the Un ite d Sta tes .
In contrast to the ov erall def icit, the Un ited States had a $34.2 billion manufacturing trade
Data fo r this and su bseque nt tables is sourced as fo llows . GDP - World Ba nk, 2015, ac cesse d at
http://da ta_worldb ank_org/indi ca tor/NY.GDP .MKTP.CD; GDP Per Cap ita - World Ba nk , 2015, accessed at
http://data.wor ldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP .PCAP.CD; Popul ation - Wor ld Ba nk, 2015 , accessed at
http://data.wor ldbank.o rg/ indicator/SP.PO P.TOTL; U.S. exports , imports and bal ance - U.S . Dep art men t
of Commerce , 2016, accessed at http ://tse.ex port .go v/t se lT SERe ports.aspx?DATA = NTD&39. 1183579&77 .2 1176 2&fa1se; U. S . Share of Fore ign Co untry Imports and Foreign Coun try Sha re of Wor ld Exports NAM calculations based on Uni ted Nat ions Statis tical Division Commodity Trade (UN COMTRADE) Data
Base, 20 15, accessed at http ://wits .worldbank.o rg/; U.S. con t ent- NBER Workin g Paper Series, Give
Credit whe re Cred it is Due: Tra cing Val ue Added in Glob al Pro duction Cha ins , accessed at
http://www.nber .org/p apers /w 16426 .pdf; Ave rage Ta riff -Wo rld Trade Organiza tion, accessed at
http:/lstat. wto.org/TariffP rofile/VVSDB TariffPFHome.aspx?La nquaqe=E ; FDI Inwa rd an d Outward - U.S.
Bureau of Eco nom ic Analys is, 20 15, accessed at https://bea.qov/l Tab le/lndex MNC .cfm .
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 surplus with Canada in 2016, and has increased its exports by $88.9 billion since 2002. Indeed,
the United States exports more manufactured goods exports to Canada than anywhere else,
even though Canada's economy is one-eleventh the size of the United States' economy, and
smaller than other markets such as China, India, and Japan that purchase far fewer U.S.
exports. Notably, Canada imports more than half of all its manufactured goods imports from the
United States.
Barriers between the United States and Canada are among the lowest in the world as a result of
the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Tariffs on manufactured goods have been
eliminated on both sides of the border and the United States has a high share of Canada's
manufactured goods import market, with 51 percent of the market, more than any other foreign
supplier.
That said, the NAM welcomes the opportunity to modernize the 23-year old NAFTA. It was
among the earliest of the modern FT As, and stronger rules have been developed since to
address better overseas barriers and raise standards. The NAM also looks forward to the
opportunity to address existing barriers that impede greater U.S. manufacturing opportunities in
the Canadian market. Among the distortions and barriers in Canada that the NAM has identified
are:
•

•

•

•
•

Inadequate protection of intellectual property rights, particularly under the "promise
doctrine," though which numerous U.S. patents have been improperly invalidated, and
with ongoing problems with counterfeits and piracy.
Regulatory, standards and testing differences that limit cross-border access by
manufacturers, on which progress has been made through the U.S.-Canada Regulatory
Cooperation Council.
Ongoing customs and trade facilitation barriers, including a low $25 de minimis level for
clearance of small shipments, which impedes the ability of small and medium
manufacturers to expedite shipments to Canada.
Ongoing market distortions and barriers, such as with dairy trade that limits access of
dairy manufacturers in the United States,
Non-national security-based investment screening mechanisms, which can be used to
limit U.S. investment into Canada.

Manufacturers in the United States strongly welcome opportunities to grow and expand the
commercial relationship with Canada through opportunities to update and modernize NAFTA,
expand commercial dialogues and ensure strong trade enforcement subject to international
rules.

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 B. China

GDP {2015)

GDP Per
Capita {20 5)

Population

U.S.
Manufactured
Goods Exports
to China (2016)

U.S. Manufactured
Goods Imports
from China (2016)

$10.9 trillion

$14,430

1.4 billion

$86.6 billion

$453.8 billion

Manufactured
Goods
Balance with
China (2016)

U.S. Share of
China's
Manufactured
Goods
Imports
(2015)

Average
Tariff on U.S
Manufactured
Goods
Exports to
China

Average Tariff
on Global
Manufactured
Goods Exports
to China

Per
tage of U.S.
Content in U.S.
Imports from
China

-$367.2 billion

11.2%

9.0%

9.0%

4.2%

Inward Manufacturing
U.S. (Stocks, 2015)

FOi to

$3.2 billion
Sources:

U.S. Commerce

Deparlment,

U.S. Outbound Manufacturing
FOi {Stocks, 2015)

China's Share of
World
Manufactured
Goods Exports
(2015)

$42.4 billion

18.1%

United Nations,

World Bank, World Trade Organization

For manufacturers, China stands as one of our largest economic partners, with nearly $580
billion in trade and nearly $45 billion in bilateral investment in 2016. Overall, China is the United
States' largest goods trading partner, the largest source of U.S. manufactured goods imports
and the third largest export market for U.S. manufactured goods. Manufacturers in the United
States have seen a substantial increase in U.S. manufactured goods exports and sales to China
since it joined the WTO (growing by $676 billion between 2002 and 2016), particularly as
China's economy has grown and it has opened its market through implementation of WTO
rules.
China is also a major challenge for manufacturers large and small, imposing a range of
market-distorting and trade-limiting barriers that impact manufacturers in the United States. The
Chinese market remains one of the most frequently cited trouble spots for manufacturers in the
United States - and challenges continue to rise. Among the wide range of market-distorting and
damaging industrial policies and other measures negatively impacting manufacturers in the
United States, including:
•

Government-fueled
steel and aluminum
government policies
global markets with

massive overcapacity in an expanding group of sectors ranging from
to chemicals and concrete, fueled by decades of continued
to prop up inefficient companies and industries that have distorted
negative impacts on many U.S. producers.

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 •

•

•

•
•
•

•

Continued export subsidies and restraints designed to promote or restrict the export of
priority products - particularly raw material inputs - in ways that benefit domestic
companies, and have a negative impact on foreign manufacturers.
Localization policies and actions designed to tilt the playing field to domestic producers
particularly in technologically sophisticated manufacturing sectors such as information
technology, automotive, biotechnology, and energy, medical technology, and
environmental technologies, including under Made in China 2025.
Challenges related to intellectual property, including weak enforcement that allows
rampant counterfeiting and piracy, increasing use of IP in other policy areas (such as
standards and competition policy) designed to benefit domestic companies, and growing
cybersecurity and cyber-theft issues that challenge our modern, innovative
manufacturing sector.
Trade-distorting practices of state-owned and state-influenced enterprises continue to
impact negatively many U.S. manufacturing sectors both in China and abroad.
Pricing and reimbursement policies that fail to reflect costs of innovation.
Technical barriers such as standards and technical regulations that limit the ability of
manufacturers in a range of manufacturing sectors, such as information technology and
medical devices, to compete effectively in China's growing market.
Efficient border clearance is a major challenge due to the underdeveloped risk
management regime and highly-regulated inspection and quarantine regime applicable
to imported goods. China's internal transit procedures are also underdeveloped, lacking
nationwide procedures for bonded transit between provinces.

The U.S.-China commercial relationship holds potential to spur the growth and expansion of
manufacturing here at home, but the trading relationship must be fair and open, and must tackle
persistent barriers. On this point, there is a lot of work left undone. Full enforcement of existing
international and domestic trade rules and creation of new rules are needed to ensure a free
and fair competitive landscape for manufacturers in the United States. The United States must
engage China in frank dialogue and negotiations on trade and economic concerns through all
available channels, including direct bilateral channels such as the U.S.-China Comprehensive
Dialogue, regional channels such as APEC, and multilateral channels such as the G20.

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 C. European Union

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Goods ·:Ex.ports 1 <f tr;6mjEl.f (20 1:6) :)

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$16 .2 trillion

: $32,018

: 509.0 mi llion

$238.7 billion

· $378 .9 billion

-$140 .2 billion

: 17.6%

: 4 .2%

4.2%

: 2.1%

!ahwa~d!ManOf
.ict~riilg
:F,Dl,~ •! ;u
~s.O~tb ~~·nd Manufac t~ tin ·g ; ' •:TE
!i u :Sha.ie.;otlwo ~ld
'.U.S. ·cstocks, 201S): . . ( .
: :fOI (Stocks, 201$) " ·• .·,' . '
~p~rtS:O:t:
' '.:
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Sourc es: U.S. Commerce Department , United Nations, World Bank , Worfd Trade Organization

The United States and EU have the wor ld's largest comme rcial rela tions hip, accoun ting for onethird of the wo rld's total trade and nea rly half of global eco nomic output. Given their com parab ly
sized econom ies and high standards of living, the United States and EU engage in substa ntial
tr ade and investm ent. The United States has increa sed its manufactur ing goo ds ex ports to the
EU by $238.7 billion betwe en 2002 and 20 16. At th e sa me time , th e EU exp orts more
manuf actured goods to the Un ite d States than we ex port to th em , creat ing a $140 billion trade
defici t in 2016. The EU is also the bigges t for eign inves tor in the Uni ted St ates, w ith nearly fo ur
tim es th e a ccu m ulated fo reign direct inve stment in manufactu ring in 2016 that th e Unite d Sta tes
has in the EU . EU investmen t in the United Sta tes su pports more than one mi llion U. S. jobs in
ma nufacturi ng.
At the same time , U.S. and EU trade and inv es tm ent cont inues to fa ce challenges, many of
wh ich th e curre ntly paused Transatla nti c Trade and Invest ment Part ners hip (TT IP) nego tiations
we re see king to elimi nate. Suc h barrie rs include the EU's:
•

Regulatory, tec hnical standards and testi ng proced ures that act as barr iers to U.S.
ex ports and sa les when th ey utili ze nonsci ent ific, quas i-sc ie nt ific or even politica l
fact ors ; are not impl emente d through fully transpa ren t proced ures; lack tec hnica l

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For the EU , intra-E U trade is ex cluded from the ca lculat ion of the EU 's share of global manufactured
goods exports. T he EU share of wo rld manuf actu red goods exports in creases to 37.5 percent if int ra- EU
tra de Is included.

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•
•

justification and whose burdens of implementation are not proportionate to intended
consumer or public welfare benefits. The EU also exports these approaches to third
countries, impeding access by manufacturers in the United States not just to the EU
member states, but other countries.
Use of geographic indications to undermine the ability of the U.S. and other countries to
protect existing trademarks in these products as well as to ensure fair treatment for
those making products on terms already treated as generic.
Treatment of cross-border data and information flows in ways that impede the ability of
manufacturers to move data across borders for the efficient operation of their business.
Pricing and reimbursement policies, which differ widely from member state to member
state, that often fail to reflect fully the costs of innovation.

Manufacturers in the United States strongly welcome opportunities to grow and expand the
commercial relationship with the EU, including through consideration of renewed trade
agreement negotiations and improved work on issues such as regulatory cooperation, the
expansion of commercial dialogues and strong trade enforcement subject to international rules
that meaningfully address these issues.
D. India

Manufactured
Goods Exports
to India (2016)

U.S. Manufactured
Goods Imports
from India (2016)

$2.1 trillion

$6,101

1.3 billion

$18.8 billion

$43.0 billion

Manufactured
Goods
Balance with
India (2016)

U.S. Share of
India's
Manufactured
Goods
Imports
(2015)

Average
Tariff on U.S
Manufactured
Goods
Exports to
India

Average Tariff
on Global
Manufactured
Goods Exports
to India

Percentage of U.S.
Content in U.S.

-$24.2 billion

7.2%

10.1%

10.1%

Inward Manufacturing
U.S. (Stocks, 2015)

FOi to

$784 million
Sources:

U.S. Commerce

Department,

U.S. Outbound Manufacturing
FOi {Stocks, 2015)

Indian Share of
World Exports of
Manufactured
Goods (2015)

$5.6 billion

1.6%

United Nations, World Bank, World Trade Organization

The U.S.-lndia commercial relationship is a longstanding one, but much smaller and less
dynamic than the size of the two economies and populations would otherwise suggest.
Manufacturers in the United States have long sought closer economic ties with India, but have

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 been disappointed by India's lack of sustained progress to open its market, raise its standards
and eliminate barriers to growth and access.
Over the last decade, the U.S-lndia commercial relationship has grown, although more
substantially for India than the United States. The United States is India's second largest export
market, while U.S. manufactured goods represent only 2.1 percent of India's import market.
Given the significant barriers and distortions below, it is no coincidence that the United States
exports fewer manufactured goods to India than to the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, or
Belgium - all countries whose economies are less than one quarter of the size of India's and
which have less than one percent of India's population. Overall, India is the United States' ninth
largest trading partner and the United States increased manufactured goods exports to India by
$15.2 billion between 2002 and 2016.
While manufacturers in the United States have seen measured progress in recent years in
areas such as investment liberalization and selected policy reforms, many core policy issues
facing U.S. manufacturers have not changed. Manufacturers continue to be challenged by
India's:
•

•
•

•

•
•

Excessively high tariffs on imports of a range of manufactured products, including
automobiles, motorcycles, textiles, distilled spirits, pharmaceuticals and rubber, and has
hiked tariffs in critical sectors such as information technology and medical devices.
Non-transparent, complex and highly cumbersome customs and border practices.
Growing array of forced localization barriers that call for local production of everything
from information technology and clean energy equipment, to medicines and medical
devices.
Weak intellectual property protection and enforcement, and efforts to expand limitations
on intellectual property rights, that appears designed to benefit or promote domestic
industries at the expense of innovative foreign manufacturers.
Pricing and reimbursement policies that fail to reflect costs of innovation, including
recent moves to sharply reduce prices in medical devices.
Digital and cross-border data restrictions, including proposals to require that all
communications between users in India stay in India and be stored locally on Indian
servers.

Given the time and effort invested in the relationship, it is past time for the numerous U.S.-lndia
commercial dialogues and other activities to produce positive and concrete policy changes to
eliminate market-distorting localization and weak intellectual property protections and remove
barriers to U.S. manufactured goods exports. Full enforcement of existing international and
domestic trade rules and stronger rules are needed to ensure a free and fair competitive
landscape for manufacturers in the United States.

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 E. Indonesia

GDP {2015)

U.S.

GDP Per
Capita (20 5)

Population

$862 billion

$11,058

263.5 million

$3.9 billion

$15.7 billion

Manufactured
Goods
Balance with
Indonesia
(2016)

U.S. Share of
Indonesia's
Manufactured
Goods
Imports
(2015)

Average
Tariff on U.S
Manufactured
Goods
Exports to
Indonesia

Average Tariff
on Global
Manufactured
Goods Exports
to Indonesia

Percentage of U.S.
Content in U.S.
Imports from
Indonesia

-$11. 7 billion

5.3%

6.7%

6.7%

3.5%

Inward Manufacturing
U.S. (Stocks, 2015)

FOi to

Manufactured
Goods Exports
to Indonesia
(2016)

U.S. Outbound Manufacturing
FOi {Stocks, 2015)

U.S. Manufactured
Goods Imports
from Indonesia
(2016)

Indonesian

Share

of World Exports
of Manufactures
(2015)

N/A
Sources:

$134 million
U.S. Commerce

Department,

United Nations,

0.8%
World Bank, World Trade Organization

The United States and Indonesia enjoy a relatively small commercial relationship, though one
that has the potential to grow given the size of Indonesia's population and economy. Indonesia
is the United States' 27 th largest trade partner overall, with a relatively small investment
relationship. The United States also increased its manufactured goods exports to Indonesia by
$2.1 billion between 2002 and 2016.
Manufacturers in the United States see greater potential for this relationship if Indonesia moves
forward to adopt a more open, transparent economy that puts the protection of property and
respect for rules at its core.
In particular, manufacturers
barriers in Indonesia:
•
•
•
•
•
•

in the United States face the following

market-distortions

and

Very high tariffs on imports of a range of manufactured products.
Non-transparent, complex and highly cumbersome customs and border practices.
Localization barriers that require local production of a range of products.
Weakening intellectual property protection and enforcement.
Complex, non-transparent and expensive regulatory processes that limit access for
foreign products.
Digital and cross-border data restrictions.

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 Manufacturers welcome opportunities to improve the U.S.-lndonesian trade and investment
relationship through improved dialogue (such as more regular engagement under the U.S.Indonesia Trade & Investment Framework Agreement) and full enforcement of bilateral and
multilateral trade obligations.

F. Japan

Manufactured
Goods Exports
to Japan (2016)
$4.1 trillion

$37,322

126.7 million

Manufactured
Goods
Balance with
Japan (2016)

U.S. Share of
Japan's
Manufactured
Goods
Imports
(2015)

Average
Tariff on U.S
Manufactured
Goods
Exports to
Japan

-$75. 7 billion

12.4%

2.5%

Inward Manufacturing
U.S. (Stocks, 2015)

FOi to

$128.3 billion
Sources:

U.S. Commerce

Department,

$52.4 billion

Manufactured
Goods Exports
to Japan

2.5%

U.S. Manufactured
Goods Imports
from Japan (2016)

$128.0 billion

Percentage of U.S.
Content in U.S.
Imports from
Japan

2.0%

U.S. Outbound Manufacturing
FOi {Stocks, 2015)

Japanese Share of
World
Manufactured
Goods Exports
(2015)

$22.6 billion

5.6%

United Nations, World Bank, World Trade Organization

The United States and Japan have a substantial trade and investment
$250 billion in two-way trade in manufactured goods and accumulated
in manufacturing of more than $150 billion.

relationship, with over
cross-border investment

Japan is the United States' fourth largest export market for manufactured goods, the fourth
largest source of U.S. manufactured goods exports and the United States' fourth largest goods
trading partner overall.
Japan exports nearly four times as much to the United States in manufactured goods as it
imports, but it also takes in substantial imports from the United States compared to other global
suppliers, with 20. 7 percent of Japan's imports coming from the United States.
Notably, Japan is also the second largest country source of inward manufacturing investment
into the United States after the United Kingdom. Japan's accumulated investment stocks
reached $128 billion in 2015, supporting more than 395,000 manufacturing jobs according to

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 BEA data. Japanese investment in U.S. manufacturing has grown substantially over the past
several decades, with major capital investments and investments in research and development.
While the United States and Japan share a robust commercial relationship, manufacturers in the
United States also seek to address outstanding issues in the commercial relationship, including
challenges posed by Japan's:
•

•
•

•
•

Technical regulations, standards and testing procedures that remain unique and not well
aligned with global norms, and that often do not use cost-benefit analyses or provide
opportunities for interested stakeholders to participate in advisory groups on new
policies and other measures.
Pricing and reimbursement policies that fail to reflect costs of innovation .
Implementation of Japan's Public Comment Procedure (PCP) by ministries and agencies
that does not uniformly provide meaningful opportunity to comment on policies,
regulations , standards, procedures and other measures as they are developed.
Competition policy rules that could be improved through greater transparency, due
process and others measures to strengthen their application .
Limited foreign investment and market access for key manufacturing industries, which
the WTO indicates "may be attributed , inter afia, to impediments to mergers and
acquisitions, insufficient regulatory reform and financial transparency and flexibility,"
among other issues. 30

Manufacturers in the United States strongly welcome opportunities to grow and expand the
commercial relationship with Japan, including through high-level engagement such as the U.S.Japan Economic Dialogue, consideration of renewed trade negotiations, the expansion of
commercial dialogues and strong trade enforcement subject to international rules.

30 World Trade Organization,

Trade Policy Review: Japan (March 2013), accessed

at

http://www .wto.org/english /tratop_e/tpr_e /s276_sum_e.pdf.

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 G. Korea

Capita

Manufactured
Goods Exports
to Korea (2016)

Goods Imports
from Korea (2016)

$1.4 trillion

$34,549

51.5 million

$35.7 billion

$68.3 billion

Manufactured
Goods

U.S. Share of
Korea's

Average
Tariff on U.S

Average Tariff
on Global

Percentage of U.S.
Content in U.S.

Balance with

Manufactured

Manufactured

Manufactured

Imports from

Korea (2016)

Goods

Goods Exports
to Korea

Korea

(2015)

Goods
Exports
Korea

12.2%

<1.0%

6.8%

5.4%

Imports
-$32.6 billion

to

Inward Manufacturing FOi to
U.S. (Stocks, 2015)

U.S. Outbound Manufacturing
FDI {Stocks, 2015)

Korea's Share of
World
Manufactured
Goods Exports
(2015)

$5.9 billion

$14.2 billion

4.1%

Sources:

U.S. Commerce

Department,

United Nations, World Bank, World Trade Organization

The United States and Korea share a robust trade and investment relationship, with over $100
billion in two-way trade in manufactured goods and accumulated cross-border investment in
manufacturing of more than $20 billion. Korea is the United States' overall fifth-largest trading
partner - a significant factor given that the Korean economy is smaller than many countries that
trade less with the United States. Notably, the United States increased manufactured goods
exports to Korea by $15.6 billion between 2002 and 2016.
Barriers between the United States and Korea are relatively low as a result of the Korea-U.S.
Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) that is still being implemented. Most tariffs on
manufactured goods have been eliminated by both the United States and Korea, although some
sensitive products (including U.S. tariffs) are being phased out more slowly. Yet, foreign
competitors that do not benefit from an FTA pay a much higher 6.8 percent tariff. Trade barriers
have also been reduced and higher standards have been set on a range of issues that are
important to grow the competitiveness of manufacturers in the United States.
That said, the NAM continues to identify areas where full implementation of the KORUS FT A
has lagged. Among the issues requiring additional work to improve the U.S.-Korea commercial
relationship are Korea's:
•

Continued problems with the lack of transparency and predictability, as well as concerns
over regulatory practices that are imposing standards and regulations that

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•
•

disproportionately limit access for imports of passenger vehicles and motorcycles from
the United States.
Customs processes that continue to impose lengthy and costly processes on
manufactured goods imports from the United States.
Pricing and reimbursement policies that fail to reflect costs of innovation.
Lack of strong rules to ensure cross-border data flows and open digital trade that are
critical to small manufacturers that rely on cloud computing and manufacturers of all
sizes that are increasingly creating and utilizing digital platforms.

Manufacturers in the United States strongly welcome opportunities to grow and expand the
commercial relationship with Korea, including by strong work to ensure full implementation of
the KORUS FTA, expand productive commercial dialogues to promote concrete progress and
ensure strong trade enforcement subject to international rules.
H. Malaysia

U.S.
Manufactured
Goods Exports
to Malaysia
(2016)

U.S. Manufactured
Goods Imports
from Malaysia
(2016)

$296 billion

$36,950

32 million

$11.2 billion

$35.9 billion

Manufactured
Goods
Balance with
Malaysia
(2016)

U.S. Share of
Malaysia's
Manufactured
Goods
Imports
(2015)

Average
Tariff on U.S
Manufactured
Goods
Exports to
Malaysia

Average Tariff
on Global
Manufactured
Goods Exports
to Malaysia

Percentage of U.S.
Content in U.S.
Imports from
Malaysia

-$24. 7 billion

9.5%

5.5%

5.5%

7.5%

Inward Manufacturing
U.S. (Stocks, 2015)

FDI to

$301 million
Sources:

U.S. Commerce

Department,

U.S. Outbound Manufacturing
FDI {Stocks, 2015)

Malaysian Share
of World
Manufactured
Goods Exports
(2015)

$4.3 billion

1.7%

United Nations, World Bank, World Trade Organization

The United States and Malaysia share a growing commercial relationship. While Malaysia is
currently the United States' 18 th largest trading partner, that relationship has grown five-fold over
the last two decades. Malaysia's own market is relatively small, both in terms of GDP and
population. Notably, nearly half of the U.S. trade deficit with Malaysia - $11 trillion in 2016 - is
accounted for by petroleum and energy products.

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 U.S. manufactured goods exports have declined as a share of Malaysia's import market, with
U.S. manufactured goods supplying just 9.5 percent of Malaysia's total manufactured goods
imports in 2015, a decrease from 18 percent in 1997. At the same time, China, which has an
FTA with Malaysia, has been increasing market share and supplied 23 percent of Malaysia's
import market in 2015, compared to just two percent in 1997. The United States also increased
its manufactured goods exports to Malaysia by $1.3 billion between 2002 and 2016.
Manufacturers in the United States also seek to address outstanding
relationship, including Malaysia's:
•

•
•
•
•
•
•

issues in the commercial

Customs and tariff barriers to trade, including non-transparent rulings and procedures on
all customs entries, import-approval permitting process, as well as limits on procedures
for expedited shipments.
Lack of full transparency of the drafting and implementation of laws and regulations.
Significant barriers to investment that impede the ability of manufacturers to sell to
Malaysian consumers.
Market-distorting practices related to automobile and other production.
Utilization of export restraints that distort fair commerce.
Lack of fully robust intellectual property protections and enforcement.
Differential export taxes on value-added agricultural products and other goods, which act
as an export subsidy, creating competitive advantages for local downstream processors
of the taxed product, at the expense of U.S. exports and sales.

Manufacturers in the United States strongly welcome opportunities to grow and expand the
commercial relationship with Malaysia, including through trade negotiations, the expansion of
productive commercial dialogues and strong trade enforcement subject to international rules.

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 I.

Mexico

GDP {2015)

GDP Per
Capita {20 5)

Population

U.S.
Manufactured
Goods Exports
to Mexico {2016)

U.S. Manufactured
Goods Imports
from Mexico(2016)

$1.1 trillion

$17,269

122.3 million

$209.2 billion

$264.2 billion

Manufactured
Goods
Balance with
Mexico {2016)

U.S. Share of
Mexico's
Manufactured
Goods
Imports
(2015)

Average
Tariff on U.S
Manufactured
Goods
Exports to
Mexico

Average Tariff

Percentage of U.S.
Content in U.S.
Imports from
Mexico

-$55.1 billion

43.0%

0%

5.7%

Inward Manufacturing
U.S. (Stocks, 2015)

FDI to

$3.8 billion
Sources:

U.S. Commerce

Department,

on Global
Manufactured
Goods Exports
to Mexico

39.8%

U.S. Outbound Manufacturing
FDI (Stocks, 2015)

Mexican Share of
World
Manufactured
Goods Exports
(2015)

$31.8 billion

2.8%

United Nations, World Bank, World Trade Organization

The U.S. trade and investment relationship with Mexico is particularly strong and robust. Mexico
is the United States' third-largest overall goods trading partner, its second-largest destination for
manufactured goods exports and the second-largest source of U.S. manufactured goods
imports. The United States increased manufactured goods exports to Mexico by more than any
other country since 2002 (by $120.9 billion between 2002 and 2016). Together, Mexico and
Canada purchase more manufactured goods from the United States than the next ten foreign
countries combined, and their economies are increasingly integrated with that of the United
States.
The overall relationship is relatively balanced, particularly given the high degree of input trade
crossing the border and the high value-added of manufactured goods imports from Mexico.
Even more notable is the fact that Mexico purchases nearly more manufactured goods than any
other country but Canada, even though Mexico's economy is less than one-twelfth of the United
States' economy and has a per capita GDP that is one-third of the United States' per capita
GDP.
Barriers between the United States and Mexico are among the lowest in the world as a result of
the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Tariffs on manufactured goods have been
eliminated on both sides of the border and the United States has a high share of Mexico's
manufactured goods import market, with 43 percent of the market, more than any other foreign
supplier.

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 That said, the NAM welcomes the opportunity to modernize the 23-year old NAFTA. As noted in
commentary on Canada, It was among the earliest of the modern FT As, and stronger rules have
been developed to address better overseas barriers and raise standards. The NAM also looks
forward to the opportunity to address existing barriers that impede greater U.S. manufacturing
opportunities in the Mexican market. Among the distortions and barriers that the NAM has
identified include Mexico's:
•
•
•

•

Customs and trade facilitation barriers, including a low $50 de minimis level for small
shipments, non-automatic import licenses and other barriers to border processing.
Failure to join the Information Technology Agreement or its expansion.
Technical barriers to trade, including duplicative regulatory and certification requirements
in sectors such as information technology and medical devices and limitations on full
market access for conformity assessment that has a negative impact on manufacturers.
Investment restrictions, including in energy, telecommunications
and other sectors.

Manufacturers in the United States strongly welcome opportunities to grow and expand the
commercial relationship with Mexico, through opportunities to update and modernize NAFT A,
expand commercial dialogues and ensure strong trade enforcement subject to international
rules.

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T he United States and Switze rland enjo y a robust co m merc ial re lationsh ip. Sw itze rlan d is the
Unit ed Stat es' 12th la rges t go od s tra ding partner overa ll, despi te the fact tha t its pop ulatio n and
GDP ar e smal l frac tions of the Un ite d State s Qust under 3 perc ent an d 4 perc ent respec t ively) .
T he United States also increased its ma nuf actured goods exp orts to Switzerland by $22 .6 bil lion
between 2002 and 2016. The investme nt relatio nsh ip is sim ilar ly outsize d , wi th more than $1 50
billion in fore ign direct inves tment between the two coun tries.
No nethe less , m anuf acturer s in the Un ited Stat es also seek to add ress outstand ing issu es in the
co m mercial re lations hip , inclu ding Sw itze rla nd's:
•
•
•

Tech nical requ irements fo r ce rtain m anu fac tured products - including au tomobi les - tha t
limit ma rket ent ry fo r ex ported prod ucts.
Signi fican t rest rictio ns in agricult ure, including proces sed foo ds, incl uding stric t san itary
and phytosa nitary (S PS) measu res, price controls, high tariffs and impo rt restr ictions.
Tr eatme nt of cross- borde r dat a and inform ati on flows in ways that impede th e ab ility of
manufacture rs to move dat a across bord ers for th e efficie nt operation of their busine ss.

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Pe rcent ag e for all Euro pea n Free Tra de Ass ocia tion m embe rs: Icela nd, Liechtenstei n, Norw ay and
Sw itzer land .

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 Manufacturers in the United States strongly welcome opportunities to grow and expand the
commercial relationship with Switzerland, including through consideration of renewed trade
negotiations, the expansion of commercial dialogues and strong trade enforcement for relevant
trade concerns.

K. Taiwan

$519 billion

$46,833

Manufactured
Goods
Balance with
Taiwan {2016)

U.S. Share of
Taiwan's
Manufactured
Goods
Imports
(2015)

Manufactured
Goods
Exports to
Taiwan

-$14. 7 billion

7.7%

4.8%

lhward Manufacturing
U.S. (Stocks, 2015)

$2.9 billion
Sources: U.S. Commerce

FOi to

23.5 million

Manufactured
Goods Exports
to Taiwan (2016)

U.S. Manufactured
Goods Imports
from Taiwan
(2016)

$22.8 billion

$37.5 billion

Average Tariff
on Global
Manufactured
Goods Exports
to Taiwan

Percentage of U.S.
Content in U.S.

4.8%

5.5%

U.S. Outbound Manufacturing
FOi {Stocks, 2015)

Taiwan's Share of
World
Manufactured
Goods Exports
(2015)

$5.5 billion

3.1%

Depat1ment, United Nations, World Bank, World Trade Organization

The United States and Taiwan share a robust trade and investment relationship. With an
economy of less than 3 percent that of the U.S. economy, Taiwan is a strong purchaser of U.S.
manufactured goods exports and is the United States' ten largest trading partner overall despite
its small economy. Notably, the United States increased its manufactured goods exports to
Taiwan by $6.6 billion between 2002 and 2016.
Manufacturers also seek to address outstanding issues in the U.S.-Taiwanese
relationship, including action to address Taiwan's:
•
•

commercial

Regulatory and technical standards that place greater burdens and limit access to a
wide range of food and other manufactured goods products from the United States.
Weak intellectual property protection that could stem counterfeiting and strengthen
enforcement.

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 Manufacturers in the United States strongly welcome opportunities to grow and expand the
commercial relationship with Taiwan, including through trade negotiations, the expansion of
productive commercial dialogues and strong trade enforcement subject to international rules.

L. Thailand

Manufactured
Goods Exports
to Thailand
(2016)
$395 billion

$16,340

Manufactured
Goods
Balance with
Thailand
(2016)

U.S. Share of
Thailand's
Manufactured
Goods
Imports
(2015)

Manufactured
Goods
Exports to
Thailand

-$18.4 billion

7.7%

7.7%

Inward Manufacturing
U.S. (Stocks, 2015)

N/A
Sources: U.S. Commerce

FDI to

68.3 million

U.S. Manufactured
Goods Imports
from Thailand
(2016)

$9.3 billion

$27.7 billion

Average Tariff
on Global
Manufactured
Goods Exports
to Thailand

Percentage of U.S.
Content in U.S.

7.7%

4.4%

U.S. Outbound Manufacturing
FDI {Stocks, 2015)

Thai Share of
World
Manufactured
Goods Exports
(2015)

$7.5 billion

1.5%

Depat1ment, United Nations, World Bank, World Trade Organization

Thailand is the United States' 21st largest trading partner overall and the 25 th largest purchaser
of U.S. manufactured good exports. The United States increased its manufactured goods
exports to Thailand by $5.1 billion between 2002 and 2016.
Manufacturers also seek to address outstanding issues in the U.S.-Thai commercial
relationship, including through actions to address Thailand's:
•
•
•

•

Customs and tariff regime to eliminate barriers and increase transparency.
Regulatory, technical standards, testing and other limits on manufactured goods.
Burdensome and unwarranted labeling restrictions, including application of plain
packaging and new bans on labeling, branding, education, promotion and advertising
related to formula, milk and other products for children up to three years of age.
Weak intellectual property protection and enforcement, with delays of nearly ten years to
obtain a patent or more than 14 years for life-sciences patents.

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USTR-17-0445-A-000261

 Manufacturers in the United States seek new opportunities to grow and expand the commercial
relationship with Thailand, including through trade negotiations, the expansion of productive
commercial dialogues and strong trade enforcement subject to international rules.

M. Vietnam

U.S. Manufactured
Goods Imports
from Vietnam
(2016)

$194 billion

$6,035

92.7 million

$7.9 billion

Manufactured

U.S. Share of
Vietnam's

Average Tariff

Percentage

on Global

Content

Manufactured

Average
Tariff on U.S
Manufactured

Manufactured

Goods

Goods

Goods

Imports from
Vietnam

Imports
(2015)

Exports to
Vietnam

to Vietnam

4.4%

8.4%

8.4%

Goods

Balance with
Vietnam (2016)

-$32.6 billion

Inward Manufacturing
U.S. (Stocks, 2015)

FOi to

u~s.Outbound

Exports

Manufacturing
FDI {Stocks, 2015)

$39.2 billion

of u.s~

in U.S.

2.8%

Vietnam's

Share of

World

Manufactured
Goods

Exports

(2015)
N/A

N/A

Sources:

U.S. Commerce

Department,

1.4%

United Nations, World Bank, World Trade Organization

The United States and Vietnam share a significant commercial relationship. Vietnam is the
United States' 16 th largest trading partner overall and the 29 th largest export market for U.S.
manufactured goods.
U.S. manufactured goods supply just 4.4 percent of Vietnam's total manufactured goods imports
in 2015. At the same time, China, which has an FT A with Vietnam, has been increasing market
share, supplying 33 percent of Vietnam's import market in 2015, compared to just 9 percent in
2000. The United States increased its manufactured goods exports to Vietnam by $7.4 billion
between 2002 and 2016.
Manufacturers also seek to address outstanding issues in the U.S.-Vietnamese
relationship, including through action to address Vietnam's:
•

commercial

Digital trade and server localization and cross-border data flow restrictions that limit the
ability of small manufacturers to rely on cloud computer and manufacturers of all sizes
that are increasingly creating and utilizing digital platforms.

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•

Regulatory and technical standards' approaches, particularly in light of provisions in the
EU-Vietnam FTA that may impede fair access for manufactured products manufactured
in the United States.
Investment and related restrictions that impede the ability of manufacturers to grow
access and sales in Vietnam.

Manufacturers in the United States strongly welcome opportunities to grow and expand the
commercial relationship with Vietnam, including through trade agreements, the expansion of
productive commercial dialogues and strong trade enforcement subject to international rules.
Ill. Conclusion
As the administration considers next steps, the NAM urges that it prioritize work to address
existing distortions and barriers to improve U.S. competitiveness globally through (1) the
negotiation of advanced trade agreements that open markets and set strong rules; (2) the
modernization of U.S. trade tools to boost U.S. global competitiveness, from improving export
financing options to eliminating self-inflicted barriers that impede U.S. manufacturing, exports
and U.S. participation in partnerships overseas that spur efficient and competitiveness of U.S.
manufacturing; and (3) the implementation of more rapid and robust trade enforcement
consistent with the international rules system to ensure that trade agreement commitments are
honored, our innovative technologies are not stolen and U.S. trade rules are effectively
enforced. Where trade agreement rules are not keeping up with new challenges and distortions,
manufacturers urge U.S. leadership and efforts to develop new internationally agreed-upon
rules and frameworks to raise standards and promote a more open and competitive marketdriven global economy. The NAM opposes government policies that unfairly limit the availability
or raise the cost of necessary manufacturing inputs.
The NAM welcomes the administration's focus on improving global trade relationships and looks
forward to working closely with both the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S.
Department of Commerce to address concrete market-distortions and trade barriers identified in
bilateral and global trading relationships as part of a broad agenda to improve U.S.
manufacturing competitiveness globally in order to grow manufacturing and good-paying jobs in
the United States.

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 Summary

of Testimony

Linda Dempsey, Vice President, International
Affairs,
National Association of Manufacturers
For Hearing on
Administration Report on Significant Trade Deficits
(Docket DOC 2017-0003)

Economic

May 10, 2017
The growth of U.S. manufactured goods production and exports over the past 25 years supports
rewarding and meaningful careers and supports communities throughout all 50 states. While
manufacturers in the United States produce more than ever before, manufacturing production is
also transforming as it adapts to a changing world at home and abroad. Just as U.S.
manufacturing and trade have grown, so too has world manufacturing production and trade in
manufactured goods. Manufacturers in the United States have seen a quadrupling of exports
since the 1990s, supporting growth in many U.S. manufacturing industries. Imports have also
expanded substantially, but with multiple impacts on the U.S. manufacturing sector, as some
imports are fueled by market distortions and unfair competition overseas, while other imports
are important to help improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing production.
The trade deficit arises as a result of several factors, including overall domestic economic
conditions and standards of living; domestic consumption and purchasing compared with
savings rates; and the price of goods in the market, which is, in turn, impacted by exchange
rates, domestic structural issues (e.g., taxation, regulation) and openness to international trade.
For the United States, trade deficits are largely correlated with the growth of the U.S. economy,
meaning trade deficits expand as the U.S. economy grows and, conversely, trade deficits fall
during periods of recession or economic weakness. Conversely, when the U.S. economy has
been growing, more workers are employed and unemployment has decreased, while the trade
deficit increased.
The NAM looks at numerous factors in evaluating the strength and weaknesses of U.S. trading
relationships with particular markets, including the existence and implementation of trade
agreements, the relative size of the trading relationship to the size of the foreign economy, the
growth of exports over time, the U.S. share of the country's worldwide imports, foreign direct
investment, U.S. content in imports into the United States and overall tariff rates. These factors
and others inform the NAM's examination of each of the 12 countries and the European Union
being reviewed.
As the administration considers next steps, the NAM urges that it prioritize work to address
existing distortions and barriers to improve U.S. competitiveness globally through (1) the
negotiation of advanced trade agreements that open markets and set strong rules; (2) the
modernization of U.S. trade tools to boost U.S. global competitiveness, from improving export
financing options to eliminating self-inflicted barriers that impede U.S. manufacturing, exports
and U.S. participation in partnerships overseas that spur efficient and competitiveness of U.S.
manufacturing; and (3) the implementation of more rapid and robust trade enforcement
consistent with the international rules system to ensure that trade agreement commitments are
honored, our innovative technologies are not stolen and U.S. trade rules are effectively

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 enforced. Where trade agreement rules are not keeping up with new challenges and distortions,
manufacturers urge U.S. leadership and efforts to develop new internationally agreed-upon
rules and frameworks to raise standards and promote a more open and competitive marketdriven global economy. The NAM opposes government policies that unfairly limit the availability
or raise the cost of necessary manufacturing inputs.

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 NAFTA Meeting Next Week?
From:
"Taylor, Jay'' <jtaylor@phrrna.org>
To:
"Kendall, Elizabeth L.EOP/USTR"<elizabeth
<john_melle@ustr.eop.gov>

_l_kendall@ustr.eop.gov>,

"Melle, John M. EOP/USTR"

Cc:
"Toohey, Brian" <btoohey@phrrna.org>
Date:

Fri, 21 Jul 2017 09:46:26 -0400
·· ·- ···· ··· ···--- ··· ·-···- ··- ---

-

--

Hi Elizabeth and John -- I hope this note finds you both well. Elizabeth, for some reason John's email didn't come
up in my system, so have taken a guess above. I know that things are very busy in the lead up to the NAFTA talks in
August but we were hoping you might have time in the next week to connect. Is there any chance you have 30
minutes to get together?
Thanks and have a great weekend,
Jay

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From:
"Wenk , Christopher" <cwenk @uschamber .com>

To:
"Bacak , Abigail R. EOP/ USTR " <abigail.r.ba c ak@ustr .eop.gov>
Date:
Fri, 2 1 J ul 2017 09 :24:48 -040 0

Th anks . I am sure th at you will hear ba ck fro m Jo hn direc tly on tllis.
Chri sto ph er Wenk
Exec utive Di rec tor . Inte matio nal Po licy
U.S . Chambe r of C01wn erce
16 15 H Stree t, NW
Was hingt on , D.C. 20062
cwenk @ usch ambe r.com
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Phone: (202
Twitter: @ Cbri sloph erWe uk

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--- O rigi nal Messa ge---From: Bacak, Ab igail R. EOP/USTR [mai lto: Abiga il .R .Bacak @ustr.eop.g ov ]
Sent : Friday , July 2 1, 20 17 8 :23 Atvl
To: Wenk , Christ ophe r
Subject: F W : Chambe r Meeting Follow U p
--- -Ori gi nal Mess age--- From : Bacak , Ab igail R. EOP/USTR
Sent: Friday , July 2 1, 20 17 8:22M I
To: 'Mu rp hy, John' <J1'v[urph y@USC hamb er.com>
Su~ject: RE : Chamber Mee ti ng Fo llow Up
Ho w long do you think thi s meeting will be? Wo uld 10 am on Mon day work?
-----O rigina l Mess age-- --From: Murphy , John [mailto:Jlv lurph y@ USCham ber.co m )
Sent : Wedn esday, July 19, 201 7 9:13 AM
To : Greer, Jami esonL. EOP/UST R < Jamies ou .L.Greer @ustr.e o p.gov>
Cc : Wen k, Christophe r <C Wenk @USC ha mber .com> ; Bacilk, Abigail R. EOP /USTR <Abiga il.R.Baw1k@ustr .eop .gov>
Subject: RE : Cham ber Mee ting Fo llow Up
Th ank s . We are p retty flexib le on Monday except 1-4 PM and Tu esday exce pt l l AM. - 3 PM . Jolrn
--- O rigi nal Message ---From : Greer , Jamies on L.EOP/USTR [mai lto :Jamies on.L. Greer@ ustr. eop .gov)
Sent : Wednesday, July 19, 20 17 8:46 AM
To: Murphy , Jo hn
Cc: Wenk, Christophe r; Bacak , Abig ail R. EO P/US TR
Subject: Re: Cha mb er Meeti ng Fo llow Up
Yes, that works. We wan t this to b e sub stantive , so if it is b est to have him there, we can do it ear ly next week.
T hanks,
Jam ieso n
JAMIES O N L. GR EER
Chief of Staff

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 Office oft.he U.S . Trade Representative
Executive Office of the Pres ident

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On Jul 19, 2017 , at 8:45 AM, Murp hy, John <JMurphy@USChambe r.com<mailto:JMurphy @USChamber .com>> wrote:
Jam ieso n, great to meet you . We arc keen to do this (and tmderstood on company participa tion) , but unfortuna tely, our key
pers on - Jeremie Waterma n, our VP for China - is out through the rest of the week. Cou ld we possible do this early next
week? Sorry for the complication.
Job.n

Job.nMurph y
Senior Vice President for Internationa l Policy U.S. Chamber of Conun erce
1615 H Stree t NW, Was hing ton, D.C . 20062
email: j murphy @uschambe r.com<mailto :jmurph y@ uschamber .com>
telephone : ~
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Begin foiwarded message:
From : "Greer , Jamieson L. EOP/USTR" <Jamieson .L.Gree ~us tr.eop.g ov<m ailto:Jamie son.L.Greer @ustr.eop.gov>>
Date: July 18, 20 17 at IO:17: I 7 PM EDT
To: "Wenk , Christopher" <CWenk @USCbam ber.co m<mailto:CWenk @USChambe r.com >>
Cc: "Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/UST R" <Ab iga.il.R.Bacak@ ustr .eop.gov< mailto:Ab igail.R. Bacak @uslr .eop.gov>>
Subject: Re: Chamber Meeti ng Follow Up
Goocl to see you guys. On the meeti ng for this Friday (if that day works), Amb. Lighth ize r told me this evening that he would
prefer to speak with your Chamber experts only for now and not representatives of member compa nies. He is interest ed in
hearing what specific IP issues they may be facing with respec t to Cl1ina aud to hear any examp les your team uwy have, but no
need for the member comp anies thems elves to be presen t.
Jam ieson
JAMIESON L. GREER
Chief of Staff
Office of the U .S. T rade Representative
Executi ve Office of the Pres ident

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Ou Jul 18, 2017 , at 5: 11 PM , Wenk , Christo pher <CWe nk@USC hamber.com <mailto:CWe nk@USC hambe r.com>> wrote
Nice lo see you loday. Let's keep in Louch.
Christopher Wenk
Executive Director, Intematio nal Policy U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Stree t, NW
Washington, D.C. 20062
cwenk @uschambe r.com<mail to:cwenk @ uschamber .com>
Phone: (202P:B!
Twitter: @C :~:
Wenk

---O riginal Message---Frorn : Gree r, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR [mai lto:Jamieso n.L .Greer@ us tr .eop .gov]
Sent : Thursday , July 13, 2017 11:08 AM
To: Wenk , Christopher
Subject: RE: Chamber Mee ting Fo llow Up
How about Tue sday the 18th at 1:30? We can meet at the Cosi on 17th and F if that works for you.

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 ---O riginaJ Message---From: Wenk , Christopher [mrulto:CWenk@USCh amber .com]
Sent : Timrsday , July 13, 2017 11:02 AM
To : Greer , Jami eson L.EOP/UST R <Jamies ou.L .Grce r@ustr.cop .gov< mailto :Jami cson .L .Grce ~ ustr .eop .gov>>
Subject: RE: Chamber Mee ting Fo llow Up
Hope you had fun at trade prom last night:)

Let me know about coffee ne:>..
-t week
Christopher Wenk
Executive Director , Inte rnational P olicy U.S. Chamb er of Commerce
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20062
cwenk @usc hambe r.com<m ailto:c wenk@ uschamber .com >
Phone : (202~0!

Twitter: @C

:~:

Wenk

---Original Message---F rorn : Gree r, Jamies on L. EOP/U STR [mai lto :Jamieso n.L. Gree r@ us tr.eop.gov)
Sent : Tuesd ay, JuJy 11, 20 17 6 :08 PM
To : Wenk , Christopher
Subject: Re : Chamber Meeting Follow Up

Thanks, and my apolog ies for the last-min ute switch . Let's you and l tty to grab coffee nex t week.
JAMlESON L . GREE R
Chief of Staff
Office of the U .S . Trad e Repres entative
Executive Offi ce of the Pres ident
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On Jul 11, 20 17, al 3:20 PM , Wenk, Christo pher
<CWenk @ USChambe r.com <maiito:CWenki ?!JUSC iwnbe r.com><mai lto :CWe nk@ USC hamb er.com>> wrote:
Pay ne did a g reat.job today .

Let's find time to reconnect someti m e soo n
Let me know .
Chris topher Wenk
E xecuti ve Dire ctor , Inte rnatio nal P olicy U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Stree t, NW
Washington , D.C. 20062
cwenk @uschambe r.com<mailto:c wenk.@uschamber .corn><mailto :cwe11
k.@uscham b er .co111
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Phone: (202~10!
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From:
"Parks, Jared" <jparks@uschamber.com>
To:
Will iam Morley <wmor1ey@altriusg roup.com>, "Reif, Timothy M. EOP/USTR" <timo thy_reif@ustr.eop .gov>
Date:
Fri, 21 Jul 20 17 11 :00 :43 -040 0
Thanks Bill.
Tim, glad to be in touch. As Bill mentions in the below, ou r board has a keen inter est in engag ing Ambassador
Lighthize r d uring this crit ical time leading up to the NAFTA modernization effort. As you may know, our board consists
of a broad coa lition of IP-inte nsive indust ries including the bio/pha rma , tech , film, recordi ng , consum er goods, and
fashion/b rands sectors.
We recently had a listening session in the EEOB for our board with Peter Nava rro and other senior officials that was
very wo rthwhile for all invo lved. We 'd very much appreciate the oppo rtunity to do something similar with the
Ambassador -- both to convey our priorities and to best understand how our coa lition can be helpful to the
Ambassador and his team as you approach this important effort.
Would welcome the opportunity to discuss at your conv enience .
Best rega rds ,
Jar ed

Jared Parks
Senior Director , Advocacy and Externa l Affa irs
Global Intellectual Pro ert Center I U.S. Cham ber of Com merce
C: 202.308 . 1558 Io • •
jparks@uscham__ger
.corn >www .t eglobali pcenter .com~

From: William Morley [ mailto:wmor ley@altriusgroup.com]
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2017 10:38 AM
To : Reif, Timothy M.
C:C:Parks, Jared

Subject: Listening session

Tim -- I hope all is we ll
As you may recall , I rep rese nt the Cha mbe rs Global IP Center (GIPC).
GIPC has been holdi ng listening sess ions with key Adm in ofttc ials. The se include the GIPC boa rd mem ber
companies .
Th ey is strong inter est in ha ving a listen ing g session with Amb Li ghthizer. I know thi s is a crazy time but
hopefully he could carve out 30-45 mi utes for a constructive session .

I th ink the timing is partic ularly approp riate in con text ifNAF TA rounds coming up.
L ove to get your thoughts about how t o make this po ssib le .
Th x
Bill

William J . Morley

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Re: NAM materials
From :
"Young, Stewart B. EOP/ USTR " <"/o =organization/ou =exchange administra tive group
(fydibohf23s pdlt )/cn=recipients/cn =a8708 4ca24e34 553bc72e69d37af1f46 -young , stew''>
To :
Linda De m psey <ldempsey @na m.org>
Date :
Mon, 24 Jul 2017 23 :00 :43 -0 400
Atta chments :
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John Melle
Jamieson Greer
Payne Gri ffin
Stewar t You ng
On Jul 24 , 2017 , at 5:56 PM, l .inda Demp sey <l .De mpsey@1a m.org> ,~~·o te:
Stewar t - can you tell me w ho will be accompany ing Amb . Light hi zer? I w ill be accompa nyin g M r. Ti mmons .
Than ks mu ch.
Linda

From : Linda Dem psey
Sent: Thursda y, Jul y 20 , 201 7 11 :21 AM
To: Young , Stew art B. EOP/USTR <Stewar t .B.You ng@ustr. eop.gov>
Subject: NAM mat er ials
Stew art,
Gr eat chatt ing. Per our con ver sation, atta che d are:
• Ou r let te rs re th e con fir ma t ion
• Ou r trad e defici t subm ission (l oo k at t he Ind ia and China pieces for a quick summa ry of o ur to p
priorit ies)
• Ou r NAFTA comments (pub lic and confident ia l) and m y muc h short er test imo ny t hat fla gs reall y
some of the t op issues that I think will be our CEO's fo cus in t he con ver sation .
Don't hesitate to let me know if th er e's any addit io na l in for ma tion you may need for t hi s m eeti ng or on
any thi ng else.
I look for w ard to m eeting in person.
Linda
Linda Menghetti Dempsey
National Association of Manufacturers
Vic e Pres id ent , Internat ional Econo m ic A ffairs
Ema il: ldempsey@na m .org
Di rect: (202 )
Mobi le: (202) • •

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From:
"Griffin , Payne P . EOP/ USTR" <"/o =organi zatio n/ou =exchange administrative group
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To:
Rick Helfenbein <rhelfenbein@aafaglobal .org >

Date:
Mon, 24 Jul 2017 16:15:4 6 -040 0

Thank you Rick. Great t o hear from you. I will pass this along to the Ambassador. Please do not hesit at e to reach o ut
if I can ever be of assist ance.
Thanks
G. Payne Griffin

Deput y Chief of Staff

From: Rick Helfen bein (mail to:rhelfenbe in@aafaglobal.org)
Sent : Monday , July 24 , 20 17 2:26 PM
To : Griffi n, Payne P. EOP/USTR <Garr ison.P.Griff in@ustr .eop. gov>
Subject : Ron

Dear Payne,
I was with Ron Sorini th e other nig ht, and he was kin d e nough the give m e you r e-ma il address.
I br iefly me t Ambassado r Lighthize r before he was con f ir med (actually at Cafe Milano), and I wrote a letter
from AAFA in suppor t of his nom inat ion. We all th ink he is doing gre at !
The pu rpose of this note was an attempt to get a message to him of SINCERE THANKS wi t h regard to the
recen t (July 1) approval of Travel Goods GSP to all e ligib le countr ies. In add iti on to our reg ul ar
membership of 350 compan ies and 1,000 bra nd names , AAFA also represents the Travel Goods
Associat ion. Th is GSP approva l was ju st fantastic and grea t ly ap pr ecia ted! by al l. We believe in t he GSP
pr o gram, and t his ad d it io n will d efi nit ely make a difference .
As we move into NAFTA negot iat ion s and othe r areas of t ra de that imp act our mem bers, please note tha t
we are always nearby and happy to discuss topic s of interes t.

My contact in fo rmation is be low. Bill Jackson at USTR know s me well.
W it h Best Regards,

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 Rick Helfenbein
President & CEO
Ame r ican App ar el & Footwear Associat io n
th
740 6 Street , NW
Washington, DC 20001
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 First Negotiating Round - Welcome reception
From:

"Bond, Jodi" <jbond@uschamber.com>
To:

"Melle, John M. EOP/USTR" <john _melle@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:
"Herrington, Neil" <nherrington@uschamber.com>,
"Smith-Vaughan, Reuben" <rsmith@uschamber.com>,
"Watson,
"Giordano,
Daniel L. EOP/USTR" <daniel_watson@ustr .eop.gov>, "Murphy, John" <jmurphy@uschamber.com>,
Nate" <ng iordano@uschamber.com>
Date:
Tue, 25 Jul 2017 11 :07:55 -0400
John,
Am uncertain if the team is already coordinating with you and yours. However, we wanted to ensure you know we
stand prepared to host the welcome reception for the negotiating teams and the business communities - as big
umbrella as needed - at the U.S. Chamber. We reserved the space in our hall of flags in the case this is of interest
and can come together.
Best,
Jodi

From: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR [mailto:John_Melle@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 1:42 PM
To: Bond, Jodi
Cc: Herrington, Neil; Smith-Vaughan,

Reuben; Watson, Daniel L. EOP/USTR

Subject: RE: USTR Follow-Up
I think I would say the same thing no matter the group.
have any details to share.

However,

on some key issues, like ISDS and currency,

I don't

From: Bond, Jodi [mailto:JBond@USChamber.com]

Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 10:31 AM
To: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John Melle@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Herrington, Neil <NHerrington@USChamber.com>;
Smith-Vaughan,
Watson, Daniel L. EOP/USTR <Daniel Watson@USTR.EOP.GOV>
Subject: Re: USTR Follow-Up

Reuben <RSmith@USChamber.com>;

John,
I hope you are doing well and we are all set for Monday the 7 th ~ Occurred to me here to clarify you are comfortable
with us inviting member companies to participate in the conversation?
We welcome chance for just our teams to connect, Yet also there is significant
to hear from you as well.

interest from our member

companies

Let me know and thank you again.

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 Warm regards,
Jodi
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 17, 2017, at 10:55 AM, Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John
11 works.

Melle@ustr.eop.gov>

wrote:

Your place?

From: Bond, Jodi [mailto:JBond@USChamber.com]
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 9:33 AM
To: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John Melle@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Herrington, Neil <NHerrington@USChamber.com>;
Smith-Vaughan,
Reuben
<RSmith@USChamber.com>;
Watson, Daniel L. EOP/USTR <Daniel Watson@USTR.EOP.GOV>
Subject: RE: USTR Follow-Up
John,
That week would be perfect.

In fact, does 10 or 11 a.m. on Monday

morning

work for you?

Best,
Jodi

From: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR [mailto:John Melle@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 8:57 AM
To: Bond, Jodi
Cc: Herrington, Neil; Smith-Vaughan, Reuben; Watson, Daniel L. EOP/USTR
Subject: RE: USTR Follow-Up
How about the week of 8/7?

I am open most of that week (at the moment).

From: Bond, Jodi [mailto:JBond@USChamber.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2017 11:53 PM
To: Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John Melle@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Herrington, Neil <NHerrington@USChamber.com>;
Smith-Vaughan,

Reuben

<RSmith@USChamber.com>
Subject: Re: USTR Follow-Up
John,
Completely

understood

Early August would

and thank you much for getting

back.

be great, too ...

Warm regards and look forward

to it,

Jodi
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 16, 2017, at 10:33 PM, Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John

Melle@ustr.eop.gov>

wrote:

Hi JodiResponding
But certainly

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 Let me know if that wor ks.
John

From : Bo nd, Jod i [mai lt o:JBo nd@ USCham ber .com ]

Sent: Tuesda y, July 11, 2017 2:38 PM
To: M elle , Joh n M. EOP/USTR <Joh n M elle@ust r.eop .go v>
Cc: Herr ing t o n, Neil <NHerr ingto n@U SChamb er. co m >; Smit h-V au gh an, Reu ben
<RSmit h @USChamber.com>
Subject : USTR Follow-U p

Jo hn,
Ho p e yo u are doing we ll. I can o nly imagin e h ow bu sy yo u are w ith 12,000 +

comm ents and a little mo re than a month befo re August 16th .
We just hosted P ayne Gri ffen, as Jam ieson Greer was unfo rtun ately called to the
Wh ite H ouse ·w ith Amb. Lighth izer, fo r a broa d er co nver sa tion on the P reside n t's

trade agenda. H oweve r, we did discuss the idea of having a m ore sp ecific meet ing
w ith ou r m em b er companies

fo r a n off -the -record con v ersatio n ahea d of the s tart o f

the negotiations. Would you po tentia lly have any availability in the coming weeks to
mee cw ith our mem b er com pan ies to discuss the mo d erniz a tion p roce ss ahe ad o n
NA.PTA?

Thank you in advanc e and hope you are do ing well.
\X1ar m regar d s,

Jod i
Jo di H ans on Bun tl
Sen ior Vice Pres iden t, Am ericas
U .S . Ch amber o f Commer ce

1615 H St. N W, Washington , D .C. 20062
E mail : jbo n d@ usch am be r.co 1n

T el: (202)DDla
Cell: ~

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From:
"Brennan , An issa" <anissa_brennan@mpaa .org>

To:
"Young , Stewart 8 . EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Tue, 25 Jul 2017 2 1:03:33 -0400

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10:00 am wo uld be great. My direct dial

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My best,
Anissa
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> On Ju l 25, 20 17, at 6 :09 PM, Young, Stewart B . EOP/USTR < Stew art.B.Y oung @ustr.eo p.gov > wrote:
>

> How do es 9: 30 or lO look ?
>
> -----O rigin al Mes sage---> Fro m: Bremian , Anissa [mailto:Anis sa_Brennan @,,mpaa.or g]
> Sent : Tuesday , July 25, 20 17 6:07 PM
> To : Young , StewartB. EOP/U STR <Stewart.B .Young @ ustr.eo p .gov >
> Cc : Bac ak, Ab igail R . EOP/US TR <Ab igail.R. Bacak @ ustr .eop .gov>
> Subjec t Re : Following U p
>
> Hi Stewart ,
>
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>
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>

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>> On Jul 25, 2017, at 5:52 PM, Yo un g, Stewaii B. EOP/USTR <Stewa1i.B .Young @ust r.eop.gov> w rote:
>>
>> Anissa -

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>> Do y ou have a momen t to talk tomorro w regardi ng your mee ting request ?
>>
>> T hank you!
>>
>> Stewart 8 . You ng
>> Intergove nune ntal Affairs and Publi c Engage men t
>> The Office of the U nited Stales T rade Rep1-esenla ti ve
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From:
"Wenk , Christopher" <cwenk@uschamber .com>
To:
"Young , Stewart 8 . EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Tue, 25 Jul 20 17 09:56 :20 -0400
Attachments :
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Former Heritage guy ?
On Ju l 25 , 2017 , al 9:32 AM , Yo trng, Stewart E . EOP/US TR <Stewart.E .Yo un g@us tr.e op .gov> wrot e:
Perf ect t han k you!
I'm also going to b ring Cameron Seward - wh o j ust started in our office .

From: Wen k, Christopher [mail to:CWe n k@USChamber.co m]
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 20 17 9:28 AM
To : Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <St ewart.B.Young @ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: Co ngra t s/Co ffe e
No p roble m
1PM works. Same spot?

Chris topher Wenk
Exe cut ive Director, Internationa l Pol icy
U.S. Chambe r of Comme rce
1615 H Stree t, NW
Wash ington, D.C. 200 62
cwenk@uschamber.com
Phone: ( 202~
Twitte r : @ChrtstopherW enk
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From: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR [mailto:Stewart .B.Younq@ustr.eop.gov ]
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 20 17 9:27 AM
To: Wenk, Christopher
Subject: RE: Congrats / Coffee
Chris So sorry for the change, bu t any chan ce we could move up t o 12 or lp m?
No p roble m if not , j ust had a meet ing pop-up .
Th ank yo u,
Stewart

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 From: Wenk, Christopher [mailto:CWenk@USChambe r.co m]
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 201 7 5:23 PM
To : Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewa rt.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: Re: Cong rat s/Coffee
Perfect
See you there/then
On Jul 19, 2017, at 5 :20 PM, Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>

wrote :

Coffee at 2 wou ld be ideal.
Is the Peet's near EEOB alright for you?

From: Wenk, Christopher [mailto:CWenk@USChamber.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 5 :17 PM
To: Young , Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject : Re: Cong rat s/Coffee
Sandwich at 12 00 or coffee at 2?
On Jul 19, 2017, at 4:32 PM, Young, Stewa rt B. EOP/USTR
<Stewart . B.You ng@ ustr .eop.gov> wrote:
What about Tuesday?
Th ank you.

From: Wenk, Chr istopher [mailto:CWenk@USChamber.com]
Sent: Wed nesday, July 19, 2017 1:06 PM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <5tewart .B.Yo un g@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject : RE: Congrats/Coffee
Let's find t ime next week. Any day but Thursday.
What days look best on your end?

Christo phe r Wenk
Executive Director, In tern atio nal Policv
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
·
1615 H Stree t, NW
Wa sh ington,

D.C. 20062

cwenk@uschamber .com
Phone:(202 :fflmWIIIII
Twitter: @ChristoplierW enk
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From: Young, Stewart B. EOP/UST R
[ma ilto :Stewart .B.Young@ustr .eop.gov]

Sent: Tuesday, Ju ly 18, 2017 6:16 PM
To: Wenk, Christopher
Subject: RE: Congrats/Coffee
Apo lo gies! Sorry to m iss you - they have me in q u ite a f ew orientations

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 I'd love to sit down - let m e know what work s best for yo u.
Thanks.

From: Wenk, Christopher

[m ailto: CWen k@ USCham ber.com ]

Sent : Tue sday, July 18, 2017 5:19 PM
To: Young, St ewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart .B.Young @ust r.eop .gov >
Subject : Congr ats/ Coffee

Hi Stewar t -

\Vas over at USTR today meeting with J am ieson. We dro ppe d
by to sec you bu t yo u weren' t aro und.
Let ' s find time to grab coffee sometime soon. Look fo f\vard
to wo rking wi th you in yo ur n ew ro le.
Chri stop he r Wenk
Executive Director, In terna tio na l Policy
U.S. Chamb er of Commerce
1615 H Stree t, NW
Wash ingto n, D.C. 200 6 2
cwenk@u schambe r.com
Phone:( 202 1ffllm'IIIIII
Twitte r: @diiis'topliervV
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 Meeting Request - Sept 25
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From:
Steve Lamar <slamar@aafaglobal.org>
To:
"Griffin , Payne P. EOP/USTR" <garrison.p.griffin@ustr.eop.gov>,
<william_jackson@ustr.eop.gov>

"Jackson, Bill D. EOP/USTR"

Cc:
Rick Helfenbein <rhelfenbein@aafaglobal.org>,

Reem Kuhail <r1<uhail@aafaglobal.org>

Date:
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:04 :43 -0400
Attachments:
Paula and Tom BIO.DOCX (30.29 kB)
Hi Bil l and Payne On September 25, MFA Chairman Paula Zusi and Vice Chairman Tom Glaser will be in town doing meetings with
folks around town on key tax and trade issues, includ ing NAFTA, trade agreements, pref erence programs, and th e
like . They timed the visit to coincide with our Board meeting at Un der Armour, which starts t he following day and
goes t hrough September 27.
They have asked if it would be poss ible to meet wi th Ambassador Lighthizer. As you w ill re call, they (along with Rick
and me) met with Stephen Vaughan when he was Acting in April. As luc k would have it, both Tom and Paula ran
into Ambassador Lighthizer that night w hi le we eating dinner and had a brief 4- 5 minute conversation with him
(mostly to wish him speedy success on hi s then nomi nat ion process).
We don't have any meetings confirmed yet, and I know this would be a priority for them so am reaching out to you
first. We are sche d uli ng meetings between 11am and 6pm on that Monday (Sept 25) so if t he Ambassador is free
and is ab le to ta ke the meeting we can lo ok fo r any time during t hat period . However, if I may suggest a ti me, doing
somet hing earlier would probably work best for us as ot her meetings may be on or near the Hill.
Many thanks for your consideration.
Steve

STEPHEN LAMAR
Executive Vice President
740 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
O: (202)[0)l(3
I M: (571)[t.9IGW
American Apparel & Footwear Association
>www.aafag loba l.org< I slamar@aafaglobal.org

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 Paula Zusi
Global Operations
Supply Chain
Advent

Advisor

- Retail

International

Paula Zusi is an accomplished senior executive in the apparel industry with over 30 years of experience.
Currently, she is the Global Operations Advisor - Retail Supply Chain for Advent International, a global
private equity firm with $308 under management. In this capacity, Paula advises Advent's retail portfolio
companies on supply chain operations. Prior to joining Advent, Paula was the EVP and Chief Supply
Chain Officer of Ann Inc., parent company of the Ann Taylor and Loft brands, a $2.58 specialty retailer
with over 1000 stores in North America. In this role, she had responsibility for the end to end supply
chain, from product development through distribution. Previously, Paula held a number of senior
executive roles including Corporate Vice President of Sourcing and Manufacturing at Liz Claiborne, Inc.,
where she had sourcing oversight for more than 30 brands, including Juicy Couture, Lucky Brand Jeans
and Kate Spade. Paula holds a bachelors degree from University of Delaware, and is an active Advisory
Council member of the Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies. Paula is also Vice Chairman of the
American Apparel and Footwear Association.

Tom Glaser
Vice President of VF & President
- Supply Chain
VF Corporation

Mr. Thomas Glaser is Vice President, VF Corporation & President, Supply Chain. His responsibilities
include the oversight of all ofVF's global manufacturing, sourcing and operations.
Mr. Glaser joined VF in 2001 as Managing Director, VF Asia Ltd Sourcing in Hong Kong, where he
played a key role in further diversifying and expanding VF's global sourcing network in support of the
company's growing portfolio of brands. In 2006, Mr. Glaser was named President, Supply Chain,
Europe/Asia and relocated to Lugano, Switzerland. In 2010, he was promoted to Vice President, Global
Operations, a role that he held until being appointed to his current position in January 2012.
Prior to joining VF, Mr. Glaser served as Vice President of Sourcing and Operations for various brands
of Phillips-Van Heusen (PVH). He began his career at PVH, where he held sales and sourcing
management positions within the company's North America and Asia divisions.
Mr. Glaser holds a bachelor's degree in government

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 MOTION

P ICTURE
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AsSOCI.ATION
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1600 EYE ST JtEET, Non ·l' IIWEST
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CHRISTOP

H ER J . DODD

CHAIJiM'.AN

CHIEF EXE CUT IVE OF Jt-ICER

July 28 , 20 17
The Honor able Robert E. Light hize r
United States Trade Repre sentative
600 1? th Street, NW
Wa shin gto n, DC 20 .08

Tha nk you sp ea king with me this m orni ng about NAFTA modemization.
ex trem ely busy so re ally appr eciate your time .

1 know you ' re

As 1 me ntioned on 1:hecall , we fu lly su pport the Pre sident's decision to modernize NATT A.
Negot iated in 1994, the NAFTA is simply incapable of res pond ing to both the opportunities and
the challenges of the digital mar ke tplace. With almost a qu arter of the world's intern et
ba ndw idth ded icated to copyright infringement, Tstrongly encourage you to pr io ritize the
protection and en forcem e nt of copyr i ght onlin e.
A s a practi ca l matter, this means discaTding the TPP "balance " art icle. This sounds innoc uou s,
but the article limits U.S. pro p erty rights allowing foreign compan i es to more easily access U.S.
property without payi ng for it. As you know, this is critically importa nt to imp roving the U.S.
trad e defic it.
\Ve also nee d to navigate a reasonab le path forward on intermed iary liability in the intellectual
pro pe 1ty chapter. U.S. Jaw, frank ly, bas n ot kep t up with onl in e piracy; other countries are
lappin g us when it comes to tackling this scou rge. We should not ex port what we know to be
broken . I beli eve there must be a way to draft a provi sion that is fully cons istent wit h U.S. law ,
and wh ich also allows Mexico and Canada the policy space they need to more effectively
addr ess online piracy. As I mentioned on the pho ne. we would be delighted to work wit h you on
such an effort.
We have a unique opport unity to bring NAF TA into th e digital age. Thi s m ea ns opening
markets and ensuring that U.S . creat ive work s are protected fr om theft once they enter th ese
m arkets . We must beg in these negot iations on the right foot whi ch means commencin g w ith the

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 strongest hand possib le, not the TPP lJ:ltext, which was nego ti ated among twelve parties ove r
seven years.

As I noted on the call, I fin nly believe that strong copyright is one way that the T rump
Administration ' s trade policy could distinguish itself from tl1e prior Administration ' s trade
po licy.
l look forward to working with you and land my team are available to help you with t his
important work.

Christopher J. Dodd

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 Quick thank you letter to USTR Lighthizer
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From:
"Murphy , John" <jmurp hy@uschamber .co m>
To:
"Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR" <jamieson. l.greer@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Fri, 28 J ul 2017 10 :14:49 -04 00
Attach ments :
U.S . Chambe r of Comme rce Lette r to Robert Lighthi zer USTR.pd f (25 .51 kB) ; IAD Co re Programs Lis1.pdf (22 9 .4 kB)

J ami eson, Myron sends thi s short note to Amb. Light hizer .
Best, J ohn
John Murph y
Senior Vice Presiden t for Internatio nal Policy
U.S. Chamb er of Comm erce
1615 H Str ee t NW, Washington, D.C. 20062
email : jmur phy@usc ha mb e1·.com
tele ph one :
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From:
"Jo hnston , Charles R" <johnston c@c iti .com>

To:
"Bacak , Abigail R. EOP/USTR" <abigail.r.bacak@ustr .eop.gov>
Date:
Fri, 28 Ju l 20 17 16:11:10 -040 0

Super ! Man y thanks for th e follow up. I w ill send the list asap . Rick

---Ori gi nal Message ---Frorn: B acak, Ab igail R. EOP/USTR [mailto :Abigail. R .Bac ak@ustr.e op.gov ]
Sent : Friday, July 28 , 2017 4:09 PM
To: Johnston , Cliar les R [GP A]
Subject: Re : Request fo r meeting
Let's do 4-5 --- se nd me a lis t of attendees w hen you have a chance.
We are at GOO17th stree t.
Sent from my iPhon e

On Ju l 28, 2017, at 4 :02 PM, JolUlSloo, Cha rles R <jolmst o nc@c ili .com<ma ilto:jolU1Slo11c @ci li.com >> wro le:
Hi Abby - The best woul d be between 4-6pm (bu t only one hour). Next best would be between 2-3pm . Thanks , Rick
Cha rles R. Johnston
Man aging D irector
Global Gove rnment Affairs
Citi
110 1 PcmJSylvania Av e., mv
13th Floor
Washin gton, DC 20004
Tel :

F rom: B acak, Abiga il R . EOP/US TR [mailto:Ab igail.R .Bacak @ustr.eop .go v]
Sent : Friday , July 28, 20 17 3:46 PM
To: Johnston, Char lcsR [GP A ]
Subject: RE : Request for meeting
What time are you thinki ng?
F rom: Johnston , Cha rles R [mailto:jolm stonc@c iti.com ]
Sent : Mond ay, July 24, 2017 4: 56 PM
To : Bacak , Abigail R. EOP/USTR <Abigail R.Bacak@ ustr.eop .gov <mail to:Abiga il.R.Bac ak @ustr.eop .gov>>
Su~ject: RE : Request for meeting
He llo Abby - Please let me know . Thanks, R ick
Cha rles R . Johns ton
Man agi ng D irector
Glob al Govemmen t Affai rs
Citi
110'1 Pennsylva nia Ave. , NW

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 13th Flo or
Washi n on, DC 20004
Tel:

Fax:

From : Jolms lon, Charles R [GPA]
Sent : Wednesda y, July 19, 20 17 6:24 PM
To : 'abigai l.r .bacak @ustr .eop .gov<mailt o:ab igail.r .bacak @;us tr.eop .gov>'
Subject: RE : Req uest for meetin g
Hi Abby - Is a mee ting on Sep tember 6 possible? Thanks , Rick
Cha rles R. Johnston
Managi ng D irector
Glob al Governmen t Affairs
Citi
1101 Pennsylv ania Av e., N\V
13th Floor
Washi ngton, DC 20004
Tel : ...
Fax: • •
email : j o mstonc ~ citi.com <mai lto:johns tonc@ citi.com >

From : Johnston, Charles R [GPA]
Sent : Monday, July 17, 20 17 3 :22 PM
To : 'abigail.r.b acak @ustr .eop.gov <mailto :abigail.r.bacak @}ustr .eop.go v>'
Subject: Request for meeting

He llo Abby - T hanks for t.aking my call today .
Citi's CEO , Mike Corb at, wi ll be in Was hingto n on September 6 and we are seeki ng meetings with key cabinet level
officials. Woul d Ambassador Lighthizer be available for a mee ting with Mr. Corbat, Ci ti's head of Global Governme nt Affairs ,
Candi Wolff (forme r head of Congress ional R ela tions in th e G.W . Bush White Hou se) , and me (Bob know s me) between either l 3pm or 4 :30-5 :30pm on Wednesda y, Sep tember 6?
Mr . Corbar's biographic .al sketch is found at >>> http://www.citigro up .com/citi/about/leaders/mic hael-c orba t-ceo-b io .lum l<<<;<°.I.,
3ehttp :/>>www .citigroup. com/citi/about/ 1eaders/ michae1-corba t-ceo-bio.ht m1%.1c<<>
Top ics of interest: NAFfA , TTIP , Brexi t, b ilateral trade an d investment with key US al lies , trad e with China . We would not try
to cove r all of these - b ut it provides an idea of wha t is ''top of mi nd'' for Ci ti at lhe mom ent in te nns o f the USTR mission.
Thanks . Rick Johnsto n
Cha rles R. John ston
Managing D irector
Glob al Government Affairs
Citi
1101 Pe1msy lv ania Ave., N\V
13th Floor
Wasbin rton, DC 20004
Tel :
Fax:
email : j ohnstonc ~ iti.com<m ailto:joh ustonc@ citi .co m>

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 Re: INVITATION: U.S. Chamber's Trade Task Force Meeting with Stewart Young,
USTR 8/3, 10 AM
From:
'Wenk , Christopher"

<cwenk@uschamber.com>

To:
"Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR"

<stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc :
"Seward, Cameron T. EOP/USTR"

<cameron.t.seward@ustr.eop.gov>

Date:
Wed, 02 Aug 2017 13:16:16-0400
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Vv'ant me to call you or?

On Aug 2 , 201 7, at 12 18 PM , Young , Stewart R.F OP /UST R < Stewart .R.Young @ustr .eop .go v> wrote
Thank you.
Looking forward

to it - happy to discuss if you have a moment

around 4pm?

Thank you.
From: Wenk, Christopher [mailto:CWenk@USChamber.com)
August 2, 2017 11:23 AM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <5tewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Seward, Cameron T. EOP/USTR <Cameron .T.Seward@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: INVITATION : U.S. Chamber's Trade Task Force Meeting with Stewart Young , USTR (8/3, 10 AM)
Importance: High

Sent: Wednesday,

Hi StewartI wanted to follow up with you ahead of the Trade Task Force meeting at the Chamber
tomorrow. T he meeting will take place at 10AM at our offices (1615 H Street, N \V). I will plan
to n1eet you in the lobb y when you arri ve . Camer o n, o f cour se, is welc om e to join yo u.
Below is the notice that went out to our members and attached is the current RSVP list. You
will see it is a diverse gr oup of companies and industrie s.
R oo m se t up is a h ollow squar e wi th seated mi cro phon es . Thi s will be an info rm al, OFF-THERECORD session.
ln t erms of format, J o hn Murphy (who you met durin g Lighthiz er meetin g with M yron) or l ·will
make welcoming remarks and turn program over to you. Perhaps you speak for 8-10 minutes
about your role, how you plan t o int eract with bu sin ess community, how ,v e can help you, et c.
And a few words about trade ag enda , including upcoming N AFTA talks and what stak ehold er
engagement will look like . T hen we can move to Q + A. T otally fine if you want to ask people
t o go ov er th eir trad e pri oritie s/ inter est s.
Let me know if you want to discuss further. I think you will find this a good opportunity
meet a lot of ke y companie s in trad e world.!

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 See you tom orr ow!
Chris top her We nk
Executi ve Directo r, In ternat ional Policy

U.S. Chamb er of Comm erce
1615 H Str ee t , NW

Washington, D.C. :20062
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Dear members of the U.S. Cha mbe r's T rade Task Force:
Please j oin us on TI1.ursday, August 3 at 10:00 am at the U.S. Chamber's
headquarters (1615 H Street, NW) for an off-t he-record m eeting with
Stewart Young, the new Deputy Assista nt U.S. Trade Re presentative for
Intergovernmenta l Affairs and Pu blic Engage ment at the Office of the U.S. Tra de
Repr esen tative. As many of you know, the posit ion has a pri ncipa l functi on of
liaiso n with th e busi ness com mun it y. Am ong th e to pic s for discuss ion will be
rece nt developments from the admi nistr ation on NAFrA and the broade r tr ade
agend a.
Please RSVP to Kathl ee n Aldrich .
Best regards ,
Chr istop her We nk
Execut ive Directo r, Int ernat iona l Policy
U.S. Chambe r of Commerc e

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From:
"Wenk , Christopher" <cwenk @uschamber .com>

To:
"Young , Stewart 8 . EOP/USTR " <stewart.b .young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
T hu, 03 Aug 20 17 09 :48:47 -040 0

be dow n shortly

Christopher Wenk
Exec utive Director. Inte matio nal Policy
U.S . Chambe r of C01wn erce
1615 H Stree t, NW
Washingt on, D.C. 20062
cwenk @ uschambe r.com
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--- Original Message ---From: Young, Stewart B. E OP/USlR [mailto:Stewart .B.Yo ung@ustr.eop .gov]
Sent : Thursday , August 03 , 20 17 9:48 AM
To: Wenk, Christophe r
Subject: Re: Can you send me your b io?

Here .
> On Aug 3, 20 17, at 9:34 AM , Wenk, Christop her <CWenk @USC hamber.c om> wrote:
>

> lb..x.See you soon .

>
> Christo pher Wenk
> Exec u tive D irecto r, Interna tional PoliC)' U.S. C hamber of Co rrun erce
> L6 15 H Street , N W
> Washington, D.C. 20062
> cwenk @uschamber.com
> Pl10ne: (202pa
> T witter: @C m slopherWenk.
>

>
>
> ---- -Original Mess a ge---> From: Yo ung , Stewart B. EOP/USlR [mailt o:Stewar t.B .Young@ ustr.eop .gov ]
> Sent: Thu rsday , Augus t 03 , 20 17 9:33 AM

> To: Wenk, Christopher
> Subject: Re : Can you send me you r b io?
>
> I'm also bringing Camero n Bishop who is our DAUST R for Congressio nal btw.
>

>> On Aug 3, 20 L7, at 7:50 AM . Wenk , Chris topher <CWenk@USC ham ber.com> wrote:
>>
>>T hanks

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 GM Follow Up on RoO Meeting/Discussion

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From :
Victoria Barnes <victoria.bames@g m.com>
To:
"Mel le, John M. EOP/USTR" <john _me lle@ustr.eop.gov>, "Reif , Timothy M. EOP/USTR"
<timothy_reif@ us tr .eop .gov> , "Fischer, Fred H . EOP/USTR" <fred_fis cher@ustr. eop.gov>, "Be rn stein , Jason A.
EOP/ USTR" <jason _bemslein@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc :
Eleanor Reece <eleanor.reece@gm .com>, Julia Jaworski <jul ia .jaw orsk i@gm.com>, Brad Welling
<brad .wel ling@gm .com>
Date :
Thu , 03 Aug 2017 12:09:29 -0400
Attachments:
17080 1 Magna T-case Exploded View COO Study.pdf (375.8 4 kB); 2017 automo tive-news-top-suppl iers- 6-262017 .pdf (858 .14 kB)

Thank you again for t he generous amount of time yo u all spent with us t he week before last.
First, we continue to think thr ough
other ideas includ i ng some ideas on
t erm on t hat front . If it wou ld be hep u
NAFTA, p lease do let us kn ow.

e are thinking through
ope to have something to you in the short
vance of t he Augus t 16 sta rt of t he first Roun d o n

In t he meant im e, w e wa nted to get back to you on questions/issues
1.

that you raised during o ur meeting.

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(b)(3) 19 USC 2155(g)

2.

(b)(3) 19 USC 2155(g)

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 Th anks again and please let m e know if you have any other q u estions.
Best ,
Tori
Victoria Emerson Barnes

Nothing in tJris message is intended to constitute an electronic signature unless a specific statement to the contra ry is included in
tllis message.
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message by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this messa ge
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 RE:USTR
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From:
"Auge rot, Arrow" <auge rot@ amazon.com>
To:
"Greer , Jamie so n L.EOP / USTR"<jamieson .l.greer@u str.eo p.gov>, ellen@intemetassociati on.o rg,
davidwell er@google.com

Cc:
"Baha r, Danie l EOP/USTR" <danie l_bahar@ustr .eop.gov>, "McHal e, Jonathan R. EOP/USTR"
<jonathan_mchale@ustr.eop.gov>,

"Young, Stewart B. EOP / USTR " <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>

Date:

Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:06:32 -0400

Thanks, Jami eson. We really appreciated the oppo rtuni ty to discu ss our issues , and of c,ourse to meet Stewart!
Arrow
-----O riginal Mess age-- --Frorn: Greer , Jamie son L . EOP/U STR rmai lto:Jamieson.L .Greer@ ustr.eop.gov l
Sent : Friday, Au gust 04, 2017 8: 15 Ai\tf

To: ellen@intemetassociation.org; davidweller@google.com;Augerot, Arrow <augerot@.amazoILcom>
Cc: Bahar , Daniel EOP/US T R <Danicl_Bahar @ustr .cop .gov>; Mc Halc , Jonatl1an R. EO P/US TR
<Jon;ithan_McH;ile@ustr.eop.gov>; Young, Stew a,1 B. EOP/UST R <Stewart.B .Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: USTR

All,
I want ed Loreach out and thank yo u for slop ping by yes te rday 0 11behalf of the Internet A ssocialioIL I had a previo usly schedu led
meeting with another stakeho lder that confl icted with the meeting , bu t I have spo keu wiith our staff and wa s able to get a readou t
of your views and conce rns. I want to assure you that digital trade, e-conune rce, and similar issues are on the agenda ofUS TR
leadership on a daily basis, both in the context ofNAFT A and other ongoi ng matters. I hope you continue to reach out to us
regard in g your equities as we ensure that the U.S . trade a genda acco unts for digital trade and e-co1muerce.
Regards ,
Jam ieso n
JAM IE SON L. GREER
Chief of Staff
Offi ce of the U.S T rade Rep resent ative
Execu tive OITice of Lhe Pres ident

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 Fwd: MEDIA NOTE: Round 1 NAFTA Renegotiations Press Registration
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To:
cwenk @usc hamber .com

Date:
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 16:4 1:24-0400

Beg in forwalded message :
From: FN-USTR-Me dia <USTRPressOff ice@.ustr.eop .gov>
Date: August 4, 2017 at 4:00 :57 PM EDT
To : FN- USTR-Media <USTRPre ssOffice<a)lstr .eop.g ov>
Suhject: ME DIA NOTE: Round 1 NAFT A Renegotiations Press Registration

UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
~vw.ustr.gov

Was hin gton, D.C. 20508

202-395-3230

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY
August 4, 2017

Contact: USTR Pub lic & Med ia Affa irs
media@ustr .eop.go v

ME DIA NOTE
Round 1 NAFT A Renegotiations Press Re gistrati on
Washington, .DC - T he U.S . Trade Rep res entative wi ll host the inaugural round of the Nort h
American Free Trad e Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiat ions on August 16-20 , 2017 , at the
Mar riott Wardman Park Hote l in northwest Washi ngton , D .C.
Members of the med ia interested in covering the event on site must regist er and recei ve
appro ved credentials, which includes access to a press filing room and press conference room.
Indiv iduals without approved credent ial s will not be permitted access to press space .
Members of the med ia must register no later than 11: 59 PM E T on Fri<lav. Au gust 11, 2017.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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 Information for pick-up of approved press credentials will be distributed following the close of
registration. Additional information on press opportunities will also be available in the coming
days.
For questions or assistance with registering, please contact USTR Public & Media Affairs
Office at media@ustr.eop.gov.

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 Re: [EXTERNAL] RE: Nice to meet you!
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From:
Eleanor Reece <elea nor.reece@gm .com>
To:
"Young , Stewart 8 . EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>

Date:

Sun, 06 Aug 2017 15:03:52 -0400

Looks gre at. I'll lock it i:n.
> On Aug 6 , 20 17 , at 2:54 PM, Young , Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.You :ng@ ustr .eop .gov > wrote:
>
> How does Frida y at 11 look?
>
> T hanks !
>
> -- ---Ori ginal Mess age --- > Frnm: El eanor Reece [maillo:eleanor.reece @gm. com ]
> Sent: Fri day , August 4, 2017 4:49 PM
> To : Young , Stewa rt B. EOP/U STR <Stewart .B.Yo un g@ ustr.eop.go v>
> Subject RE : Nice to mee t yo u!
>
> Thanks! Ho w about 1\ 1csday aftc moon or any time Friday?
>
> -----Ori gina l Mess age-- -> Fro m: Young , Stewart B . EOP /US TR [mailt o :Stew art .B.Young @us tr.eop.gov ]
> Sen t: Frida y , August 04 , 2017 4:47 PM
> T o : E leanor Reece <e leano r.reece @gm .com>
> Subject [EXTERNAL ] Re: N ice to meet yo u!
>
> You as we tl.

>
> Happy to - is there any time that's be st for yo u?

>
> On Aug 4 , 2017 , a l 4:27 PM , Elea nor Reece <e lea nor.reece @grn.co m<mai ll o:elea nor.reece @grn.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi Stewart ,
>
> It was nice meeting you at t he Chamber ea rlier this week , an d good to know about yo ur A tlanta roo ts. O'm actuaJly headed
there to sec family in a few weeks.)
>
> As T me ntioned , it would be great to sit down with you - to disc uss NAFTA and other priori ties of Ambassado r Lighthi7.er that
are of mulu al im portance to GM.
>
> Are you still aroun d ne;,..1week? Ha ppy to sw ing by when con ve nie nt for you . Thanks for cons ideri ng !
>

> Best,
> E leanor
>
> -----

>
>
> No thing in this message is inten ded to constit ute au electronic signatme unl ess a spe ciific sta teme nt to the con t rary is included
in this mes sag e .

>

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 RE: Proposal: NAM NAFTA Discussion --Aug. 16-20 or Aug. 21-25
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From:
Ken Monahan <kmonahan@nam.org>
To:
"Melle, John M. EOP/USTR" <john _me lle@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc:
"Watson, Danie l L.EO P/ USTR"<d a niel_watson@ustr .eop.gov>, "Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR"
<stewart.b .young@ustr.eop .gov>
Date :
Tue, 08 Aug 2017 18 :44:54 -0400
Thanks , John . Please do keep us in mind as ta lks proceed , as our membe rs are fully engaged and very much want to
provide input as t he process continues.
Ken Monahan
Direct :

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From : Mel le, John M . EOP/USTR (m ailto :John_ Melle@us tr .eop.gov)
Sent : Sunday, August 06, 201 7 3:09 PM
To : Ken Mo nahan <KMonahan@nam .org>
Cc: Watson, Daniel L. EOP/USTR <Daniel_ Watson@USTR.EOP.GOV>; Young, St ewart B. EOP/USTR
<Stewart. B.You ng@us tr .eo p.gov>
Subject : RE: Proposa l : NAM NAFTA Discussio n -- Aug. 16-20 or Aug. 21-25

KenWe can' t make any briefing comm it ments d uri ng the (brief) space bet ween Rounds 1 and 2; w ill keep you off er in
m ind for later rounds .
John

From : Ken Monah an [mailto:KMona han @nam .org)
Sent: We dnesday, Aug ust 2, 2017 9:24 PM
To : Melle, Joh n M . EOP/USTR <John Me ll e@ustr.e op .goV>
Cc: Watson, Daniel L. EOP/USTR <Daniel Watson@UST R.EOP.GOV>
Subject : Re: Propo sal: NAM NAFTA Discussion -- Aug. 16 -20 or Aug. 21-25

Thanks , John . Keep u s po ste d -- we've also reach ed out to the Ca nadia n a nd Mexican side s, and th ey're
con sider ing v ario us configura tions , as we ll.

Ken Monahan
D irec t: (b)(6)

I Mobi le: (b)(6)

From: Melle , John M . EOP /US TR <jo hn me lle@u str.eop .gov >
Sent : Wedne sday , Aug ust 2, 201 7 9: 17 PM
Subject: Re : P roposa l: NAM NAFTA Discuss ion --Aug . 16-20 or Aug . 21 -2 5
To Ken Mo nahan <kmonahan @nam .org >
Cc: Watson, Daniel L. EOP/USTR <daniel watson @ustr.eop .gov>

Ken-

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 Let us th in k about this class of requests . Given w e plan to have only 2 weeks between rounds it will be very
hard to do muc h outreac h of thi s sort .
John

On Aug 2, 2017 , at 4:09 PM, Ken Monahan <KMonahani'@,nam.org<maiho :KMonahan (t«nam.org>> wrote:
Hi Joh n , Dan i el :

Ho pe you'r e well. We wanted to see w hethe r we could arrange an off- the- re cord briefing with N.t\FTA
negotiators and NAM members on the first roun d, next steps , and so on d uring the round - or the week jus t
after . Pro vided below are a couple of ideas th at we're consi dering her e --

* Aug . 16-20: Roundtable at the NAM with lead USG , Canadia n and Mexican negotia tors (or your
deputies) .

* Aug. 21-25: Debrie f at the NAM , with 45-m inut e discu ssion with John , followed by a 45-m inut ejo int
discussion with Canadian and Me xican o fficials (likely from the embass ies).
Let me know if either of these opt ions coul d wo rk - and , of cours e, we are open to oth er configurations , as
well - and we can wo rk with yo u and the Ca nadian /Mexica n teams to find tim es that wo rk for everyo ne.
Many thanks ,
Ken Mo nahan
Nationa l Associa tion ofManu fact urers
D irector, Internationa l Trade Po licy
Emai l: kmonahan a nam oro<mailto:kmona han @nam .org> I Twi tter : @KM onah anDC
Di rect: • •
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 August 8, 2017

The Honorable Robert Lighthizer
United States Trade Representative
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
600 1 7th St, NW
Washington, DC 20508

The Honorable Wilbur Ross
Secretary of Commerce
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20230

The Honorable Rex Tillerson
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20520

The Honorable Steve Mnuchin
Secretary of the Treasury
U.S. Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20220

Mr. Gary Cohn
Director, National Economic Council
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Ambassador

Lighthizer, Secretaries

Ross, Tillerson and Mnuchin and Director Cohn:

As associations representing millions of small, medium and large companies across every major
sector of the U.S. economy employing tens of millions of U.S. workers, we urge that robust
market access commitments and investment protections, enforceable through investor-state
dispute settlement (ISDS), be maintained and upgraded in the negotiations to modernize the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFT A). The original NAFT A included basic access,
protection and enforcement provisions that have helped grow manufacturing, services and
agricultural industries by enabling our businesses to reach new consumers and to participate in
foreign infrastructure, energy and resource development projects. The negotiations to
modernize NAFTA provide an important opportunity to upgrade the agreement to improve
protection and enforcement tools against the theft, discrimination and unfair treatment of U.S.
property overseas.
While individuals, non-profits and businesses primarily invest in the United States, they also
invest overseas bringing significant benefits to the United States, its economy and U.S. workers.
U.S. businesses that invest overseas to acquire foreign property, reach foreign customers,
serve U.S. clients investing abroad or participate in otherwise inaccessible foreign projects are
outsized participants in the U.S. economy and are more successful because of their access to
foreign markets. Indeed, U.S. companies that invest overseas are America's largest exporters,
biggest producers, largest innovators and investors in U.S. capital expansion and highestpaying employers.
The success of businesses that invest in foreign markets should be no surprise. Foreign
investment is often the best way for American manufacturers, service providers and agricultural
producers to reach foreign consumers. Such investment allows them to set up their own
distribution networks to deliver products and services directly, tailor products to the local
consumer and win sales more efficiently and successfully. Highly regulated service
providers have to invest and establish themselves in foreign countries to be able to sell their

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 products. Likewise, in some areas, such as energy, natural resources, and foreign infrastructure
development, foreign investment is the primary way American businesses can participate and
grow, because activities to access and develop those resources can only take place in those
foreign countries. With those investments, businesses in the United States also see additional
advantages, as exports of U.S. goods are more often included in foreign infrastructure and
natural resource development when those projects include American investment. The focus of
U.S. investment abroad on foreign customers is borne out by the data: year-after-year, more
than 90 percent of foreign affiliate sales are almost entirely made to customers outside the
United States, rather than being sold back to the United States.
The existing NAFTA framework protects American individual, non-profit and business investors
by extending several of the private property protections already found in the U.S. Constitution
and U.S. law, including due process, non-discrimination,
fair treatment by the government and
compensation for the seizure of property. Each of these disciplines is directly enforceable by the
investor through a neutral arbitration system, known as investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS).
These provisions are highly valuable and have already helped many U.S. businesses that have
faced the seizure, theft and mistreatment of investments in both Canada and Mexico. ISDS in
the NAFTA has been highly beneficial to the United States. The United States has only faced 18
cases and won every one that has been concluded. U.S. investors, however, have used ISDS in
40 cases with Canada and Mexico, winning several to ensure compensation when those
governments have taken unfair actions against American investment. In other cases, the
existence of strong, neutral and fair enforcement provisions has helped U.S. investors
successfully avoid and resolve problems with foreign governments.
While baseline investment protection and enforcement provisions were included in the original
NAFT A, there are significant gaps as those provisions did not provide full coverage to all sectors
or full enforcement. The NAFT A modernization provides an important opportunity to improve the
NAFTA by:
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Ensuring intellectual property is fully protected as in the United States as a protected
investment;
Guaranteeing all sectors are afforded the same protections and access to ISDS to
enforce those protections;
Improving U.S. investment access in Canada and Mexico on a non-discriminatory
basis,
including by locking in reforms that have opened markets since NAFTA was negotiated;
Adding stronger disciplines against forced technology transfers and localization;
Expanding access to ISDS enforcement for breaches of major investment contracts; and
Extending the enforcement period to at least ten years after any potential termination of
the agreement, to ensure that American investment is appropriately and fully protected.

ISDS enforcement is a core element to protect the United States against the theft, discrimination
and unfair treatment of U.S. property overseas. Unlike other provisions of a trade agreement
that can typically be enforced through more generalized dispute settlement systems, individual
investments are impacted uniquely by foreign government actions and require a specialized,
dependable, targeted and neutral form of enforcement. Notably, ISDS panels are limited to
enforcing only the international commitments to which each country has voluntarily agreed and
can only award monetary penalties. These ISDS panels have never overturned - and do not
have any authority to change - any country's laws or regulations.
ISDS is a strong enforcement tool that helps ensure that American investors, businesses and
their workers will be treated fairly overseas. This mechanism has been an essential part of the

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 NAFTA and other high-standard U.S. trade and investment agreements. We urge that
investment and ISDS remain high priorities in the NAFTA modernization to strengthen
enforcement and ensure the fair treatment for U.S. individual, non-profit and business investors.
Sincerely,
Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)
Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
American Apparel & Footwear Association
American Bakers Association
American Beverage Association
American Business Conference
American Chemistry Council
American Coatings Association
American Council of Life Insurers
American Exploration & Production Council
American Fiber Manufacturers Association
American Forest & Paper Association
American Frozen Food Institute
American Insurance Association
American Petroleum Institute
American Wire Producers Association
Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/ AIA
Associated Equipment Distributors
Associated Industries of Massachusetts
Associated Industries of Missouri
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)
Association of Metro Counties
Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
Bloomington/Normal
Economic Development Council
Border Trade Alliance
Brick Industry Association
Business Roundtable
Coalition of Services Industries
Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce
Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA)
Corn Refiners Association
Council of Industry of Southeastern New York
Council of the Americas
Council of the Great Lakes Region
Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
Express Association of America (EAA)
Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, International
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Forestry Association of South Carolina
Glass Packaging Institute (GPI)
Greater North Dakota Chamber of Commerce
Greater Seymour Chamber of Commerce

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 Grocery Manufacturers Association
Illinois Manufacturers' Association
INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen's Association, Inc.
Indiana Manufactured Housing Association-Recreation
Vehicle Indiana Council
Indiana Manufacturers Association
Indiana Retail Council
Industrial Truck Association
Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
International Housewares Association
International Wood Products Association
Investment Casting Institute
Iowa Association of Business and Industry
IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries
Jackson Area Manufacturers Association
Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
Michigan Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Montana Chamber of Commerce
Montana Manufacturing Association
Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association
National Association of Manufacturers
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
National Confectioners Association
National Council of Textile Organizations
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
National Foreign Trade Council
National Oilseed Processors Association
National Retail Federation
ND Association of Plumbing, Heating & Mechanical Contractors
Nevada Mining Association
New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry
Next Generation Manufacturing
NH Business & Industry Association
North Carolina Chamber
Northeast PA Manufacturers & Employers Association
Ohio Licensed Beverage Association
Ohio Manufacturers' Association
Outdoor Advertising Association of Indiana
Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, Inc.
Personal Care Products Council
Petroleum Equipment and Services Association
Petroleum Equipment Institute
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
Plastics Industry Association
Recreation Vehicle Industry Association
Resilient Floor Covering Institute
Rhode Island Manufacturing Association

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 San Antonio Manufacturers Association (SAMA)
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
SEMI
Semiconductor Industry Association
SOCMA
South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce
Texas Association of Business
Texas Association of Manufacturers
Texas Oil and Gas Association
United States Chamber of Commerce
United States Council for International Business
Valley Industrial Association
Vinyl Institute
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Forestry Association
Washington Farm Bureau

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To:
"M elle, John M. EOP/US TR " <john _melle@ustr.eo p.gov>

Date:
Wed , 09Aug 201717:28 :56 -0400
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You are cordi ally invited to a

U.S. Business & Agriculture Community Reception
of the First Round ofNAf ...,,
fA Negotiations

in Honor

Wed n esda y, Augu st 16, 2 0 17
6:oo - 7:30 p.m.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
RSVP HERE
Pleas e note thi s invitation is non-t rans fer able and space is severely lim ite d. For
any inquir ies, please contact Nate Giordano at NGiordano @uscham ber.com .
Thank you to our sponsors:
Sponsors NA FTA

Thi s e-mail w as sent by :

U.S. Chamb e r o f Commerce

U.S. Chamber or Com merce
16 15 H Street , NW
Was hin gton , DC 20062-2000
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register ed lrademar ks of the Ch amber of Com merce of the
Uniled s1a1es of America .

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Unsubsc ribe or Manage U .S. Ch amber o r. C ommerce
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To:
"Young, Stewart B. EOP/US T R" <stewart .b.young@u str.eo p.gov>
Date:

Wed, 09 Aug 201717:28:56-0400
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U.S. Cha m ber of Commerce - International Affairs Division - Americas

You are cordially invited to a

U.S. Business & Agriculture Community Reception
of the Fi rst Round ofN.AFI'A Negotiations

in Honor

vVednesday,August16,2017
6:oo - 7:30 p.m.
U.S. Ch amber of Comm erce
RSVP HERE
Please note this invit ation is non-tr ansferab le and space is severe ly limit ed. For
any inquiries, please contact Nate Giorda no at NGiordano@ uschamber.com.
Thank you to our sponsors :
Sponsors NAFT A

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From:
"Smith-Vaughan, Reuben" <rsmith@ uschamber.co m>
To:
"Young, Stewart 8. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Wed, 09 Aug 20 17 17:2 1:11 -0400

Stewart ,
Ho p e you are ab le to leave th e office shor tly to en joy this incr edib le we a ther!
Per ou r conversatio n, please find below th e fo rmal inv itation to you an d you r co lle,!f,'1.Ies across the U.S.

govemmen t to partic ipate in a reception at 6 p.m . on Wednesday, August 16th at the U.S. Cham ber o f
Co mme rce in h ono r of the first ro un d o f KAF T A neg o tiations .
Please let us know if yo u h av e any que sti on s and if the re is a mos t effec tl\7e way to circula te this amo ngs t yo ur

colleagues .
Sincere ly,

Reub en
Reu ben Smith -Va ughan
Senior Di recto r, Amer icas

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Office: (20j.
Cell : (202) [l!J •
rsm ith(a*uschamber. com

U.S. Cham ber of Comme rce• Interna tional Affairs Divisio n - Ame ricas

You are cordially invited to a

U.S. Business

& Agriculture Community Reception
the First Round of NAFrA Negotiations

in Honor of

Wednesday,A ugust 16,2017
6:oo - 7:30 p .m.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
RSVP HERE
Please note thi s invitation is non-transfe rable and space is severely limited. For any
inqui ries, pleas e contact Nate Giordano at NGiordano@ uschamber .com.
Thank you to our sponsors:

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From:
"Americas, International Division" <americas@uschambe r.com>

To:
"Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR" <jamieson .l.greer@u str.eop.gov>
Date:

Wed, 09 Aug 201717:28:56-0400
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U.S. Cha m ber of Commerce - International Affairs Division - Americas

You are cordially invited to a

U.S. Business & Agriculture Community Reception
of the Fi rst Round ofN.AFI'A Negotiations

in Honor

vVednesday,August16,2017
6:oo - 7:30 p.m.
U.S. Ch amber of Comm erce
RSVP HERE
Please note this invit ation is non -tr ansferab le and space is severe ly limit ed. For
any inquiries, please contact Nate Giorda no at NGiordano@ uschamber.com.
Thank you to our sponsors :
Sponsors NAFT A

Thi s e-mail was sen t by :

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U .S . Ch amber of Commerc e
1615 H Stree t, NW
Was hi ngton , DC 20062-2000
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Jam ieson.L.Greer@ ,us tr .eon,9.ov.

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From:
"Heather , Sean" <sheather@usc hamber .com>

To:
"Greer , Jamieson L. EOP/ USTR" <jamieson.l.greer@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:

Wed, 09 Au g 20 17 14:46: 14 -0400
Jamieson Nice to meet you today and loo k forward to work ing wit h yo u on the digita l basket of issues as well coming in at
some point to discuss compe ti tio n po licy with the experts group Joh n fl agged below. As an FYI, I also cover
reg ulat o ry coo pera t ion and investment here at t he Cham ber and loo k forward to working on these issues as well.
Finally , as an aside, your message tod ay was on poi nt. Folk s needed to hear exactly wha t you said about services
and t he impo rt anc e of d igital t rade to U.S. competitiveness.
I t hink folks are still recovering from m eeti ngs earlier in
the year he ld elsewhere wit hin the Administrat ion that so u nde d alar m bells . Without throwing anyone under th e
b us, I sat th roug h a highly co nt ent iou s meeting where we were told we'd be lucky to get an e-comme rce chapte r in
NAFTA, th at fig ht ing forced loca li zati on of da ta and sup port in g data flows was a lo st cause, etc.
Tru ly shock ing stu ff ... All of this is to say, t he steady hand of USTR was on dis play t oday and I th ink yo u were a great
comfort i n supp ort of comments the Amb assador h as made during and pos t his confirmat ion .
Sean Heat he r

GRC - Aligning Trade, Regulatory, & Compet ition Policy in Support of Open and Competitive

Markets

From: Greer, Jamieson L EOP/USTR[mai lto:Jamieson. L.Greer@ustr .eop.gov]
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2017 5:50 PM
To: Murph y, John
C.C:Heather, Sean; Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR; Young, Stewart B. EOP/ USTR
Subject: RE: Antitr ust and Trade expert group report and recommendations
John,
Thanks fo r send ing this on. We will let t he Ambassador

know about th is opp ortu nity and get bac k to you.

Best,
Jamieson

From: M ur phy, John [mai lto: JMurphy@USChamber.co

m]

Sent: Thur sday, August 3, 2017 12:29 PM
To: Greer, Jamieson L.EOP/USTR<Jamieson.L.Greer@us

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Subject: Antitrust and Trade expert group report and reco m men dation s

J amieson,
Hope this finds you well. I wanted to follow up on an item I menti oned in our mee tin g with Amb.
Lighthizer a couple of weeks ago. The Chamber commissioned a blue ribbo n gro up of experts in
antitrust and trade to consider policy r ecommendatio ns for how po lic)m akers in the two fields
can wor k toge ther bette r, and t hey issued so me interes ting recommendations in thei r report a
couple of months ago. (Clips and press relea se attac he d.)
My colleague Sean Heather, who directs our work in this area, would like to bring in the co-chairs
of this commission to discuss the rec omme nd ations with Amb. Lighthizer. I think he would find it
inte resting and tim ely. Can we set up such a mee ting?
Best,
John

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From:
"Americas, International Division" <americas@uschambe r.com>

To:
"Griffin, Payne P. EOP/USTR" <garrison.p.griffin@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:

Wed, 09 Aug 201717:28:56-0400
View Web Versi o n I Forward lo a Friend

U .S. Cha m ber o f Comme rc e - International Affa irs D ivisio n - Ame ricas

You are cordially invite d to a

U.S. Business & Agriculture Community Reception
of the Fi rst Round ofN.AFI'A Negotiations

in Honor

vVednesday,August16,2017
6:oo - 7:30 p.m.
U.S. Ch amber of Comm erce
RSVP HERE
Please not e this invit ation is non-tran sferab le and spac e is severely limit ed. For
any inquiri es, please contact Nate Giordan o at NGiordano@uschamber.com.
Tha nk you to our sponso rs:
Sponsors NA FT A

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 Former Ambassadors Letter on NAFTA Modernization
From:
"Brilliant, Myron" <mbrillia@uschamber.com>
To:
"Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR" <robert.e.lighthizer@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:
"Murphy, John" <jmurphy@uschamber.com>,
william.z.muran@ustr.eop.gov

"Bacak, Abigail R.EOP/USTR"<abigail.r.bacak@ustr.eop.gov>,

Date:
Wed, 09 Aug 2017 17:47:18 -0400
Attachments:
2017-08-08 Former

us Ambassadors

NAFTA Letter.pdf (47.7 kB)

Dear Amb. Lighthizer:
As mentioned previously, I want to commend you and your team for the work you have done
leading up to next ,veek's first round of negotiations with the Mexicans and Canadians to
modernize NAFTA. We welcome the first round of negotiations as an important opportunity
to modernize NAFTA for the 21st century. \Ve stand ready to roll up our sleeves and get to
work wi th the you and the administration
to create a stronger agreement that sp ur s economic
growth and job creation.
To that end, please find a letter to President Tmmp from former U.S. Ambassadors
to Mexico
and Canada vd1.o support these efforts to modernize our relationship with our North American
neighbors.
Please let me know if you have any questions
in the coming days.
Warmest

and would welcome

the opportunity

to connect

regards,

.l'vfyron

AMf HICAN

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The Honorable Donald J. Trump
The \~'hite House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW'
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear President

Trump:

\Ve have served as United States ambassadors to I\:1exico and Canada under Presidents of both
parties, from George H.\X7. Bush to Barack Obama. We have worked with l\iexican and Canadian
leaders of different political parties and ideologies, and have sought to advance l J.S. interests to
enhance the strength and economic security of North America. As negotiations begin to modernize
the 23-year old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), "ve write to express our support
for changes that will keet=i :'-Jorth America as the most dynamic at,d importat,t center of economic
activity and trade in the world.
As former A1nerican <liplotnats, we have <levote<l 1nuch of our lives m ensuring the prosperily
and security of this great nation.
The NAFTA
has not only created unprecedented
ext=iort
opportunities
to U.S. producers, farmers, and \Vorkers, but the depth of cooperation on true, hard
security issues is deep and profound and has grown following the implemenration
of NAFT A.
As our country's top export markets, trade with Canada and Jvlexico supports nearly 14 million
American jobs, with NAFTA suppo1·ting tens of thousands of jobs in eve17 single state and more than
100,000 in 35 U.S. states. Fach and every day, over $3.5 billion, or $1 .3 trillion annually, is traded
between the U.S., Canada, and l\fexico, with annual U.S. exports to our two neighbors having risen
by $413 billion from 1993 to 2016, increasing nearly 250%.
\Ve believe it is appropriate
to align NAFTA with the challenges, opportunities,
and
technologies of the 21st century, including preparing our workers for the new jobs ahead. Enhancing
North America's overall competitiveness
and driving job creation in the United States is a goal we
have always held. \\7ith so much of our nation's prosperity and security dependent on our relationships
with our ~Jorth American neighbors, we believe the forthcoming
negotiations with Canada and
Mexico should be conducted in a manner that recognizes our shared values and does not put these
realities at risk, and with your support, we believe this goal is en,inently achievahle.
tv1r. President,

we stand ready to assist constructively

in this effort.

Respectfully,

AMERICAN

Jim Blanchard
U.S. Ambassador to Canada (1993-1996)

J cffrcy David ow
U.S. Ambassador to :\;fexico (1998-2002)

Antonio Garza
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (2002-2009)

Gordon Giffin
U.S. Ambassador to Canada (1997-2001)

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 Hruce I kynun
U.S. Ambassador to Canada (2014-2017)

David Jacobsori
U.S. Ambassador to Canada (2009-2013)

James Robert Jones
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (1993-1997)

John Negroponte
U.S. Ambassador to :\fcxico (1989-1993)

Carlos Pascual
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (2009-2011)

Earl Anthony \V ayne
U.S. Ambassador to :\fcxico (2011-2015)
7

David Wilkins
U.S. Ambassador to Canada (2005-2009)

AMERICAN

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From:
"Smith -Vaughan, Reuben" <rsm ith@uscham ber.com>

To:
"Young , Stewart 8 . EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Wed, 09 Au g 20 17 17:35:29 -0400
Stewart,

My apologies, please use the invi ta t ion be lo w as it has t he appropriate

eth ics language.

Best,
Reuben

U.S . Cham ber of Comme rce - Interna tional A ffairs Divisio n - Ame ricas

You are cordi ally invited t o a

U.S. Business

& Agriculture Community Reception
the First Round of NAFfA N egotiations

in Honor of

Wednesd ay,Augus t 16,2017
6:oo - 7:30 p.m.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
RSVP HERE
PJease note th is invitation is non-transferabJe and space is severely limited. For any
inquiries, please contact Nate Giordano at NGiordano@usc hamber.com.
Than k you to our sponsors :
Spo nsors NAF TA

Legislative employees should consult with the House and Senate ethics office, as appropriate, to determine
whether there would be any prohibition on their attendance at this event. Executive branch employees
should obtain written permission to attend this event from their designated agency e thics office and should
send a copy of the permission to Nate Giordano either by email nqiordano@uschamber .com or by Jax (202)
prior to the event .

tG>la
•

From: Smit h-V aughan, Reuben
Sent : Wednesday, Aug ust 9, 2017 5:21 PM

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 To : ' stewa rt .b .yo ung@us tr .eop .gov' <stew art .b .yo u ng@u st r. eo p. gov>
Subject : U.S. Cham ber Recepti on

St B.vart,

Ho p e you are able to leave th e office shor tly to enjoy this incredible weather'
Per our conve rsation, please find below th e formal invitation to you and you r colleagues across th e U.S.
1
govemm ent to par ticipat e in a recep tion at 6 p .m . on '\Xlednesday, August 1 Gtl.
at the U.S. Chamber o f
Comme rce in honor of the first round of KAFTL\. negotiatjons.
Please let us know if you have any questio ns and if the re is a mos t effective ·way to circulate this amo ngst your
colleagues .
Sincerely,
Reuben
Reu ben Smi th -Vaughan

Sen ior Director, Amer icas
U.S. Chamb er of Commerce

O ffice: (20Ba'
Cell: (202H •

•

rsmith@us chamber.com

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 Re: Connecting
From:
''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <"/o=organization/ou=exchange
administrative
(fydibohf23spdlt)/cn=recipients/cn=a87084ca24e34553bc72e69d37af1f46-young,

group
stew">

To:
"Parks, Jared" <jparks@uschamber.com>

Cc:
William Money <wmor1ey@altriusgroup.com>
Date:
Thu, 10 Aug 2017 17:32:03 -0400
·· ·- ···· ··· ···--- ··· ·-···- ··-------

Of course - let me know what works for you.
> On Aug 10, 2017 , at 5:11 PM , Parks, Jared <jparks @USChamber .com> wrote:
>
> Stewart,
>
> Thanks very much for your help. Bill and Twould welcome the chance to meet with you.
>
> I'm on vacation next week , but am happy to meet tomorrow or after I get back on the 21st.
>
> Look fonvard to connecting.
>
> Best regards ,
> Jared
>
>> On Aug 10, 2017 , at 5:01 PM , Young , Stewart B . EOP/USTR <Stewart .B .Young @ustr.eop.gov> wrote:
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Let me run this through our system.
>>
>> I'm always happy to meet as well.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> On Aug 8, 2017 , at 9:39 AM , William Morl ey <wmorley@altriusgroup.com <mailto:wmorley @altriusgroup.com >> wrot e :
>>
>> Thanks Stewart. My request to Tim Reif was on behalf of the US Chamber's Global IP Center (GIPC).
>>
>> Happy to do a quick conference call to discuss. but basic request is for a listening session with Ambassador Lighthi zer and
GlPC's board member companies. Estimate 20-30 participants. We would be happy to make it off the record.
>>
>> The issue is TP in the NAFTA update negotiations, as well as TP generally in future FTA negotiations /renegotiations .
>>
>> GIPC companies folks are concerned about talk of simply taking TPP IP te.\.1and using it as starting point on NAFT A. That
would be a major problem for the biophanna and content (movies/music) folks who sit on GIPC's board.
>>
>> GIPC had held a similar mtg at the OEOB a few months ago with Navarro, Steve Pinkos and Grace Koh and it was a good
opportunity for give and take on industry concerns and Administration priorities... It lasted about an hour. The focus was
broader , and included discussions on China , FTAs , TPP, CBP, UNHLP, TPA and other acronyms ...
>>
>> Timing is up to you. I know that Ambassador Lighthi zer has a lot on his plate. But the preference would be sooner ra ther
than later.
>>
>> Again, happy to do a quick call with you and your team to discuss details. I am copying Jared Parks from GIPC who would
be point at GIPC for this event.
>>
>> Thanks again

AMf HICAN

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>> Bill
>>
>> On Tue , Aug 8, 201? at 8:39 Arv1, Young , Stewart B. EOP/USTR
<Stewart .B.Yo ung@ ustr .eop .gov<m ailto:Stewart .B.You ng@u str.eop .gov>> wrote:
>> Bill >>
>> T im Reif asked me to reach out regarding your meeting request on GIPC.
>>
>> Did you have a date / time tbat you were hop ing fo r?
>>
>> Any further infonuation you can share would be helpful.
>>

>> Bes t,
>>
>> Stew art
>>

>> StewartB . Young
>> Intergo vernm ental Affairs and Pub lic Engagement
>> Toe Office of the United States Trade Representa tive
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(fyd ibohf23spdlt) /cn=recip ients/cn=a87084ca24e34553bc72e69d37af1f4 6-young , stew">
To:

Linda Dempsey <ldempsey@na m.org>
Date:
Thu, 10 Aug 2017 12:14:22 -0400

Than k you! Th e Ambassador is lravel ing llris wee k, bul we can b ring il lo his alleutiou w hen he ge ts ba ck .
I'll be in touch.

On Aug 10, 2017, at 7:30 AM , L inda De mpse y <LDe mp sey(Zv,
uamor g> wrote:
Stewart - hope all is well. I was hoping we could move forward to find some dates fo r this meeting. I have senior
executives hoping to co me into town and would like to 1:,riveso me notice. I w as perha ps thinkin g give n trave l and
the round next -.,veek, perha p s we sho uld look to th e las t week of August?
Lind a

Linda Menghetti Dempsey
Vice Presid ent, Int ernat io nal Econom ic Affa ir s
Email: ldempsey@nam. org
Direct:~
Mo bi le : (202HQl@F

Beginfonvarde d message :

From: Linda Demps ey <L Dempse y@n am .org >
Date: August 8, 2017 at 6 23: I 6 PM EDT
To: "Jamie so n.L.Greer .@_
ustr.eop,.gov"
<Jamieso n.L.Gree r@ ustr .eop.gov> , "Garriso n.P .Griff i11@ ustr.eop.gov "
<Ga ni son. P. Griffin<@u str.eop.gov> , "Stephen.P.Va.ughn( @ustr.eop.gov"
<St ephen .P . Vauglm (a:ustr .eop. gov> , "Young , Stew art B. EO P/ USTR"
<Stewart.B.Young 0l ustr.eop.goy> , "imelle<a>
u str.eop.gov"
<jme lletw,u sLr.eop.gov>, "Dani el watson @u str .eop .gov"
<Da niel watsomcl,ustr.eo11.gov >, "Dan iel .baha r:aiustr.eop.gov"
<Danie l.bahar ([austr.eop. gov>, "lma ndall @.ustr. gov" <hnandall ;al,ustr.gov >
Subject : RE : More than 100 Business G1-ou1,sAcross Major Manufacturing , Servic es and
Food/Ag Sectors Urge Admin istration to Maintain and Upgrade JSDS in NAFTA
Modernization; Reque st.for Meetin g with Amb. Lighthizer for Senio•r Corirnrate Executives
All,
We've had a seve r al more i ndu str ies ask to sign on so here is an updated lette r with 113
associations representing millions of manufacturing , services, technology, energy and
food/agriculture businesses throughout th e Un it ed Stat es urg in g the inclus io n and
u pgra ding of investmen t access, protect ions and enforcemen t , in clud in g specifically
investor -state dispute settlement (ISDS) in a modernized NAFTA in th e modernization of
NA FTA.
Please do not hesitate to let m e know if you have any questions aind we loo k forwa rd to
the op portu nit y fo r a meet i ng .

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 Linda

From : Linda Dempsey
Sent: Tuesday, Au gust 8, 2017 2:22 PM
To : Jamieson . L.Greer@ustr.eop.gov; Garrison .P.Griffin@ustr .eop.gov;
Stephen.P.Vaughn@ustr.eop.gov;
Stewart.B .You ng@ ust.eop.gov; jm el le@ ustr.eop.gov;
Daniel watson@ustr.eop.gov;
Daniel.bah ar @ust r.e o p.gov; lmandall@us t r.gov
Subject: M ore t han 100 Business Groups Across M ajor Manufacturing, Services and
Food/Ag Sector s Urge Admi nistra t ion to Main ta in and Upgrade ISDS in NAFTA
Mode rnization; Reques t for Me eti ng with Amb . Light hizer for Sen ior Corpor ate Execut ives
Importance : High
A ll,
Please fi nd att ached a letter signed by 108 associations representing millions of
manufacturing, services, technology , energy and food/agr iculture businesses
througho ut the Un ited States urging Ambassador lig hth izer and h is admin ist ratio n
co lle agues t o maint ain and upgrade investment access, protec tions and enforcement,
i ncl ud ing specifica ll y investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in a modernized NAFTA.
Th is is a cri t ical issue for a wide range of ind ustries t hr oughou t the United States - from
m anufacturing and energy to infra stru ctu re , te chnolo gy and services - to ensure foreig n
governments do not tr eat U.S. bu sinesses un fairly.
In ad ditio n, on beh alf of my colleag ue s sign ing this lette r and o ur co mpan ies, I would like
to request a meeting with Ambassador Lighthizer t o di scuss th is critical issue with
b usiness associations and sen io r co mp any execut iv es across t hese b usiness secto rs. We
seek this o ppo rtunity t o exp lain fi r st-han d why investment enforc ement and ISDS, along
with investment access and prot ect io ns, are critically importa nt to the Uni ted Stat es an d
it s work ers and need to be incl ude d in an updated NAFTA. Given the speed of the NAFTA
negotiations and th e importanc e of this issue to businesses across th e nat ion , we ur ge
th e opportunity to have th is in -person d iscussion as soon as possib le.
I look forward to heari ng fro m you about arr anging a meeting an d w elcome any follow u p questions.
Lind a
Linda
Linda Menghetti Dempsey
Vice President, Intern at ional Economi c Aff a irs
E mail: Idem se
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To:
"Bacak , Abigail R. EOP/USTR" <abigail.r.bacak@ustr .eop.gov>
Date:

Thu, 10 Aug 20 17 17:37: 10 -040 0

Abby-wi ll you pleas e confirm for m e the duration
Ambassador? Many t hank s!

of t he meeting time for Steve and the

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From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR [m ailto:Ab igail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop .gov]
Sent: Th ursday, August 10, 2017 4:30 PM
To: Harris, Marra
Subject: RE: Meeting betwee n Steve Ubl and Amb Lighth izer
I just need nam es.
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We are at 600 17 Street.
conference ro om .

Once t hey are all here I will have t he Amba ssado r's aide bring everyone up to the

Thanks!

From: Har r is, Mar ra [m ailto :MHa r ris@phrma.o rg]
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 4:16 PM
To: Bacak, Ab igai l R. EOP/UST R <Ab igail.R .Bacak@us tr.e op.gov>
Subject : RE: M eeting be tw een Steve Ub l and Amb Lighth izer

Perfect , it 's a date ! Please let me know what info you need from us, prior to the mee t ing . I'll
provide you with a list of t he PhRM A pe r sons who may jo in Steve for t he mee t ing.
We very m uc h app recia t e your h elp getting a this impo rtant meeting on t he books, A bby.
All t he best,
Marra
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From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/ USTR [ maitto: Abigail. R.Bacak@ustr.eoo.gov]
Sent: Th ursday, Aug ust 10, 2017 4:06 PM
To: Harris, Marra
Subject: RE: Meeting between Steve Ubl and Amb Light hizer

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From: Harris, Mar r a [mai lto:MHarris @phrma.org]
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 3:54 PM
To: Bacak, Abig ai l R. EOP/USTR <Abig a il.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: Mee t ing between St eve Ubl and Am b ligh t h izer

Thanks, Abby.
Sept 14
Sept
Sept
Sept
Sept

Here's the wh itespace we have on the days yo u noted:
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
None , Steve is out of the office
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10:00 am - 11:30 am
10:00 am - 11:30 am
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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21

Sept 22

If none of t he timeslots above work, please offer the times lots you have open o n Sept 14, 20, and
21, and I' ll do my best to create the whitespace to accommodate.
Many thanks!
All the best,
Marra
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From: Bacak, Ab igail R. EOP/ USTR [ mailto:Ab igail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop .gov ]
Sent: Th u rsday, August 10, 2017 3:44 PM
To: Harris, Marra
Subject: RE: Meeting betwee n Steve Ubl and Amb Lighth izer
9/14 -1 5; 9/19 -22

From: Harris, Marra [mai lto:MHarris @p hrma.org]
Sent: Mo nday , July 31, 201 7 5:28 PM
To: Bacak, Abigai l R. EOP/ USTR <Abiga il.R.Bacak @ustr .eop.gov>
Subject: RE: Mee ti ng betwee n St eve Ubl and Am b ligh t h izer

Hi, Abby- keeping this on our respect ive radars . If September
a couple of options for September that wo rk for you .

1 will not work , please let me know

All the best,
Mar ra
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Sent : Friday, July 28, 20 17 4 :40 PM
To: 'Bacak, Abigai l R. EOP/ USTR'; Too hey, Brian
Cc: Hennie, Alicia
Subject: RE: Meeting betwee n Steve Ubl and Amb Light hizer

Hi, A bby - Steve wi ll be in Wyom ing A ugust 27 - 3 1. Is September

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From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR [ma itto:Abigail.R.Bacak@u st r .eop .gov)
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2017 4 :38 PM
To: Toohey , Brian
Cc : Harris, Marra ; Hennie, Alic ia
Subject : RE: Meeting betwee n Steve Ubl and Am b Lighth izer
The re might be p ossibilit ies ear ly in the wee k of t he 28 th -we

are ru nn ing into a NAFTA ro und

From: To ohe y, Brian [m ailt o :BToohe y@ ph rma .org]
Sent : Friday, July 28, 20 17 4 :3 4 PM
To : Bacak, Abigai l R. EOP/ USTR <Abigail.R.Bacak@ust r.eop .gov>
Cc: Harr is, Mar ra <MHar r is@p hrma.org> ; Henn ie, Alicia <AHen nie@p hrm a.o rg>
Subject : Mee ti ng bet ween Steve Ubl and Amb Light hizer
Import ance: High
Ab by,
Thank you very muc h for th e wi ll ingness to meet with Ph RMA. I w ant ed t o fo llow- u p on this e-mail t o wo r k out t he
ar rangeme nt s fo r meeti ng bet wee n Amb Lighth izer and Steve Ubl. I am also cop yin g Ma rra Harris fr om St eve' s
offic e for sched u li ng . I believe th at St eve w il l be tr av ell ing inte rnat io nally th e w eek of t he 215\ so w e also wanted
to exp lore some oth er w indo ws if po ssib le.
Thanks and regard s,
Brian

Brian C. Toohey
Senio r Vice Presiden t,. In t er na t ion al Advoca cy
950 F Stree t, NW
Washin gton, DC 2000 5

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bt ooh ey@phr ma.org

From: Davis, Em ily K. EOP/USTR [ma ilto :Emily.K.Davis@ustr .eop .gov]
Sen t: Friday , July 28, 2017 4:16 PM
To: Hennie, Alicia; Stu rm , Matthew
Cc: Currie, Rodger; St u rm, Matt hew; Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR
Subject : RE: Meeting betwee n Steve Ubl and Amb Lighth izer

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 Hi Alicia Due to this request, Ambassador Lighthizer has agreed to meet the week of August 21. To that end, introducing
to Abby Bacak, Director of Scheduling and Advance, who can work out the arrangements from here.

you

Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR <Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
And thanks to Mike as well - he's the best! Glad this could all work out.
Thanks, and have a great weekend,
Emily

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To:
"Young , Stewart 8 . EOP/USTR " <stewart.b .young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:

Fri, 11 Aug 2017 10:48:26 -0400
Stewart,
Happy Fri day! I know it's a long shot , but both Sec Guaj ardo and Nlin Free lan d's offices have expressed stro ng interes t in
partici pating in our reception on We dnes day --the latter indicating tJ1at they wou ld change her fligh t to participat e . H oweve r, for
protoco l rea sons , they will only partic ipate if their U.S. count erpart atte nds.
I know you indic ated that tlie Ambassado r is rn1ab le to, but give n the inte rest by his counte rparts, I thought it was worth checki ng
one last time .

Let me know and have a grea t wee kend!
Best ,
Reube n
Reube n Smith-Vaughan
Senior DiJector, Americas
U.S. Chamber of Co nuu erc:e

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From:
"Brennan, Anissa" <anissa_brennan@mpaa.org>

To:
"Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR" <jamieson.l.greer@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:

Fri, 11 Aug 2017 12:27:29 -0400

Good luck next week!
-----Original Message----From: Greer , Jamieson L. EOP/USTR [mailto:Jamieson.L.Greer@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Friday , August 11, 2017 12 :27 PM
To: Brennan , Anissa <Anissa_Brcnnan@mpaa.org >
Subject: RE: Donald Trump can learn from Barack Obama's TPP mistakes - Washington Times
Thanks for the head up.
Best,
Jamieson
-----Original Message----From: Brennan , Anissa [mailto:Anissa_Brennan@mpaa.org]
Sent: Friday , August 11, 2017 11:38 AM
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Greer , Jamieson L.
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Subject: Donald Trump can learn from Barack Obama's TPP mistakes - Washington Times
Good morning ,
Attached please find an op-ed by Matt Schlapp, Chairman of the American Conservative Union , calling for strong intellectual
property protections in NAFTA . Specifically , Schlapp urges a rejection of expanded copyright limitations and the
TPP's "balance" language. He also discourages lhe export of sec. 512 of U1eDMCA.
Kind regards,
Anissa

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ANALYSlS/OPlNION

:

During the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump bucked party orthodoxy on the le ft and the
right, prom ising to withdraw fi:om the 'I'rans Pacific Partners h ip (TPP) and renegotiate America's "horr ible tTade dea ls," including the North Ame rican Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA). The president 's pledge to stand up for American workers and
businesses helped cement the election, mov ing voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania,
vViscons in and Ohio and flipping those states red.
These voters r ecognized that the president is a fighter ,vho rejects milquetoast
approaches to trade . It is good that, in th e ordinarily sleepy days of m id-August
Washington, th e ad mi nistratio n i s conven ing NA F TA re-negotiations to deliver on the
president's promise to improve "the single worst trade dea l ever." As a supporter of
free trade, I applaud this effoti.
Unfortunately, in an echo of the special interest lobby in g that led to President
Obama's TPP deb acle, large, multi-national c011Joratio ns are lo bbying the Trnmp
adminis tration to use the deeply flawed TPP as a going-in p osition for renegotiating
NAFTA's in tellec tual property prov isions. This is the wrong approach, certain to
dim inish American jobs and stall the economy.
During the TPP negotiations, in an effort to be all things to all people, Mr . Obama
abandoned Am er ica n creators and innovators. For example, his m isgu ided agreement
would have limi ted the length of data exclus ivity protections for biologics from 12
years to five. And it would have exported a convo luted vers ion of the broken "no t ice
a feeble tool for
and takedown" system of the Digital Millennium Copyrig ht Act
co pyright holders that lacks the tee th required to effectively prote c t their works
online.
Most importantly, TPP's weak intellectual property provis ions would have imper iled
America's thri vi ng IP intensive industries, which according to a repoti b y the
Commerce Department and the United States Patent and Tra de mark O tnee, accou nt
for $6.6 trillion in value added in 2014, or 38 .2 percent of GDP. The se industries
directly and indirectly suppor t 45 .5 million jobs, account for S842 billio n in
1nerchand ise exp orts, an d generate $81 billion in service exports.

In other words, the Obama admin is trat ion's indifference to the plight of creators and
innovators would have made it harder for American busi nesses to create h igh-q uality
jobs and strengthen the economy at home.

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 When it comes to re-negotiating
n ot fa ll over it.

N AFT A, we need to move back from the brink

The original NAFTA incl udin g groundb r eaking prov isions on intellectual property,
established the predicate for the WTO TRIPS Agreement; however, NAFTA can and
should b e modern ized to clarify and enhance these ob ligations, particularly as ma ny
governments around the world have sought to skirt interna ti onal law, and some have
even engaged in blatant extortion of U.S. compan ies by weaponizing their own

antitrust laws.
The new NAFTA negotiat ion s will determine
and respec t America ' s creative and innovative
example, set the conditions under which legal
compan ies in Mexico and Canada wl1en Amer
networks .

whe ther foreign business will recognize
products. These negotiations will , for
imm uni ty should be given to internet
ican creatio ns are stolen on th eir dig ital

Put anothe r way, th ey will decide if the U.S. government sells ou t America's leading
job creators
or stands behind them. This is the moment for the Trump
adminis trat ion to establish a stronger template to prevent the continued theft of
valuable U.S. intellectual property.
Mr. Obama argued that we shou ld expand lin1ita tions to property rights and "balance"
the r ights of American creators against the needs of other countries' special interes ts.
Th at approach - harkening back to the days of AOL.com , compac t discs , and
Geoci t ies internet p ages - is a rec ipe for America's decline in today's mature and
robust on line marketplace .

Especially in 1\.1exico an d Canada, today's internet bears lit tle resemblance to that of
1998. In fact , only 1.2 percent o f the Mexican population h ad internet access in 1998,
compared to 36 percent today. Over the same period, C anada went from less than 40
percent to 88 percent.
As a dea lmaker, the president knows bad trade deals are ofte n the product of old
assumptions. Looking to outdated U.S. laws for gu idance
instead oflearning from
is a formula for failure.
that experience to renegotiate a be tter deal
As a free market conserva tive, I strongly believe in free trade. But trade is not free
when it is gamed by market manipul ation , cheating and stealing . If a tr eaty agreement
allows companies in Mexico and Canada to pro fit from _stolen An1e r ican prod uct s and
ideas and usurp U .S. property rights, tha t dea l would vio late free market princ iples
an d would constitute a breach of the Constitutional obliga tion of our government to
protect property ri ghts.
When ru nning for of fice, President Trump rightly criticized the Obama
adminis trat ion's naiv e negotia tion oftbe TPP, saying the deal allowed ot her coun tr ies

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 "to com e in, as they always do, through the back door and totally take advantage of
everyone."
There 's no re aso n to invite NAFTA tra di ng partners to do the same.
T he swing voters w ho supported the president and the movement conservatives who
stan d behind hi m are counting on a cont inue d strong stand in NAFT A re -neg otiations .
Mr. Tru mp ca n start by brea king with Mr. O bama and including strong, robust
protections for intellectual propen y in NAFTA .
• ~Matt Schlapp is chairman of the Am er ican Conservative
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 FW: Donald Trump can learn from Barack Obama's TPP mistakes Washington Times
From:
"Dodd, Chris J." <cjd@mpaa.org>

To:
"Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR" <robert.e.lighthizer@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Fri, 11 Aug 2017 12:28:18 -0400
Attachments:
M. Schlapp_Article_Trump and NAFTA.PDF (60.08 kB)

Dear Bob ,
I'm sure you seen the attached op-cd by ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp from today's Washington Times calling for strong
intellectual property protections in NAFT A. Schlapp's op-ed echoes some of the same things you and I spoke about , i.e. that
NAFTA modernization presents a real opportunity to put American creativity and innovation first by securing robust copyright
protections in the negotiations.
Good luck next week and kind regards.
Chris

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ANALYSlS/OPlNION

:

During the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump bucked party orthodoxy on the le ft and the
right, prom ising to withdraw fi:om the 'I'rans Pacific Partners h ip (TPP) and renegotiate America's "horr ible tTade dea ls," including the North Ame rican Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA). The president 's pledge to stand up for American workers and
businesses helped cement the election, mov ing voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania,
vViscons in and Ohio and flipping those states red.
These voters r ecognized that the president is a fighter ,vho rejects milquetoast
approaches to trade . It is good that, in th e ordinarily sleepy days of m id-August
Washington, th e ad mi nistratio n i s conven ing NA F TA re-negotiations to deliver on the
president's promise to improve "the single worst trade dea l ever." As a supporter of
free trade, I applaud this effoti.
Unfortunately, in an echo of the special interest lobby in g that led to President
Obama's TPP deb acle, large, multi-national c011Joratio ns are lo bbying the Trnmp
adminis tration to use the deeply flawed TPP as a going-in p osition for renegotiating
NAFTA's in tellec tual property prov isions. This is the wrong approach, certain to
dim inish American jobs and stall the economy.
During the TPP negotiations, in an effort to be all things to all people, Mr . Obama
abandoned Am er ica n creators and innovators. For example, his m isgu ided agreement
would have limi ted the length of data exclus ivity protections for biologics from 12
years to five. And it would have exported a convo luted vers ion of the broken "no t ice
a feeble tool for
and takedown" system of the Digital Millennium Copyrig ht Act
co pyright holders that lacks the tee th required to effectively prote c t their works
online.
Most importantly, TPP's weak intellectual property provis ions would have imper iled
America's thri vi ng IP intensive industries, which according to a repoti b y the
Commerce Department and the United States Patent and Tra de mark O tnee, accou nt
for $6.6 trillion in value added in 2014, or 38 .2 percent of GDP. The se industries
directly and indirectly suppor t 45 .5 million jobs, account for S842 billio n in
1nerchand ise exp orts, an d generate $81 billion in service exports.

In other words, the Obama admin is trat ion's indifference to the plight of creators and
innovators would have made it harder for American busi nesses to create h igh-q uality
jobs and strengthen the economy at home.

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 When it comes to re-negotiating
n ot fa ll over it.

N AFT A, we need to move back from the brink

The original NAFTA incl udin g groundb r eaking prov isions on intellectual property,
established the predicate for the WTO TRIPS Agreement; however, NAFTA can and
should b e modern ized to clarify and enhance these ob ligations, particularly as ma ny
governments around the world have sought to skirt interna ti onal law, and some have
even engaged in blatant extortion of U.S. compan ies by weaponizing their own

antitrust laws.
The new NAFTA negotiat ion s will determine
and respec t America ' s creative and innovative
example, set the conditions under which legal
compan ies in Mexico and Canada wl1en Amer
networks .

whe ther foreign business will recognize
products. These negotiations will , for
imm uni ty should be given to internet
ican creatio ns are stolen on th eir dig ital

Put anothe r way, th ey will decide if the U.S. government sells ou t America's leading
job creators
or stands behind them. This is the moment for the Trump
adminis trat ion to establish a stronger template to prevent the continued theft of
valuable U.S. intellectual property.
Mr. Obama argued that we shou ld expand lin1ita tions to property rights and "balance"
the r ights of American creators against the needs of other countries' special interes ts.
Th at approach - harkening back to the days of AOL.com , compac t discs , and
Geoci t ies internet p ages - is a rec ipe for America's decline in today's mature and
robust on line marketplace .

Especially in 1\.1exico an d Canada, today's internet bears lit tle resemblance to that of
1998. In fact , only 1.2 percent o f the Mexican population h ad internet access in 1998,
compared to 36 percent today. Over the same period, C anada went from less than 40
percent to 88 percent.
As a dea lmaker, the president knows bad trade deals are ofte n the product of old
assumptions. Looking to outdated U.S. laws for gu idance
instead oflearning from
is a formula for failure.
that experience to renegotiate a be tter deal
As a free market conserva tive, I strongly believe in free trade. But trade is not free
when it is gamed by market manipul ation , cheating and stealing . If a tr eaty agreement
allows companies in Mexico and Canada to pro fit from _stolen An1e r ican prod uct s and
ideas and usurp U .S. property rights, tha t dea l would vio late free market princ iples
an d would constitute a breach of the Constitutional obliga tion of our government to
protect property ri ghts.
When ru nning for of fice, President Trump rightly criticized the Obama
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 "to com e in, as they always do, through the back door and totally take advantage of
everyone."
There 's no re aso n to invite NAFTA tra di ng partners to do the same.
T he swing voters w ho supported the president and the movement conservatives who
stan d behind hi m are counting on a cont inue d strong stand in NAFT A re -neg otiations .
Mr. Tru mp ca n start by brea king with Mr. O bama and including strong, robust
protections for intellectual propen y in NAFTA .
• ~Matt Schlapp is chairman of the Am er ican Conservative
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From:
"Hanneman, Mindy" <mindy_hann eman@mpaa.org>

To:
"Bacak , Abigail R. EOP/USTR" <abigail.r.bacak@ustr .eop.gov>
Date:

Fri, 11 Aug 2017 12:27 :31 -0400

Many thauks!
---O riginal Message---From : Bacak , Abiga il R . EOP/UST R [mailto:Abi gail.R .Bacak@ustr .eop.gov]
Sent: Friday, August 11, 20 17 12:27 PM
To: Hanneman, l\1indy
Subject: RE: CJD-Amb call
Robert .e.1ighthizer@ustr.eop .gov
---Origina l Message---paa.org)
From : Hanneman , Mind y (mailto :Mindy _Hann e111a.n@tu
Senl: Friday , Augus t 11, 20 17 12:26 PM
To: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/US TR <Abigail.R .Bacak@ustr.eop.gov >
Subject: RE : CJD -Amb call

Hi Abby,
Senato r Dodd would like to send an e-m ail to Ambassador Lighthize r, could you share the best add ress for him to use to do so?
So you have it, his private e-mail is cjd @mpaa .org.
Thank you!
Mindy
- - -O riginal Mcssagc---From : Hanneman, Mindy
Sent : Friday , July 28, 20 17 3:47 PM
To : 'Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR'
Subject: RE: CJD-Amb caJJ
Hi Abby,
Thanks so much fo r your help with the call today. Would you please share the atta ched letter fro m Senator Dodd with
Ambassador LighLhizer? The original will follow in the mail.
Thanks!
Mindy
---Original

Message ----

Frorn: Bacak, Ab igail R. EOP/ UST R [mai lto:Abigail.R.Bac ak@ustt.c op.gov j
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 3:15 PM

To: Hanne man, Mindy; Gibson , Joh n
Subjec t: RE : CJD-Amb call

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 ---O riginaJ Message---Fro m: Hanneman, Mindy [mailto: :Mindy _Ha.nneman@ mpaa.o rg]
Sent : Tim rsday , July 27, 2017 3:14 PM
To : Bacak , Abigail R. EOP/USTR<Abigail .R .Bacak @ ustr.eop .gov> ; Gibson, John <John _ Gibson@mpaa .org>
Subject: RE: CJD-Am b call
Hi Abby ,

What is the best number for Senato r Dodd to use to caJl tomoHow mornin g?
TI1anks,

---O riginal Mess age---From : Brennan , Aniss a
Sent: Wednesda y, July 26, 20 17 6:47 PM
To: Youn g, StewartB. EOP/USTR
Cc: Bacak , Ab igail R. EOP/ USTR ; H a1mema.n, Mindy ; Gibson , Jolu1
Subject: Re: CJD-Alnb call
And, I am ad ding Mindy and John to help schedul e which I shou ld have done earlie r. (Thanks for the reminder , Stewart I)
Best ,
Anissa
Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 26 , 2017 , at 6 :39 PM , Young , Stewart B. EO P/USTR <Stew art.B.Young @ustr .eop.gov> wrote:
>

> Th anks Annissa >
> Appr ec iate your flexibility. Adding Abby to coo rdina te on the sc hedu ling.
>
> -----Origin al Message---> Fro m: Brennan , Anissa fmailto :Anissa _Bremia n@mpaa.org1
> Sent: Wednesday , July 26, 2017 6:38 PM
> To : Young , Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart. B.Yo ung @ ustr.eop.gov >
> Subject: Re : CJD-Amb call
>
> Hi Stew art ,
>
> L0:30 should be fine. Apol ogi es if I misunderstood earl ier.
>
> One hiccup : Sena tor Dodd is headed to Connectic ut tonight ; •
It is possible
hi.ch me ans CJD may be doin g the call w Amb ass ador Ligh thi.zer remotely. If
(b)( 6)
I
I
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I
,
, I
Amb assado r at 10:30 . Let me kno w if that's doab le on your end. Othe rwise
we can just pro ceed as planned and CJD's number is (G)IQJ
>
> Have a good eve ning,
> Ani ssa
>
> Sent from my i.Phone
>
>> On Jul 26 , 20 17, at 5 :57 PM, You ng, Stewart .B. EOP/USTR <Stewan .B .Young @ust r.eop.gov > w rote:
>>

>> We can hold 10:30 .
>>
>> Let me know , thank you .
>>
>> ---Ori gina l Message -----

>> From: B rem1an, Anissa rmailto:Anissa _Brennan @mpaa.o rg]
» Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 11:58 AM
>> To : Young , Stewart B . EOP/USTR <S tewart .B.Young @ustr.eop.gov>

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 >> Subject: CJD-Amb call
>>
>> Hi Stewart,
>>
>> Nice speaking with you this morning.
and Ambassador Lighthizer.

Could you please hold Friday morning at 10:00 am for a call between Senator Dodd
The focus of the call would be the NAFTA copyright and enforcement provisions.

>>
>> Separately, I heard this morning that there is separate email thread with Ambassador Lighthizer and Rick Holt re a possible
meeting this afternoon with Senator Dodd. If I learn that that meeting is to go fonvard, that would supersede the Friday call.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your flexibility.
>>
>> My best,
>> Anissa
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone

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From:
Eleanor Reece <elea nor.reece@gm .com>
To:
"Young , Stewart 8 . EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Fri, 11 Aug 2017 12:37 :32 -0400

and really, no worr ies . See you at Peet's soo n !
> On Aug 11, 20 17, at 12:36 P M, Youn g , Stewart B. EOP /U STR < Stewart. B .Young @us tr.eo p.gov > wrot e:
>
> W hat's yotu ce ll? I'm o n my way. I'll call you as I uber .
>
>> On Aug 11, 2017 , at 9: 18 AM, E lean or Reece <e leanor.reece @g,n.com > w rote:
>>
>> No prob lem at all . 12pm wo rk for me . I'll swing by then !
>>
>> -----Ori gina l Message---->> F rom: You ng , Stewan B . EOP/U STR rmailto :Ste wart.B .Yotmg@u str .eop.g ov 1
>> Sent : Friday , Augu st 11, 2017 9:17 AM
>> To: E leanor Reece <e leano r.reece @gm.co m>
>> Subjec t : I.EXTER NAL] Re : RE : Nic e to m eet you !
>>
>> T hanks for c heckin g in !
>>
>> Is there any chance we could move to 12 o r 4 ?
>>
>> Ju st had some tlun g co me up at 11. Apologies! I apprec iate itl
>>
>>> On Aug 11, 20 17, at 9: 14 AM , Ele anor Ree ce <eJeanor. reece @g m.com > wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Stewart , ju st doub le-checking tha t we 're mee t ing at USTR at 11a m today . Still o k with yo u?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> -----O rigi nal Mess age---->>> F rom: E leanor Reece
>>> Sent: T hursd ay . Augu st JO, 2017 9:37 AM
>>> To: Young , Stewa rt B. EOP/USTR < Stcwart .B.Yo ung@ ustr .cop.go v >
>>> Subject: RE: [EXTERN AL ] RE: N ice lo meet you !
>>>
>>> Hi Stewart , sho uld I meet you al USTR tomorrow or anot her location ? Loo kin g forward lo it.
>>>
>>> -----O rigi nal Mess age--- ->>> F rom : E lean or Reece
>>> Sent: Sunda y, Augus t 06, 20 17 3:04 PM
>>> To: Youn g, Stewa rt B. EOP/USTR < Stew art.B.You ng@ us tr.eop .gov>
>>> Subj ect: Re : [EX TERN AL ] RE: Nice to meet you!
>>>
>>> Looks g reat. I'll loc k it in .
>>>
>>>> O n Aug 6, 2017 , at 2:54 PM , Young , Stewart B. EOP /UST R <Ste wart .B .Young @ ustr .eop .gov> wrot e:
>>> >
>>>> How does Frid ay at 11 look?
>>>>
>>>> Than ks!
>>>>
>>>> ---- Orig inal Me ssage-- -->>>> From : Elea nor Reece [mailto :eleanor.re ece @gm .co m]
>>>> Sent : Frida y, Augu st 4, 2017 4 :49 PM

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 >>>> To : Yow 1g, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Ste wart. B.Yo w1g@ustr.eop.gov>
>>>> Subje ct: RE : Nic-e to meet y ou!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks ! How abou t Tuesday afternoon or anyti me Frid ay?
>>>>
>>>> ----Orig inal Message---->>>> Fro m: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR [mail to :Stewart .B.You n g@ustr.eop .gov )
>>>> Sent: Friday , Augus t 04 , 2017 4:47 PM
>>>> To: Eleanor Reece <eleanor. reec-e@g m.com >
>>>> Subj ect: [EX TERNAL] Re: N ic-e to meet yo u!
>>>>
>>>> You as we ll.
>>>>
>>>> Happ y to - is there any tim e that's bes t for yo u?
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 4, 2017 , at4:27 PM , Eleanor Reece <elean o r.reece @gm.c o m<ma ilto: ele.::mor.reece @gm.com >> wro te:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Stewart ,
>>>>
>>>> lt was nice mee ting you at th e Chamber earlier this week, and good to know abo ut your Atlanta roots. (l'm acnially heade d
there 10 see family in a few weeks.)
>>>>
>>>> As I mentioned , it wou ld be great to sit down with you -- to discuss NAFTA and other priorities of Amb ass ador Ligbth ize r
tluu are of mut ual imp onance to GM.
>>>>
>>>> Are you sti ll aro und next week? Happy to swing by when convenie nt fo r you. Thanks for cons iderin g!
>>>>
>>>> Bes t,
>>>> Elea no r
>>>>
>>>> ----

>>>>
>>>>
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 Re: Connecting
From:
"Kilbride, Patrick" <pkilbride@uschamber.com>
To:
''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:
William Morley <wmorley@altriusgroup.com>,

"Parks, Jared" <jparks@uschamber.com>

Date:
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 10:34:08 -0400
OK by me.
On Aug 14, 2017 , at 10:'.lO AM, Young , Stewmt B. EOP/USTR <Stewmt.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov

> wrote:

Could we do 4:30pm?

From: William Morley [mailto:wmorley@altriusgroup.com]
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 10:28 AM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Jared Parks <jparks@uschamber.com>;
Patrick Kilbride <pkilbride@uschamber
Subject: Re: Connecting

.com>

Thanks Stewart. Patrick Kilbride from the Chamber's GIPC could do a call at 11 :30 am today
or any time after 3 :30 pm this afternoon .
Do either of those times work for you?
I am copying Patrick on this email and we can set up a conf call.
Thanks again
Bill
On Fri , Aug 11, 2017 at 640 PM, Young, StewartB. EOP/USTR
< Stewart .B. Y oung@ustr.eop.gov > wrote:
Why don't we talk Monday if you have time?

From: William Morley [mailto:wmorley@altriusgroup.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 9:39 AM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr
<jparks@uschamber
.com>
Subject: Re: Connecting

.eop .gov>; Jared Parks

Thanks Stewart. My request to Tim Reif was on behalf of the US Chamber's Global IP
Center (GIPC) .
Happy to do a quick conference call to discuss , but basic request is for a listening session
with Ambassador Lighthizer and GIPC's board member companies . Estimate 20-30
participants . We would be happy to make it off the record.
The issue is IP in the NAFTA update negotiations , as well as IP generally in future FTA
negotiations/renegotiations .

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 ' GIPC co mpan ies folks are conce rned about talk of simply taking TPP IP tex t and using it as
starti ng point on NAFTA. That wou ld be a maj or prob lem for the biop harm a and conten t
1 (movies/m usic) folks who sit on GIPC's board .
'
; GIPC had held a sim ilar mtg at the OEOB a few m ont hs ago wit h Navarro , Steve Pinkos and
i Grace Koh and it was a good op portunity for give an d take on industry concerns and
, A dmi nistration priorities ... It lasted about an hour. The focus was broader , and includ ed
· discuss ions on China , FT As, TPP, CBP, UNHLP , TPA and o the r acronyms ...
Timing is up to yo u . I know that Ambassador Ligh thizer has a lo t on his plate . But the
l prefere nce would be soone r rather th an later.

! Agai n, happy

l Jar ed Parks

to do a quick call wit h you and you r team to discuss deta ils. I am copying
from GIPC who would be poin t at GIPC for this even t.

Thanks again
Bi ll
; On Tue, Aug 8, 20 17 at 8:39 AM, Youn g, Stewa rt B . EOP/USTR

l <Stewart .B .Young@ustr.eo p.gov> wrote:
'. Bill -

Tim Reif asked me to rea ch out regar ding your meeting reques t on GIPC.
· Did you have a date I time tha t y ou wer e hoping for?

': Any furthe r infor m ation you can share wou ld be helpful.
; Best,
Stewart
, Stewart B . Young
Intergovernmental
1 Th e Office of the
: Stewart.B.Youn
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Affairs and Public Engagement
United States Trade Repr ese nta tive
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, William J. Morley
; President & CEO
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 RE: ITAC Cleared Advisors and NAFTA Renegotiations
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From:
"Young , Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
To:
Linda Dempsey <ldempsey@nam.org>

Cc:
Ryan Ong <rong@nam.org>, "Seward, Cameron T. EOP/USTR" <cameron.lseward@ustr.eop.gov>
Williams <awilliams@nam .org>

, Alexandra

Date:
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 12:22 :28 -0400

------------------

Haven't heard from him yet - I' m at my desk.

From: Linda Dempsey (mai lt o:LDempsey@nam.org]
Sent: Mo nday , August 14, 2017 12:18 PM
To: You ng, Stewart B. EOP/UST R <Stewart.B.Young@u str.eop.gov >
Cc: Ryan Ong <R0ng@nam.org>; Seward, Cameron T. EOP/ UST R <Came ro n.T.Seward@ustr.eop.go
William s <AWilliams@nam.org>
Subject: Re: ITAC Cleared Advisors and NA FTA Renegotiations

v>; Alexandra

Shou ld be able to call shortly if Ryan hasn 't alr eady.

Linda Menghetti Dempsey
Vice President, Inte rn at ional Economic Affairs
Email: ldemp sey@ nam .org
Direct: ~
Mobile: • •

On Aug 14, 2017, at 11: 56 AM, You ng, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Yo u ng@ust r.eo p.gov> wrot e :
Just tried yo u .
Please give m e a call

at[Qi(j

From: Ryan Ong [ma il to :R0ng@nam .or g]
Sent: Mo nday, August 14, 2017 10 :46 AM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>;
Seward, Camero n T. EOP/UST R
<Cameron.T.Seward@tJStr.eoQ,,g,9v>
Cc: Linda Dempsey <LDempsey@nam.org>;
Alexandr a W illiams <AWilliams@nam.or g>
Subject: ITAC Cleared Advisors and NAFTA Renegoti at io ns

Dear Stewart and Cameron:
Linda and I both realized at this morn ing's staff meeting that we had not forma lly registere d
through th e onl ine registrat ion form to attend this week 's NAFTA negot iations as cleared
advisors . (Linda is the chair of ITAC -2 and serves on the Comm itte e of C hairs ; I serve on
ITAC-15.)
With our apolog ies for the inconvenience (and bigger apologies for miss ing the req ues ted
Friday dead line) , is there any way possible to fill out appropriate paperwork to be able to
attend appropr iate briefings/portions of this week 's negotia ting sessio n? Linda and I are
happy to ju mp through whatever hoops needed on this.

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 We apprec iate your help and consideration here. I've CCed both Linda and our departme nt' s
assistant, Alexandra Williams, to aid in getting whatever might be needed to make this happen.
Yours ,
Ryan
Ryan Ong
Director, Internat ional Business Policy
Nation al Association of Manufacturers
E-mail: ron
nam. or
Direct: (202) • •
<im age00 l.pn g>

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 Donohue on NAFTA: The hard work to modernize the agreement begins
now
From:
Reuben Smith-Vaughan <rsmith@uschamber.com>

To:
"Melle, John M. EOP/USTR" <john_melle@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:03:14 -0400
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to a Friend

uscc-cobrand

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

- U.S.- Mex ico Economic

Counci l

Good evening,
Ahead of the start of NAFTA modernization talks tomorrow, we wanted to
share with you this new opinion piece by U.S. Chamber President and CEO
Tom Donohue, which was just posted on FoxNews.com.
In the piece, Donohue shares the business community's perspective on the
first round of negotiations, outlining the issues that should - and should not be on the table as the discussion begins.
As Donohue puts it:

The coming negotiations are an opportunity to make the agreement even
stronger. But the work will not be easy, and all parties must commit to
seizing the big opportunities while avoiding dangerous pitfalls.

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 Negotiators are starting in the right place by committing to first and
foremost do no harm-a principle the U.S. Chamber has insisted should
guide any effort to modernize the agreement.
[ ...]

U.S. negotiators should prioritize changes that boost American jobs,
exports, and economic growth. For example, there is widespread
agreement that digital commerce provisions should be added to the
agreement to ensure that firms can move data freely across borders ....
Further, they should modernize NAFTA's intellectual property rules,
which were cutting edge when first negotiated but now are due for major
improvements .... While some changes are necessary, negotiators must
also know what to leave alone. For instance, it would be a mistake to
focus on the U.S. trade balance, which isn't a fair measure of
who's "winning" on trade.
[ ...]

Our economy has changed in exciting ways over recent decades-partly
because of the trade, growth, and cooperation NAFTA has promoted.
Now we have an opportunity to make the agreement even better and, in
doing so, to launch a new age of economic growth and job creation.
Donohue's op-ed is included in full below and can be found online here.
Additionally, tomorrow we'll be launching a new NAFTA blog series for our
online platform, Above the Fold. Check here in the morning for the first post
by John Murphy, the U.S. Chamber's senior vice president for international
policy. We ,,vill also be launching our website for the North .America Economic
Alliance, which can be found here.
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Best regards,
The USMXECO Secretariat

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now
From:
Reuben Smith-Vaughan <rsmith@uschamber.com>

To:
"Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR" <jamieson.l.greer@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:03:27 -0400
View Web Version

I Forward

to a Friend

uscc-cobrand

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

- U.S.- Mex ico Economic

Counci l

Good evening,
Ahead of the start of NAFTA modernization talks tomorrow, we wanted to
share with you this new opinion piece by U.S. Chamber President and CEO
Tom Donohue, which was just posted on FoxNews.com.
In the piece, Donohue shares the business community's perspective on the
first round of negotiations, outlining the issues that should - and should not be on the table as the discussion begins.
As Donohue puts it:

The coming negotiations are an opportunity to make the agreement even
stronger. But the work will not be easy, and all parties must commit to
seizing the big opportunities while avoiding dangerous pitfalls.

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 Negotiators are starting in the right place by committing to first and
foremost do no harm-a principle the U.S. Chamber has insisted should
guide any effort to modernize the agreement.
[ ...]

U.S. negotiators should prioritize changes that boost American jobs,
exports, and economic growth. For example, there is widespread
agreement that digital commerce provisions should be added to the
agreement to ensure that firms can move data freely across borders ....
Further, they should modernize NAFTA's intellectual property rules,
which were cutting edge when first negotiated but now are due for major
improvements .... While some changes are necessary, negotiators must
also know what to leave alone. For instance, it would be a mistake to
focus on the U.S. trade balance, which isn't a fair measure of
who's "winning" on trade.
[ ...]

Our economy has changed in exciting ways over recent decades-partly
because of the trade, growth, and cooperation NAFTA has promoted.
Now we have an opportunity to make the agreement even better and, in
doing so, to launch a new age of economic growth and job creation.
Donohue's op-ed is included in full below and can be found online here.
Additionally, tomorrow we'll be launching a new NAFTA blog series for our
online platform, Above the Fold. Check here in the morning for the first post
by John Murphy, the U.S. Chamber's senior vice president for international
policy. We ,,vill also be launching our website for the North .America Economic
Alliance, which can be found here.
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Best regards,
The USMXECO Secretariat

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now
From:
Reuben Smith-Vaughan <rsmith@uschamber.com>

To:
"Griffin, Payne P. EOP/USTR" <garrison.p.griffin@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:03:27 -0400
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Counci l

Good evening,
Ahead of the start of NAFTA modernization talks tomorrow, we wanted to
share with you this new opinion piece by U.S. Chamber President and CEO
Tom Donohue, which was just posted on FoxNews.com.
In the piece, Donohue shares the business community's perspective on the
first round of negotiations, outlining the issues that should - and should not be on the table as the discussion begins.
As Donohue puts it:

The coming negotiations are an opportunity to make the agreement even
stronger. But the work will not be easy, and all parties must commit to
seizing the big opportunities while avoiding dangerous pitfalls.

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 Negotiators are starting in the right place by committing to first and
foremost do no harm-a principle the U.S. Chamber has insisted should
guide any effort to modernize the agreement.
[ ...]

U.S. negotiators should prioritize changes that boost American jobs,
exports, and economic growth. For example, there is widespread
agreement that digital commerce provisions should be added to the
agreement to ensure that firms can move data freely across borders ....
Further, they should modernize NAFTA's intellectual property rules,
which were cutting edge when first negotiated but now are due for major
improvements .... While some changes are necessary, negotiators must
also know what to leave alone. For instance, it would be a mistake to
focus on the U.S. trade balance, which isn't a fair measure of
who's "winning" on trade.
[ ...]

Our economy has changed in exciting ways over recent decades-partly
because of the trade, growth, and cooperation NAFTA has promoted.
Now we have an opportunity to make the agreement even better and, in
doing so, to launch a new age of economic growth and job creation.
Donohue's op-ed is included in full below and can be found online here.
Additionally, tomorrow we'll be launching a new NAFTA blog series for our
online platform, Above the Fold. Check here in the morning for the first post
by John Murphy, the U.S. Chamber's senior vice president for international
policy. We ,,vill also be launching our website for the North .America Economic
Alliance, which can be found here.
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Best regards,
The USMXECO Secretariat

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To :
"Biegun, Stephen (S .E.)" <sbiegun@ford.com>

Date:
T ue, 15 Au g 2017 13:56:00 -040 0

Thank you. T.
--- -Original Mess age--- From : Biegun, Stephen (S.E.) [mailto :sbiegun @f ord.com]
Sent: Tuesday , August 15, 20 17 1:43 PM
To : Reif. T imothy M. EOP /U SIR <Timothy _Reif @ustr.eo p. gov>
Subject: Re: Technical Meet ing
I will see what we can do.

> On Aug 15, 20 17, at 1: 18 PM, Reif, Timothy M. EOP/USTR <Timothy _R cif@ust r.eop.gov > wro te:
>
> Steve. Fred mentioned last week that Mich ael had offered som etJ1ing, Tbelieve , in late Sept for this meeting. Tunderstand tJ1at
schedul es ,u-e always hard to coordinate, but was hoping based on our conversation s tJiat we could have done it tJus mon tJ1 or
early nexL We would like your input as early as )X)Ssible for ii lo have the greale sl impact on develop ment of ideas and propo sals
on tlus end. If my info is accura te, do you think there may be some opti on to move it up ? Thanks. T.
>

>
> Timo thy M . Reif
> Senior Advisor to the U.S. Trade Represe ntative
> Exec utive Offic e of the Presid ent

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To:

Nate Hennan <nhennan@aafaglobal.org>

Date:
T ue, 15 Aug 2017 13:03:00 -040 0
Thanks , Nate.

From : Nate Her m an [m ailto:nherman@aafag

lob al.o rg]

Se nt: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 1:02 PM
To: O'Donovan, Michael EOP/USTR <Michae l_ODonovan@ustr.eop
<John_ Melle@ ustr. eop.gov>
Cc: Karesh, Lewis J. EOP/USTR <Lewis _ Karesh@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject : RE: AAFA/TGA - NAFTA Nego tia tions

.gov>; Melle, John M. EOP/ USTR

Thanks. Good luck this week.

NATE HERMAN

From : O'Donovan, Michae l EOP/USTR [m ailt o:M ichae l_ ODo novan@ust r.eop .gov ]

Sent: Tuesday , August 15, 2017 12:25 PM
To: Melle, Joh n M . EOP/USTR <John_Me ll e@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Nate Herman <nherman@aafagloba l.org>; Karesh, Lewis J. EOP/USTR <Lewis _ Karesh@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: FW: AAFA/TGA - NAFTA Negotiat ions
Wi t h John's co rrect email.

From: Nate Herman [m ailto:nher m an@aafag loba l.o rg]

Sent : Tuesday, August 15, 2017 11:4 1 AM
To: Lohn m ele@_!Jstr.~q_y;
Jackson, Bill D. EOP/ USTR <Wi lliam Jackson@ustr.eop.go~>;
Karesh, Lewis J.
EOP/USTR <Lewis Karesh@ust r. eop.gov>; Demi rjia n, Sushan EOP/USTR <Sushan Dem ir jian@ ustr .eop.go v>;
Bernstein, Jason A. EOP/USTR <Jason Berns te in@ ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: O'D onovan, M ichael EOP/USTR <Michael ODo novan@ ust r. eop.gov>; Bra nso n, Elizabeth G. EOP/USTR
<Elizabeth G Branso n@u st r.eop .gov>; Ganz, Desiree K. EOP/USTR <Desiree K Ganz@ustr.eop.gov>; Mari a
D'Andrea-Yothe rs <Maria. D' And rea -Yot hers@trade.gov>; Janet Heinze n {janet .hei nzen@trade.gov)
<janet.heinzen@trade.gov>
Subject: AAFA/TGA - NA FTA Negot iations
John et Al:
I am sure you ar e cra zy bu sy getting ready for tomo rr ow.
I j ust wante d t o let you know I will be at the M arr iott th is Thursday an d Fr iday if there is anything I can do to help on

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 labor, cust oms, appa r el/foo twear/t rave l goods ROO, IPR, or anyth in g else. You can reach m e via e-mail or mobile
(below) .
Good luck wi th t his week's NAFTA negoti at ion s

NATEHERMAN
Senior Vice President , Supply Chain
Am er ican Appare l & Footwear Associat ion

740 6th St reet, NW
Washington , DC 20001
0: (202J
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 70 Think Tanks and Academics Support Strong IP Commitments in Trade
From :
"Brennan, Anissa" <anissa_brennan@mpaa.org>
To:
"Lorenz, Andrew R. EOP/NSC" <andrew.r.lorenz@nsc.eop
.gov>, "Eissenstat, Everett H. EOP/WHO"
<everett.h.eissenstat@who.eop.gov>,
"Koh, Grace E.EOP/WHO"<grace.e.koh@who.eop.gov>,
''Willems, Clete R. EOP/NSC"
<cletus.r.willems@nsc.eop
.gov>, "Joseloff, Benjamin G. EOP/NSC" <benjamin.g.joseloff@nsc.eop.gov>,
"Greer, Jamieson L.
EOP/USTR" <jamieson.l.greer@ustr.eop.gov>,
"Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>,
ihemandez@doc .gov, ebrandstad@doc.gov,
pdavidson@doc.gov, "Sifakis, George A. EOP/WHO"
<george.a.sifakis@who.eop.gov>,
spark-su@doc.gov, "Pinkos, Stephen M. EOP/OVP"
<stephen.m.pinkos@ovp.eop.gov>,
"Griffin, Payne P. EOP/USTR" <garrison.p .griffin@ustr .eop.gov>, "Jackson, Christopher L.
EOP/USTR" <christopher.1.jackson@ustr.eop.gov>,
"Vaughn, Stephen P. EOP/USTR" <stephen.p.vaughn@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc :
"Strong, Maria" <mstrong@loc.gov>,
kclaggett@loc .gov, Stevan Mitchell <stevan.mitchell@trade.gov>,
"Perlmutter, Shira"
<shira.perlmutter@uspto.gov>,
"'David.Carson@USPTO. GOV' (David. Carson@USPTO .GOV)"
<david.carson@uspto .gov>, "Kendall, Elizabett, L. EOP/USTR" <elizabeth_l_kendall@ustr.eop.gov>,
alysha.taylor@trade.gov,
"Dyer, Lisa L" <dyerll@state.gov>, "Amy E' 'Holman (HolmanAE@state .gov)" <holmanae@state.gov>
Date:
Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:20:12 -0400
Attachments:
IPGuidelines _02 _2017.pdf (621.68 kB)
It occurred to me that it may be helpful to recirculate the attached letter (originally sent to the new Administration and
Congress in February of this year) signed by 70 think tanks, advocacy groups and academics outlining a framework for
policymakers to use when considering IP issues. Included in their recommendations
is the importance of robust IP protections
in trade agreements. Several points from this letter merit flagging on today's launch of NAFTA modernization:
"Intellectual Property Rights Must Be Protected Internationally Through Effective IP Provisions in Trade Agreements ... The
lure of access to the U.S. market should be used as an incentive to convince trading partners that they should increase their
protection of IP rights. Therefore, strong IP protections are integral to all trade agreement negotiations ."
"Intellectual Property Rights Are a Fundamental Property Right Deserving the Same Respect as Physical Property ... IP rights
are not regulations-they
are property rights that, when combined with the freedom to contract, facilitate markets .
Government limitations and restrictions on property rights and licensing cause friction in the function of markets. No one would
say that the right to keep people out of your home is a regulation: it is a right of ownership. It is the limitations on the use of
one's property that are regulations."
"Intellectual Property Rights Must Be Respected and Protected on the Internet ... Protecting IP and internet freedom are both
critically important and complementary - they are not mutually exclusive. A truly free internet, like any truly free community, is
one where people can engage in legitimate activities safely, and where bad actors are held accountable ."
This letter demonstrates the overwhelming recognition by a diverse stakeholders
American jobs, America's global competitiveness and our national security.
A link to the letter can be found on ATR's site, >https://www.atr

that intellectual

property

.org/sites/default/files/assets/lPGuidelines

rights are vital to

02 2017.pdf<

Good luck this week and kind regards,
Anissa

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 CongratulatlollS to the Trump Administration and Members of
th11115th Congress !

The report also fourd that IP-i nte ns ive ir d ustr ie s ad ded $4.6 t rillion to th e
val ue ol GOP in 2o-14. equal to 38.2 percent of total GOP. In a kno\AA.edgebas ed glob2l econ o my . Am eri ca ·s abili ty to rerna,n a w orld lea de r in
crea tivity a n d inn ovation depends on strong prot ect ion of IP.

It ·s an excit in g t-rne for Am e ricc . pa riic ula rly in the hnowledge -based
economy. Amer ican enl repreneursh i p. ingenuily and creativi ty lead
the world . and wr, be lieve that inte lle ctua l property (IP) righ ts arQ a key
ingr ed ient in job cr eat ion.

lnt•llectual Property Ri11htsMust Be PrDtected lnlernationally Threugh
Effective IP Provisions i1n Trade Agreements

Tt-e undersigned orga n i2at o ns represe nl m illio n s of Am e ricans through
bo th s.t,He and na tional advocacy or engage in r igo rous rese,irch ;ind
ed u ca tiona l wor k on intellectua l property rig h ts. We wo u ld like to sha re
with you t he following irforma ti on and guide lines tha t ou r resp ec tive
org~n,zvtio ns lc,ok to when we onsidcr our sl rong suppor t for inlcllcctuol
property r ighls.

Far too r,any foreign govern me n ts look the other way v,hen it comes to
the the ft of IP. State-san ct ioned IP !heft fr om ot h e r countr ies costs th e
U.S. e conomy mo r e than $320 bil. ion a n nually. ' The lur e of occcss to th e
U.S . mar k et :1hould b e us ad as ar, in c::ent+Veto conv ~nce tradin g part ners
that t hey should inc rease the ir protect ion of IP rights. Thereiore . strong IP
pr otec ticns a re integra l t o a\l trade agreement negot iatio n s .

Intellectual Property Rights Are Grounded in the Constitution
Tt-e Foundrng Father s recog ni zed th e import ance of IP ,n Ar ticle 1. Se c tion
8 of th e Cons titution: ·,o promote t he Progr ess of Scie n ce 2n d u,;e ful
Arts, by securine !or l1rr1ted trmes to Autho rs ;ind Inven tors t he exc tu,;1va
Righ t t o their re s pect ive Wri tin gs an d Dis cover ies ."

Tr is clause. art iculated by th e founders . is roo ted in !he notion th a t thlt'
bes t w ay to encour~gc crec:tion and dissemina tion of nc'N invc,t ions and
crea tive works l o I he benefit of bol h th e pub l.ic go>Jd and ind ivid ual tibeHy
is to re cognize one·s r i_gnt to his o r he r intellectu;;l p ro perty.

stolen rnov1es an d telev ision :t:ihowswere found to conta in m ahva re . putting
consumers at risk of ider. tity th e ft. c re dit car d fraud, and more .'

The pro ledio n of If' rights is a ls o 11ita l to na tional sec u rity to prev ent
C•Junt erfe it parts . which comprom rse the re liab ility of weapon s s y stems
and the safety of m ilitar y per .$o nn el. from en ter in g th e de fense supp ly
cha in. A May 21. 2012 Sena te Armed Servic es Comm itt ee re p ort revealed
1.800 cases of cou nterfeit ing. involving more than 1 m illion par ts.'

James Madison alabor-atad on this pr~v isio n of the Const itut ion in
Fede ra list Paper #43 : Wil11 ,·eg a nl lo inte llect ual pn >pP.rly. as w ith al l
prope rt y righ ts protected in the common law. "{t;he pub lic good fully
coi n cides ... with the cl ai ms of indivi d•1al.s.··

Inte ll ectual Property Ri,ghts Must Be Respected and Protec ted on
the Internet

ar~ pr oper-ty r ights th at. w hen

combined with the fre edom to con t ract. fac ilitate market s . Go,ernment
li rii tat ions and r estric ti ons en property rig h t!; an d lic enzing cau se fr i c1ion
in the f unction of ma r ket s. No one wou la say t hat the righ t to keep

peo p le oul of you r ho m e is a regulation : ,tis a rig h t of ownership.
lir,i tat ion s on th e u s e of one ·s property that a re regula tio ns .

It is lhe

lnt•llectual Property Rights Promot e Fnte Speech and Expreuion
St rong IP rights go h.ind-i n -hand w ith free speech .is cre;it ors vigorous ly
d efe nd their ,.ibil ty to ffi'ate works of the ir choo sing . free fr om censorship .

Bya fford ing in nova tors

and cre ators th<?abi lity to :;u ppor t themselves.
rrgh ts promote free cxp r-css ion unen cu mbered by govc,m mc n t.

The int e rn et i.s a n inc redi ble pl atform for innov;;ition . cr~ativ ity a nd
comm~r-~e en abli n g w idespre.-.d distribu tion o f ideas and informa:io n.
However. IP theft orlin<.! is a pers s ten t and growing problem. For exam ple .
between 2001 and 20 15 , U.S. reccrded m usic revenues fell from $1ii blllior,
to $7 b ill ion- l oss es largely attr it ute d to onlme theft .
Prot:oct 1ng IP an d internet freedom a rc bot h critlcoll-y im p or ta n t ond
compleme ntary- t hey are n ot mutua ll y el<cl usive . A tru ly free inte mst, l ika
any t ru ly fr ee com m unity. •~ one wh e re peo p le ca n engage in leg, timace
acti vitie s safe ly. and whe-re bad actors a re held accoun1a ble .

IP

lntellec1ual Property Rights are Vital to Joli Growth & Economic
competitiveness
IP rig h ts crea te jobs and fuel econom ic g rowt h . tu rning intangib le asse ts
in to exclus ive proper ty tha t can be tr:; ded in the marke tp lace.

Tl' e rno»l rec,m l repo , l on IP- rel a ted j ol.,s i11th e U.S .. Ly the Oeµd r Ltneril
of Comme r ce and the Pa tent and Trade m ark Office, fou nd that in 20 14,
direc t emp loym en t in the m ost IP m le nsive indus tnes acc ou nted tor 2.7.9
rn illi on jobs. h·,di re ct act ivities associared with those inif ust rie .s prov ided
ar. add itiona l 17. 1 m illior. jobs. /o r a lolo l of 45 mi llio n jobs . or 30 percen t
of all jobs in th e econo my.

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IP righ ts pr ote ct consumers by enabli r g them to make e du cat ed cho ices
about ,he safety. reUa b1lity . and e'1ect ive,ies s of their pur chases . In 2014.
co11sumer elect roni c s and parts rep resen te d 24 perce nt of tota l counterfe it
goods se ized. pre,; ent ing a da n gerous risk to Am eri can c onsumers if th ose
pr -Jd Ucts rna lfunc tion .2
Illeg a l intangible goods a r-e a l.so dange rous. On e-lh ,rd o f webs ites o1fering

Intellectual Property Rights Are a Fundamental Property Right
Deserving the Same Respect as Physical Property

IP r ight s are no! reg u lnt ions-they

Intellectual Property Rl9hts Ar-eIntegral to Consumer
Protectlc,n and Nationa l Security

Voluntary Initiatives to AddreH Intellec tual Property Theft
Are Positive
Gcod fait h ac.tors in 1 he inl erne; e cosys tem shou ld e n gag e in privale
secto r-. volu n tary initia tive s lo 3udres!> illeg al con duct. The se v olLn l;;ry
efforts can empower co nsu m ers 10 ma ke educa ted de cis ion s about their
on lme ac1iv,tias and encourage

creativ ity. mnova ti on . investr n ent and JObs.

We enco .Jrage you to cor1,;1de r these gu idel ine,; as yo u rev iew and di:scuss
ex is ting laws a nd r egulat ions go vern ing iP. The Found ing Father s
1J liderstood
that by protec ting the propr iet ary r19h ts of ar trsts, a ut ho rs.
en tr ep r~neu rs . innovato rs. and l,iven tors . tt>ey were promoting the greate r
pub lic wdfare. Th e con tinue d pr ol ed ion cf th ese fundame ntal rights is
esse nt ial to Amer ican inriov ati or. a n d compet i:iveness.

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Jim Martin
Presi dent
60 Pl us Assoc i ati on
Lisa Nelson

CEO
Amer ican L egis l ative
Exchang e Council

John Russell
Direc t or
Amer ican City County Exchange

Phil Kerpen
President
Amer i can Commitment

Nicol Turner-Lee
Fellow. Cen ter fo r Technology
In novat ion . Govemance Studies
Th e Brock ings Inst itute
{Aff ,li at, on 1.5 pr ovidPd for 1den /d1cat 1o n
p urp oses only. I he 8 roo Kings Ins ti l ute
dol!'s no/ rake in sti l.ul iona{ po siti on s)

Grace Marie Turner
Pres i den t
Galen ins titu te

Jeffrey Mazzella
Pr esiden t
Cente r for Ind ividu al Fr eed om

Mario Lopez
Pres i den t
Hispan ic L ead er ship Fw ,d

Ginevra Joyce-Myers
Exec ut ive Director
Cente r lo r Inn ovat i on and Fre e Ent er pr ise

Rosa Mendo:za
Executive Di rec ror

carty Fiorina
Forme r CEO
Hew l ett Packard

Hispan ic Technolo gy and
Telecommunicatio

ns Par tnership

Dan Schnelder
Ex ecutiv e Direc t or
Amer ican Conservative Uni on

Matthew Barblan
Executive Di rector
Center for the Pro tection of
lnte l.lectua l Property

Harold Furchtgott•Roth
Sen ior- Fell:.1w

Matt Schlapp
Chai r m an
American Conservative Uni on

Chuck Muth
Pr esiden t
Cit izens Ou!reach

Sabrina Schaeffer
Execu t iv e Di re ct o r
lndepe ndent Women ·s 1-orum

Steve Pociask
President
Amer ican Consumer Institute

Col. Francis De Luca

Robert D. Atkinson
Fou nder & President
lnforrration I echno logy &
In novat ion Foundat ion

Thomas Sydnor II
Visiting rellow
Am eric a n Ent erpr ise Ins tit ut e

Thomas Schatz
President
Council for Citiz ens Again st
Gove rn rrent Waste

Andrew Langer
Pre si dent
In stitut e 1or Liberty

Katie McAuliffe
Exec utive Director
Di gital Liber t y

Tom Giovanetti
Pre si den t
In sti t ut e for Policy Innova t ion

Hance Haney
Dir ector and Senio r Fellow.
Technology and Democracy Pro j ect ,
Discovery Inst i tute

Geoffrey Manne
Execu t ive Di rec to r
Int ernationa l Center for L aw
& Econo mics

Char les Sauer
Presiden t
En1rep reneur s for Gr ow t h

James Edwards
Co-Direc tor
lnventor ·s Pr oject

Eric Feinberg
Exec utive Di rector
Fan s Agains t Kounterfe i1 Enterp r ises

SalJ. Nuz:zo
Vice P res ide nt ol Po licy
Th e Jam es M adis on Insti tut e

Wituam Buckley Jr
Founder&. Execu tive Director
FarePlay

Ashley Varner
Sen ior Director
J effers o nian Pr oject

George Landrith
Pr e:;id ent
Fr ont i ers of Freedom

Seton Motley
Pre si den t
Less Government

Ned Ryun
Chai r man
American Maj c r ity
Stephen DeMaura
Pres i dent
Amer ican Potential
Douglas "Dee"Stewart
Pres i den t
American s for Bala nced Budget
Grover G. Norquist
President
Amer ican s for Ta x Re form
Jonathan Taplin
Founding Director Emeritus
Annenberg Innovation Lab. Unive··si ty of
SoJthern Ca lifornia
Adam Mossoff
Pro f essor o1 Law
Antoni n Scali a Law Sc hool
George Mas on Univers ity

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 Colin Hanna

Scott Cleland

Sara Croom

Pr esi dent
L e : Free dom Ring

Cha irman
Ne tCompetition

Exec uli v e Di rec to r
Trad e Alliance to Promot e Pr osi:cn ty

Bartlett D. Cleland

Sally C. Pipes

Ron Busby

Mana ging Principal
Ma de ry Brioge A!csociates, L LC

Pres ident an d C[ O
Pac itic Res earch In stitute

President and C[ O
U.S, B ,ack Chambers.

Mary Adams
Leade r
Ma ine Cente r - Rig h t Coali t ion

William Booher
Int er im Execu t ive Di rec t or
Pelican Ins ti tu t e for Pu blic Pol icy

Javier Palomarez
Pres i den t & CEO

Matthew Gagnon

Char lie Gerow

Chief Execut ive Offic er
Maine Heritage Policy Center

Cha irman
Penn sylvania Genie r Rigrt Coal itio n

Stephen Parente, PhD

Lorenzo Montanari
Exec utive Director

Director Medi ca l ln dustey Le a ders hi p
Ins tit ute lfvlllll Un iversity cf M innes ota

Inc .

Uni te d Sta tes His panic
Chamber of Commer ce

Oregary Dalin
Asso ciate Profe ss or of L.i w & Co-Di rec tor,
Cen te r for Me dicine and l aw Unive rsi ty of
Baltit nore Sch oo l of L,:rw

Prop erty Rights A lfornce

Christopher Halman
Professor of Law

Brian Mcclung

Gerald (Gerry) D"lmperio

Univ er sily of M iss ou r i -Kansas City

Chai rman
Mi nn esota Cen ter Ri ght Coalit ion

Sen io r Execu t ive Di rector
Pro t ect Our Futu r es

Kristen Osenga

Kim Keenan
Pres i den t & CEO

Karen Kerrigan
Presiden t & CEO
Small Bus in ess & Ent rep reneu rs hip

Pro fe ssor of Law

Minori ty M ed ia, Tel ecommun icati ons
& lnl erne t Counc il

Jim Amos
Presi de n t & CEO

N,if i()m1l Ce·1ter for Pol ir y Ani,ly~ i ,

Un iver si ty of Richmo nd Scho ol of law

Coun cil

Sean o·c onnor
Boeing Interna tion al P rofess or of Law
Dire ct or . Ce rt er for Advance d Research

M.irk Schultz
Co-F ou nder & Sen .or Scholar , Cent er fo r

a n d Studies on In n ovation Pol icy, University
of Wash i ngto n Scho o l of Law

the Pr otrction

of ln tellrr .tu:-.l Prope r ty

Anton in Scalia Law Schoo l , Geo rge Ma.son
Un 1ve r.sity Profess or of Law, Sou t h ern
Ill in ois Un ivers ily School of Law

Paul Morinville
Cha irma n
US Inven tor

Chamber of Com m erce

David Williams

Jane Louise Campbell

Todd Mccraken

Presiden t
Taxpayers Pro te ct ion Alli an ce

Wome '1 Im pacting Public Policy. In c.

Justin Velez-Hagan
Ex ecutive Director
N;,t i,rnal Pu er to Ric,m

Pre si de nt

Presi de n t a nd CEO
Nat ional Sma ll B usin ess Association

171ank You

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From:
Valeria Zavala <va leriaz@fb.org>
To:
FN-USTR-Gorrespondence
<correspondence@ustr.eop
<timothy_re if@ ustr .eop.gov>

.gov>, " Reif, Timo thy M . EOP/USTR"

Date:
Wed , 16 Au g 2017 14:08 :07 -0400
Attachments :

Tra de- NAFTA letter17. 08 16-FINAL.PDF (38 .1 kB)

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Good afte rnoon,

Attache d p lease find NAFTA letter signe d by AFBF, Canadian Feder at io n of Agr icu lture and Consejo Nacional
Agropecuario.
Regards ,
Valeria Zava la

Direct or, Legislative Services
Pub lic Policy Department
Am erican Fa rm Bureau Federation ®
600 Maryland Ave SW Suite 1000W
Wa~hington, DC 20024
Phone : (202 )

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Cell: (703J[(D(j
val eriaz@fb.o rg

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 August 16, 201 7

The Honorable Robert Lighthizer
United States Trade Representative
600 17 th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20508
The Honorable Chrystia Freeland
Minister of Foreign Affairs
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario K lA 0A6
Canada
The Honorable Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Secretary of Economy
Av. Paseo de la Reforma # 296
Torre Reforma Latino, Piso 2 7
Colonia Juarez
Delegacion Cuauhtemoc C.P. 06600
Mexico City
MEXICO
Dear A1nbassador Lighthizer, Minister Freeland and Secretary Guajardo:
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), the American Farm Bureau
Federation (AFBF) and the Consejo Nacional Agropecuario (CNA) are writing
to express our eagerness to work with you on improving agricultural trade in the
North American market by modernizing the North American Free Trade
Agreement (N AFT A) in ways that preserve and expand upon the gains already
achieved.
We represent the farmers and ranchers of a diverse agriculture across three
countries that provide agricultural goods and employment all along the value
chain to ensure that Canadian, Mexican and U.S. consumers have access to

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 high-quality,

safe and affordable food.

A key part of this success, as it is related to agricultural trade and commerce,
comes from collaboration among the three countries. Together Canada, Mexico
and the United States make up one of the most competitive and successful
economic regions in the world. The success of this trading relationship has come
largely from economic cooperation, integration and policy alignment.
In the 20 years since NAFT A was implemented, agricultural production has
become increasingly efficient and innovative. The market integration provided
by NAFT A has increased competitiveness in the face of a rapidly changing
global economy.
While North American agricultural trade is now largely open, helping farmers
and ranchers expand exports, each country may have specific issues it would like
to see addressed. However, we should not allow these issues to undermine the
overall success of our trading relationship. Because of these market access gains,
the agricultural sectors in the North American region have become far more
integrated and we look forward to working with you to improve trade within the
North American marketplace.
Discussions to increase agricultural trade volumes should include the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Seeking increased and improved regulatory alignment
Itnproving the flow of goods at border crossings
Further aligntnent of sanitary and phytosanitary tneasures
Elimination of technical barriers to trade
Adapting the agreement to technological advances since the implementation,
such as digital trade, etc.

Agriculture in each NAFTA country would suffer greatly from disruptions to the
trading relationships that have developed over the last 23 years. With the
productivity of agriculture growing faster than domestic demand, Canadian,
Mexican and U.S. farmers and ranchers rely on expmi markets to sustain prices
and revenues. CFA, AFBF and CNA are committed to preserving and expanding

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 upon the gains our sector has achieved within the North American ma rk et and
ensuring that a modernized NAFT A continu es to be a success story for all
farmers and ranchers.

Ron Bonnett ,
Pre sid ent
Canadian Federation
of Agriculture

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 MEET: Steve Ubl/Jay Taylor, PhRMA // USTR Ambassador
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Where:
USTR - 600 17th St, NW (Abby Bacak POC)

When :
Thu Sep 21 09 :30 :00 2017 (America/New_ York)
Until:
Thu sep 21 10:00 :00 2017 (America/New _Yor1<)

Organiser:
"Ubl, Steve" <subl@phrma.org>

Required Attendees:
"Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR" <abigail.r.bacak@ustr .eop.gov>
"Taylor, Jay" <jtaylor@phnna.org>
"Wright , Marilyn" <mwright@phnna.org>
"Uzun, Tina" <tuzun@phrrna .org>
"Harris , Marra" <mhanis@phrma.org>

From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/ USTR [ mailto:A bigail .R.Bacak@ustr.eop .gov )
Sent: Th ursday, August 17, 2017 5:07 PM
To: Harris, Marra
Subject: RE: QUESTION: RE: Meeting between Steve Ubl and Amb Lighthize r
yes
From : Harris, Ma rra [mai lto:MHa r ris@phrma.org]
Sent: Thu rsday, August 17, 2017 5:03 PM
To: Bacak, Abigai l R. EOP/USTR <Abigail.R .Bacak@ust r.eop .gov>
Subject: RE: QUESTION : RE: Meeting between Steve Ubl and Amb Lighthizer

You have just made my day! 9:30 am work?
Executive Offi ce I PhRMA I 950 FStreet, NW, Was h ington, DC 20004 I l':n;\ira
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From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/ USTR [mailto:Abiga il.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov)
Sent: Th ursday, August 17, 2017 5:0 1 PM
To : Harris, Marra
Subject: RE: QUESTION: RE: Meeting between Steve Ubl and Amb Lighthizer
Curr ently? You can pick
From: Harris , Marra [mai lto:MHarris@phrma.org]
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 4:5 9 PM
To : Bacak, Ab igail R. EOP/ USTR <Ab igail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: QUESTION: RE: Meeting between Steve Ubl and Amb Lighthizer
Marra Harris

I Director,

I F:202.715.7048

I

»www.phrma.org«

What slo ts do you have?!
From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/ USTR [mailto:Abiga il.R.Bacak@ustr.eop .gov)
Sent: Th ursday, August 17, 2017 4:57 PM
To: Harris, Marra
Subject: RE: QUESTION: RE: Meeting between Steve Ubl and Amb Lighthize r
21" is a possibility
From: Harri s, Mar r a [mai lto:M Harris@phrma.org]

Sent : Thur sday, August 17, 2017 4:54 PM
To: Bacak, Abigai l R. EOP/ USTR <Ab igail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: QUESTION: RE: Mee t ing between Steve Ubl an d Amb Light h izer

Abby- exp loring w hether it is possible to move the Sept 20 meeting to the 21 st ? Steve may have to
extend his trip in Chicago to the 20 th • I am trying to work out other options to prevent that, but
wa nt to exp lo re t he possibi li ty of a 21 st meet in g with Steve and th e Ambassador, as well.
All the best,
Marra

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 Marra Harris

»»www

I Directo r, Executive Office I PhR MA I 950 F Str eet, NW, Washington,

DC 20004

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From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR [ mailt o:Ab igail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop .gov ]
Sent: Th ursday, August 10, 2017 4: 30 PM
To: Harris, Marra
Subject: RE: Meeting betwee n Steve Ubl and Amb Light hizer
I just need name s.
We are at 600 17 1• Street . Once they are all here I wi ll have t he Ambassador's aiide br ing everyone up to th e
confe rence room.
Thanks!
From : Harri s, Ma rra [m ailto: MHa r ris@phrma.org ]
Sent : Thu rsday, August 10, 2017 4 :16 PM
To: Bacak, Abigai l R. EOP/USTR <Abigail.R.Bacak@us tr. eo p.gov>
Subject : RE: M eeti ng betw een Steve Ubl and Amb Light h izer

Perfect, it 's a date! Please let me kno w what i nfo you need from us, pr ior to the meet ing. I'll
provide yo u with a list of t he PhRMA perso ns who may jo in Steve for the meeting.
We very much app reci at e your h elp ge tti ng a th is impo rt ant mee ti ng on t he books, Abby.
All the best,
Mar ra
Ma r ra Har ris

I Dir ecto r, Exec utive Office I PhRMA I 950

» www. p hrma.o rg«

f Street,

NW, Wa shi ngton, DC 20004

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IF : 202.115.7048

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From: Bacak, Ab igail R. EOP/USTR [ mailto:Ab igail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Th u rsday, August 10, 2017 4 :06 PM
To: Harris, Marra
Subject: RE: Meeting betwee n Steve Ubl and Amb Lighth izer
Let 's go w ith 9/20 at 10 am
From: Harr is, Ma rra [m ailto:MHa r ris@phr ma.o rg)
Sent : Thur sday, August 10, 2017 3:54 PM
To : Bacak, Abigai l R. EOP/USTR <Abiga il. R.Bacak@ust r.eop.gov>
Subject : RE: M eeting betw een Steve Ubl and Amb Light h izer

Thanks, Abby . Here's the wh it espace we have on the days y ou no ted :
Sept 14 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sept 15 None, Steve is out of t he office
Sep t 19 None, St eve is out of t he office
Sept 20 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Sept 21 10 :00 am - 11:30 am
3:30 pm - 5 :00 pm
Sept 22 No ne, Steve is out of the office
If none o f the t imeslots above work, please offer t he times lo ts you have open on Sept 14, 20, and
21, and I' ll do my best to create the w hit espace to accommodate .
Many t hanks I
All t he best,
Mar ra
Ma r ra Har ris

I Directo

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r, Executive Offic e

I PhRMA I 950

f Street,

NW, Washingto n, DC 20004

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From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR [ mailto:Ab igail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Th ursday, August 10, 2017 3:44 PM
To: Harris, Marra
Subject: RE: Meeting between Steve Ubl and Amb Lighth izer
9/1 4-15; 9/ 19 -22
From : Harr is, Marra [m ailto: MHa r ris@phr ma.o rg]
Sent : Monday, July 3 1, 2017 5:28 PM
To: Bacak, Abigai l R. EOP/USTR <Abigai l.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject : RE: M eeting betw een Steve Ubl and Amb Lighth izer

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 Hi, Abby- keeping this on o ur respective radars. If September
a couple of options for September that wo rk for you.
All the best,
Marra
Ma r ra Harris

I Director,

Executive

Office

I PhRMA I 950

F Street, NW, Wa shingto n, DC 2000 4

1 w ill not work, please let me know

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From: Harris, Marra

Sent: Friday, July 28, 2017 4:40 PM
To: 'Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/U5TR'; Too hey, Brian
Cc: Hennie, Alicia
Subject: RE: Meeting between Steve Ubl and Amb Lighth izer
Hi, AbbyMa r ra Harris

Steve wi ll be in Wyom ing August 27 - 31. Is September
I Directo

r, Executive Office

»»www.phrma.org««

I PhRMA I 950

F Street,

NW, Washingto n, DC 20004

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From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/U5TR [ma ilto:Ab igail.R .Bacak@ustr.eop .gov]

Sent: Friday, July 28, 2017 4:38 PM
To: Toohey , Brian
Cc: Harris, Marra ; Hennie, Alicia
Subject: RE: Meeting between Steve Ubl and Amb Lighthizer
There might be possibi lities early in the week of the 28 th - we are running into a NAFTA rou nd
From: Toohey, Brian [mailto:B Toohey@phrma .org]
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2017 4 :34 PM
To: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR <Abiga il.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:Harris , Marra <MHarris@p hrm a.org>; Hennie , Alicia <AHennie@ph rm a.org>
Subject: Meeti ng betwe en Steve Ubl and Amb Lighth izer
Importance: High
Abby,
Thank you very much for th e willingness to meet with PhRMA. I wanted to follow -up on th is e-mail to work out t he
arrangemen ts fo r meeti ng between Amb Lighthizer and Steve Ubl. I am also copy ing Marra Harris from Steve's office
for sched uling . I believe that St eve will be trave lling int ernat io nally t he week of the 21 ", so we also wanted to
explore some ot her windows if possible.
Thanks and regards,
Brian
Brian C. Toohey
Seni or Vice Pre5iden t_,Int ernational Advoca cy

950 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

nM«.&
btoohe y@phrma.org

From: Davis, Emily K. EOP/USTR [ma ilto:Emi ly.K.Davis@ustr.eop.gov]

Sent: Friday, July 28, 2017 4:16 PM
To: Hennie, Alicia; St urm, Matthew
Cc: Currie, Rodger; Sturm, Matthew; Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/ USTR
Subject: RE: Meeting between Steve Ubl and Amb Lighthi zer
Hi Alicia Due to this request, Ambassado r Lig hthizer has agreed to mee t the week of August 21. To that end , int rod ucing you
to Abby Bacak, Director of Schedul ing and Advanc e, who can work out the arrangemen ts from here.
Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR <Abiga il.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
And than ks to Mike as we ll - he's the best! Glad this could all work out .
Thanks , and have a great weekend,
Emily

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 Re: Number for Joe Hinrichs
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From:
jam ieson.l.greer@ustr.eop .gov

To:
sbiegun@ford .com
Date:

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:39:40 -0400

Stephen ,
Our staff has been in co ntact with his office , and thi s is not as urge1u as we thought. Amb. Lig hthizer wants to talk to him , but not
necessaril y today .
JAMIESON L. GRE ER
Chief of Staff
Office of th e U.S. Trad e Rep resentative
E xecutive Offic e of th e Pres ident

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>
> Stephen ,

>
> As discussed , please let us k now the be st number for Mr . H inrich s. We ba.ve bee n uns ucce ssful reac hin g him at his offic e tine

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> Jami eson

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 RE: AT &T call with A mb assador Lighth izer
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Fro m:
"DONO HO, W INF IELD L" <Wd1243@ att.com>
To :
''Bacak , Abiga il R.EOP/ USTR"<a bigail .r.bacak @uslr.eo p .gov>
Date :

Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:45 :00 -0400
Fantastic ...to mo rrow 3:10 EST, Randall will call you
I can' t th ank yo u eno ugh •..! ow e yo u HUGE!!!

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Also .. I ta lked to Eri k How er and he was b lown away ... it was great ! Such a sma ll world!
I gave him yo u r email and I think he's going to reac h out if he hasn't already .

Fro m : Bacak, Ab igail R. EOP/USTR [ma ilto:A bigail.R.Bacak@ust r .eop .gov]
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 4:42 PM
To: DONOHO, WIN FIELD L <wd 12 4 3@att .com>
Subject : RE:AT&T call with Amb assador Light hizer
Yes- that will be great
From ; DONOHO, WI NFIELD L [ma ilto:wd1 243 @att .com 1
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 4:41 PM
To: Bacak, Ab igail R. EOP/USTR <Abigai l.R.Bacak@!!.str.eQQ,ggV>
Subject : RE:AT&T call with Am bassador Lighth izer

Awesome •.. thank you so muc h ... Do you want me to have him call you again like he did befo re?

From : Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR [mail to:A bigail.R.Bacak@ustr.e op.gov]
Sen t: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 4:40 PM
To: DONOHO, WI NFIELD L <wd1243@a t t. com >
Su bject: RE:AT&T call w ith Am bassador Lighth izer

That wo r ks
From: DONOHO, WI NFIELD L [mai lt o :wd1243@ 2 tt .co m)
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 4:39 PM
To: sacak, Ab igail R. EOP/USTR <Abigail.R.Bacak@ust r.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: AT&T call wit h Am bassado r Light hizer

Ok ..Thank yo u for your pat ience ... how about 3:10 EST..How wo ul d th at wo r k?
From : Bacak, Ab igail R. EOP/USTR [rna ilto :Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop .gov]
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 4:33 PM
To: DONOHO, W INFIELD L <wd l 24 3@at t. com>
Subject: RE:AT&T call with Am bassado r Lighth izer
He has a 2·3 pm meeting--- he doesn't wa nt to come in much before and wou ld wa nt to do th e call from here
I cou ld probab ly conv ince h im of a 1:15 or 1:30 Fro m : DONOHO, WI NFIELD L [mailto:wd1 24 3@att.c om )
Sent: Tuesd ay, August 22, 20 17 4:31 PM
To: Bacak, Ab igail R. EOP/USTR <Abigail.R.Bacak@ust r.eop .gov>
Subject : RE: AT&T call with Amb assador Light hizer
I'm so sorry ...Are there any ot her times that migh t wo rk for Ambassador li ghth izer? You ment ioned 12:30 ( EST)init iall y.. we cou ld definite ly make that w or k.
(We're try ing but t hat 's a ti me frame th at 's not good at a ll ...ug h !)

Fro m : Bacak, Ab igail R. EOP/USTR (ma ilto :Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr .eop .gov]
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 4 :16 PM
To: DONOHO, W INFIELD l <wd12 4 3@at t. com>
Subject : RE: AT&T call with Am bassador Lighth izer
How about 3 or 3:15 tomor row ?
From: DONOHO, WI NFIELD L [ma ilto:wd1243@a tt .com )

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 Sent: Monday, August 2 1, 2017 5:59 PM
To: Bacak, Ab igail R. EOP/USTR <Abigail.R.Bacak@ust r.eop .gov>
Subject : RE:AT&T call with Amb assado r Lighthizer
Hi Abby,
I was just telling a fr iend of m in e t hat there's a ve ry n ice perso n at USTR,"Abby," t hat I'm having to pester about gett ing a phone call betweEn my CEO and
lighthi zer and how my boss is o n me every day abo ut it and she said .. Ab by Bacak? ... "She's a friend of min,e ....tell her I send my love! !! "
It was Myriah Jordan ...who is a lso a good fr iend of mine .. (Myriah makes me laugh so har d .....wh ich is why we invite her to t he beach every year w it h us.)
It is a crazy small wor ld .. I can' t beli eve t hat I fo rgot t hat you wo r ked for Toomey .. lov e him!!!
We must all get togethe r for dr inks some t ime soon and laugh about all the craziness we deal w it h every day.
Thanks again for you r hel p on t h is.. I promise, I won't ask again fo r a really lo ng time if we can pull it to gether.
All th e Best to yo u Abby .
We ndy

We ndy Donoh o
AVP Federal Relat io ns
AT&T

From: Bacak, Abiga il R. EOP/ USTR [ma ilto :Abigail.R.Ba~ust~R,&OV)
Sent: Monday, August 2 1, 2017 5:02 PM
To: Ado Machi da <ado .machid a@navigatorsglobal.com> ; Griffin, Payne P. EOP/USTR <Garriso n. P.Griff in@ustr .eop.gov>
Cc: Cesar Cond a <cesar.conda@n avigatorsglobal.com> ; DONOHO, WIN FIELD L <wd124 3 @att .com>
Subjo,ct: RE: AT&T call with Amb assado r Light hizer
Tomo rrow is roug h--- let me see wha t t he AM b rings.
From : Ado Mach ida [mailto :ado.mach ida @navigatorsg lobal.com]
Sent: M onday , Au gust 21, 2017 5 :01 PM
To: Griffin, Payne P. EOP/USTR <Garr ison.P.Griff in @ustr.eo p .gov>
Cc: Cesar Conda <cesar.conda@naviga tors global.com>; Bacak, A bigail R. EOP/USTR <Ab igail.R.Bacak@ustr. eop.p:qy>; WINFIELD L DONOHO
<wd 1243@att.com>
Subjo,ct: Re: AT&T call with Am bassado r ligh t hizer

Thank y ou !
Ado

Ado Mac hida
Naviµ_atorsGlobal LLC

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On Aug 2 1, 2017 , at 5:00 Pl\.1,Griffi n, Payne P. EOP/USTR <Ga rrison .P.Griffin@ustr.eop.~

> w rote:

Thanks Ado, To morrow is going to be really tough but I've CC" d Abby just in case.
Payne

From: AdoMac h idalmailt o :ado. machida@ navigat or sglo bal.comj
Sent: Mo nd ay, August 21, 2017 4:45 PM
To: Griffin, Payne P. EOP/USTR <Garriso n.P.Griff in@ustr.e o p.gov>
Cc: Cesar Conda <cesar. cond a@nav igatorsglobal.com>
Subject: Re: AT&T call with Ambassador Light h izer

Payne,
Sorry to be a pain, but ju st wanted to see if this is something we cou ld do tomorro w?
Thanks.
Ado

Ado Machida
Navigato rs Glo bal LLC

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On Aug 21. 20 17, at 11:48 AJl.1,Ado Mach ida <odo.m achida (@,navigatorsgJo bnl.com > wrote :
Payne.
Just fo ll ow i ng up on this .

A T T chairman anxi o us to touch base w ith Bob . He wi ll free up his schedu le tomo rrow (Tuesday) any time from 09001500 to sec if Bo b can have a quick cha t. Very importa nt for A TT.

Thanks!
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On Aug 18, 20 17, at 14:01 , Griffin , Pay ne P. EOP/UST R <Oar rison .P.O riffin l@ustr.eop .gov>· wrote :
No pro b lem let me see what I can do.
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On lu nch , I am ou t of t own to ward s t he en d of next w eek. Ill ma ke a not e t o p ing you w hen I get back o n t he 28 •
Payne
From : Ado Machida (mailto: ado .machi da @nav igatorsg lobal.com )
Sent : Friday, August 18 , 20171 :56 PM
To: Griff in, Pay ne P. EOP/USTR <Gar r ison .P.Gr iff in@us t r.eo1:1-1~.l(>
Cc : Cesar Conda <cesar .cond a@nav igatorsg lo bal.co m>
Subject: Fwd: AT&T call w it h Ambass ador Light hizer

Payne ,
Hope a ll is we ll. We st ill need to sched ule lu nch !
Please see. be low from A TT. T heir CEO would like to follow -up w ith Bob on t he Mex ico te lecom issue they
dis cusse d severa l weeks ago. The re has been some unfavorab le movemen l by the Mexican Supreme Cour t
and Randall Stephenson would l ike to personally update Rob .
Wend y Donoho from has been in touch w ith Ab by, but has not gotte n a respo nse of late.
Could you see if we cou ld ma ke another phone call happen ?
Many tha nks and best rega rds.
A do

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Date : August 18, 2017 at 13:49:14 ED T
T o : "ndo .machid o(iil,nnvigntorsg lob al.com" <ad o.mach ida@ navign tor sglo bnl.com >
Subj ect: AT&T call with Amba ssado r Lightb izer
Hello Ado ,
M y C EO , Randall Stephenson had a conversat ion with Amb ass ado r Ligh t hi zer seve ral wee ks
ago regarding an issue that relates to teleco m reform and the compet i live env ironment in
Mexico .
Since that time , sign i11cant and trou blin g de velop ments have occurred wbitch AT&T be lieve s
nece ssita te di rec t involvement by Ambassado r Ligh thiz er and the US Gov ·enunent.
A s a follow up, we are respect fully reques ting a conve rsation between A mbass ador Li ght hize r
and R anda ll Ste phe nsnn at the Arnba.~Mdnr's earliest convenience .
(fve reached out to A bby Bacak a number of times but have been unable to secure a
commitment fo r a phone ca ll to o~ur .)
I realize that it is an c;,,.ire me ly busy time for U STR but the curren t NAFTA negot iations
underwa y make Lhe need for this conver sa tion (o happen eve n more lime.ly and crit ica l.

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 \lvhatever you can do to help facilitate a call would be much appreciated .
T hank you Ado .

Wendy
Wendy Donoho
A VP-Federa l Re lati ons

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To:
Linda Dempsey <ldempsey@nam.org>

Cc:
Ken Monahan <kmonahan@nam.org>, Ryan Ong <rong@nam.org>
Date :
Wed, 23 Aug 20 17 21:22 :06 -0400

Can do 8:30 tomorrow if that's ok?
On Aug 23, 2017, at 8:36 PM, Linda Dempsey <LDempsev @nam.or g> wrote:
Could do early . 8-9 would be best. Wou ld time in that frame work for you?

LindaMenghetti Dempsey
Vice President, Internationa l Economic Affa irs
Email : ldempsey@nam.org
Direct: (202)[QJ011
Mobile: (202Jrmtmli

On Aug 23, 2017 , at 5:22 PM, Young , Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart .B.Young@ustr.eop .gov> wrote :
Thanks Linda Would you have time to briefly ta lk tomorrow morning?
Thank you,
Stewart

Stewart B. Young
Inter governmen tal Affairs and Public Engagement
The Office of the United States Trade Representative
Stewart.B. Young@USTR.eop.gov
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From: Linda Dempsey [mailto:LDempsey@nam.org]
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 20171:42 PM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR<Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Ken Monahan <KMonahan@ nam.or g>; Ryan Ong <R0ng@nam.org>
Subject: Re: Request for ISDSMeet ing with Amb. Lighthizer for Senior Corporate Executives
Stewart - where are we with th is meet ing req uest? Adding my colleagues Ken and Ryan as well.
Linda

LindaMenghetti Dempsey
Vice President, Internationa l Economic Affairs
Email: ldempsey@nam.o rg

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On Aug 10, 2017, at 6:29 AM, Linda Dempsey <LDempsey@nam.or g> wrote :
Stewart - hope all is we ll. I was hoping we could move forward to find some dates for th is
meeting. I have senior execut ives hoping to come into town and wou l d like to give som e not ice.
I was perhaps thinking given travel and th e round next week , perhaps we should look to t he last
week of August?
Linda

LindaMenghetti Dempsey
Vice President , Inte rnational Economi c Affairs
Email: ldempsey@nam .org
Direct: (202)rQJ@M
Mob ile: (202HtHWII

Begin forwarded message:

From: Linda Dempsey <LDempsey@nam .org>
Date: August 8, 2017 at 6:23:16 PM EDT
To: "Jamieson.L.Greer@ustr.eop.gov"
<Jamieson.L.Greer@ustr.eop.gov>, "Garr ison.P.Griffin@ ustr.eop.gov"
<Garrison.P.Gr iffin@ustr.eop.gov>, "St ephen .P.Vaughn@ust r .eop.gov"
<Stephen.P.Vaughn@ustr.eop.gov>, "Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR"
<Stewart.B .Young@ustr .eop .gov>, " jme lle@ ustr.eop.gov"
<jmelle@ustr.eop.goV>, "Daniel watson@ustr.eop.gov"
<Daniel watson@ustr.eop.gov>, "Daniel.bahar@ustr.eop.gov"
<Daniel.bahar@ustr.eoe.gov>, "lmandall@ustr.gov" <lmanda ll @ustr.gov>

Subject: RE:More than 100 BusinessGroupsAcrossMajor Manufacturing,
Servicesand Food/Ag SectorsUrge Administrationto Maintain and Upgrade
ISDSin NAFTAModernization; Requestfor Meeting with Amb. Lighthizerfor
SeniorCorporateExecutives
All,
We've had a several more indu str ies ask to sign on so here is an updat ed lett er
with 113 associationsrepresentingmillionsof manufacturing,services,
technology, energyand food/agriculture businessesthro ughout the Unite d
States urging the inclusion and upgrading of investment access, protect ions and
enforcement, including specifically investor-statedisputesettlement (ISDS)in a
modernizedNAFTAin t he modernization of NAFTA.
Please do not hesitate t o let me know if you have any questions and we look
forward to the opportunity for a meet ing.
Linda

From: Linda Dempsey
Sent:Tuesday, August 8, 2017 2:22 PM
To: Jamieson.L.Greer@ustr.eop.gov; Garrison.P.Griffin@ustr.eop.gov;

AMFR CAN

Stephen.P.Vaughn@ustr.eop.gov; Stewart. B.Young@ust.eop.gov;
jmelle@ustr.eo e.gov; Daniel watson @ustr.eop.gov; Daniel.baha r@ustr.eoe.gov;
lmandall@ ustr.gov
Subject: Mor e than 100 Business Groups Across Major Manufactu ring, Servic es
and Food/Ag Sectors Urge Administra t ion to Maintain and Upgrade ISDSin NAFTA
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Importance:High
All,
Please find attached a letter signed by 108 associations
representingmillionsof

manufacturing,services,technology,energyand food/agriculturebusinesses
throu ghout th e Unite d States urging Ambassador Lighthize r and his administration
colleagues to maintain and upgrade investm ent access, protections and
enforcement, including specifically investor-statedisputesettlement (ISDS)in a
modernizedNAFTA.This is a critical issue for a wide range of industries
throu ghout the Unite d States -from manufactur ing and energy to infrastructur e,
technology and services - to ensure foreign governments do not tr eat U.S.
businesses unfa irly.
In addition, on behalf of my colleagu es signing th is lette r and ou r companies, I
would like to request a meeting with Ambassador Lighth izer to discuss th is critical
issue with business associations and senior company executives across t hese
business sectors. We seek this opportunity to explain first -hand why investmen t
enforce ment and ISDS,along with investment access and protect ions, are critically
im portant to t he United States and its workers and need to be included in an
updated NAFTA. Given the speed of the NAFTA negotiat ions and t he importa nce
of th is issue to businesses across the nation, we urge t he opportunity to have this
in-person discussion as soon as possible .
I look forward t o hearing from you about arrang ing a meeting and welcome any
follow-up questions.
Linda
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From:
"Heather, Sean" <sheather@uschamber.com>
To:
"Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR" <jamieson.l.greer@ustr.eop.gov>, petertinmja@state.gov, wteramoto@doc.gov,
e li.miller@treasury.gov, "Marquis , Ashley H. EOP/WHO" <ashley.h.marquis@who.eop.gov>,
"Willems, Clete R.
EOP/NSC" <cletus.r.willems@nsc .eop.gov>, "Young, Stewart B . EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:
Linda Dempsey <ldempsey@nam.org>,
<jmurphy@uschamber .com>

"Thomas, David" <dthomas@brt.org>, "Murphy , John"

Date:
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 17:09:11 -0400
Attachments:
Association CEO Letter on ISDS in NAFTA - 8-23-2017.pdf (30.07 kB)
Please find attached a letter from the CEOs of the BRT, NAM, and the Chamber express ing our support for ISDS and
concerns ove r attempts to weaken or eliminate is from the NAFTA negot iations.
Than k you .

Sean Heather
Vice President
Center for Global Regulatory Cooperation (GRC)
Execut ive Di rector, International Policy & Antitrus t Policy
US Chamber of Comme rce

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GRC - Aligning Trade, Regulatory, & Competition Policy in Support of Open and Competitive Markets

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 August 23, 201 7

The Honorable Robert Lighthizer
United States Trade Representative
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
600 17th St., ~\V
Washington, DC 20508

The Honorable Wilbur Ross
Secretary of Commerce
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20230

The Honorable Rex Tillerson
Secretary of State
U.S. Department
of State
2201 C St., NW
\Vashington, DC 20520

The Honorable Steve Mnuchin
Secretary of the Treasury
U.S. Department of the Treasu1·y
1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20220
7

7

]'vfr. Gary Cohn
Director, National Economic Council
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
\Vashington, DC 20500
Dear Ambassador
Director Cohn:

Lighthizer,

Secretaries Ross, Tillerson

and Mnuchin

and

As the nation's largest business organizations-representing
co1npanies of
every size, sector, and state in the union-we
write to affirm the critical importance
we ascribe to retaining strong investment protections and investor-state dispute
settlement (ISDS) in the negotiations to modernize the Nortl1- American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA).
For decades, U.S. trade and investment agreements have provided for neutral
arbitration to resolve investment disputes. These ISDS procedures ensure tl1at other
countries treat U.S. investors fairly, do not seize their property without compensation,
and do not impose "forced localization" requirements that compel jobs to be shipped
overseas.
TSDS docs not infringe U.S. sovereignty. Rather, it upholds the same
fundamental due process and private property guarantees protected by our
Constitution, and it obligates other countries to uphold these precepts as well. ISDS

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 cannot overturn U.S. laws or regulations: All arbiters can do is award compensation
,vhen a government expropriates property or otherwise tramples on the rule of law.
]'vloreover, few cases have ever been filed against the United States, and the U.S.
government has never lost an ISDS dispute.
Attempts to eliminate or weaken ISDS will harm American businesses and
workers and, as a consequence, will serve to undermine business community support
for the NAFTA tnodernization
negotiations. We stand ready to work with you to find
a positive path forward.
Sincerely,

ayTimmons
P1·esident and CEO
National Association

President and CEO
Bus iness R oundt able

of "i\fanufacturers

Thomas J. Donohue
President and CEO
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

cc:

Chairman Orrin Hatch
Ranking :Member Ron Wyden
Chairman Kevin Brady
Ranking Ivien1ber Richard Neal

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 FYI: Google pushes NAFT A end-run to thwart bills on child-sextrafficking I Google Transparency Project
From:

"Brennan, Anissa" <anissa_brennan@mpaa.org>

To:
"Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR" <jamieson.l.greer@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:28:32 -0400

Hi Jamieson,
Thought you might be interested

in below given NAFTA link.

Best,
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 John S. Watson
Chairmanand Chief EKecut1veOfficer

August 24, 2017

Transmitted Via Email: correspo11dence@ustr.eop.gov
The Honorable Robert E Lighthizer
U.S. Trade Representative
600 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C . 20508
Dear Ambassador lighthizer:
Chevron has had a longstanding interest in a robust U.S. trade and investment agenda. Over the past
decade, we have been involved in working with the U.S. negotiating teams to develop agreements that
advance U.S. energy interests as well as with Congress in securing imp lement ing leg islation. I am
writing to express Chevron's continued interest in the NAFTA negotiations and to underscore our
support for a strong investment chapter that includes investor-state arbitration.
Chevron is investing in all the three countries covered by NAFTA. We have invested billions of dollars
in Canada and the U.S., and are also investing in Mexico to find, produce and deliver energy for the
region and the world. The o utcome of the NAFTA negotiations can have an important impact on these
investments, as we outlined in our attached June 2017 Federal Register submission. We support
retaining the existing Chapter 11 protections in NAFTA. Reports that the Administration is considering a
plan which would enable NAFTA partners to "opt-in" or out of ISDS are very concerning. This approach
would weaken or eliminate the protections American oil and gas companies requfre to mitigate the risks
associated with large-scale, capital-intensive, and long-term projects and investments abroad.
The issue of investment protection is critically important to us given the globat scope of our business.
Investment protections in U.S. trade agreements and investment treaties create a common baseline of
rights and obligations in many of the places where we do business . They help set expectations and
manage risk. When we make an investment in a place where the U.S. has an FTA, we know that,
regardless of what rights we may have under local law, we are entitled to a certain level of treatment as
provided for in the FTA. However, those investment protections are valuable to us only if they are
enforceable. As a practical matter, for those protections to be enforceable, we must have access to an
independent , neutral forum.
We support thousands of jobs here in the U.S. and spend billions on U.S. suppliers to support our
Investments at home and abroad. ISDS serves as a strong enforcement tool that helps ensure that
American businesses and their workers will be treated favorably overseas, Th is mechanism is an
essential part of high-standard U.S. trade and investment agreements and must remain a high priority
in NAFT A, where improvements can be made to strengthen enforcement to ensure the fair treatment of
U.S. business investors ..

Chevron Corporation
6001 BollingerCenyonRoad. Sen R11mon.
CA 9451:13
Tel 925 8-423232 Fax 925 842 1230
swat@ehevroncom

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 The Honor able Robert E. Lighthlzer
Page 2
A ugust 24, 2017

Chevron and ou r trade team look forward to engag ing you and your staff on ensuring that NAFT A
contains strong investment pro1ections and a modern ISDS mechanism . I will be visit ing Wash ington In
mid-Sep tember and look forward to meeti ng you should your sched ule permit. If you or your team have
any ques tions in the inter im, please do not hes itate to contact Ma ria Pica Karp , our Vice President of
Government Aff airs . at (202} 408 -5858.
With best wishes on your contin ued negotiat ions .
Sincerely,

Ii..//!'~
John S. Watson
Chairma n and CEO
Chevron Corporation
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June 12. 2017

Marta Pica Karp
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Mr . Edward Grasser
Cha ir of the Trade Polley Staff Committee
Office of the United States T rade Representative

600 171hStreet, NW
Wa ahington, D.C. 20008
RE: Docket USTR -2011-0008, Request for Comments on Negotiating Objectlvee
Regarding Modemlzatlon of the North American Free Trade Agreement wfth Canadaand
Mexico

Dear Mr. Greaser:
In response to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's Federal Regist e r Notice of May
23, 2017, please find attached Chevron's comments on negot iating obJectiVes for the
modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
We look forward to continuing our close work with the Offloe of the United States Trade
Representative in these important negot iations .

C"-"GoN~AJfal'ra

60G 1;sA8lrelit.W-1 Sulll, l!Oo,~ DC 2000S
Tel 202 4119,ADO Fu 202 408 MC$
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Chevron welcomes the opportunity to comment on U.S. negotiating objectives for the
modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Chevron supports free
market principles and fair trade . We have supported NAFTAsince its entry into force In 1994.
As U.S. trade negotiators proceed with NAFTA modernization , we encourage close
consultation with the U.S. business community. Doing so will help create and maintain a
broad-based coalition to ensura that the updated agreement meets the highest standards standards that protect U.S . companies in their capacity as importers, exporters , and investors .

Investment Protections : Among the most significant facets of NAFTA are the agreement's
strong investor and investment protections . includ ing robust lnvestor..State Dispute Settlement
(ISDS) provisions, which have played an important role in creating a highly Integrated North
American supply chain. Maintaining these protections is important not only for the future cf
NAFTA ,.but also for the future of other free trade agreement relationships .
Strong investment protections. including robust ISOS provisions , are vital components of U.S.
trade and inveatrnent policy. NAFTA's Chapter 11 on investment has helped the U.S. energy
Industry mitigate the risks associated with large-scale, capital-intensive and long-term projects.
With Mexico recently opening its energy sector to private inveatment for the first time in over
70 years, NAFTA's investment chapter has taken on added significance. NAFTA binds each
Party to several core disciplines with respect to investments made by investors cf another
Party. These core disciplines Include national treatment; most-favored-nation treatment ; fair
and equitable treatment; and the ob ligation to refrain from expropriation except when done in a
non-discriminatory manne r, for a public purpose, and upon payment of prompt, adequate and
effective compensation. These disciplines protect current and future U.S . oil and gaa
investment in Canada and Mex ico. ISDS complements these substantive disciplines by making
available a neutral forum to which an investo r may have recourse if it considers that a hoat
State has breached one of the core obligations and caused damage to the Investor er Its
investment. ISDS is a fair and reliable altemative to redress in local courts. Awards resulting
from ISDS are enforceable in the vast majority of countries around the world.
U.S. companies, including Chevron, have successfully used ISDS in circumstances in which
no other fair d ispute settlement mechanism realistically was available. ISDS serves this
valuable function while not encroaching on governments' legitimate right to regulate in the
public interest . Indeed, both the substantive protections In NAFTA's Investment chapter and
ISOS closely correspond to rights and processes enshrined in the U.S. legal system .
U.S. negotiators should continue to promote these Important protections in modernizing
NAFTA. lfthe negotiating parties seek to modernize the Chapter 11 provisions, U.S .
negotiators should Jock to the modernizations raflected in the 2012 U.S. Model Bilatera l
Investment Treaty (the "Model BIT").

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Supply Chains and Energy: In conjunction with its investment provisions, NAFTA's trade
provisions have enabled North American supply chain integration and created
interdependence among energy producers, manufacturers and suppliers In the U.S., canada
and Mexico. Significant trade in goods and services for the energy industry crosses the
borders of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Chevron relies on manufacturers In all three
countries to provide equipment, parts, repair services, chemicals and additives that are utilized
in our upstream operations, refineries and manufacturing facilities in North America. Parts for a
given final product can contain components from across all three NAFTA countries. Disrupting
these supply chains would directly harm U.S. businesses. As the U.S. proceeds with NAFTA
modernization, we urge you to preserve provisions that support the integration of the North
Amelican energy industry.
NAFTA's zero tariffs, trade liberalization for natural gas, market access, Investment
protections, and provisions that provide for national treatment for U.S. goods, services. and
investment in Canada and Mexico create a stable commercJal and Investment environment
across North America that supports the 9.8 million jobs of the U.S. oil and gas industry. A
modernized NAFTA should preserve existing tariff elimination in the trade of crude oil and gas,
refined products, equipment and other goods and services supporting exploration. production,
manufacturing and marketing of hydrocarbons. The agreement should also preserve Its
trilateral structure to avoid disrupting existing integrated supply chains in the energy sector that
benefit all three countries.
NAFTA has played a critical role in facilitating the investments In oil and gas resources and
new technologies that have enabled the U.S. and our North American trading partners to
become some of the top global producers of oil and gas. 1 Today , North America is a leader of
global energy production. NAFTA has facilitated this achievement and strengthened the
energy security of the U.S. and our allies.

By preserving NAFTA's high-standard trade and investment protections, we will be setting the
foundation for more dynamic economic growth, a more secure energy future, and increased
trade with our key North American allies. Chevron looks forward to continuing its active support
for this important negotiation process.

1
In 2018, the U.S. was the top producercf oil and ga• In the world;Canada ranked fifth;and Mexico ranked
eleventh.Source:EIA httpa://www.ela.gov/betalfntematlonal/

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From :
"Almeida, Renato De P." <rena lo.almeida@c hevro n .com>
To :
"Mel le, John M. EOP/ UST R" <john_me lle@ ustr.eo p .gov >

Cc:
"Rivera, Tiffa ny Nicole" <trivera@chev ron .com>
Date:
Thu , 24 Aug 20 17 12:48:32 -0400

Attac hments:

cvx

(Moye r) mee ting req for Melle.pdf (36 .38 k B); DBM Bio.p df (35 .59 k B)

Greetings , John. Nice t o have met you at the meetings with API and NAM, as we ll as the event you headlined at the US
Chambe r the fo ll owing week. I hope all is well w it h you a nd you r team .
Please consider the attache d mee tin g req u est let te r fo r Chev ron's Chie f Counse l Dav id M oyer, for t he week of Septembe r
5, to d iscuss NAFTA. My colleague Tiffa ny Rivera (copied) w ill fo llow - u p to find a su itable t ime in your cale n dar .
Thank you in advance for you r considera t ion.
Kind reg ar ds,
Renat o Almei d a
Re nato A lme lda ••

Manager , International Government Affairs
renato.almeida@chevron.com
Chevro n

Policy, Government

and Public Aff airs

600 13th Street NW, Su ite 600
Washingto n, DC 20005 - 3027

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 Jay Thompson
Manager , International Government Alia irs

August24,20i7

Email Delivery: john melle@ustr.eop.gov
Mr. John Melle
Assistant US Trade Representative Western Hemisphere
Office of the United States Representative
Executive Office of the President
600 17th Street, NW, Room 523
Washington, DC 20508
Dear Mr. Melle,
I am writing to request a meeting on behalf of Mr. David B. Moyer , Chief Corporate Counsel for
Chevron. Mr. Moyer will be in Washington D.C., DC from September 61h - September 8 th , and would
welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss the ongoing renegotiation of NAFT A, and the
inclusion of investor protect ions and an Investor -State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism in the
agreement, which is of vital importance to Chevron.
A copy of Mr. Moyer's biography is attached for your perusal. Ms. Tiffany Rivera (triver9 .@chevron.com,
202-408 -5824) will contact your office to agree on a suitable time for a meeting during Mr. Moyer's
upcoming trip to Washington D.C.
Thank you tor your consideration of this request.
Sincerely,

Chevron Governm ent Aff airs
600 13., Street, NW Suite 600, Washington , DC 20005
Tel 202 408 5844 Fax 202 408 5845
thompson jr@chevro n.com

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 biographical information
David B. Moyer
Chief Corporate Counsel, Corporation Law

David Moyer, 51, is the Chief Corporate Counsel for Chevron Corporation.
David leads Chevron's Corporation Law Department, which provides support
for enterprise-wide legal matters, including significant litigation, compliance,
investigations, labor and employment, environmental, and intellectual property
law. David also serves as a member of Chevron's Law Function Executive
Committee and as an advocate for Chevron on regulatory matters and
international trade policy.
Prior to assuming his current role, David served as General Counsel for
Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Company
based in Houston, Texas; as Managing Counsel for Chevron's Latin America
Business Unit based in Caracas, Venezuela; and as Senior Counsel in the
Upstream International Litigation Law Group.
David joined Chevron in 2008 after 12 years of law firm practice. David has a
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Stanford University and a Juris
Doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He served on
active duty in the U.S. Army from 1983 to 1989.
David has been a member of the adjunct faculty for Stanford Law School's
Trial Advocacy Workshop since 2005. He is a member of the Board of
Directors of the Niger Delta Partnership Initiative, the Advisory Board of the
Institute for Energy Law, the Association of International Petroleum
Negotiators, and the State Bar of California.
06/17

Corporation Law
Chevron Corporation
6001 Bollinger Canyon Road
San Ramon, CA 94583

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 RE: Mtg request
From:
''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <"/o=organization/ou=exchange administrative group
(fydibohf23spdlt)/cn=recipients/cn=a87084ca24e34553bc72e69d37af1f46-young,
stew">

To:
"Brennan, Anissa" <anissa_brennan@mpaa.org>,
<elizabeth _l_kendall@ustr.eop.gov>

"Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR"

Date:

Fri, 25 Aug 2017 19:12:54 -0400
Thanks Anissa Hope you are doing well.
We'll review and be in touch shortly.
Thank you so much!

From: Brennan, Anissa [mailto:Anissa_Brennan@mpaa.org]
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2017 4:33 PM
To: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabeth_L_Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>;
<Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: Mtg request

Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR

Hi Elizabeth and Stewart,
I hope you both are doing well. I am excited to report that MPAA's new CEO, Charles Rivkin, will be starting with us
on September 5. We are thrilled to have him join the MPAA given his extensive experience in our industry as former
CEO of the Jim Henson Corporation and his deep appreciation of the international
marketplace and U.S. trade
policy. As such, I would greatly appreciate the opportunity
to bring him in to meet with Ambassador Lighthizer to
discuss NAFTA and also our ongoing cooperation with USTR on the China film industry MOU.
At the moment, it looks like Ambassador Rivkin is available the week of September 18, as well as September 28 and
29, though his scheduler may also be able to move some things around earlier in September if that is preferable.
I know you all, Ambassador Lighthizer, and the whole USTR team are extremely
demands for your time and I appreciate your consideration
of this request.

busy and that there are many

Kind regards and have a good weekend,
Anissa

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From:
"Smith -Vaughan, Reuben" <rsmith@ uschamber.co m >
To:
"Young , Stewart 8. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Fri, 25 Aug 2017 14:36 :13 -0400

Great connectin g yesterda y and hopefully you're able to escape ear ly today to enjo y the we ather.
Just wanted to circle back quickly on t11epote ntial for meeti ngs ne"-1week regardin g NAFI A and Korea , espec ially ahead of tbe
NAFTA second round .
Also , I have a more fleshe d out idea for ilie stake holder day in Cana da that I'm happy to share at your co nve nience- -whi ch can
certa inly occur whi le we are in Mexico .

Fina lly, our Mexican coun te rparts at CCE will be hosting a recep tio n du ring the 2nd rou nd . I'll make to share the invit e w ith you
and your colleagues once it is finalize d.
Bes t,
Reube n
--- -Original Message---- Frorn: Smilh-Vaugha n, Re uben

Sent : Thursda y , Augus t 24, 20 17 8:42 AM
To : Young, Stewart B . EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Yo u ng@ ustr .eop.go v>
Subject: Re: Congratulations on Round One of N AFT A 2.0
Course !
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 24 , 20 17 , at 8:13 AM , Young , Stewart B . EOP/US1R <Ste wa rt.B.Youn g@ustr.e op.gov> wro te:
>

> Tt might be closer to 12: 15 if that 's alright.
>
> -----Or iginal Mes sage- -> Fro m: Smit1l-Vaug ha11, Reube n [mailto: RSmit1l@ USC hambe r.com ]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 10:35 PM
> T o : Young , Stewart B. EOP/US TR <Stewart .B.Young@ us tr.eop.go v>
> Subject Re : Congra tulatio ns on Round One of NAITA 2.0
>

>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On A ug 23, 20 17, at 9:52 PM, Youn g, Stew art B. EOP/US TR <Stewart.B .Youu g@u str.eop. go v> wrote:
>>

>> 12 or 5?
>>
>> TI1anks !
>>
>> On Aug 23, 2017 , at 7:39 PM, Smith-Vaugha n, Reuben <RSmith~U SChambe r .com<m ailto:RSm ith@USCha rnber .com >>
w rote :
>>

>> Stewart,
>>

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 >> Ha ppy to co nnect to mo rrow , jus t let me kno w what time wo rks bes t for you!
>>
>> Best,
>>Re ub en
>>
>> From: Young , Stew an B . EOP/USTR (mailto:S tewart.B.Yoimg @ustr .eop .gov ]
>> Sent : Wednesday , Au gust 23 , 20 17 6 :53 PM
>> To: Smith-Vau g han , Reu ben <-'R.S
m itb@U SChambe r.com<mai lto :RS mit~'@USChambe r .com >>
>> Subjec t: RE : Co ngratu lation s on Roun d One of NAF TA 2.0
>>
>> T hank you !
>>
>> ·wo u ld yo u have a seco nd to ta lk tom o rrow?
>>
>> Appr ecia te ill
>>
>> Stewart
>>
>> Fr om: Smith-V aug han , Reu ben [mailt o:RSm ith~ USCh am be r.co m]
» Sent : Mo nday, Augu st 2 1, 20 17 5 :45 PM
>> To : Yo un g, Ste wart B . EOP/USTR <Ste,Yart.B.Y0tmg @ustr.e op.g ov<mailto:S tewart. B .Young@ustr.eop.gov>>
>> Subjec t: C'-0ngrntu lations on Roun d One of NAFT A 2. 0
>>
>> SLewart.,
>>
>> Co ngratulations on yo ur fi rst negotiati ng romtd , whic h by all meas ures was a success !
>>
>> I was ab le to stop by the hotel a number of times thro ughout the round an d everyone I met wit h was impresse d with the setup ,
as we ll as the engagement level. 1 thou ght abo ut reaching out to yo u direc tly , but d idn 't wa nt to add to what i'm sure was an eve r
ex pand ing list of folk s al ready doing so .
>>

>> Tha t being said , I did want to thank yo u for yo ur suppo 11in our setting up of the rece ptio n o n Wed nesd ay. We had ex tremely
stro ng turnou t fro m a ll three gove rnments , as we ll as all t hree p rivate sectors , an d we re able to la unch our webs ite<%
3ehttp:/ >>> www .naeco no micall iance .com/%3c <<<> rega rdin g the impo n an ce of th e N ort h American market. It very much
al low ed us to begin to get fol ks out of the nego tiating roo ms an d buil d stronger perso nal rela tions hips, whic h we be lieve w ill
prove helpful in the process ahead .
>>
>> Whi le I hope you do get so me rest in th e co ming days, 1 kn ow every o ne is quic kly turui ng to the mee ting in South Ko rea
lomorrow ;:ind the second NA FTA negotiMi ng round in 11 d;:iys. T o thM e nd, l was wonde ring i f yo u think there wo uld be an
oppo rtun ity to have a mee tin g betwee n tlie C b.am ber member com panies and the US TR team ahead of the ne;,-.
1 rou nd in Mex ico
City? In addi tion, while we are worki ng with yo ur cou nterp art s in Mexico on potential p rogmms in Mexico City duri ng the
roun d, do you know if U STR is thinki n g of holding a stakehol ders day at tbe seco nd round ? Fin all y, I'd be remiss if I did n't als o
ment ion that my coll eagues in the Asia depa rt ment would equall y we lco me a mee ting foll owing the events in Sou th Kor ea .
>>
>> Let me know and congrats agai n !
>>
>> Bes t,
>> Re uben
>>
>> Re ube n Smith-Vaughan
>> Se nior Di rector. Ame ricas
>> U .S. Cha mb er of Commerce
>> Of fice : (20nilr
» Cell: (202) U• •
>> rsmi th @uschamber.com <ma ilto:rs mith @usc hambe r.co m>
>>
>

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 Re: [EXTERNAL] RE: RE: RE: RE: Thank you!
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From:
Victoria Barnes <victoria .bame s@g m.com>
To:
"Young , Stewart 8. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Mon, 28 Aug 20 17 10:08:35 -0400
Attachments :
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Ok! Will look for you after !1

On Aug 28, 2017 , at 8:06 AM, Youn g, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart .B.Youn g(@ustr .eop.gov> wrote:
Ha ! Tha t would be great - I was about t o ask you if yo u'd prefer 1pm tom o rrow.
Th ank you!

From: Vict oria Barnes [m ailto :victoria .ba mes@gm .co m]
Sent: Frid ay, Aug ust 25, 20 17 2:50 PM
To: Young, St ewart B. EOP/US TR <St ewart.B.Young@ustr.eo
Subject: RE: [ EXTERNA L] RE: RE: RE: Thank you!

p.gov>

Hi! See you are planning to be at th is ... Do you wa ntto catch up j ust aft e r t hi s (r ath er t han USTR @
33 0?)
Th anks !
1/ NAFTA Industry Briefing with USTR : Jo hn Melle , Assis tant U.S . T rade Represe ntati ve for the
Wes te rn Hem isphere and Lead U.S. NAFTA Nego tiator, and Stewart Young, Depu ty Assis tant USTR
fo r Int ergovernmen ta l a nd Public Engagemen t , w ill be providing an off-the- record , closed-to -press
briefin g on NAFTA this Monday , August 28 at 3:00 p .m . EDT at the offices of K&L Gates, 1601 K
Street NW , First Floor . Joh n and Stewa rt w ill prov ide a reado ut of the fi rst rou nd of the NA FTA
modern izat ion nego tiat ions and a look ahead to the second of round tha t will be held in Mexico City
start ing on September 1 .

Victoria Emerson Barnes
Execu t ive Director , Federa l Affa irs
GM- Public Policy - Global Govern m ent Relat io ns

From: You ng, Stewart B. EOP/USTR [ma ilto:Stewart.B .Youn g@ ust r .eop.gov ]
Sent: Wednesday , August 23, 2017 9 :56 AM
To : Vict or ia Barn es <v icto ri a.barnes@gm .com>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: RE: RE: Than k you!
3 :30 wo rks we l l.

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 Tha nk yo u !

From: Victoria Barnes [mailto :victoria.bames@gm.com]

Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 9 :08 AM
To : Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Ste wart .B.You ng@ustr.eop .go v>
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] RE: RE: Th ank you!
Hi Stewart,
I have a meeting at the NEC on Monday at 2p m so will be over your way . Any cha nce you can meet at
315/330 on Monday?
Th anks for cons id erin g!
Tor i
Tori Barnes

On Aug 21, 20 17, at 8:50 PM, Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewa rt.B .Young@us t r.eop .gov> wrote:
We' ll be here next week too - if that's easier !

From : Victoria Barnes [m ailto:v icto ria.barnes@gm.com]

Sent: Mo nday, August 21, 2017 8 :46 PM
To: Young, St ewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@us
Subject : Re: [ EXTERNA L] RE: Than k you!

t r.eop.gov>

Friday is act ual ly very packed cu rrent ly . Unfortuna t ely I have a lot of int erna l meetings
with folks in from Detroit . Any other options!? If not , I cou ld probably do 11am if th at 's
an op t ion for you?!
Tori Barnes

On Aug 2 1, 2017, at 5:56 PM, You ng, Stewart B. EOP/USTR
<Stewa rt .B.Young@ ustr .eop.gov> wrote:
Ab sol ut ely, how does Friday look?

From:Vic t oria Barne s [ma ilto :victor ia.barnes@gm.com]
Sent : Monday, Aug ust 21, 2017 4 :57 PM
To: Young , St ewart 8. EOP/US TR <Stewart.B .Young@ustr.eop
Reece <eleanor.reece@gm .com>
Subject: RE: Thank you!

.gov> ; Eleano r

Hey Stewart,
Hope your week is off t o a good start!
Please let me know if you have time to get toge the r this week or next .
Would love to h ear your tak e on th e first r ound and chat about the

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 second ... in addit io n t o G M r ela t ed it em s.
Elean or is ou t th is week so it is j ust m e if you can do th is week o r pe rh aps
we can bo th jo in yo u t he foll owing. Eithe r o ne is fi ne w ith m e if t her e is a
good time for you.
Thanks!
Tori

Vi ctoria Emerson Barne s
Exe cuti ve Di recto r, Federa l Affa irs
GM - Publ ic Polic y - Global Government
vic t oria. barnes@gm.com

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From : Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR [ma ilt o:S t ewa rt .B.Young@ ust r. eop,ggy]

Sent : Friday, Au gu st 11, 2017 6:22 PM
To: Eleanor Reec e <eleanor .r eece@g m .com>
Cc: Vic t oria Barnes <vic t or ia. barnes@gm.com>
Subject : [EXTERNA L] RE: Tha nk you !
You as well! Thanks for be ing so gracio us on time!
Anyti m e. Loo king forward

to wo r ki ng wit h you both.

From : Eleanor Reece mai lto:e leanor.reece@gm.com]

Sent : Friday, August 11, 2017 4:57 PM
To : Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <St ewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Victoria Barnes <victoria.barnes@gm.com>
Subj ect : Thank you!
Hi Stewart,
Thanks so m uch for meeting me on such a busy day for you. I rea lly
app reciated your t ime and insigh t , an d it was he lpfu l to hear a bou t t he
thought ful approach you and others at USTR are tak ing with t he NAFTA
negot iati ons and t he Presiden t 's othe r pr ior it ies. In t he mea ntime, pl ease
do n't hesi t ate to reach o ut if you have any quest ions or nee d info. I've al so
cop ied my colleague, Tori Barnes, who hand les GM federa l affairs and is heav ily
invol ve d on the NAFTA fro nt . As I m en ti one d, she'd love to ge t together w it h
you a t some point as well.
Thanks again, and I tr uly look forwar d to wo rking w it h yo u (grea t t o know a GA
gal is t he mi x)!
Have a great weeke nd!
- Eleanor

Eleano r Reece
Direct or, Internatio nal Government Relations
General M ot ors Co mpany
25 Massac hu setts Ave. NW, Suite 400
Washing t on, D.C. 20001

Office:(t:)1(3

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 RE: Urgent Request for Meeting
From:
Ryan Ong <rong@nam.org>
To:
"Melle, John M. EOP/USTR" <john_melle@ustr.eop.gov>, "Bahar, Daniel EOP/USTR" <daniel_bahar@ustr.eop.gov>, "Mandell, Lauren
A. EOP/USTR" <lauren _a_mandell@ustr.eop.gov>, ''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:
Linda Dempsey <ldempsey@nam.org>, Alexandra Williams <awilliams@nam.org>
Date:
Mon, 28 Aug 2017 17:13:11 -0400

All :
I'm attaching our RSVP list for tomorrow morning's USCIB/NAM discussion on investment issues here at the NAM. If you
have any questions or concerns between now and 9 am tomorrow morning, please just feel free to email me directly.
Yours,

Ryan

Last Name

First Name

Member Name

Abbasi

Hera

Coalition of Services Industries

Bahar

Daniel

USTR

Beline

Tom

Cassidy Levy Kent on behalf of the Business Roundtable

Brown

Tim

CSPA

Cheek

Marney

Covington & Burling LLP

Detiveaux

Jack

American Bakers Association

Dauth

Zoe

Council of the Americas

Dempsey

Linda

National Association of Manufacturers

Donnelly

Shaun

USCIB

Gardner

Nicholas

Grocery Manufacturers Association

Hampl

Eva

USCIB

Handelsman

Jacob

American Forest & Paper Association

Harrison

Chase

Council of the Americas

Kelley

Chris

API

Kuball

Cassandra

Corn Refiners Association

Lorgen-Knapp

Kirsten

Mclarty Associates

Mandell

Lauren

USTR

Melle

John

USTR

Nelson

Douglas

Crop Life America

Nelson

David

GE

Norris

Ben

American Petroleum Institute

Ong

Ryan

National Association of Manufacturers

Sanders

Lee

American Bakers Association

Schwebel

Gerry

IBC Bank-Texas/Texas Association of Business

Sciarra

Vanessa

USCIB

Shorts

Dan

National Confectioners Association

Siegrist

Laura

Whirlpool

Simchak

Stephen

American Insurance Association

Smith-Vaughan

Reuben

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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Walters

Gregory

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Young

Stewart

USTR

From:Ryan Ong
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2017 5:15 PM
To : Ken Monahan <KMonahan@nam.o rg>; Bahar, Daniel EOP/USTR <Daniel _ Bahar@us tr. eop .gov>
Cc: Linda Dempsey <lDempsey@nam.org>; Rob Mull igan <rm ulligan@ uscib.org>; Eva Hampl <ehamp l@uscib .org>; Melle , John M.
EOP/USTR <.John_Melle@us t r.eop.gov>; Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR<St ewart.B.Young@ ustr.eop.goV>; Shaun Donnelly
<sdonne lly@ uscib.org>; Mandell, Lauren A. EOP/USTR<lauren_A_Mandell@ ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: Urgen t Request for Meeting

Thanks , Ken - and thanks, Daniel. We're sending out shortly here, and will make sure to get you a list of in-person RSVPs
by Monday COB.
Happy to discuss other log istics as needed on Monday.
From:Ken Monahan
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2017 4:57 PM
To : Bahar, Daniel EOP/USTR<Daniel Bahar@ustr .eop.gov>
Cc: Linda Dempsey <lDempsey@nam.org>; Ryan Ong <R0ng@nam.org>; Rob Mulligan <rmulligan@uscib.org>;
<ehamp l@uscib.org>; Melle, John M. EOP/USTR <John Melle@ustr.eop .gov>; Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR
<Stewart.B .Young@ustr.eop.gov>; Shaun Donnelly <sdonnelly@uscib.org>; Mandell, Lauren A. EOP/USTR
<Lauren A Mandell@ ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: Urgent Request for Meeting

Eva Ham pl

Thanks, Dan iel. Please note that I'll be on vacation on Tuesday, but Linda and Ryan will be here to represent NAM . Have a great
weekend, everyone.

From:Bahar, Daniel EOP/USTR [mai lt o:Daniel Bahar@ustr.eop.gov )
Sent: Friday, Augus t 25, 2017 4:53 PM
To : Ken Mon ahan <KMonahan@nam.org>
Cc: Linda Dempsey <LDempsey@nam.org>; Ryan Ong <R0ng@nam.org>; Rob Mulligan <rmulligan@uscib.org>;
<ehamp l@uscib.org>; Melle , John M . EOP/US TR <John M elle@ustr .eop.gov>; Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR
<St ewart.B .Young@ ustr.eop.gov>; Shaun Donnelly <sdonnelly@uscib.org>; Mandell, Lauren A. EOP/USTR
<Lauren A Mandell@ ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: Urgen t Request for Meeting

Eva Ham pl

Thanks, Ken. I wou ld request no dial -in for the meeting .
look forward to seeing you next week .
Best,
Daniel

From:Ken Monaha n [m ailto:KMonahan@na m .o rg)
Sent: Friday, Augus t 25, 2017 4:25 PM
To : Bahar, Daniel EOP/USTR <Dan iel Bahar@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Linda Dempsey <lDe mpsey@nam.org>; Ryan Ong <R0ng@na m .org>; Rob Mulligan <rmulligan@uscib.org>;
<ehamp l@uscib.org>; Melle , John M . EOP/USTR <John M elle@ustr .eop.gov>; Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR
<Stewa rt.B .Young@ ustr.eop.gov>; Shaun Donnelly <sdonnelly@uscib.org>; Mandell, Lauren A. EOP/USTR
<Lauren A Mandell@ ustr.eop.gov>
Subject:RE: Urgent Request for Mee t ing

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 Hi Daniel,
Thank you so much for the follow up - and for taking the time to meet with us. We would be happy to host at the NAM. We 'll be sending
out our invitation shortly , and will be sure to send you all the list of registrants in advance .
Also: Would you all be willing to have a dial-i n for the meeting? Just let us know either way.
Many thanks ,

From: Bahar, Daniel EOP/USTR[ma ilt o:Daniel Bahar@ustr.eop.gov )
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2017 4:12 PM
To: Shaun Donnelly <sdonnelly@uscib.org>; Mandell, Lauren A. EOP/USTR<Lauren A Mandell@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:Linda Dempsey <LDempsey@nam.org>; Ryan Ong <R0ng@nam.org>; Rob Mulligan <rmulligan@uscib .org>; Eva Hampl
<ehamp l@uscib.org>; Ken Monahan <KMonahan@nam .org>; Melle , John M. EOP/USTR<John Melle@ustr.eop.gov>; Young, Stewart 8.
EOP/USTR <Stewart.B. Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: Urgent Request for Meeting

Shaun, Thanks for your email.
USTRcolleagues are available to meet on Tuesday, August 29, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Jolhn Melle, Stewart Young, Lauren Mandell, and
I will plan to join. We would be happy t o host at USTR,Winder Building, Room 305, but we are also happy to head to NAM.
Please let us know details and expected participants.
Best,
Daniel
From: Shaun Donnelly [mailto:sdonnelly@uscib.org]
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2017 12 :02 PM
To : Bahar, Daniel EOP/USTR <Daniel Bahar@ustr.eop.gov>; Mandell, Lauren A. EOP/USTR<Lauren A Mande ll@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Linda Dempsey <LDempsey@nam.o rg>; Ryan Ong <R0ng@nam.o rg>; Rob Mulligan <rmulligan@uscib.org>; Eva Ham pl
<ehamp l@uscib.org>; Ken Monahan <KMonahan@nam.org>
Subject: Urgent Request for Meeting

Daniel - I know you and your NAFTA t eam are very busy but , on behalf of NAM as well as USCIB, heading a group of associations and
companies concerned about investment agreements, we request an urgent meet ing with you and your team before you head to
Mexico for Round Two. I realize t hat is very short notic e and comes at what is a very busy time for you. But, frankly, we are very
concerned at reports we have seen/heard of a potential major shift in U.S. approach toward investment protect ions and specifically on
ISDSenforcement provisions.
We have scheduling issues from our side but can offer two specific scheduling windows for a meeting at NAM early next wee k Monday Aug . 28 from 11-12 or Tuesday Aug. 29 from 9-10 . I think the Tuesday morning slot would be better from our perspective in
that it would allow more time to get the word out to interested
associations and companies. If we can find a time that wor ks, we will, of course, get a list of business participants to you in advance.
Daniel, I realize this is a majo r ask to squeeze a meeting into a very busy week. But I cannot emphasize enough the degree of concern in
the business community based on the press reports we have seen of major changes in US policy on investment and ISDS. I wou ld hope
you, your colleagues and your bosses wo uld understand t he need t o consult with concerned stakeho lders includi ng the business
commun ity before finalizing any USGpositi ons.
We at USCIB and NAM stand ready to work with you to finalize arrange ment s for a meet ing. Linda is out thi s week but is keeping up
with emails and will be back next wee k. I will later today be slipping out for the next day and a half but will also keep up with ema ils.
But Ken Monahan (KMonahan@nam.org) is on the job at NAM and Eva (ehampl@uscib.org) is here at USCIB.
Thanks again for anything you can do to make such a meet ing happen early next week . And, of course, for all the great work you and

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 your team have done over many year s on invest ment policy, agree ments, and enforcemen t to advance US economic interes t s.
Shaun

ShaunDonnelly
Vice President, Invest ment and Financial Services
United States Council for International Business
Email : sdonnelly@uscib.o rg

Phone:WJila
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To :
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Cc:
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Date:
Mon, 28 Aug 2017 06 :51 :42 -0400

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To:

"Bogard, Anne (A.M.)"<abogard@ford.com>

Date:
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 13:44:49 -0400
Ok-thanks!

From: Bogard, Anne (A.M.) [ma ilto:abogard @for d .com ]
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 1:44 PM
To: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR <Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Bogard, Anne (A.M. ) <abogard@ford.com>
Subject: FW: Meeting with Ambassador Lighthizer
Good afternoon

Abby -

Michael Sheridan will also be join ing Mr. Hinrichs in the meeting with Ambassador Lighthizer to mor row at 2pm in
add it ion to Ziad Ojakli and Stephen Biegun. Thank you.

Anne Bogard
Executive Assistant to Joe Hinrichs
President, Global O pe rat io ns
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From: Bogard, Anne (A.M.)
Sent: We dnesday, Aug ust 23, 2017 7:58 AM
To: 'Baca k, Abigail R. EOP/USTR' <Ab iga il. R.Bacak@ustr.eop.goV>
Cc: Bogard, Anne (A.M. ) <aboga rd@fo rd.com>
Subject: RE: Mee t ing with Ambassador Lighthizer
Good Morning Abby Join ing Mr. Hinrichs fo r the meeting with Ambassador Light hi zer are Ziad Ojakli and Stephen Biegun. They look
forward to meeting with Ambassador Lighth izer. Thank you.
Anne Bogard
Exec utive Assista nt to Joe Hinr ich s

President, G lob al Operatio ns
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From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR [ma ilto:Ab igail.R.Bacak @ustr.eop .gov]
Sent: Tuesda y, August 22, 2017 12:11 PM
To: Bogard, Anne (A.M .) <abogard@ford.com>
Subject : RE: Me eting with Am bassado r Lighthizer
We look forward to seei ng Mr. Hinrichs

From: Bogard, Anne (A.M.) [mailto:a bog ard @for d.com )
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 12:10 PM

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 To: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR <Ab igail.R .Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Boga rd, Anne (A.M. )<a bogard@ford.com>
Subject: RE: Mee ting with Ambassador Lighthizer
Hi AbbyThis is to confirm the meeting with Ambassador Lighthizer and Joseph (Joe) Hinr ich s on Wednesday, August 30
from 2-3pm in t h e Ambassador's Office Rm 205. Thank you .

th

Anne Bog ard
Exec utive Ass ista nt to Joe Hinrichs
President. G lobal O perat io ns
Phone :
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From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR [mai lto:Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 10: 24 AM
To: Bogard, Anne {A.M .) <abQ_gard@Jord.com>
Subject: RE: Mee t ing with Ambassador Lighthizer

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Hi Anne The Ambassador would like to meet with Mr. Hi nrichs next week

if

possible.

Thank you,
Abby

From: Bogard, Anne (A.M.) [ mailto: abogard @for d.com ]
Sent: Friday , August 18, 2017 2 :56 PM
To: Bacak, Abiga i l R. EOP/UST R <Ab igail.R .Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: FW: Meeting with Ambassador Lighthizer
Good Afternoon

Abby -

Can you please give me a call regarding schedu li ng t ime with Mr. Hinr ichs and Ambassador Lighthize r per t he email
note be low. Thank you.
Anne Bogard
Exec utive Ass ista nt to Joe Hinrichs
President. Global Operations
Phone:

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From: Griffin, Payne P. EOP/U STR [mai lto:Garrison.P.Gri ffin@ustr .eop.gov]
Sent: Friday , August 18, 2017 1 :33 PM
To: Bogard, Anne {A.M .) <abogard@ford .com>
Cc: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR <Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: Meeting with Ambassado r Lighthizer
Ms. Bogard,
I apologize for the earlier confusion. Ambassador Lighthizer wou ld like to set up a meeting wi th Mr . Heinrich to go
over some policy items that may be of i nt ere st to Ford.
I have CC d the Ambassador's scheduler, Abby, who can he lp get th is on the cal endar.
Thank you - have a great weekend.

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G. Payne Griff in
Deputy Chief of Staff
The Office of the Un it ed States Trade Repr esentat ive
Execut ive Office of the Preside nt
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George York <gyork@ riaa .com>
To:
"Young , Stewart 8 . EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Wed, 30 Aug 20 17 20 :19:44 -0400

That would be gre at. Would coffee at Peet's (17th and Penn) work ?
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 30, 2017, at 7:58 PM, Young, Stewart B. EOP/UST R <Stewart.B.Youn g@ustr.eop .gov> wrote :
>
> How does 1pm on the 7th look?
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> -----Ori ginal Messag e--> From: George York (mailto:gyork @Liaa.com]
> Sent Tuesday, August 29, 2017 7:37 PM
> To : Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart .B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>
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>

> Stewart ,
>
> Many thanks. Great to talk today. Wou ld either Thursday, September 7 (anytime other than 2-3) or Friday, September 8 (any
time) work for you?
>
> Best,
> George
>

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>
>> On Aug 29, 2017, at 7:16 PM, Young, Stcwart B. EOP/US TR <Stcwart. B.Young@u str .cop .gov> wrote:
>>
>> Glad to talk today - let me know if you have time nex t week to s it down .
>>

>> Best,
>>
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>> Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Enga gement
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By Doug Palmer
08/31/2017 06:43 PM EDT
It's jus t the second round o f a Jong set of talks , and the three sides have yet to present every1hing on their ,vish lis ts. But President
Donald Tru mp's tenor and proposals for changes to the No rth American Free Trade Agreeme nt have made severa l industries in the
U.S. more than a lirtle nervo us over the direct ion of the renegotiat ion.
In rece11tweeks , Trump has~
both Mexico an d Canada of beiug ditli cult in the discussions and has repeatedly threa tened to
withdraw from the pact to advance the United States' dema nds . But his rhetoric obscu res a11,'\:ictywithin the business sector over
his administrat ion's proposa ls.
No major dec isions are expe~ ted during the Sept. 1-5 nego tia tions in Mexico City, altho ugh three partner countries may make
prog ress on some no n-controversia l areas of the ag reement.
U.S. Trade Repre sentative Robert Lighthizer a nd Canadia n Fo reign Minister Chrys tia Freelan d are expected to atten d but not until
the end of round .

It is the more contentious points that busine sses are alie ady respondi ng to. Among those incl ude the United States' efforts to
revamp the highly technical and comp licated "rules of origin'' for aut os and other produc ts.
"It already costs many man ufac turers mill ions of do llars to com ply with the rules that we al ready have ," said Linda Demp sey, vice
president of interna tional economic attairs policy at the N ational Association of Man ufacturers. "The notion that we arc go ing to
improve American competiti veness and increase good -payi ng j obs by increas ing com plexi ty, increasing red tape and making it
mme it expensive to manufac ture in the United States is really someth ing of significa nt conce rn."
Dempsey said there were much better ways to create more manufacn1ringjo bs than the Tru mp adm inistration 's idea of establishing
a specific NA FIA requ ireme nt that a po1tion of each produc t be made in the United States .
Such n rule would be a sign ificant depnrn1re from the curren t requirement that only requ ires a portion of each prod uct be made
within the three countr ies to qualify for trade be nefits - an app roac h kno wn as a "reg ional value oontent•· requirement.
Both U.S. and foreig n-bran d automakers are o pposed to the change , which wou ld disrupt North American supp ly cha ins built up
over that last two decades to comply with the curren t rules.
Bus iness leaders hav e also s igna led thei r displeasure with the Trump admin istrat ion's wallli ng over whet her a longti me protcc1ion
for U.S., Cana dian and Mexican investors would be included in the revised pact.
NAFTA , like many trade deals that fullowcd it, includes an inve stor -sta te dis pute settlemen t, called ISDS for short, ,IAlich allows a
fore ign investor to a sue host country government over an action that they believe have unfui rly damaged the ir investment. Many
Democrats believe that the provisio n has a "chilling effect" on government regu lations and want it expunged from the new deal ,
but defenders say it reassures companit~s they 'l.\~IIhave some way of prott'.cting their investment against discriminatory
government actions or even expro pria tion.
In unusually blunt language , the heads of the Nationa l Association of Manufac turers , the Business Roundtable and the U.S.
Chamher ofC o mn,erce warned that any attemp t to eliminate or wea ken the provision "will serve to u ndermine hus iness
commun ity su ppor t for NAF TA mode rniza tion ncgotja tions."

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 The criticism underscores Trump's quandary as he seeks to rejigger an agreement that most industries believe needs
modernization, but not wholesale changes: Ifhe departs loo far from the standard U.S. model for trade pacts, he risks not being
able to win congressional approval because the organizations that usually round up votes will either sit on their hands or lobby
against the pact.
Some special sectors have already done their own backchannel lobbying. Growers in Southeastern states like Florida are looking
to write in a provision that would make it easier for them to secure anti-dumping duties on fruit and vegetable imports from
Mexico. That proposal has yet to be formally presented but could be introduced during the round 2 talks this weekend.
The suggestion has already drawn a furious backlash, including from many heavy-hitters in the agriculture trade sector including
the American Soybean Association, the National Pork Producers Council and the U.S. Rice Federation.
In a letter to top administration officials, those groups joined with two dozen agricultural organizations to argue that such a
provision would set a dangerous precedent that would "be seized upon by trading partners across the globe" to protect their own
interests with "a tit-for-tat cycle that could broadly limit agricultural trade."
The tough war of words from Trump is also starting to annoy the U.S.' largest trading partners. Mexican Foreign Minister Luis
Videgaray Caso told reporters on Wednesday that Mexico would walk away from the negotiating table if Trump moves forward
with threats to terminate the deal.
''It is a renegotiation that we take very seriously,'' Videgaray told reporters in Spanish atl:er a meeting with Secretary of State Rex
Tillerson. "It is a constructive renegotiation, and we believe that it would not be the correct route or a viable route to terminate the
treaty."

Legal experts differ over whether Trump could unilaterally withdraw from NAFTA or would need congressional approval. But
any move lo pull the plug on pac! would antagonize farmers and businesses that depend on trade wilh Canada and Mexico and pLd
pressure on Congress to intervene.
Trump's talk of termination also worries powerful Republican
play a key role in congressional approval of any trade deal.

lawmakers like Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch who will

''Withdrawal from NAFTA is not an effort Chairman Hatch supports,'' a committee spokeswoman said. "He will continue to work
with the administration to modernize the near two decade trilateral pact to help advance the nation's trade goals and grow the
economy here at home."
1\,fegan Cassella

and Catherine

Boudreau

contributed

Lo this report.

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 Re: Request for meeting
From:
"Johnston, Charles R" <johnstonc@citi.com>

To:
"Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR" <abigail.r.bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:
"Cobaugh, CC M. EOP/USTR" <christina.m.cobaugh@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:

Sat, 02 Sep 2017 13:48:45 -0400

Thanks Abby.
Sent from my BlackBcrry IO smartphone.
Original Message
From: Bacak , Abigail R. EOP/USTR
Sent: Friday , September 1, 2017 9:36 PM
To: Jolmston , Charles R [GPA]
Cc: Cobaugh, CC M. EOP/USTR
Subject: RE: Request for meeting

Hi Charles-I will be out of the office on Wednesday but my colleague CC will be here-- if you have any issues please let us know
Thank you!
Abby
-----Origina1 Message----From : Johnston , Charles R [mailto:jolmstonc @citi .com]
Sent: Friday , July 28, 2017 5:44 PM
To: Bacak, Abigail R.EOP/USTR<Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: Request for meeting
Hi Abby -The attendees will be:
Michael (Mike) Corbat, CEO of Citigroup
Candida "Candi" P. Wolff, Citi's Executive Vice President and Head of Global Government Affairs
Rick Johnston, Managing Director and Head of international Government Affairs.
-----Origina1 Message----From: Bacak , Abigail R.EOP/USTR[mailto:Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Friday , July 28 , 2017 4:09 PM
To: Jolmston, Charles R [GPA]
Subject: Re: Request for meeting
Let's do 4-5 --- send me a list of attendees when you have a chance.
We are at 600 17th street.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 28 , 2017 , at 4:02 PM , Johnston , Charles R <johnstonc@citi.com<mailto:johnstonc@citi.com>>

wrote:

Hi Abby - The best would be between 4-6pm (but only one hour). Next best would be between 2-3pm. Thanks, Rick
Charles R. Johnston

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1101 Pe1msyl v ania Av e., NW
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From: Bacak , Ab igail R. EOP/USTR [mailto:Abigail.R .Bacak@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent : Friday , July 28, 2017 3:46 PM
To: Joh nsto n, CharlesR [GPA)
Subject: RE : Request for meeti ug

What time are you thinki ng?
From: Johnsto n, Cha rles R [rna.ilto:jo lrnstonc@ citi.co m]
Sent : Monda y, July 24, 2017 4:56 PM
To : Bacak , Abigail R. EOP/USTR <Abi gail.R .Bacak@ ustr .eop.go v< mail to:Abiga il.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov >>
Subject: RE : Req uest for meetin g
-

Hello Abby - Please let me know. Thanks, Rick
Cha rles R. Johns ton
Man agi ng D irector
Global Government Affai rs
Citi
1101 Pe m 1Sylv a11ia Av e., N\1/
131.h Floor
Was hin on , DC 2000 4
Tel :

Fax:
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From : Jo hns ton , Charles R LGPAJ
Sent: Wedn e sday , Jul y 19, 2017 6 24 PM
To : 'abi gail.r .bacak @ustr.eop .gov< mailt o :abigail.r.bacak @;'Ustr.eop .gov>'
Subjecl: RE : Requ es Lfor meeting
Hi Abby - Is a mee ling on September 6 possi ble? T hanks , Ric k

Cha rles R. John ston
M anag ing D irector
Global Government Affairs
Citi
1Sy lva11ia Av e .. NW
1101 Pc 111
13th Floo r
Was .. in on , DC 20004
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email: johns tonc @c iti .com <ma i lto :j ohnsto nc@ citi.co m>

Fro m: Johns ton, Charles R [GPA]
Sent: Monday , July 17, 20 17 3:22 PM
To: 'abigail.r.bacak @ustr .cop.gov<mail t o:abigail.r.ba cak@'ltStr.cop.gov>'
Subject: Request for meeting
He llo Abby - Thanks for taking my call today .
Citi's CEO , Mike Co.lbal, will be in Washing ton on September 6 and we are seek ing meeting s with key cabin et level
officials. Would Ambassador Light.hizer be available for a mee ting with Mr . Corbat, Ci ti's head of Globa l Govern ment Affai rs,
Candi Wolff (for mer hea d of Co ngress ional R elatio ns in th e G.W . Bush White House ), and me (Bob know s me) between either l3pm or 4:30-5: 30pm on Wednes day, Sep tember 6?

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 Mr. Co rbat's biog raph ical sketch is foun d at >>>>h ttp ://ww"v.citigro up.com/c itjfab out/ leaders/mic hae t-corbat-ceobio.ht ml <<<< ;<%3 ehttp: />>> w-ww .citigroup.com/ci tj/ about/leaders/michael -corbat-ceo -bio.ht ml%3 c <<<>
Top ics of interes t NAFTA , TTlP , Brexi t, b ilateral trade and inves tme nt wi01 key US al lies , trad e with China. We would not try
to cove r all of these - but it provides an idea of what is "top of mind" for Citi at the moment in te rms o f the USTR mission .
Thanks . Rick Johnsto n

Charles R. Jolmston
Manag ing Dire c lor
Global Gove rnment Affairs
Citi
1101 Pe1msylv ania Av e., NW'
13th Floo r
Washin rton, DC 2000 4
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 RE: U.S. Chamber KORUS statement
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From:
"Young , Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart. b .young@ustr.eop.gov>
To:

"Murphy , John" <jmurp hy@uschamber. co m>
Date:
Wed, 06 Sep 20 17 19:43:09 -0400
Thank you John - I w ill make sure our t eam is aware of t his input .
I apprec iate you sha r ing-

please let me know if I can f urth er assist.

From : M urp hy, John [mai lto :JMurphy@ USChamber.com]
Sent: Tuesday , September 5, 2017 2:54 PM
To: Greer, Jamieson L.EOP/USTR<Jamieson.L.Greer@ustr.eop.gov>;
<St ewart. B.You ng@us t r.eop.gov>
Subject : U.S. Chamb er KORUS statemen t

Youn g, Stewart B. EOP/USTR

J amieso n and Stewart,
Hope thi s fin ds you wen . Tom Don ohu e wanted me to forwa rd to you this statement.
Best reg a rds,
J oh n

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U.S. Chamber Statement on Threats of Withdrawal from
U.S.-South Korea Trade Agreement
W ASHlN GTON, D.C. -

U.S . Chamber P res id ent and CEO Thomas J. Donohue iss ued the

following statemen t in respo nse to repor ts that the Trump administr ation is considering

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 withdrawing from the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS):
"The U.S Chamber of Commerce opposes U.S. withdrawal from KORUS in the strongest
possible terms. We do not believe this move would create a single American job - but it
would cost many.
"KORUS has boosted U.S. exports in a number of areas, and many of these would be at risk as
Korea restored tariffs against US exports. Under KORUS, US aerospace exports to Korea
have doubled to $8 billion, and U.S. services exports have increased to more than $21 billion.
U.S. exports of key agricultural products have soared as KORUS has begun to phase out
double-digit tariffs, which is why nearly every major U.S. agricultural group strongly supports
the agreement.
"Ironically, states across mid-America that voted for the president would take the hit from
withdrawal as their agricultural and manufactured goods exports fell in the wake of such a
move. It would damage White House relations with allies in the business and agriculture
communities and in Congress, greatly complicating other initiatives such as tax reform. And
withdrawal would alienate one of our strongest international allies, jeopardizing national
security at a time of crisis on the Korean peninsula.
"Trade agreements like KORUS and N AFTA are hard-earned over years of careful
deliberation among commercial allies , and once implemented, they form the solid foundation
upon which our economy and national security stand. There are better ways to assess an
agreement's success than by the trade balance, and there are better ways to address an
agreement's perceived shortcomings in enforcement than to withdraw from it entirely.
"It's difficult to imagine a move that would bring more self-harm to our economy and national
security, with no benefit in return , than withdrawing from KORUS. We urge the administration
not to make this rash and irresponsible move_"
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest business federation representing the
interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, as well as state and
local chambers and industry associations. Its International Affairs division includes more than
70 regional and policy experts and 25 country- and region-specific business councils and
initiatives. The U.S. Chamber also works closely with 117 American Chambers of Commerce
abroad.
###

US Chamber.com

F reeEnterpri se. com

@US Chamber
us
Chamber
of
Commerce
1615 H
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Washington
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 Film Industry NAFTA Letter
From:
"Brennan, Anissa" <anissa _brennan@mpaa.org>
To:
"Lighthizer,

Robert E. EOP/USTR"

<robert.e.lighthizer@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc:
"Bacak, Abigail R.EOP/USTR"<abigail.r.bacak@ustr.eop.gov>,
<jamieson.l.greer@ustr.eop.gov>,
jeffrey.bennett@sagaftra.org,
wcahill@iatse.net, "Prewitt, Jean" <jprewitt@ifta-online.org>

"Greer, Jamieson L EOP/USTR"
Erica Jacquez <ejacquez@dga.org>,

Date:
Wed, 06 Sep 2017 17:04:42 -0400
Attachments:
Joint Film Industry Letter to Amb Lighthizer.pdf
Dear Ambassador

(311.72 kB)

Lighthizer:

Attached please find a letter from representatives of the unions and companies - large and small - of the U.S. film
and television industry urging for strong copyright and enforcement standards in NAFTA.
We stand ready to work with you and your team and to answer any questions you may have.
Kind regards,
Anissa Brennan
Senior Vice President
International Affairs and Trade Policy
Motion Picture Association of America

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 Independent
Film & Television

)sAG·AFTRA

Alliance"'

September 6, 2017
The Honorable Robert E. Lighthizer
Ambassador
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
600 17n, Street, NW
Washington, DC 20508

Dear Ambassador

Lighthizer:

As the united voice of the U.S. fihn and television industry, we write to you today to urge you to
prioritize the protection and enforcement of copyright in NAFT A modernization. Representing
the unions and companies - small and large - involved in the creation, production and distribution
of America's film and television content, we depend on strong copyright protections in U.S.
trade agreements to ensure American producers and American creators can compete globally on
a level playing field.
The U.S. film and television industry supported nearly two million American jobs in 2015. And
Lhese are the kind of jobs Lhal make the U.S. economy strong and the envy of other countries film creators, artists and craftspeople directly employed in film and television have an average
salary 44 percent higher than the national average. Moreover, the U.S. film and television
industry is one of the most highly competitive in the world - one that consistently generates a
positive balance of trade in virtually every country in which it does business. In 2015, it
registered $17.8 billion in exports worldwide, outperfonning many other major U.S. industry
sectors including mining and telecommunications.
As such, our trade policy must reflect the
important contributions of this iconic industry to the U.S. economy.
Copyright is the lifeblood of our industry and NAFTA modernization provides a critical
oppotiunity to advance core An1erican interests and to respond to both the opportunities and
challenges of today's digital marketplace. This means resisting defaulting to the TPP, which was
rejected by our President and Congress in part because the intellectual property provisions were
not sufficiently strong. In many ways, the TPP intellectual property text was significantly
compromised from the earlier bilateral U.S. trade agreements.
The TPP included for the first time a weakening of property rights with broadened limitations
and exceptions and a damaging provision on balance which, by its nature, suggests our prior
trade agreements were unbalanced. \Ve firmly disagree with this notion. Further, broadening
lin1itations to U.S. prope1iy rights so that foreign cotnpanies can use U.S. property without
compensation to U.S. producers and creators will do nothing to address our trade deficit. What it
will do is put a strong American industry at an economic disadvantage with its trading partners.
Finally, the internet has become integral to every part of our daily lives, including how we do
business, and we firmly believe our digital trade policy must promote a healthy and sustainable

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 online marketplace. While the initial instinct may be to export U.S. law, please understand that
Section 512 of the DMCA, as interpreted by our courts, has caused great hatm to the American
creative community. Since the DMCA was enacted in 1998, many other countries have crafted
more nimble and effective approaches for encouraging a legitimate, innovative, and safe on line
marketplace.
NAFTA mmkrnization is an important moment tu defim: this Administration's
trade policy. We
look forward to working with you to harness this unique opportunity to bring the NAFT A into
the digital age.

Sincerely,

Russell Hollander
National Executive Director
DGA, Directors Guild of America

Matthew D. Loeb
International President
IA TSE, International Association

of Theatrical and Stage Employees

Jean Prewitt
Chief Executive Officer & President
TFTA, Independent Film and Television Producers Associabon

Charles H. Rivkin
Chief Executive Officer
MP AA, Motion Picture Association

of America

David White
National Executive Director
SAG-AFTRA, Screen Actors Guild-American

Federation of Television and Radio Artists

Cc: The Honorable Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce

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From:
"Smith-Vaughan, Reuben" <rsmith@uschamber.com>
To:
"Young, Stewart 8. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Thu, 07 Sep 20 17 10:53:47 -040 0

Good morning Stewart,
I hope you and the USTR team returned safely from Mexico.
On beha lf of th e Chambe r del e[:,'<!tion,I want to thank you ,igain for ta king ti me o ut of yo ur busy J,abo r Da y

agen da to mee t with us during the second round of nego tiations to mo de rnize the NAFIA . I know we found
the meeting extre m ely useful as we seek to support effort.s to further en han ce Nor d1 Amer ican com petitive ness
and look forward to staying engaged as tb e process advances .
'l' o th at end , pl ease let u s know if the re is a tim e in th e co mi ng weeks that w or ks fo r you an d the USTR
NA FTA team to mee t with our broader Chamb er membership as we take st ock from th e seco nd roun d and

loo k towards the upcoming round in Ottawa .
Bes t,
Reuben
Reube n Smith -Vaughan
Senior Director, Ame ricas
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Office:

(20
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Cell : (202)

rsm ith(a),uschambcr.com

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 RE: Film IndustryNAFTA Letter
From:
"Brennan, Anissa" <anissa_brennan@mpaa.org>
To:
''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <Stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Thu, 07 Sep 2017 12:14:11 -0400
Attachments:
CharlesRivkinLATimes.pdf (203.92 kB)

Thanks , Stewart , and welcome back! Hope Mexico went okay .
And , further to our meeting request with Ambassador Lighthizer , I thought you might be interested in the attached LA Times piece on Charlie Rivkin ,
our new CEO. (I put it in a PDF as it was behind a paywall.)
Best ,
Anissa
-----Original Message----From: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR [mailto:Stewart.B.Young @ustr.eop .gov]
Sent: Wednesday, September6, 2017 5:32PM
To: Brennan , Anissa <Anissa _Brennan @mpaa.org >
Subject: Re: Film Industry NAFT A Letter
Thanks Anissa I'll make sure and share with our team.
On Sep 6, 2017 , at 5:22 PM , Brennan , Anissa <Anissa_Brennan @mpaa.org <mailto:Anissa_Brennan@mpaa.org >> wrote:
Good afternoon ,
Attached please find a letter sent to Ambassador Lighthi zer this afternoon from representatives of the unions and companies - large and small - of the
U.S. film and television industry urging for strong copyright and enforcement standards in NAFTA.
We stand ready to work with you and your team and to answer any questions you may have .
Kind regards ,
Anissa Brennan
Senior Vice President
International Affairs and Trade Policy
Motion Picture Association of America
<Joint Film Industry Letter to Amb Lighthizer.pdf>

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Tatiana Fitt ipaldi, Vice President of Meetings and Events. Financial Services Roundtable
Logist ics Memo: 2017 FSR Fall Conference

Thank you for accepting our invitat ion to speak at the Financia l Services Roundtable's
(FSR) 20 17 Fall Conference on FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER lsth at TH E MANDAR IN ORIENTAL
at 1330 MARY LA ND AVE SW WASH INGTON, DC 20024.
Below you will find informa t ion for your presentat ion. If you have any ques t ions in the
days before the conference, please contact FSR's Vice President of Meetings and Events,
Tatiana Fitt ipa ldi, at Tatiana .Fitti paldi@FSRoundtable .org or by office pho ne (202) 5892408.

EVENT INFO RMATION

PRESS:

The event is off the record and closed t o th e press .

ATTIRE :

Business

FORMAT:

Introduced by Governor Pawlenty, followed by one on one
conversat ion with Governor Pawlenty. Seating will be on lounge
chairs wi t h lavalier microp hones.

ATTENDEES:

150 FSR Membe r Company executives

TI ME/ LOCATION:

8:00AM -8:45AM, Oriental Ballroo m C

Arrival Time :

Please arrive at t he Mandarin Orienta l Hote l Or iental Ballro om C no
later than 7:45AM ; will be greeted by Eric Hoplin, Executive Director
of the Financia l Services Roundtab le.

Security Contact:

Tatiana Fitt ipaldi, Tatjana.Fittio aldi@FSRoundtab le.org, -

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 Topicsof Discussion& Draft OLA Topics:
l . What is the top trade priority for the President?
2. How concerned are yo u about our cou nlTy's trade defici t and what specific steps can be
taken to increase U .S . expo rts?
3. What steps could be taken so the U.S financ ial system can support trade even better?
4. You have ind icat ed th e new ly started NA.FT A negotiations are not about ma king tweaks
but something more? Can you be more specific and how do you think our NAFTA
par tners wi ll res pond?
5. Wh at oth er bi-lateral negot iat ions are most promi sing or most urgent?
6. The USTR was involved in the negotiation of the recent covered agreement regarding
insuranc e regulations with the E.U. ls the re any unfinish ed business or changes needed
in that regard?
7. What steps wi ll be taken to ensme U.S. gro up capital meas m·es are respected by
European regu lator s?
8. The US TR portfolio on China is part of a larger strategic relati onship dir ectly or
indirec tly in vo lvi ng many ot her considerat ions. Can you share some in sights rega rdi ng
how you a nd the Admini s tratio n as a w hole will s trive to sh ape strateg ic outcomes
relative to China?
9. How has the region responded so far to TP P being she lved and what actions will the
Administration take as next steps to preserve U .S. influence an d economic opportunity in
the region?
10. Even tho ug h TPP is no longer in play, a num ber of issues eme rged during the TPP
discu ssions tha t wil1 likely need to be addressed in some other way going forward. On e
suc h issue relates to so-caUed "data lo calization re quirements " imposed by other
countries . Do you have a view regarding how the U.S. shou ld best address that issue in
future nego tiations?
11. Can the Export-Import bank help the US increase exports and further our global
competjt ive ne ss?

Should you be running late, please have a member of your team contac t Tatia na
Fittipaldi on her ce ll phone: (202) -

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 RE: Invitation to NAM Trade Forum (Sept. 15 at 9am)
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-young , stew">
To:
Ken Monah an <kmonahan@nam.org>
Date:
Fri, 08 Sep 2017 18 :57: 13 -04 00

Of course.
Prior to coming to USTR, Mrs . Stewart Young serve d as Vice Preside nt of Corley Pipes Consult ing and specia lized in
legislati ve str at egy and issue management. Additio nal ly, Mr s. You ng spen t 4 years in the office of Senat or Saxby
Chambliss of Geo rg ia managing an arra y of issu es inc lud ing t ranspo r tation , j ud iciary , budget , t ax and t echno logy.
Or igi nally from At lan t a, M rs. You ng attended Wofford Co llege in Spartanburg, SC. She lives in Alexa ndr ia, Vi rg inia
with her hu sband, Joby Young.

From : Ken Mon ahan [ mai lto:KMon ahan @n am.org)
Sent : Friday, Sept ember 8, 2017 6:50 PM
To : You ng, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewa rt .B.Young@us t r.eop .gov>
Subject: Re: Invita ti on to NAM Trade For um (Sept. 15 at 9am)

Hi Stewart,
Terrific -- it w oul d be great to hav e you w ith us this Friday (Sept 15) at 9am at the NAM. An d yes, you
wo uld be our featu red speaker -- we would ask that you provide some introd uctory rem arks, to be followed
by Q/A wit h our memb ers, with the di scuss ion to be mo derat ed by you rs truly.
When you get a chan ce, cou ld you please sen d a copy of your bio, just so we can share with our members in
an annou nceme nt ema il early next week?
Thanks so much , and we look forward to see ing you on Frid ay.
Ken Mo nahan
Di rec t: (b)(6)

I Mobi le: (b)(6)

From : Yo ung , St ewart B. EOP/ USTR <Ste wart.B.Young@us t r.eop .gov>
Sent : Friday, September 8, 2017 6:43:50 PM
To : Ken Mo nahan
Subject : RE: Invita ti on to NAM Trade For um (Sept. 15 at 9am )
KenThanks so mu ch for t his, you'd like me to speak right?
Happy t o if so.
Let me kn ow.
Best,
Stewart

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 From: Ken Monahan [ mai lto :KMonahan@nam.org)
Sent : Thu rsday, Septembe r 7, 20 17 11:49 AM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B .Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject : Inv itation to NAM Trade Forum (Sept. 15 at 9am)
Dear Stewart ,
I hope this message fi nds you we ll .
I wa nted to reach out to see if yo u migh t be inte rest ed in j oining us for the NAM Trade Forum on Friday , Sep tembe r
15 from 9- 1 Dam at our office at 733 1 oth Street NW (Suite 700) for a d iscuss ion on trade policy .
The NAM Trade For um is an informa l even t w here we have a different guest speaker eac h wee k, who speaks for
about 15-20 minu tes followed by a Q&A discussio n . Coffee and a ligh t breakfast are served , and typically about 1530 NAM member co m panies attend , w ith t he guest speaker seated at the tab le w ith our members . The discuss ion is
strict ly off- t he- record .
We are reach ing out to other speakers for Sep tember 15, but we don' t have a confirmed spea ker yet. If Sep tembe r
15 doesn' t work, we also have openings on September 22 and 29 .
Thank you very much , and I look forward to hear ing from you.

Ken Monaha n
Nationa l Assoc iation of Man ufacturers
Director, International T rad e Pol icy
Ema il: kmonahan nam.or. I ~nahan
IMob 1le: mC:Jallllll

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 Re: Re: Meeting Request, John Watson, CEO & Chairman, Chevron and
The Honorable Lighthizer, September 12 - September 13
From:
"Collins, Rebecca Honor" <rebecca.collins@chevron.com>
To:
"Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR"

<abigail.r.bacak@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc:
''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR"

<stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>

Date:
Sat, 09 Sep 2017 14:40:25 -0400

Ok thanks. Unfortunately Mr. Watson departs DC on Wednesday afternoon. Thank you though and we will be in touch the next
time he's in town.
Have a good weekend ,
Bees
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 9, 2017, at 2:26 PM, Bacak, Abigail R.EOP/USTR<Abigail.R.Bacak
@ustr.eop.gov> wrote:
>
> The 12th and 13th are completely full. We have some room on the 14th and 15th
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 9, 2017, at 2:19 PM, Collins, Rebecca Honor
<Rebecca.Collins@chevron.com<mailto:Rebecca.Collins
@chevron.com>> wrot e:
>
> Thank you Abby. Is the Ambassador available at an y other time?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 9, 2017 , at 2:07 PM, Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR
<Abigail .R. Bacak @ustr.cop.gov<mailto: Abigail.R.Bacak @ustr.cop.gov > > wrote:

>
>Bees-

>
> The Ambassador will be unable to meet on September 12th. We apologize for this late notice , but we just got word from the
WH that the Ambassador must be in meetings on Tuesday that we cannot move nor request different times.
>
> Please let me know if Mr. Watson is back any time soon.

>
> Abby
>
> From : Collins , Rebecca Honor [mailto :Rebecca.Collins @chevron .com]
> Sent: Thursday , September 7, 2017 11: 13 AM
> To Bacak , Abigail R . EOP/USTR < Abigail.R.Bacak @ustr.eop.gov <mailto:Abigail.R.Bacak @ustr.eop.gov >>
> Subject: RE: Meeting Request, John Watson , CEO & Chairman, Chevron and The Honorable Lighthi zer, September 12 September 13

>
> Hi Abigail: I hope you are well . I wanted to Jet you know that Mr. Watson will be accompanied to this meeting by his security
(Mike Luker from Chevron). His security normally waits outside the office (they do not normally sit in on the meeting) but I
wanted to check if you needed any clearance details for him to enter the building please?
>
> Please note that Mr. Watson will also be accompanied by Maria Pica Karp (Vice President and Genernl Manager, Government
Affairs) and Bill Koetzle (Manager, Federal Government Affairs), and they will participate in the meeting.
>
> Thank you ,

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 >Bees
>
>
> Fro m : Co lli ns, Rebecca Ho nor
> Sen t: Wedn esday , August 30 , 201 7 5:10 PM
> T o : Bacak , Abigail R . E OP/US TR <Ab ig,ail.R.B acak @ ustr .eop.gov< ma ilto :Abiga il .R. Bacak @ust r.eop .gov >>
> Subj ect : RE: Meeti ng Requ est, John Watson , CEO & Chainnan, Chevron and T he Hon or able Ligh th.izer, Septem ber 12 Septembe r 13
>
> Thank you
>
> Fro m : Bacak , Abigail R. EOP/USTR [ma ilto :Abigail.R. Baca k @us tr.eop .gov ]
> Sent: Wed nesday , Augus t 30 , 20 17 5 :04 PM
> T o : Collins , Rebecca Hono r <Re becc a. Colli11s@cbevron.com<m ail to :Rebecca. C ollins @c hevro 11.co 111
>>
> Cc : Rus le rholz , Shawn <S Ru sler hol z@c hevron. com <mailto :SR uslerhol L@chevro n.com>>
> Subjec t : [**EXTERNAL** ) RE : Meeting Request , John Wa tso n, CEO & Chairma n, Ch ev ron and The Honora ble Lighth.izer,
Septembe r 12 - Sept ember 13
>

>[t:)J(.j
>
> Fro m : Collin s, Rebecca Honor [mai lto :Rebecca .Co lli ns@c hevro 11.co111
]
> Sent : Wed nesday , August 30 , 20 17 5:02 PM
> To : Bacak , Abigail R. E OP/US TR <Ab .igail.R .Bacak@u str .eop.gov < mailto :Ab.igail .R.Ba cak @ustr .eop.g ov>>
> Cc : R usle rholz, Shaw n < SRu slerho lz@c hevro n.com <m ailLo:SRu s1erh olL@chevro n.com >>
> Subj ect: RE : Meeti ng Request, Joh n Watson , CEO & Chairma n, Chevron and The Honora ble Lighth.izer , Se ptember 12 Septembe r 13
>
> Hi Abb y: can you please let me kn ow yo ur p hone num ber? Th ank s!
>
> Fro m : Bacak , Abigai l R . EOP/US TR [mailt o:A bigail.R. Bacak @us tr .eop .gov ]
> Sent: Wed nesd ay , Augu st 30 , 20 17 4:37 PM
> T o : Collins , Rebecca Hono r <Re becc a .Colli ns@c hevron.com<m ail to :Reb ecc a.Colli11s@c hev ro11.co m>>
> Cc : Rus te rholz, Sha wn < SRu sterho l~'C hevron. com <m ai lto :SRusterh olz@c hevro n.com >>
> Subjec t [**EXT ERNAL **] RE: Meeti ng Reque st, John Wa tson, CEO & Chainmn , C hev ron and The Ho nora ble Lighth:izer,
Septemb e r 12 - Sep tember 13
>
> We arc loc ated at 60 0 17th street NW , the mee tin g will be in our conference room on th e 2n d floor . When they arrive I will
have one of our confi dential ass ist ants bri ng every one up.
>
> Please Jet me know if you all need an ything .
>
> Abby

>
> Fro m : Collin s, Rebec ca Ho nor [mai lto:Rebecca .Co llins @ch evro n.com]
> Sent: Wedn esday, Augu st 30, 20 17 4:27 PM
> T o : Bacak . Abigail R. EOP/ USTR < Ab igail.R. Ba cak@ ustr.cop.gov< mailto :Abiga il.R. Bacak @usLr.cop .gov >>
> Cc : Rus te rholz , Shaw n <SRu stcrho lz@c hcvron .com <m ailto :SRus terhol z@chevro n com>>
> Subjec t: RE: Meeti ng Requ est, John Watson , CEO & Chainnan, Chevron and The Honora ble Ligh th.izer , Septem ber 12 Septembe r 13
>
> Hi Abigail : th ank you, we can take l l :OOam o n Tuesday , Septe n1ber 12th . P lease let me know w hich entrance they shou ld use ,
and if yo u need any more inf on na tion from us . Mr . W atson w ill be accompa nied by Ma ri a Pica Karp and Bill Ko etzle.

>
>Thank y ou ,
> Bees
>
> Frn m : Co llin s, Rebecca Honor
> Sent: Wed nesday , Augu st 30 , 20 17 4:1 4 PM
> T o : Bacak , Abigail R . E OP/US TR <Ab iga.il.R.Ba cak@ ustr .eop .gov < mailto :Abigail .R. Bacak @ustr .eop .gov:>>
> Cc : Rus te rbolz , Sha wn <S Ru sterho lzi:@ch evron .com <ma ilto :SRus terhol z@chevro n.com >>
> Subj ect : RE : Meeti ng Requ est, John Wats on, CEO & Cb.ainnau, Chevron and T he Hono rable Lig hth.izer, Septe mber 12 Septem ber 13
>
> Hi Abi gail: let me see if I can move his 11 :30am. Plea se hold I l am on the 12th and I w:ill get b ack to you as soon as I
ca n. T banks!
>
> Fro m : Baca k, Abigail R . EOP/U STR [ma ilto:A bigail.R. Bacak@ustr .eop .gov ]
> Sent: Wed nesday, August 30, 20 17 4:07 PM
> To : Collins, Rebecca Hono r <R ebecca.Colli ns@lchevro n .com <m ailto:Rebecca.Collins (cv,
chevro n.co m>>

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 > Cc : Rusterholz, Shawn <SRus terho lz@c hevron. com<mai lto :SRusterho Lz@c hevron.com >>
> Subject [**EXTERNAL** ] RE: Meeting Request, John Watson, CEO & Chainnan, C hevron and The Honorab le Lighth izer,
Scplcmbc r 12 - September 13
>
> He could do 11 on the 12th
>

> Moming of9 /13 is boo ked.
>
> Fro m: Collins , Rebec ca Honor [mailto :Rebecca.Co llins@chevro n.com]
> Sent: Wednesday , August 30, 20 17 4:05 PM
> To : Bacak , Abigajl R. EOP/USTR <AbigruJ.R .Bacak@ ustr.eop.gov <mailto :Abjgail. R. Bacak @ustr.eop .gov>>
> Cc : Rusterholz , Shaw n <SRusterboJz@chevron.com <mailto :SRusterhol z@cbevron .com >>
> Subj ect RE : Meeti ng Request, John Watson , CEO & Chai rman, Chevro n and The Hon orable Lighthizer, September 12 Seplember 13
>
> Hi Abigail : would 10 :30am work on Tuesday, Septe mbe r 12? Or the morning of Wednesday , Septe mber 13 please?
>
> Thank. you,
>B ees
>
> Fro m: Bacak , Abigail R . EOP/USTR [mailto:Abiga iLR.Baca.k@ ustr.eop.gov ]
> Sent: Wed nesday , August 30 , 20 17 3 :46 PM
> To : Collins , Rebecca Hono r <Rebecca.Colli.11s
@chev ron.com <mailto:Rebecca.Colfu1S @chevm11co111
>>
> Subjecl (**EXTERNAL **) FW: Mee ting Re ques t, Jo lm WaLS011,CEO & C hainnan , Chevro n and The Honorab le Light hize r,
Sep1ember 12 - September 13
>

> Hi Rebecca >
> l am looking to see what windows you are looking at for a meeting , the .tunbassado r has avail ability that week.
>
> Tbankyou ,
>A bby
>
> Fro m: Collins , Rebecca Honor fmailto :Rebecca.Co llins@chevro n.com]
> Sent: Tues day, August 22 , 20 17 5:12 PM
> To : FN-USTR-SCHE DULING <USTR _SCHEDULING @ustr.eop.g ov< mailto:USTR_ SCHED ULING@u str .eop .gov>>
> Cc : Rus tcrholz , Shaw n <SRustcrbo Jz@chcvron .com<mailto :SRustcrholz@cbcvron .com >>; Koctzlc , WiUiam A
<bkoe tzle@chevron .com <mailto:bkoe tzle@cbevro n.com>>; Thomp son, Jay R
<ThompsonJR @chevro n.com<mailto: ThompsonJR @chevron.com>>
> Subject: Meet i.ug Request, Jolm Watso n, CEO & Chairma n, Chev ron and The Honorable Lighth.izer, September 12 - September
13

>
> Good afternoo n,
>
>
>
> I am writing to reques t a meeting on behalf of John Watson , Chevro n Chairman and Chie f Execu tive Office r, durin g his visit to
Washi ngton Tu esday, Sep tember 12 lhrough Wednes day, Sep tember 13, 2017. Mr. Wattson would welcome the opportunity to
mee t with Amb assado r LighUtizer share Chevron' s perspec tives on global oil and gas de velopmen ts and provi de an overview of
our global oper ations, as we ll as discuss the Admini stration· s trade priori ties. Does Ambassador Lighthize r have any availa bility
for a meeting on those days ?
>
> Thank you,
>
>B ees
>
> Rebecca Collins •·
> Exec utive Assistan t to the Vice Preside nt and Generdl Mana ger, Government Affairs
> Rebecca. Coll ins@chevro n.co m<mailto :Rebecca .Co llins@chevron.com >
>
> Chevron
> Policy, Government and Public Affairs
> 600 13th Street NW , Suite 600
> Was hir!S:!;_
on, DC 20005-302 7
>Tel +l [G)j(3
> Fax +1 202408 5845
> Mobile +[G)j(.;J
>
> <JSW Ligh thiz er Meet ing Request.pdt>

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USTR-17-0445-A-000418

 Strong Investment Protections in U.S. Free Trade Agreements

(FTAs)

Oil and natural gas markets are global. U.S. energy companies invest in the exploration,
extraction and commercialization of natural resources wherever they exist. Energy companies
commit significant capital to projects that span decades. U.S. trade and investment agreements
are critical for U.S. energy companies and their investments abroad. They help level the playing
field by facilitating market access and underpin investments by upholding legal protections
comparable to those found in U.S. law.
As the U.S. and global economies strengthen, the world will need more energy. The
International Energy Agency's 2016 World Energy Outlook estimates that a cumulative $44
trillion in investment will be required to meet world energy demand to the year 2040. This
massive level of investment presents significant opportunities for U.S. energy companies and
U.S.-based equipment and service providers. When U.S. energy companies invest abroad, they
spend billions of dollars each year, sourcing equipment and services from U.S.-based suppliers.
For investment on that scale to materialize, however, trade agreements should contain strong
investment protections.

Strong investment protections and robust investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS)
provisions are vital components of U.S. trade and investment policy. ISDS establishes a
neutral, international arbitration procedure that provides U.S. energy and extractive companies:
•

•

Recourse against expropriation. If a foreign government nationalizes a U.S. company's
assets, ISDS ensures that the company can pursue a claim for appropriate compensation
a neutral forum not subject to foreign government influence.

in

Due Process and Protection Against Denial of Fair and Equitable Treatment in Local Courts.
ISDS protects U.S. firms from abuses of due process that may occur in foreign courts by
providing them with a neutral dispute settlement forum to adjudicate disputes.

U.S. companies have successfully used these critical ISDS protections to ensure that
governments honor commercial contractual obligations and provide just compensation for
expropriated assets and fair and equitable treatment in local judicial systems. Such protections
do not provide unprecedented rights to challenge governments. Rather, they reflect rights
enshrined in the U.S. legal system, but absent in some countries where U.S. companies
operate. U.S. negotiators should continue to promote these important protections, whether in
new trade or investment agreements or in re-negotiating older agreements, such as the North
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Having recourse to ISDS is critical to enforcing investment protection. ISDS increases the
incentives for both investors and host governments to resolve disagreements that arise through
negotiation rather than litigation. Treaty obligations that include ISDS provisions enable the
investor to pursue more meaningful discussions with a host government, and resolve most
disputes constructively without third-party intervention.
On more than one occasion, U.S. companies have found themselves the victim of fraudulent
local court cases in foreign jurisdictions, or have suffered expropriation without access to fair,
prompt or adequate compensation. ISDS and other investment protections help minimize those
risks and give U.S. investors the confidence they need to make significant investments.

AMERICAN

pVERSIGHT

887

USTR-17-0445-A-000419

 NAFTA provisions, including its investment protections, supports U.S. energy security
by creating an integrated North American energy market. With Mexico having opened its
energy sector to private investment, NA FT A's investment chapter (Chapter 11) has taken on
added significance. As the U.S., Canada and Mexico take steps to modernize NAFTA, it should
retain strong investment protections and ISDS. If the parties seek to modernize the Chapter 11
provisions, U.S. negotiators can look to core investment protections and ISDS that are found in
the 2004 and 2012 U.S. model Bilateral Investment Treaties (copies attached).
As U.S. trade negotiators proceed with NAFTA renegotiation and advance new trade
agreements, we encourage close consultation with the U.S. business community. Doing so will
help create and maintain a broad-based coalition to ensure that updated and new agreements
meet the highest standards - standards that protect U.S. investors.

AMERICAN

pVERSIGHT

888

USTR-17-0445-A-000420

 [EXTERNAL_SOURCE]

Fwd: Meeting Request

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From:
Victoria Barnes <victoria .bame s@g m.com>
To:
"Young , Stewart 8. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc:
Seanor Reece <eleanor .reece @gm .com>, "Bernstei n , Jason A. EOP/USTR" <jason _bem stein@us tr .eop .gov>
Date:
Mon, 11 Sep 20 17 12:40 :13 -0400
Hi Stewart ,
E leano r and l jus t saw Jason ove r at NAM. He mentio11edTh urs day was hard. l sugges ted we look at Mo nday or Tu esday o f nex1
week which he tho ug ht would be much better. I tol d him I would shoot yo u a not e.
P lease let us know thou g hts and thank s! !
To ri
Tori Barnes
Exec utive Di rect or , Federal Affairs
Ge nernl Motors Co mpan y

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Be gin fo rward ed messa ge:

From: Victoria Barnes <viccoria.bam es.:{_Z),
g:m.com>
Date: Septe mb er 7 , 20 17 at 11:54: 36 AM ED T
To : "jolm melle(m.ustr.eop,gov" <john me lle@ ustr.eop.gov >, "t:reif(m.ustr.eop.goy "
<trcif0) ustr .cop .gov >, "ja so n_ bcrnstcin (jason bcms tcirutt:us tr.cop.gov)"
<jason bernstein@ ustr.eop.gov>, "ffis cber@ ustr .eop .gov " <ffische r:a>.
ustr .eop .gov>, "Youn g, Stewart B .
EOP/USTR" <Stewa rt.B .Young(iiJ,ustr .eop.gov >
Cc: Eleru1o r Reece <ele ano r.reece@gm. co m>
Subject : Meeting Reque~ t
Good m orn ing,
I hope t hat yo u are all ba ck saf ely fro m Mexico and t hat it was a succes sful rou nd.
We wan t ed to see if you all are able to regroup wi th us next Thursday aft ernoon 9/ 14 in advance of
the Canada ro und .
Do you all still expect t o ta b le the language i n advance of head ing up th ere?
Th ank s very muc h for consider ing t his meet ing .
Best,
Tori

Victoria Emerson Barnes
Executive Director , Fede ral Affairs
GM - Public Policy- Glo b al Government
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From :
Ryan Ong <rong@na m .org>
To :
''Young , Stewa rt B. EO P/ USTR " <stewart.b.yo ung@ustr .eop .gov>, "Kenda ll, Elizabeth L. EO P/ USTR "
<elizabeth _l_kendall@us tr.eop .gov>
Date:
Mon , 11 Sep 2017 10:46 :13-0 40 0

Dear Stewart and Elizabeth:
Thanks for the message - just tried to give you a call back, but got voicema ils. Feel free to give me a call at any point: I'm
generally around today other than an 11 :30-12:30 meeting.
Ryan

Ryan Ong
Directo r, International Bus iness Policy
Nationa l Assoc iation of Manufactu rers
E-mail: ron
IJ1!fil.Org
Direct: (202) • •

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801

USTR-17-0445-A-000422

 Strong Investment Protections in U.S. Free Trade Agreements

(FTAs)

Oil and natural gas markets are global. U.S. energy companies invest in the exploration,
extraction and commercialization of natural resources wherever they exist. Energy companies
commit significant capital to projects that span decades. U.S. trade and investment agreements
are critical for U.S. energy companies and their investments abroad. They help level the playing
field by facilitating market access and underpin investments by upholding legal protections
comparable to those found in U.S. law.
As the U.S. and global economies strengthen, the world will need more energy. The
International Energy Agency's 2016 World Energy Outlook estimates that a cumulative $44
trillion in investment will be required to meet world energy demand to the year 2040. This
massive level of investment presents significant opportunities for U.S. energy companies and
U.S.-based equipment and service providers. When U.S. energy companies invest abroad, they
spend billions of dollars each year, sourcing equipment and services from U.S.-based suppliers.
For investment on that scale to materialize, however, trade agreements should contain strong
investment protections.

Strong investment protections and robust investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS)
provisions are vital components of U.S. trade and investment policy. ISDS establishes a
neutral, international arbitration procedure that provides U.S. energy and extractive companies:
•

•

Recourse against expropriation. If a foreign government nationalizes a U.S. company's
assets, ISDS ensures that the company can pursue a claim for appropriate compensation
a neutral forum not subject to foreign government influence.

in

Due Process and Protection Against Denial of Fair and Equitable Treatment in Local Courts.
ISDS protects U.S. firms from abuses of due process that may occur in foreign courts by
providing them with a neutral dispute settlement forum to adjudicate disputes.

U.S. companies have successfully used these critical ISDS protections to ensure that
governments honor commercial contractual obligations and provide just compensation for
expropriated assets and fair and equitable treatment in local judicial systems. Such protections
do not provide unprecedented rights to challenge governments. Rather, they reflect rights
enshrined in the U.S. legal system, but absent in some countries where U.S. companies
operate. U.S. negotiators should continue to promote these important protections, whether in
new trade or investment agreements or in re-negotiating older agreements, such as the North
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Having recourse to ISDS is critical to enforcing investment protection. ISDS increases the
incentives for both investors and host governments to resolve disagreements that arise through
negotiation rather than litigation. Treaty obligations that include ISDS provisions enable the
investor to pursue more meaningful discussions with a host government, and resolve most
disputes constructively without third-party intervention.
On more than one occasion, U.S. companies have found themselves the victim of fraudulent
local court cases in foreign jurisdictions, or have suffered expropriation without access to fair,
prompt or adequate compensation. ISDS and other investment protections help minimize those
risks and give U.S. investors the confidence they need to make significant investments.

AMERICAN

pVERSIGHT

799

USTR-17-0445-A-000423

 NAFTA provisions, including its investment protections, supports U.S. energy security
by creating an integrated North American energy market. With Mexico having opened its
energy sector to private investment, NA FT A's investment chapter (Chapter 11) has taken on
added significance. As the U.S., Canada and Mexico take steps to modernize NAFTA, it should
retain strong investment protections and ISDS. If the parties seek to modernize the Chapter 11
provisions, U.S. negotiators can look to core investment protections and ISDS that are found in
the 2004 and 2012 U.S. model Bilateral Investment Treaties (copies attached).
As U.S. trade negotiators proceed with NAFTA renegotiation and advance new trade
agreements, we encourage close consultation with the U.S. business community. Doing so will
help create and maintain a broad-based coalition to ensure that updated and new agreements
meet the highest standards - standards that protect U.S. investors.

AMERICAN

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 RE: Touching Base
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From :
"Greer, Jam ieson L. EOP/USTR"

<jamieson .l.g reer @ ustr. eop .gov>

To :
George Yori< <gyor1<@riaa.com>, "Young , Ste wart B . EOP !U STR" <stewart .b.young@ustr .eop .gov>

Date :
Tu e, 12 Sep 2017 22:22 :27 -0400

---

Geo rge,

----- ---------

·--

Sur e, I'm happy to ta lk . Let' s tr y tomor row (Wed nesday) at 12:30 . It' s easies t if you call me at my office line.
Jam ies o n
JAM IESON L. GREER
Chi ef of Sta ff
Offi ce of the U.S. Trade Represen tative

From: George York [mailto:gyo r k@riaa.com]
Sent: M o nda y, Sept ember 11 , 201 7 6:01 PM
To: Greer, Jam ieson L.EOP/USTR<Jamieson .L.Gre er@us t r.eop .gov>; Young , Stewa rt B. EOP/USTR
<Stew art . B.You ng@ustr.eo p.gov>
Subject : [ EXTERNAL_SOURCE) T ouc h ing Base
Jami eson ,
I hope all is wel l. I w anted to see if yo u migh t h ave ti me th is week to chat. I h ad a great ca tch up w ith Stewart last wee k ,
and I thought I m igh t try to keep the st reak alive . I' m free tom orr ow from 10- 11 :30 a nd 12 :30 -3 , and 10-1 :30 on
Wed n esday , if any o f those ti mes might w o rk for you.
Ma ny th anks.
Bes t,
George

George E.C. York I Senior Vice President, International
Recording Industry Association of America
e. gyork@riaa.com I w. riaa.com
t
I s . 1025 F Street, NW
10th Floor I Washington, DC 2000 4

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[EXTERNAL _SOURCE] Re: Re: Meeting Request
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Victoria Barnes <victoria.bames~

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To:
"Young , Stewart B. EOP /US TR " <stewart.b.young@ustr .eop.gov>
Date:
T ue, 12 Sep 2017 10 :24:34 -040 0

Yes tha t's great! Thank you! Wha t do you need from us !?

--- Original Message ---F rorn: Young , S tewart B . EOP /US TR [mai lto:S1ewar1.B.Young @ us1.r.eop.gov]
Sen1: T uesday , Septem ber 12, 201 i 9:58 AM
To : Victo ria Barnes <v ictoria .barn es @gm.com>
Subject: [EXTERNAL ] RE: Re: [EXTE R NAL _ SOURCE] R e: Re: Meeting Req ues t
I think 1pm Mon day wotks - that ok with yo u?
--- Original Mess ag e ---Frorn: Victoria Barnes [mailto: victoria .barnes @gm.com)
Sent: Monday , September 11, 20 17 9 :05 PM
To: Youn g, Ste\.vart B. EOP/USTR <Stew art .B.Yo u ng@ ustr.eop.gov >
Subject: [EXTERNAL_ SOURCE ] Re: (EXTERNAL ] Re : [EXTERNAL_SOURCE]

Re Re Meeting Request

l11ank you! Totall y crazy! I can move eve rytlli.ng around on Tu esday EXCE PT for a 1030-1130. So Most of the Day Tuesday
good . Mond ay afternoon have flexi bili ty too. No thin g th at ca11DOtbe moved at this point.

To ri Barnes
Execu tive Director , Fede ral Affairs
Genera l Motors Company

tGJIOJ
> On Sep l 1, 20 l 7, at 8:57 P M, Young , Stewart B. EOP /UST R <S tewart .£.Yo u ng@ ustr. cop.gov > wrote:
>
> No problem , wha l is bes l on T uesday? Or is Mon da y aft ernoo n b est?
>
> I know it 's craz.y!
>
>> On Sep I 1, 2017 , at 8:51 PM, Victoria Barnes <vict.oria .bames @gm.com> wrote:

>>
>> Hi . Ha ve a cons ultant mee ting that I lead at 11am on M ondays . Is the re any othe r tim e? I moved D etro it so coul d do Tuesday
again.
>>
>> If Mon day at l l is the only option , I ca n cancel my other meeting but we have a lot goi ng on, on a variety of fro nts so if
anoth er time is possible , wou ld greatly appreciate it.
>>
>>Thanks! 1
>>
>> Tori Barnes
>> Ex ecuti ve Director , Federal Affairs

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 >> General Motors Company

» [Qi0

>>
>>> On Sep 11, 20 17, at 8 :18 PM , Young , Stewa rt B . EOP/USTR <Stew art .B.Y oun g@us tr .eop .gov> wro te:
>>>
>>> Does M ond ay at 11am wo rk ?
>>>
>>> O n Sep 7, 20 17, at l 1:54 AM , Victori a Barn es <vic toria.bames @ gm.com<m ail to:vi ctoria .bames @ gm.com>> wro te:
>>>
>>> Good mo rni ng,
>>>
>>> I hope that you are a ll bac k safely from Mexico and that it was a successfu l roun d.
>>>

>>>
> >>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>

We want ed to see if you all are abl e to regro up with us nex t Thurs d ay aft ern oon 9/ 14 in adv ance of Hie Cana da round.
Do you all still expect to tabl e the language in advanc e of heading up there?
Than ks very muc h for conside ring thi s m eetin g.
Bes t,
Tori
Vict oria E merso n Bar nes

>>> Exec utive Director, Fed eral Affairs

>>> GM - Pub lic Policy - Gl obal Gove rnm ent R elations
>>> vic toria.b am e s@,g m .com <ma ilto :victo ria.bame s@ gm .com>
»>
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>>>
>>>

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>>>

>>> Nothin g in this message is int ended lo cous titule an electro nic signature u nless a spe cific sta temen t to the co ntrary is
inclu ded in th is message.
>>>
>>> Co nfiden tial ity No te: This message is inte nded onl y for the perso n or enti ty to w hich it is addre sse<l. It may c-0ntain
confid en tial and/ or p rivilege d material. A ny revie w , transmissi o n, dissem inati on o r othe r use , or taking of any act ion in relian ce
upon th.is message by per sons or e ntities other than the intended rec ipien t is p rohi bited and may be unlawfu l. If yo u rece ived thi s
message in erro r. ple ase con tac t the sen der a nd de lete it from yo ur com put er .
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From:
cameron.t.seward@ustr.eop.gov

To:
"Smith-Vaughan, Reuben" <rsmith@uschamber.com>
Date:
Tue, 12 Sep 2017 22:43:00 -0400

Great. See you th en.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 12, 2017, at 7:19 PM, Smith-Vaughan, Reuben <RSmith@USChamber.com > wrote:
>
> The time and place are perfect. Look forward to conn ecting .
>
> Best ,
> Reuben
>
>> On Sep 12, 2017 , at 7 :01 PM , Seward, Cameron T. EOP/USTR <Cameron .T.Seward @ustr.eop .gov > wrote :
>>
>> Thursday at 2 :00 worn:? Is the Starbucks at 17th and Penn OK?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Sep 12, 2017, at 6:09 PM, Smith-Vaughan, Reuben <RSmith @USChamber.com <mailto:RSmith @USChamber.com >>
wrote:
>>
>> Cameron,
>>
>> Your Melle middle name comment was the true highlight of the day. I'm just impressed y ou're already back in the office so
quickly-your wife is a saint!
>>
>> Would very much welcome the chance to grab coffee , just let me know what times work best for you .
>>
>> Thanks regarding Victor , very helpful!
>>
>> Best,
>> Reuben
>>
>> From: Seward, Cameron T. EOP/USTR [mailto:Camcron. T.Seward@.ustr.cop.gov]
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 5:57 PM
>> To: Smith-Vaughan , Reuben <RSmith @USChamber.com <mailto:RSmith@ U SChamb er.com >>
>> Subject : RE: Congrats!
>>
>> Reuben ,
>>
>> Are you kiddin g? That was the highlight of my day !
>>
>> And l appreciate you reaching out. Arc you free for coffee sometime this week or next?
>>
>> Victor Mroczka is the lead on Trade Remedies .
>>
>> Best ,
>> Cameron
>>
>> From: Smith-Vaughan, Reuben [mailto:RSmith '.glUSChamber.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 5 :31 PM
>> To: Seward, Cam eron T. EOP/USTR <Cameron .T.Seward @ustr.eop.gov <mailto:Cameron.T.Seward @ustr.eop.gov >>
>> Subject : [EXTERNAL] Congrats!
>>

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 >> Cameron,
>>
>> Apol ogies for calling you out this momin g and congratu lating you in front of the group at the meeting hosted at Citi, but
didn' t think I'd have another chance . Stewa rt has been kind enough to engage with us qu ite a bit since you both crune on board
and told me the grea t news during the second round .
>>
>> I wanted to make sure we were connected moving forward as I have the lucky job of leadi ng the Chambe r's delegations to
rounds. Would very muc h welcom e the chanc e to speak if you have a chance as you prep are for the thir d round and was
wonderin g if you could potentially po int me in the right direction for the lead negotiator on the transpa rency/anti-corrup tion
chapter?
>>
>> Thanks and congrats agai n.
>>
>> Bes t,
>>Re uben
>>
>> Reuben Smith-Vaughan
>> Senior Director , Americas
>> U.S. Cha mber of Commerce
» Office: (20nifflr
» Cell: (202 ) U• •
>> rsmith @us cha mber.com <mai lto: rsmith @usch ambe r .com>
>>

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 Re: Congrats!
From:
"Smith-Vaughan,

Reuben" <rsmith@uschamber.com>

To:
"Seward, Cameron T. EOP/USTR" <cameron.t.seward@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Tue, 12 Sep 2017 19:19:42 -0400

The time and place are perfect. Look forward to connecting.
Best,
Reuben
> On Sep 12, 2017, at 7:01 PM, Seward, Cameron T. EOP/USTR <Cameron.T.Seward@ustr.eop.gov>
>
> Thursday at 2:00 work? ls the Starbucks at 17th and Penn OK'J
>
> Sent from my iPhone

wrote:

>
> On Sep 12, 2017, at 6:09 PM, Smith-Vaughan , Reuben <RSrnith@USChamber.com<mailto
wrote:
>
>Cameron ,

:RS mith@USChamber.com >>

>
> Your Melle middle name comment was the true highlight of the day. I'm just impressed you're already back in the office so
quickly-your wife is a saint!
>
> Would very much welcome the chance to grab coffee, just let me know what times work best for you.
>
> Thanks regarding Victor, very helpful!
>
> Best,
> Reuben
>
> From : Seward, Cameron T.EOP/USTR[mailto:Cameron
.T.Seward@ustr.eop .gov]
> Sent : Tuesday, September 12, 2017 5:57 PM
> To: Smith-Vaughan , Reuben <RSmith@USChamber.com<mailto:RSmith@USChamber.com>>
> Subject: RE: Congrats!
>
>Reuben,
>
> Are you kidding? That was the highlight of my day!
>
> And I appreciate you reaching out. Are you free for coffee sometime this week or nexi?
>
> Victor Mroczka is the lead on Trade Remedies.
>
> Best,
>Cameron
>
> From: Smith-Vaughan , Reuben [mailto:RSmith@USChamber.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 5:31 PM
> To : Seward , Cameron T.EOP/USTR<Cameron.T.Seward@ustr.eop.gov<mailto:Cameron.T.Seward@ustr
.eop.gov>>
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Congrats!
>
> Cameron,
>
> Apologies for calling you out this morning and congratulating you in front of the group at the meeting hosted at Citi, but didn't
think I'd have another chance. Stewart has been kind enough to engage with us quite a bit since you both came on board and told
me the great news during the second round .
>

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 > I wanted t.o make sure we were co1mected moving forwar d as I have the lucky job of leading the Chamber's delegations to
rounds. Would very much welcome the chance to speak if you hav e a chance as you prepare for tl1e third round and was
wonderi ng if y ou could pot cntia1ly poin t me in the right direction for tl1e lead negotia tor on the trans parenc y/anti-corrup tion
chaptcr 9
>
> Thank s and cong rats again.
>
> Best,
> Reuben
>
> Reuben Smith-Vaughan
> Senior Director , Ame ricas
> U .S. Chamber of Commerce
> Office ~
> Ce ll:( 202~
> rsmith @uschamber.com <mailto:rsm it~'Zgusc hamber .com>
>

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From:
Al exandra Williams <awilliams@nam .org>
To:

"Young , Stewart 8 . EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:

Ken Monah an <kmonahan@nam.org>
Date:
Thu, 14 Sep 20 17 16 :46:59 -0400
Attachments:
9-15-17 Tra de Forum Attendees .xlsx (12 .62 kB)
Hi Stew art ,
Please see the att ached attendee li st. We lo ok forward to seeing you t omorrow

morni ng at 8 :45am at the NAM

offic e (733 10 th Str eet NW , Suite 700).
Than k you,
Alexandra

Alexandra Williams
National Asso ciation of Manufacturers
Coordi nator , Policy & Government Relat ions
E~ail: ~m.o
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Direct:~

From : You ng, Stewa rt B. EOP/ USTR [mail t o:Stew art.B.Y o ung @ustr .eo p.gov]
Se nt : Friday, Sept ember 08 , 20 17 6 :44 PM
To: Ken Mo nahan <KMo nahan @nam .org>
Subject : RE: Invitation to NAM Trade Forum (Sept. 15 at 9am)
Ken Than ks so muc h for this, you'd like me to speak right?
Happy t o if so.
Let me know.

Best,
Stewart

From : Ken Monahan [ mai lto: KMona han @nam.org)

Sent : Thu rsday, Septemb er 7, 2017 11: 49 AM
To : Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B .Young @ust r. eop.gov>
Subject: Inv it at ion to NAM Trade Forum (Sept. 15 at 9am)
Dear Stewart ,
I hope thi s message finds yo u we ll .

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 I wanted to reach out to see if you migh t be interested in j oining us for the NAM Trade Forum on Friday, Sep tember
15 from 9-1 0am at our office at 733 10th Street NW (Suite 700) for a discussion on trade policy .
The NAM Trade Forum is an informa l event where we have a different guest spea ker eac h wee k, who speaks for
about 15-20 minutes followed by a Q&A discuss ion . Coffee and a light break fast are served , and typically about 1530 NAM member compan ies attend , with t he guest speaker seated at the tab le w ith our members. The discuss ion is
strictly off-t he-record .
We are reach ing out to other speakers for September 15, but we don 't have a confir med spea ker yet. If Septembe r
15 doesn't work, we also have openings on September 22 and 29 .
Thank you very much , and I look foiward to hear ing from you.

Ken Monahan
National Assoc iation of Manufacturers
Director, International Trade Pol icy
Ei:nail: kmonahan nam .or . I
@ KMonahanDC
I Mob ile: • •
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Emily

FedEx Corporation

Benavidez

Troy

LIXIL Water Technology

Bensch

Kelsey

BMW Group

Brown

Timothy

Consumer Specialty Products Association

Brunner

Mark

The Cohen Group

Chen

Michaela

Boston Scientific

Coin

Teddy

American

Delaney

Paul

Kyle House Group

Americas

Corporation

Automotive

Policy Council Inc.

Farrell

Megan

Hershey

Frymoyer

Bill

Stewart & Stewart

Gianelli

Herlys

Merck & Co., Inc.

Glick

Leslie

Butzel Long

Grunstra

Karen

Guzik

John

Underwriters
Laboratories, Inc.
The Franklin Partnership, LLP

Hammer

Thomas

National

Hughes

Beth

International

Husak

Corey

Corn Refiners Association

Kincaid

Trevor

Brunswick

Kuball

Cassandra

Kusakabe

Shinobu

Corn Refiners Association
Mitsui & Co. (USA)

Lamar

Stephen

American

Lambert

Benjamin

Caterpillar

Larson

Katie

SSAB Enterprises,

Lawrence

Tyler

Honda North America,

Litkenhaus

Colleen

The Dow Chemical Company

Lustig

Taylor

PepsiCo, Inc.

Mann

Mary

International

Maron

Robert

Distilled Spirits Council of the US

Meads

Alicia

CF Industries

Meuwissen

Ana

Bosch

Modi

David

Dover Corp.

Modlin

Ryan

Owens-Illinois,

Monahan

Ken

NAM

Morley

William

Pfizer, Inc.

Mukherjee

Atashi

BASF Corporation

Mulvaney

Sean

The Procter & Gamble Company

Nadherny

Steven

CNH Industrial

Neville

Amber

ArcelorMittal

Perez

Mario

rassini

Pierce

Sarah

Association

Ramirez

Lilia

Smiths Group

Raymond

Kelley

Air-Conditioning,

Reece

Eleanor

General Motors

Rosas

Juan Pablo

Rassini

Ryan

Paul

Association

Sakamoto

Naofumi

Honda North America,

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Savelieff

Ludmilla

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

Shorts

Dan

National

Confectioners

Siegrist

Laura

Whirlpool

Corporation

Smaha

Michael

Owens-Illinois,

Stroud

Aerospace

Swanson

Kelvin
Stacy

Association

Inc.

Industries

Association

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

Swonger

Chris

Smiths Group

Telles

Roberta

IFIA

Tunick

Meredith

Bosch

Updyke

Craig

National

Villamil

Jenny

Horton,

Electrical

Manufacturers

Waclawski

Lindel

Intel Corporation

Wasserman

Amway

Watanabe

Jessica
Ryoji

Weir

Breen

General Electric Company

Yamazaki

Yoko

Hitachi Ltd.

Young

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From:
Ken Mona h an <kmonahan@ na m .org>
To:
"Youn g, S tewart 8 . EOP/UST R" <stew art.b .you ng@ ustr.eo p.gov>
Date :
Mon, 18 Sep 20 17 18:54:15 -0400

Super, thanks . Have a great evening .

---------·-------From : Young , St ewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart .B.Young@ustr.eop .gov>
Se nt : Monday , Septem b er 18, 2017 6:38:40 PM
To : Ken Monahan
Subject : RE: Thanks/Fo ll ow Up
It should be the 25th and 26th .
Thanks - hap py to men t ion over he re!
App reciat e you hav ing me - enjoyed th e discuss io n.
From : Ken Monahan [ mai lto:KMonahan@nam

.org)

Se nt: Friday, September 15, 2017 11: 17 AM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Yo ung@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject : Thanks/Follow Up

Hi Stewa rt ,
Thank you for join ing us today - grea t to see you again and we apprec iate you r insights and al l the great wo rk you' re
doing to engage w ith us and th e broade r business commun ity on trade . Co uple follow up points:
1/ Do you have a da te for the sta keholder mee t ing in Ottawa?
2/ Per ou r disc ussion, we wo uld welcome th e opp ortunity to host Jamieson/John for a debr ief following the Ottawa
rou nd . Happy to coordi nate on dates/tim ing.
All the best,

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From:
Ken Monahan <kmonahan@na m.org>
To:
"Young , Stewart 8. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Tue, 19 Sep 20 17 16:08:3 1 -040 0
Got it, thx .

From : You ng, St ewa rt B. EOP/ USTR [mailto:S t ewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov
Sent : Tuesday, September 19, 2017 4:0 0 PM
To : Ken Mo nahan <KMonahan@nam .org>
Subject: RE: Update: Regist ratio n Lin k Included

]

In person on ly.

From: Ken Monahan [ mai lto :KMona han@ nam.org)
Sent: Tuesday , September 19, 2017 3:59 PM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B .Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject : Re: Update: Registr ation link Include d

Thanks -- will these be in person only , or dial in option , as well ?
Ken Monahan
Direct: (b)(6)

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From : Young , St ewart B. EOP/ USTR <St ewart.B.Young@us tr. eop.gov>
Sent: Tue sday , September 19, 2017 3:56:20 PM
To : Ken Mo nahan
Subject : FW : Update : Registr ation Link Included

From : Office of t he Unit ed States Tr ade Representative [m ailto:scott@ ustr.ccs end .com] On Behalf Of Office of t he
United States Trade Represen tative
Sent: Tuesday , September 19, 2017 10:12 AM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Yo un g@ust r .eop.gov>
Subject: Update: Registrat ion Link Included

Interested Stakeholder:

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 The third round of NAFTA renegotiatio ns will take place in Ottawa , Canada from
Saturday , Septembe r 23 to Wednesd ay, September 27.
Over the course of the negotiations , USTR will be holding two off-t he-record
briefin g s for the U.S . business community . Details be low:
Briefing 1Subject :
Date:
Time:
Location :

U pdate by USTR Office of Western Hemi sphere
Monday , September 25, 2017
6:00p .m .
The West in Ottawa, 11 Colone l By D rive, Otta w a, ON K lN 9H4

Briefing 2Subject :
Date :
Time:
Location :

Updat e by USTR Office of A.!:,rricu
ltura l Affa irs
Tuesday, September 26 , 20 17
6 :00 p.m.
The West in Ottawa , 11 Colone l By Dri ve, Ottawa, ON K lN 9H4

To obtain the requi site credentials to access the briefin g, p lease comp lete thi s Online
Registration Form. The deadline to regis ter is close of business Wednesday,
September 20, 20 l 7.
Please contact Stewart Young (stewart.b you ng@ustr.eop gov) with questions or
issues surrounding online registration. We look forwar d to your cont inued input and
guida nce as we head into what promises to be a very productive thi rd round of
NAFTA renegotiations.
Cameron T. Seward
Intergo vernmen tal Affai rs and Public Engagement
The Office of the United States Trade Representative
Cameron. T Seward a ustr.eo
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From:
"Smith-Vaughan,

Reuben" <rsmith@uschamber.com>

To:
''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Tue, 19 Sep 2017 16:01:13 -0400
Thanks Stewart!
Best,
Reuben

Look forward

to seeing you in Ottawa.

From: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR [mailto:Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov)
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 3:57 PM
To: Smith -Vaughan, Reuben <RSmith@USChamber.com>
Subject: FW: Update: Registration Link Included

From: Office of the United States Trade Representative

[mailto:scott@ustr.ccsend.com]
United States Trade Representative
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 10:12 AM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B .Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: Update: Registration Link Included

On Behalf Of Office of the

Interested Stakeholder:
The third round ofNAFTA renegotiations will take place in Ottawa, Canada from
Saturday, September 23 to Wednesday, September 27.
Over the course of the negotiations, USTR will be holding two off-the-record
briefings for the U.S. business community. Details below:
Briefing I Subject:
Date:
Time:
Location:

Update by USTR Office of Western Hemisphere
Monday, September 25, 2017
6:00 p.m.
The Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON KlN 9H4

Briefing 2Subject:
Date:
Time:
Location:

Update by USTR Office of Agricultural Affairs
Tuesday , September 26, 2017
6:00 p.m.
The Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K lN 9H4

To obtain the requisite credentials to access the briefing, please complete this Online

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 Registratio n Fon n. The deadline to register is close of business Wedne sday,
September 20, 2017.
Please contact Stewart Young (stewart.b .young@u str.eop.gov) with questions or
issue s surrounding online registration. We look forward to your cont inued input and
guidance as we head into what promises to be a very productive third round of
NAFT A renegotiations.
Cameron T. Seward
hl tergovern m ental Affairs and Public Engag ement
The Office of the United St.ates Trade Represent.ative
Cameron .T.Sewa rd ustr.eo

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From:
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To:
"Smith-Vaughan , Reuben" <rsmith@uschambe r.com>
Date:
Tue, 19 Sep 20 17 10:29: 16 -040 0

Will do !
Sent from my iPhon e
> On Sep 19, 2017 , at 10:28 AM, Smith-Vaughan , Reuben <RSmith@USC bamber.c om > wrote :
>
> Hey Camero n,
>
> Got the updat ed note, thank you so much and look forward to see ing you Ottawa . Let me know whe n you all get up there.
>
> Best,
> Reuben
>
> -----Original Message ---> Fro m : Sewar d, Cameron T.EOP /USTR [mailt o:Cameron .T.Seward @ustr.eop.gov]
> Sent: Tues day , Sep tember 19, 2017 10:27 AM
> T o : Smith-Vaughan , Reuben <RS111
.ith@US01 ambe r.com>
> Subj ect.: Re : A messa ge to our sta kholders
>
> Hey Reuben,
>

> Sorry abo ut that. Looks like the link got stripped out. We j ust resent --Iet me know if y ou're still havi ng trouble .
>
> See you in Canad a , if not before .
>
> Bes t,
>Came ron
>

> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 19, 2017 , at 9:56 AM , Smi th-Vaugh an, Reube n <RSmith@US Cbambe r.com<ma il to :RSmi th @USC hamb er.com >>
w rote:
>

> Hey Cameron ,
>
> Great catc hing up and hope the week started o ut well . Thanks for the not e be low, bu t wa s wondering if there is a link yo u want
us to use to regis ter (lhere was n't one in the oote below)?
>
> Bes t,
> Reuben
>
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> O ver Lhecourse of the nego tia tions , USTR will be hol ding Lwooff-the -recor d bri efings for U1e U .S . b usiness con mtUilily.
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> Briefin g 2Upda te by USTR Offi ce of Agricultural Affairs
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very producti ve tllird roun d of NAFT A renegotiations.
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'Young , Stewar t B. EOP/USTR" <stewart .b.you ng@ustr.eop .gov>
To:
Ken Monahan <l<monahan@na m.org >
Cc:
"Seward, Cameron T. EOP/US T R" <cameron .t.se ward@ustr .eq:>.gov>
Date:
Tue, 19 Sep 20 17 18:50:49-0400
Thanks! Try in g to work ou t ou r process!
On Sep ]9 , 2017 , a1 5:50 PM, Ke n Monaha n <K Mona han @nam.o rg> wrote:
Makes sense - - thanks .
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From : Young, Stewar t B. EOP/USTR <Stewar t .B.Young@ ustr.eop.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, Septe mb er 19, 2017 5 :48 :37 PM
To: Ken Monahan; Seward, Camero n T. EOP/USTR
Subject: RE: A message to our stakeholders

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The re are separate meet ing s fo r cleared advis ors.
The meet ings below are for stakeholders -t hey will not be able to access the separately credential meetings .
From: Ken Monahan [ma ilto:KMonaha n@nam.org]
Sent : Tuesday, Septembe r 19, 2017 5:4 5 PM
To: Youn g, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart .B.Young@us tr .eop .gov>; Seward, Cameron T. EOP/USTR
<Came ron.T.Seward@us tr .eop.gov>
Subject: Re: A message to our stakeholders

Hi Stewart ,
TI1ere has been some conf usion reg arding lhe s lakehold er meel ings on Sepl 25 and 26. In your email below ,
you had ind icated thes e meetings would be open to non-cleared advisors , but one ofmy mem bers had hear d
from USTR that they we re only for cleared advisors . Can yo u please clarify?
Thanks again for all your help.
Ken Monahan
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From: Young , Stew a1t B. EOP/USTR <stewa1t .b.v onug@us tr.eop.gov>
Sent : Tuesday , Septem ber 19, 20 17 3:22 PM
Subject: RE: A message to our stakeholders
To: Ken Monaha n <kmonahau r@nam .org>, Sewa rd , Cameron T. EOP/USTR
<cameron .t.se war d@custr. eop .gov>

Thanks sir - sor ry we we re planning to send to yo u d ir ect ly.
Of co ur se we will add you .
Non-cleared advisors, and this will be the full extent. No presentations th is t ime.
Thank you !

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 From :

Ken Monaha n [ Ke n Monah an (mailto :KMonah an0) nam .org ]

Sent : Tuesday, September 19, 20 17 12 :36 PM
To: Young, Stew art B. EOP/US TR <S tew art. B.Yo ung:@ustr.eop. gov>; Se\:vard , Camer on T. EOP/US TR
<Cam eron.T.Sewar d'.@us lr.eop.gov >

Subject: FW: A mess age to ou r stakeholders
Hi Ste wart and Ca meron:
We rece ived this em ail fr om one of our me mbe rs. A few question s for y ou all:
•

Is there an ema il distri bution list to whic h I c ould be added? I did not receive this dir ectly - thanks fo r addi ng
me, if you cou ld.
• A re th e briefin gs below just fo r d ea red advisors - or for non-clea red ad\/iso rs, as w ell?
• Will th ere be the oppo rtunity for stakeho lders to ma ke pre senta tio ns in Ott awa (as was done in other trad e
negot iations last yea r), o r will these two briefings be the extent of the s ta keho lder meetings o n the ground?
Many than ks,

Becom e a suppo rter of MFG Day.
Partner with us forC reato rs W ante d.

From: Office of the Unite d States Trad e Rep rese ntati ve <skra mmes<a1ustJ·.eop .gov>
Date: September 19, 20 17 at 10:12 :10 AM EDT
Subject: U1>date:Registration Link Included
Reply-To: skr ammes(a111
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lnterested Sta keholde r:
The third round of NA FT A renegotiations will take place in Ottawa, Can ada from
Saturday , Septem ber 23 to Wednesday , Septem ber 27.
Over the co urse of the negotiations, USTR w ill be holding two off-the -record
briefings for the U.S . business co mmunity. Detail s below:
Briefing 1Subject:
Date:
Time :
Loca tion:
Briefing 2Subjec t :
Date:

Time :
Loca tion:

Up date by USTR Office of Wes tern Hemis phere
Mon day, Seplember 25, 201 7
6 :00 p.m .
The Westi n Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Drive , Ottawa , ON KIN 9H4
Updat e by USTR Office of Agricultu ral Affairs
Tuesday, September 26 , 2017
6 :00 p.m .
The Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa , ON KIN 9H4

To obtain the requisite credentials to access the briefing , please co mplete thisOnline

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 Registration Fonn. The deadline to registe r is close of busine ss Wednes day,
September 20 , 2017.
Pleas e contact Stewart Young (stewart .b.vo ung(a),ustr. eop.gov) with questio ns or
issues surround ing on line reg istration. We look forward to yo ur continue d input an d
guidance as we head into what promises to be a very productive third round of
NAF T A reneg otiations.
Camero n T. Seward
lntergovemm enta l Aff air s and Public Engagement
The Office of I.he Uni.Led Stales Trade Represe ntative
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"Greer, Jamieso n L.EOP/USTR"<jamieson.
l.greer@us tr .eop.gov>, "Griffin, Payne P . EOP/USTR"
<garrison.p .griffin@ustr .eop.gov>, "Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr .eop.gov>, "Melle, John M.
EOP/USTR" <john_melle@ustr.eop.gov>,
"Kendall , Eliza beth L. EOP/USTR"
<elizabeth_l_kendall@ustr.eop.gov>
, "Bahar , Daniel EOP/USTR" <daniel_bahair@ustr.eop .gov>, Michele Ballantyne
<mballantyne@riaa.com>
Date:
Tue, 19 Sep 2017 17:28:49 -0400

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Many thanks again and grea t to see you today as well. Very much app reciated.
Gratefully ,
George
George E.C. York I Senior V ice Pres ident, International
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Cc: Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR<.lam ieson.L.Gree r@ ust r.eop.gov>; Griffi n, Payne P. EOP/USTR
<Garrison.P.Gr iffi n@ ust r.eo p.gov>; Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stew art .B.Young@ust r.eop. gov>; Melle, John M .
EOP/USTR <.loh n_ Melle@ust r. eop.gov>; Kendall , El izab eth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabeth _ L_ Kenda ll @ustr.eop.gov> ;
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Subject: RE: USAlli ance for Music Lett er to Ambassado r Light hizer
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<garrison.p.griffin@ustr.eop .gov>, "Young , Stewa rt B. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b .young@ustr.eop .gov>, "Vaughn, Stephen
P. EOP/USTR" <stephen .p.vaughn@ustr .eop.gov>, "Melle , John M. EOP/USTR" <john _melle@ustr.eop .gov> , "Kendall ,
Elizabeth L.EOP/USTR"<elizabe1h _l_kenda ll@ustr.eop .gov>, "Ba har, Danie l EOP/USTR "
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"Koh,
Grace E. EOP /WHO" <grace .e .koh@who .eop .gov>, "Joseloff , Benjamin G . EO P/NSC"
<benjamin.g .jo se loff @nsc.eo p .gov> , "Pinkos , Stephen M . EOP /OVP" <step hen .m .pinkos@ovp .eo p.gov> ,
ihernandez@doc .gov , ebran dsta d@doc.gov, mplatt@doc .gov, spark -su@d oc.gov , ggardner@doc.gov,
joseph.laroski@trade.gov, Stevan Mitc hell <steva n.mitchell@tr ade.gov>, Jenn ifer Carton <jennifer.carton@trade.gov> ,
james .sullivan@trade .gov, krysten.jenci@trade .gov , paulette.hemandez@trade .gov , andrea .dasi lva@trade .gov,
john .anders se n@trade .gov , ann .heilman-d ah l@trade .gov, "Per1mutter, Shira" <shir:a .per1mutter@uspto.gov> , •carson,
David (Da vid. Carso n@USPTO.GOV)" <davi d.c arson@uspto.gov>, kc laggett@loc.gov, "Strong, Maria"
<ms trong@ loc .gov >, "Amer , Kevin" <kam er@loc.gov> , holmanae@state .gov, "Dyer , Lisa L" <dyerll@state.gov> ,
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Cc:
Mitch Glazier <mgla zier@riaa .co m> , Michele Ballantyne <mballantyne@riaa.com>,
Steve n Gottlieb <sgottl ieb@riaa.com>

Moma Willens <mwillens@riaa.com>,

Date :

Tue , 19 Sep 2017 16:20:30 -0400
Attachments:
Lighthizer letter 9-19-17 _fina l.pdf (363 .44 kB)
Dear all,
Please find at t ached a letter to Ambassador Lighthiz er on NAF TA fro m 23 groups represent ing the Ameri can mus ic
commu nity . Happy to discuss.
Best ,
George
George E.C. York I Senior Vice President, International
Recording Industry Association of America
e. gyork@riaa,com I w. riaa,com
t.rGJjbJ I s. 1025 F Street, NW
10th Floor I Washington, DC 20004

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Dear Ambassador

Lighthizer:

We write to you as trade-intensive
American music creators in support of your work to deliver
on the Administration's
commitment
to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA).
We support a forward-looking trade policy to advance American economic growth, job
creation, and trade competitiveness
through American creativity. The future of trade in creative
products and services, and the creative industries' signifi cant contribut ions to the U.S.
of respect for creativity , reflecting both today's
economy, are built on a strong foundation
digital economy and tomorrov/s
digital future.
Unfortunately,
as you work to bring NAFTA into the modern age, there are interest groups
working for a backwa r·d-looking agenda in their own narrow financial interest at the expense of
America's national interests
economic, employment and cultural. This harmful agenda is
contrary to our country's historic support for true creato rs and their property rights, and it
would prevent fair competition in the digital marketplace.
st

Specifically, these technology interests' August 31 letter
vast loopho les in the America n copyright system, such as
sweeping immunities for those committing content theft.
America's trading partners to act as havens for piracy and
infringe American creative content.

would have you in:;ert into NAFTA
broad copyright exceptions and
This would be an open invitation to
refuges for those who illegally

These technology groups would risk America's digital future to further their own interests by
perpetuating
an antiquated system of copyright safe harbors under the Digital Mil !enniurn
Copyright Act (DMCA), established at the dawn of the Internet and subsequently interpreted
well beyon d the law's original intent.
Even if it were possible for a t r ade agreement to fully reflect U.S. law on safe harbors (and
recent experiences with the Trans-Pacific Partnership text argue otherwise), it remains
fundamentally unclear why the United States would seek to lock our Congress, our trading
partners, and our creators into a two-decade old system, with all its imperfections
and

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 inequ itie s, in an updated NAFTA . Such an approach would be antithetical
of NAFTA mo dernizat ion.

to the core objective

Creators Create Content - and Drive U.S. Economic and Cultural Benefits
In their August 31 st letter, several Internet associations attempt to underm ine the concerns and livelihoods - of thousands upon thous ands of creators across the country by adopting the ir
identity, cla im ing that some Internet compan ies are "the new faces of the Ame ri can content
industry. " But those Internet companies, wearing different masks as they profit from the
competitive distortions they perpetuate , do not speak for us. Creators, of course, create
content. We are the artists, musicians , songwriters, publishers, producers, managers,
promote rs, distribu tor s, labe ls, and countless others - the many true faces of content - who
dr ive use rs to these companies' sites and services. We de dicate our lives t o this passion, mak ing
the United States the nu m ber one exporter of music in the wor ld and driv i ng new investment
and technology, both here at home and overseas.
American Content In d ust ries are Digitally Intensive and Technolog ically Innovative
Our indu st ry is digita ll y inte nsive and techno logically in novat ive . We derive mo re than 80
percent of our revenue fro m digit al sources (and grow ing ) and license more than 400 services
worldwide. Likewise , IP-intensive industries lik e ours help drive t he U.S. competit ive advantage
in dig ital trade, with IPR licens ing accou nting for th e largest U.S. digital trade surplus of all
serv ices categor i es ($88.2 billio n), and the second-largest export of such categories ($130.3
bi ll ion) . Over 80 per ce nt of traff ic over t he Int ern et and over 60 percent of the t raffic ov er

mobile phones is audiovisual, incl uding music videos and music. Music remains one of the key
dr ivers of broadba nd penet rat ion, information and communicatior, tec h nology {ICT) device
uptak e, and Interne t business development, including in search , social m ed ia, clo ud an d
streamin g services.
Creators Support Safe Harbors as Inte nded, But Oppose Abusive Expansion

To be clea r, we support safe harbor s as they were orig ina lly intended, tha t is limited to passive
neutral intermediaries and not plat forms t hat are optimizing or promoting content. But, we
oppose the abusive expansion of those safe harbors beyond their inte nded purpose, and we
oppose the importa tion into NAFTA of ineffective and inaccurate prov isions from ou t dated
agreemen ts with vastly different countries. Wh en a f ew tech assoc i ations press you to simply
re t ain the same safe harbor provisions from TPP and export them to Canada and Mexico and
beyond th ro ugh NAFTA, those associations are also asking vou to ignore the lessons of the last
20 years of history . Those lessons have taught us that the DMCA safe har bor - e)(plicitly
intended for passive, neutral platforms - has increasing ly been used to cloak non -passive
busi nesses in the man tle of safe harbor immunity, putting other digital pa rtners at a massive
competitive disadvantage and undermining the stability of the on line marketp lace .
In effect, thos e few tech assoc iations are asking you to use trade agreements to prevent ou r
Congress from legislat ing for the future. Just as some tech companies have changed fro m startups to global incu m ben ts , the digital marketplace has also changed. Our trade agreements
should also adapt , while not preventi ng our Congress from clarifying the or igin al intent of U.S.

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 law to the benefit of U.S. creators. It would be profoundly ironic, let alone fundamentally
de tr imental, to modernize NAFTA to include an outdated law t hat reflects a distant digi t al past ,
i.e., when NAFTA f irst enter ed int o force.

And the impact of the DMCA safe harbor ab use is not merely academic. It has been devastating
for the music industry, lead ing to a w holes ale t heft of creative property and a devaluat ion of
creative co ntent and t he copyright protect ion that sust ains it. 1 Indeed , the flawed safe harbo r
provisions in the TPP would perpetuate the massive value gap created by the DMCA that cou ld
cost America $1 billion a year. 2
Beyo nd the U.S. expe r ience, our trading partners are simply not in a position to i m pleme nt U.S.
safe har bor law i n their own dome stic syste ms, which lack fundamental aspect s of the U.S. legal
system, including our high-stan d ard intellectua l property protections, our case law and our
Const itution. Plac ing flawed safe harbors in the hands of our trading partners would put t he
U.S. creative industries (wh ich contribute more than $1.2 tr illion to GDP and emp loy 5.5 mil lion
Americans) at a dramatic compe tit ive disadvantage.
As with over-broad

safe harbo r provisions, the cal l for NAFTA to include ove r- broad copyright
except ions in the name of " balanc e" is also highly concerning to Am erican cr eat ors . Both U.S.
l aw and international copyr ight agreeme nts do contain narrow exceptions, but do not include
the term "balance." Th e request for "bala nce," including an open-ended exception for "fair
use" that does not recognize the necessary pa rameters and gu idance of 150 years of U.S. case
l aw, reflects an agenda to undermine copyright pr otections international ly to the benefit of a
few tech companies. Forc ing our trading partners to adopt a few associat ions' preferr ed and
self-se rving fl avor of " ba lance " onlv encou r ages our trading partners ta start w ith U.S. law and
then move backwards, in terms of either un der-implementing
copyright protections or overirnplernenting copyright exceptions pursuant to an infi nite range of countervailing interests,
wh ich w ill very lik ely not be to protect U.S. crea t ors.
W ith NAFTA, the United St ates stands at a th r eshold. We can antiquate NAFTA by bless i ng the
harmful and inwa rd - look ing practices of our trading partners, condemning our creat ive
industries to a law that has departed from its original intent and has fallen far behind the times.
Or we can modernize NAFTA by advancing an inclusive digita l trade policy that cap ita lizes on
the contributions of our crea t ors to jobs, growth, and the U.S. competit ive adv antage i n trade.
We can look backward and export outmoded laws and past TPP compromises of previous
Adm in istrat ions , or we can look forward to our digital f uture, which has Amer ican creativity as
part of its core, fueled by st r o ng copyright protection and en forc ement. We look forward to

1

Is It Time to Break Up Google? Jona than Taplin ; The New Yo rk Times; Apri l 22, 20 17; available at:
htt ps://www. nyt i mes. com /2017 /04/22/ o pi nion /s u nda y/is -it -t ime- to- bre ak-u p-g oogle. htm I.
2

Beard , T. Randolph; Ford, George S.; and Stern, Michael ; Safe Harbors and the Evolution of Music Retailing ;
Pho eni x Cent er Polic y Bull etin No. 41; Phoen ix Center fo r Advance d Legal and Economic Pu blic Policy Studies;
M arc h 20 17; availab le at: htt p:// www.phoen ix-center .org/PolicyB ull eti n/ PCPB41Fina1.pdf .

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 working closely with you on NAFTA modernization,
creative industries.

including to protect and promote our

Sincerely,

American Association of Independent Music
American Federation of Musicians
Americana Music Association
Association of Independent Music Publishers
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Azoff Music Management
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Church Music Publishers Association
Christian Music Trade Association
Gospel Music Association
Global Music Rights
The living Legends Foundation, Inc.
Music Managers Forum-US
Nationa l Music Publishers' Association
Nashville Songwriters Association International
The Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Academy
Rhythm & Blues Foundation, Inc.
SAG-AFT RA
SESAC
Songwriters Guild of America
Sound Exchange
USAlliance for Music

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From:
Eric Hoplin <eric.hoplin@fsroundtable.org>
To:
"Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR" <jamieson. l.greer@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Tue, 19 Sep 20 17 13:44: 15 -040 0

JamiesonThanks for the note. I enjoye d meeting you and the Ambassado r. He was great. All of our CEO s appreciated tl1e thoug htful and
candid conversa tion with him .
Likew ise if I/we can ever be helpful to you or the Ambassador , don' t hesitate to reac h out.
-Eric
Eric Hoplin
Execu tive Dire ctor
Financ ial Services Roundtable

O:[G)i(3
@EricHoplin
>www.FSR 0w1dtable.org <

-----Original Message-- --From: Greer, Jamieson L.E OP/US TR[ mai lto :Jamieson .L.Greer@ustr.eop .gov]
Sent : Monday , September 18, 2 0 17 6 :16 PM

To: Eric Hopl in <Eric.Hoplin @FSRo undt abJc.o rg>
Subject: Follow-up
Eric,

It was great to meet you the other day at the FSR event featuring Ambassador Lighthizer. I tllink the even t went well and tlte
Amb assador was ve1y happy with it. Plea se feel free to reach out to me if you ever have aJ1y questions on Administration trade
policy or otherw ise want to catch up.
Best,
Jam ieso n

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 NAFTA ISDS
From:
"Pica Karp, Maria" <mpica@chevron.com>
To:
''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:
"Almeida, Renato De P." <renato.almeida@chevron.com>,
"Thompson, Jay R"
<thompsonjr@chevron.com> , "Valderrama, Alexandra (AValderrama)" <avalderrama@chevron.com>,
Mayya" <mayya@chevron.com>

"Novakovskiy,

Date:
Wed, 20 Sep 2017 15:34:23 -0400
Attachments:
Maintaining Investment Protections in FTAs April 2017.docx (16.52 kB); CVX USTR ISDS + Fed Registry letters.pdf
(227.58 kB)

Dear Mr . Young:
Chevron has a long tradition of working closely with the U .S. government to promote free and fair trade,
including investment protections and Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms, in U.S. trade
and investment agreements. The most important issues for us in U .S trade and investment agreements
are robust investment protections and strong ISDS mechanisms.
We are deeply concerned with reports that the Administration may be considering either: 1) eliminating
ISDS from NAFTA, or 2) proposing an "opt-in" ISDS alternative . Chevron supports retaining NAFTA's
Chapter 11.
We consider ISDS an essential tool to protect us and other American companies operating abroad against
expropriation, nationalization of our assets , discrimination, and any other unlawful treatment awarded to
our employees and our investments. We strongly believe that by ensuring that the most basic rule-of-law
guarantees are accorded to American companies when we invest abroad, ISDS helps project American
values and influence overseas, and ensure that American companies can compete equitably.
In the energy sector, NAFTA has been a success, and has contributed to U.S. energy security . The
American oil and gas industry supports over 10.3 million jobs , many of which are dependent on overseas
investments. Chevron (for example) spent $8.4 billion with U.S. based suppliers for international
operations in 2016 alone, supporting thousands of jobs here in the U.S. NAFTA has also contributed to
U.S. energy security , by facilitating market access and helping increase domestic production. Canada and
Mexico, our NAFTA partners, are the largest importers of American crude oil, natural gas, refined products,
and high-technology , high-value upstream oil and gas equipment. In the refining sector, 80 American
refineries rely solely on heavy crude oil from Mexico and Canada - these refineries support over 100,000
well-paying American jobs.
Since the announcement of the Administration's intent to renegotiate NAFTA, we have engaged multiple
agencies and stakeholders at all levels of the Administration, members of Congress, and built coalitions
with trade associations to advocate for the inclusion of ISDS in the renegotiated NAFTA agreement. Our
Chairman and CEO, John Watson , wrote a letter to USTR Robert Lighthizer conveying our case for the
preservation of ISDS in American trade agreements. Additionally , Chevron submitted official comments for
the Federal Register during the NAFTA renegotiation consultation period earlier in the year. For your
consideration, both are attached together with a summary of our business case for ISDS in NAFTA which
we have shared with many stakeholders in the Administration .
We look forward to continuing the dialogue with the Administration and other stakeholders regarding ISDS
and NAFTA, as well as overall trade policy as a way to continue to support economic development in the
U.S .

AMf HICAN

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 Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need add itiona l information. Thank you for
consideri ng our views. Maria
Maria Pica Karp
Vice President & General Manager
mpica@chevron .com
Chevron
Policy, Government and Pub lic Affairs
600 13th Street NW, Suite 600
Wa~05-3027
Tel~
Fax +1 202 408 5845
Mobile (b)( 6)

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 RE: AT&T pull aside
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From:
"DONOHO , WINFIELD L" <wd1243@att .com>
To:
"seward, cameron T. EOP/USTR" <cameron.t.seward@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Wed, 20 Sep 20 17 11:47 :19-0400

Thanks much Came ron . My CEO wa s very app reciative of the time and the USTR team effo rts.
Keep me pos ted if we can do anythin g for y ou.
All th e Bes t,
Wendy

- --Original Mess age---F rom: Seward , Came ron T. EOP/US TR [ma ilto:Ca meron .T.Sewa rd@ustr.eo p.gov ]
Sent: Wednesday , Septe mber 20, 20 17 11:25 AM
To: DO NOHO , WINF IELD L <wdl243 @au .com>
Su~ject Re : AT&T pull asid e
T hank s again , Wen dy. And grea t to mee t you.
P lease let me kno w if l can be he lpful with follow -up from the co nversa tion with Mr. Stephenso n and the Ambassa dor .
Bes t,
Came ron
Sent from my iPho ne
On Sep 20, 2017 , at 11 :04 AM. D ONO HO, WINF lELD L <wdl 243@a tt.co m<mailt o:wd l 24 3@att.c om>> wrote:
Hi Camer on,
I'll ge t my CEO to the Adam s Confere nce room and und erstand BRT will get y ou an d the Ambas sador the re as well.
If they should not be the re to escort you it's the middle conf room j ust around the corne r fio m the room you're in now .
See you mome ntar ily .
Wendy

Sent from my iPho ne

On Sep 19, 2017 , at 4 :25 PM, Seward, Cameron T. EOP/U STR
<Cameron.T.Seward @u str.eop.gov< mailto :Cameron .T.Seward @ustr .eop .gov>> w rote :
Thank s, \Vendy . \ Ve'l1 see yo u tomorro w.

Best,
Came ron
--- Original Mess age---Frorn: DONOHO , WINFIE LD L [mailto :wdl24 3@a ttco m]
Sent : Tuesday, September 19, 20 17 3 :42 PM
To: Sew ard, Came ron T. EO P/US TR <Cam eron.T. Seward@ ustr.eop.g ov<m ailto :Cam eron.T.Sewa rd@u str.eo p.gov>>
Cc : Bacak , Abigail R.EOP/USTR<A bi gailR. Bacak@ ustr .eop.gov<mail to:Abigail.R .Bac ak @ustr.eop.go v>>
Su~jcc t: RE: AT &T pull asid e

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 HI Came ron ,
They've changed the room for the pull aside to the Adam s Conference Roo m, same flo or, behind the reception desk.
J'm told tha t the BR T staff will faci litate s howi ng yo u and the Amb assado r to the room aft e r he mak es Iris address .
li any issues sh ou ld arise b etween now and the n, my cell istG>J(j
Look fonvar d to se ein g you tomorrow .
Thank s,
Wen dy
---O riginal Message---F rom: Seward , Came ron T.E OP /US TRfmailto :Cameron .T.Seward @ustr.eo p.gov 1
Sent : Monday , September 18, 2 0 17 11:53 AM
To: DON OHO , WINF IELD L <wd l243'.f?jatt.com <nrnHto:·wdl 243@att .com >>
Cc: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/US1R<Ab igail.R .Bacak @ ustr .cop.gov <mail to:Abiga il.R .B acak @ustr.cop.gov >>
Subject: Re : AT &T pull as ide

Many thanks, Wen dy.
Best,
Came ron
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 18, 2017 , at 11 :0 1 AM, D ONOHO , WINFIELD L <wd l 243@a tt.com <mai1to:wd l 243 @a tt .com >> wrote:
Yes , thank you . The Amb ass ador and Mr . Step henson have had mu ltipl e con versa tions regard ing th e recent Mexic an Supreme
Court decisio n tha t adve rse ly imp acts compet ition reforms as they relat e to the teleco m munications industry .
Mr . Stephenson wo u ld like to bring the Am bassador up to date on recen t develo pm ents .
U nders tanding that the Ambassador is on a tight timeline , the co nversa tion ,vill b e kep t b rief.
All th e Bes t,
Wend y

---O rigin al Mess ag e---From : Seward , Ca me ron T.EOP /USTR[ mailto: Cameron.T .Sewa rd@ustr.eo p.gov ]
Sent : Monda y , Septe mber 18, 20 17 10:50 AM
To : DON OHO , WINF IELD L <wdl243~att. com<mai lto :wdl243 @ att.com>> ; Bacak , Abigai l R. EOP/USJR
<Ab igail.R.Bacak@ustr.e op.gov < mai lto:Abigail.R .Bacak @ustr.eop.go v>>
Subject: RE: AT&T pull aside
Thank you , Weooy. Logistically that sou nd s great. Are the re any topics in particular thaJt Mr . Stephe nson wou ld like to discuss
w ith the Amb assador?
Best ,
Camero n
--- O riginal Message ---From: DONOHO , WTNFTELD L (mailto: wd l 24 3@att .co m]
Sent : Monday, Septembe r 18, 20 17 10:32 AM
To: Bacak , Ab igail R.EOP/USTR<Ab igail.R. Bacak @ ustr .eop.gov <mail to:Abiga il.R.B acak @ustr.eop .gov >>; Seward , Came ron
T. EOP/USTR <Ca mero n.T. Sewar d@ustreop. gov < mailt o:Ca meron. T .Seward @ ustr .eop .gov>>
Subject: RE : AT&T pull asi de
T hanks for the int roduc tion Ab by .
Hi Cameron,
I will be on site with my CEO and my und erstanding is that upon the co mpl etion of Am bassa dor Lig hthiz er's co mme nts , that he
w ill leave the room as will my CE O to meet him.
T he BRT has indic at ed th at tbey\ 1 e made accomo dations for the meeting to take pla ce in tbe "Pres iden t's co nferen ce room ."
I don't know the layout of the floo r bu t it is like ly that Randall will mee t the Amb assado r tl1ere if tha t works on yo ur end.
Let me know if that wo rks for yo u .. any ques tion s or comme n ts yon may hav e .
Many Thanks ,
Wendy

Wendy Donoho

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 AVP Federal Relatfons
AT&T

Washington, DC
wdonoho ·att .com <mailto:wdonoho@att.com>

--- Original Message ---From: Bacak , Abigail R. EOP/USTR [rnaillo:Abigail.R.Bacak@us Lr.eop.gov ]
Sent : Monday, September I 8, 2 0 I 7 10: 12 AM
To: Seward , Cameron T. EOP/US TR <Cameron.T.Seward@us tr.eop.gov<m ailco:Cameron.T.Seward@us tr.eop.gov >>;
DONOHO , WINFIEL D L <wd l2 43@att.c om<mailto :wd l243 @att.com>>
Subject: A T& T pull aside
Hi Wendy--

Cameron from our office is running point on this meeting-- l wanted you to meet him vir tually.
T hanks!
Abby

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From:
"Pica Karp, Maria" <mpica@chevron .com>
To:
"Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR" <jamieson. l.greer@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc:
"Almeida, Renato De P." <renato.alrneida@chevron .com> , "Thompson, Jay R"
<thompsonjr@chevron .com>, "Vald errama , Alexandra (AValderrama)" <avalderr ama@chevron .com>, "Novakovskiy ,
Mayya" <mayya@chevron.com>
Date:
Wed, 20 Sep 2017 21 :56:32 -0400

Jam ieso n: Thank you for acknow ledging our note and pass ing along our concerns to the Ambassador. We have always
apprec iated the construc tive relatio nship with UST R. If there is any data or infonn ation tliat would be helpful to you, please Jet
me know. Mari a
--- Original Mess age ---Frorn: Greer , Jamieson L . EOP/US TR [mai lto:Jamieson.L .Greer@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 20 17 9 :55 PM
To : Pica K arp, Maria <MP ica@chevron.com>
Cc : Almeida, Renato De P.< Re11ato. Almeida@chevron.c om> ; Thompson, Jay R <Tho mpsonJR @ chevron.com>; Valderra ma,
Alexa ndra (A Valderra ma) <AVald en-ama(@chev ron.com> ; Novakovskiy, Jvfayya <mayya @chev ron.com>
Subject: [**EXTERNAL **] Re: NAFf A ISDS
Mari a,
Thank you for your comment s. I am copying our chief of public engagement as well to ensure she notes your vie·ws.
I recently attended a lunch where l sat next to Jay and we discussed this particular issue. I've communi cated Chevron's concems
to the Amb assador.

Best,
Jam ieson
JAMIES ON L . GRE ER
Chief of Staff
Offi ce of the U .S. Tr ade Represen tative
Exec utive Offi ce of the Pres ident
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On Sep 20, 2017 , at 3 :34 PM, Pica Karp , Maria <MPic a@c hevr on.com <mai11o :lv1Pica @chevr on. com>> wrote :

Dear Mr . Greer:
Chevron has a long traditi on of working clo sely with the U.S. governmen t to promote free and fair trade, incl uding invest ment
protections and Investor-State Dispute Senlemem (ISDS ) mechanisms, in U.S . trade and investment agreem ents. The most
importa nt issues for us in U.S. trnde and i.nvesllllent agree ments are rob ust invest ment protec tions and strong ISDS mechanis ms.
We are dee ply con cerned wit h reports that the Admin istration may be considering eit11er : 1) elimina ting ISDS from N Af - r A , or
2) proposing an " opt-in" ISDS alternati ve. Chevron support s retainin g NAFf A's Chapter 11.
We consider ISDS an essentia l tool to protect us and other American companies operating abroad against ex-propriation,
national iz.ation of our assets, disc1i111
ination, and any ot her unlawfu l treatment awarde d to our emp loyees and our inves tments.
We slrongly believe tJial b y e ns uring that the most bas ic rule-of-la w guarantees are accorded to American co mp anie s when we

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 invest abroad , ISDS helps project American vaJues and influence overseas , and ensure that American companies can compete
equitably.
In the energy sector, NAF T A bas been a success, and has contributed to U.S. energy security. The American oil and gas industry
supports over 10.3 million jobs, many of which are dependent on ove rseas in\'estments. Chevron (for example) spent $8.4 billion
with U.S. based suppliers for international operations in 2016 alone, supporting thousands of jobs here in the U.S. NAFTA has
also contributed to U.S. energy security, by facilitatin g market access and helping increase domestic productio n. Canada and
Mexico , our NAFTA partners, are the largest importers of American crude oil , natural gas, refined prod ucts, and hightechnology, high-value upstream oil and gas equipment. In the rerming sector, 80 American refineries rely solely on heavy crude
oil from Mexico and Canada - these refineries support over 100,000 well-paying American jobs.

Since the announcement of th e Administration's intent to renegotiate NAFf A, we liave engaged multiple agencies and
stakeholders at all levels of the Admi nistratio n, members of Congress , and built coalitio ns with trade associations to advocate for
the inclusion ofIS DS in the renegotiated NAFTA agreement. Our Chairman and CEO, John Watson, wrote a letter to USTR
Robert Lighthi zer conveying our case for the preservation of ISDS in American trade agreements. Additio nally, Chevron
submitted official comme nts for the Federal Register during the NATT A renegotia tion consultation period ear lier in the yea r. For

your cons ider.:1
tion, both are attached together with a suuunary of our business case for ISDS in NAFT A which we have shared
with many slak.eholders in the Administra lio1L
We look forward to continuing the dialogue wi th the Administration and other stakeholders regarding ISDS and NAFTA , as well
as overall trade policy as a way to continue to support economic development in the U. S.
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need additional infonna tion. Thank you for considering our view s. Maria
Maria Pica Karp
Vice Presiden t & General Manager
mpica@chevron .com<mailto: mpica<@c
hevron.com>

<Maintaining Investment Protections in FTAs April 2017.docx>
<CVX USTR ISDS + Fed Registry letters.pelf>

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To :
"Clama n , Kimber1ey" <ki m bertey.clama n@c iti.co m>

Date:
Fri, 22 Sep 2017 16:27 :29 -0400
Apologies!! I thou ght I respond ed !
Thank you for your nice note - looking fonvar d to working "1-v:i
th you . Please let me know whe n you get to Ottawa - happy to grab
a coffee if you have time.
Unfortun ately we had to close registration to credential and mo st of our team went al1ead to Ottawa as you can imagine .
Hap py lo sit down with him separa te if it helps !

1cimberlev .claman@,citi.co m> wro te:
On Sep 22, 20 17, at 4: 17 PM, Clmnan , Kimberley <-Hi Stewart,
I am follo wing up o n my email below about adding my colle ague , Tro y Unde rhill , to the meeting on
Monday evening. Wou ld it be possib le to add him to t he registration?
Kind regards,
Kimberl ey

From: Claman, Kimberley [G PA]

Sent: T hursday, September 2 1, 2017 11 :34 AM
To: 'stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov'

Subj ect: Great to meet you
Hi Stewart,
Th ank you for atte nd ing th e CSI meeting yesterday and shar ing with us your vis io n of work t o ensure
that trade and invest m ent conti nue to be an important strategy to grow US j obs and support our
investmen ts abroad. I enjo yed yo ur story about your par ent s. I am from North ca rolina an d my
gr andpare nt s own ed a sock m ill th at they felt closed because of NAFTA. I am not sure that is t he
case ....cou ld have been larg e US companies lik e Fruit of the Loo m ! Nice to hav e a southern connection.
I enjoyed my 12 years at USTR - incredible caliber of people. I shared an office w it h Danie l B. for 6
years. He is an amazing person both personally and on subs ta nce.
I ho pe to see yo u i n Ottawa and please don't hesitat e to reac h out to m e if yo u need inp ut on Citi' s
views on investment and financial serv ices.
I w ill be in Ottawa Sat-Tuesday and w ill attend the Monday night br iefing. My colleague from Cit i who
is based in ou r Canada operations has d ecid ed to j o in me on Mond ay. I know t he regi str at ion fo r t he
br iefing is now clo sed , but do you t h in k it wou ld be poss ib le to still add h im to attend? If so, what
info r mat ion w o uld you need to add hi m to the list ? I t hink it would be he lpfu l for h im to be in th e mix
as we rely on him to do some of our advocat ing with the Cana dian governme nt . For examp le, he has
shared with the Canadian negotiators Citi' s subm issio n to the FR no t ice and Hous e Way s and Means
Hearing.

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 Thank you for cons idering t he addition
issues yesterday.

and than k you aga in for engaging with us on the substantive

Kind regards,
Kimberley
Kimberley Claman
Director, Globa l Government
Cit igroup
11 0 1 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Suite 1000
Washington DC 20004

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Affairs

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 RE: Meeting with Amb. Lighthizer on NAFTA
From:
"Auge rot, Arrow" <augerot@amazon.com>
To:
''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:
"Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR" <abigail.r.bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:52:22 -0400

Thanks!
-----Original Mcssagc----From: Young , Stewart B. EOP/USTR [mailto:Stewart.B.Y oung @ustr.eop .gov]
Sent: Frida y, September 22, 2017 12:51 PM
To : Augerot , Arrow <augerot @ama zon .com >
Cc: Bacak , Abigail R.EOP/USTR <Abigail.R.Bacak @ uslr.eop.gov >
Subject: Re: Meeting with Amb. Lighthi zer on NAFTA
Thanks Arrow!
We'll get this in our process and be in touch!
On Sep 21, 2017, at 4:06 PM , Augerot , Arrow <augerot @amaz on .com<mailto:augerot @ama zon.com >> wrote:
StewartAmazon's General Counsel (direct report to JeffB) is coming to Washington the first week in October, and would like to request
a meeting with the Ambassador to discuss NAFT A, including the IP Chapter, customs issues, and digital trade.
His available windows arc:
10/3: 9-12 :30pmET
10/4: 10:30-12pm ET
Let me know if this is possible or if you want to chat about it.
Look forward to seeing you next week in Ottawa .
Thanks!
Arrow

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 Re : [EXTERNAL] U.S. Chamber Delegation to Ottawa
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U.S. Chamber Donohue Op-Ed: A Nafta Exit Would Be a Rotten
Deal
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To:
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Date:

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A Nafta Exit Would Be a Rotten Deal
Hundr eds of thousands of U.S. job s would be lost, especially in
heartland states that backed Trump
Wall Street J ourn al - Opinion
By Thomas J. Donohue
September 24, 2017
>https://1vv,vw.wsj.com/articles/a-nafta-exit-would-be-a-rotten-deal1506289039<

Imagi ne the scene a year from now: The U.S. unemploymen t rate is climbin g.
Crops in the hea rtland are rottin g. Consumer prices are rising. Manufactu rers are
moving abroad. This vision is n't so far-fetched when you conside r the
increasi ngly precarious state of play in the effo1t to modernize t he North
American Free Trade Agreement.
Nafta supports millions of American jobs, and with thoughtful updates it could
create million s more. Renegotiati ons ,,vith Canada and Mexico launched in
August, but the White House continu es hinting it may withd raw the U.S. from the
tr ade agreement altoget her. These t hreats must be tak en se riously. Quittin g Nafta
would be an econom ic, political and nati onal-security disaster.
How mi ght th e calam ity un fold? Say the Trump adm inist ration pushes ideas that
are opposed vociferous ly by the U.S. business and agricult ure commu nities, as
well as by the Canadian and Mexican governm ents. Such pr oposals might be to
end the agreement's investm ent pro tect ions, add st rict rules on domest ic conte nt,
or impose a five-year sun set clause.

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Those proposals would all but guarantee that negotiations break down-in which
case, American officials insist, they will start to pull the U.S. out of the existing
deal. That is within the White House's authority: Any of the three Nafta parties
may withdraw from the agreement at six months' notice, which the president is
empowered to provide.
Mexico would respond immediately, perhaps starting with its applied mostfavored-nations tariff on grains, which ranges from 15% to 20%. That's the hefty
duty now levied on corn, wheat and other products from countries such as
Argentina and Brazil. In contrast, Nafta allows American farmers to sell crops to
Me:x.icoduty-free. If Me:x.icoslashed the external tariff to zero, it would be able to
substitute billions of dollars in South American products for U.S. ones. Even if
food from the U.S. remained slightly cheaper, years' worth of harsh rhetoric has
left Mexicans furious and willing to pay more to send a message.
That's only one example of the broad and powerful effect pulling out of Nafta
would have. Fourteen million American jobs depend on trade with Canada and
Me:x.ico,which are by far the U.S. 's largest export markets. Our North American
neighbors buy more than $600 billion in U.S.-manufactured goods each year,
more than the next 10 largest markets combined.
Thanks to Nafta, virtually all North American trade is tariff-free. After
withdrawing from the deal, tariffs on all products would snap back to an average
of 3.5% for the U.S., 4.2% for Canada, and 7.5% for Mexico-a terrible deal for all
three countries.
The increased tariffs would hit American consumers and exporters in the
pocketbook, but the losses would accumulate well before that. Supply chains
would shift away from the U.S., as Canada and Mexico looked to their other freetrade partners, in Europe and Asia, for manufactured goods and food.
Hundreds of thousands of American jobs would be lost, and that's a conservative
estimate. Heartland states that voted for President Trump would be hurt most,
and angry voters would know exactly whom to blame.
Beyond the trade retaliation and economic fallout, cooperation between the U.S.
and Mexico in other areas would fall off. Today the two countries work closely on
antiterror and antinarcotics efforts, and Mexico helps limit Central American
migration northward. These efforts would end overnight.
In light of these well-established facts, you'd think that threats to withdraw from
Nafta-or proposals that inevitably would kill the deal-should be off the table. But
they aren't. So here's an unequivocal warning: Undermining Nafta would be a
grave and costly mistake that would hurt the very farmers, manufacturers,
workers and families this White House purports to protect. Americans should do
everything necessary to avert this grievous self-inflicted wound.

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Mr. Donohue is president an d CEO of the U.S. Chamb er of Com me rce.

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AN afta Exit Would Be a Rotten Deal
Hundreds of thousands of U.S.jobs wou ld be lost, especiall y in
heartland states that backed Trump
·wan Str eet Journal - Opinion
By Thoma s J. Dono hue
September 24, 2017
> https: //wvvw. wsj .com/ articles/ a-nafta-exit-wou ld-be-a-rotten-dea l1506289039 <
Imagine the scene a year from now: The U.S. un employme nt rate is climbing.
Crops in the hea rt land are rotting. Consumer prices are rising. Manufac turers are
moving abroad . This vision isn't so far-fetched when you cons ider th e
increasingly precarious sta te of play in the effort to modernize the Nor th
~4.mericanFree Trade Agreement.
Nafta supports millions of American jobs, and ,,vi.ththoughtful updat es it could
create millions more. Renegot iations with Canada and Mexico laun ched in
August , but the White House continues hinting it may withdraw the U.S. from the
trade agreement altogether. These thr eats must be taken seriously. Quitting Nafta
would be an economic, politica l and national-security disaster.
How might the calamity unfold? Say th e Tnunp administration pus hes ideas tha t
are opposed vociferous ly by the U.S . business and agricultu re communities, as
well as by the Canadian and Mexican governments. Such proposals might be to
end the agreement's investme nt protecti ons, add strict rules on domestic content,
or impose a five-year sunset clause .
Th ose proposa ls would all bu t guaran tee th at negotiations break dov\TI-in which
case, Amer ican officials insist, they will start to pull the U.S. ou t of the existing
deal. Tha t is within the White House's authority: Any of the three Nafta parties
may withdraw from the agreement at six mont hs' notice, which the president is
empowered to provide.

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 Mexico would respond immediately, perhaps starting with its applied mostfavored-nations tariff on grains, which ranges from 15% to 20%. That's the hefty
duty now levied on corn, wheat and other products from countries such as
Argentina and Brazil. In contrast, N afta allows American farmers to sell crops to
Mexico duty-free. If Mexico slashed the external tariff to zero, it would be able to
substitute billions of dollars in South American products for U.S. ones. Even if
food from the U.S. remained slightly cheaper, years' worth of harsh rhetoric has
left Mexicans furious and willing to pay more to send a message.
That's only one example of the broad and powerful effect pulling out of Nafta
would have. Fourteen million American jobs depend on trade with Canada and
Mexico, which are by far the U.S.'s largest export markets. Our North American
neighbors buy more than $600 billion in U.S.-manufactured goods each year,
more than the next 10 largest markets combined.
Thanks to N afta, virtually all North American trade is tariff-free. After
withdrawing from the deal, tariffs on all products would snap back to an average
of 3.5% for the U.S., 4.2% for Canada, and 7.5% for Mexico-a terrible deal for all
three countries.
The increased tariffs would hit American consumers and exporters in the
pocketbook, but the losses would accumulate well before that. Supply chains
would shift away from the U.S., as Canada and Mexico looked to their other freetrade partners, in Europe and Asia, for manufactured goods and food.
Hundreds of thousands of American jobs would be lost, and that's a conservative
estimate. Heartland states that voted for President Trump would be hurt most,
and angry voters would know exactly whom to blame.
Beyond the trade retaliation and economic fallout, cooperation between the U.S.
and Mexico in other areas would fall off. Today the two countries work closely on
antiterror and antinarcotics efforts, and Mexico helps limit Central American
migration northward. These efforts would end overnight.
In light of these well-established facts, you'd think that threats to withdraw from
Nath-or proposals that inevitably would kill the deal-should be off the table. But
they aren't. So here's an unequivocal warning: Undermining Nafta would be a
grave and costly mistake that would hurt the very farmers, manufacturers,
workers and families this White House purports to protect. Americans should do
everything necessary to avert this grievous self-inflicted wound.

Mr. Donohue is president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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Cc:
"Bernstein, Jason A . EOP/ USTR" <jaso n_bemstein@ustr .eop.gov> , "Young, Stewart B. EOP/ USTR•
<stewart b.young@ustr.eop .gov>
Date:

Sun, 24 Sep 2017 12:30 :49 -0400

Thanks vecy much all - a pprecia te it and see you up there . Hope al l is off to a good s tart.

> On Sep 24, 2017 , at 12:05 PM , Me Jte, John M. EOP/USTR < Jo lm_Mell e@ ustr.eop.gov > wrote:

>
> Tha t's right - Lhere was some press misquoti n g me ; no t proposal this round .
>
> -- ---O riginal Message- --> Fro m : Bernste in, Jason A. EOP /U STR
> Sent: Sunda y, September 24 , 20 l7 11 :25 AM
> To : Victoria B amcs <vic toria .bamcs @gm .com >; Young , Stewart 8 . EO P/USTR < Stcwart.B .Young @ustr .co p .gov>
> Cc : MeUe, John M . EOP/USTR <Jo hn_Mell e@ ustr.eo p .go v>
> Subject: RE : U S to disc uss auto rn les in NAF T A negotia tions on Saturd ay : report ITh eHiU
>
> Yes, Tori. No official proposals from the Uni ted States will be tab led this round .

>
> I have copied John Mell e fo r hi s infonnat ion as we ll.
>
> Jaso n

>
> -----Original Message---> From : Victoria Barnes [mail to :vic toria .bames @g m.com ]
> Sent Sal urday, September 2 3, 20 1715 59
> To : Berns tein, Ja son A. EO P/USTR <J ason _BernsteiJ\.'CgUStr.eop.gov > ; You ng, Stewart B . EOP /U STR
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> Subj ect: US to disc uss au to rules in NA.Ff A nego tiatio ns on Saturday: report I To eHiU
>
> Hi gu ys!
>
> Last we talked this past week , y'all said no official prop osals we re being cons ide 1·ed this round . Wa nted to see if this is accur ate?

>
> Tb.auks ,
> To ri

>
>> > http: //the hill .com /po licy/ intematio nal/352064 -us -to -discuss-auto-m les -in -nafta -negotia tions--011-saturd ay -repo rt<<

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 Re: U.S. Chamber Delegation to Ottawa
From:
"Smith-Vaughan,

Reuben" <rsmith@uschamber.com>

To:
''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:24:49 -0400

Perfect, look forward to it, thanks!
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 25, 2017, at 1:22 PM, Young, StewartB. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov > wrote:
>
> That works.
>
> On Sep 25 , 2017 , at 1:16 PM , Smith-Vaughan , Reuben <RSmith@USChamber.com<mailto:RSmith@USCharnber.corn>>
wrote:

>
> We have a meeting space at the Hotel Andaz , which is in between the GAC (5 min Uber) and the Westin (5 min uber), but
happy to go to you if easier.
>
> Sent from my iPhone

>
> On Sep 25, 2017, at 12:50 PM, Young , StewartB. EOP/USTR
<Stewart.B. Y oung@ustr.eop.gov<mai Ito: Stewart. B.Y oung@ustr.eop.gov>> wrote:
>
> Whal times look best for tomorrow?
>
>Thanks!
>
> From: Smith-Vaughan , Reuben [mailto:RSmith@USChamber.com]
> Sent: Sunday , Scptcmbcr24 , 2017 11:49 AM
> To Young , Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.BYoung@ustr.eop.gov<mailto:Stewart
.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>>;
Cameron T. EOP /USTR <Cameron .T.Seward@ustr.eop .gov<mailto :Cameron.T.Seward@ustr.eop .gov>>
> Cc Giordano, Nate <NGiordano@USChamber.com<mailto:NGiordano@USChamber.com>>
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] U .S. Chamber Delegation to Ottawa
>
> Good morning Stewart & Cameron,
>
> Greetings from sunny Ottawa, its September 24th and today is the hottest day they 'vc had all year!

Seward ,

>
> John Murphy and Tare leading a delegation of member companies to Ottawa for the round to meet with key stakeholders and
negotiators from all three countries. The delegation will once again span a wide variety of sectors, representing a broad range of
interests in the negotiations, though we expect it be a much larger group than the delegation LoLhe second round in Mexico Citydelegation list is below.
>
> If your schedule pennits, would you and your colleagues be available for a brief meeting with the delegation? We are flexible
on timing and have meeting space reserved at a nearby hotel to use as needed. Please let me know if you are available or need
any additional infonuation.
>
> In addition , you both should have received an invitation to a reception on Tuesday evening , please let me know if that isn't the
case and I hope you ' ll be able to join us.
>
> Finally, let me know when you arrive. I think it's important we connect this evening as I have a heads up I want to provide you
both.
>
> Best,
> Reuben
>
> Reuben Smith-Vaughan

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>Alex

>
> Perkins

>
> Senior Manager, International Government Affairs
>
>FCA

>
>David
>
> Short

>
> Senior Counsel, Trade and International Affairs
>
>FedEx

>
> Stephanie
>
> Lester
>
> Senior Director, Government Affairs

>
>GAP

>
> Eleanor
>
>Reece
>

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 > Director, International Government Relations

>
>GM
>
>Tori

>
>Barnes
>
> Executive Director, Federal Affairs

>
>GM

>
> David

>
> Weller
>
> Head of Global Trade Policy
>
> Google

>
> Gerry
>
> Schwebel
>
> Executive Vice President, Corporate International Division
>
>IBCBank

>
> Michael

>
>Dykes

>
> President and CEO
>
> International Dairy Foods Association

>
>Ari

>
> Giovenco

>
> Director of Trade and International Policy
>
> Internet Association
>
>Paul

>
> Delaney

>
> Partner
>
> Kyle House Group
>
>Amanda

>
>Horan

>
> Vice President, International Government Relations

>
>MetLife
>
>Matthew

>
> Reisman
>
> Director, International Trade Policy

>
> Microsoft

>
>Jaime

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 >
> Castaneda
>
> Senior Vice President , Trade Policy
>
> National Milk: Producers Federation
>
> Jim
>
> Mulhern
>
> CEO
>
> National Milk: Producers Federation
>
> Yuko
>
> Hanada
>
> Manager, Government Affairs
>
> Nissan Group of North America
>
> Hun
>
> Quach
>
> Vice President for International Trade
>
> Retail Industry Leaders Association
>
> Maryam
>
> Brown
>
> Vice President , Government Relations
>
> Sempra Energy
>
> Mike
>
> Castellano
>
> Vice President, Government Relations
>
> The Walt Disney Company
>
> Yuri
>
> Unno
>

> Director for International Trade Policy
>
> Toyota
>
> Reuben
>
> Smith-Vaughan
>

> Senior Director, Americas
>
> U.S. Chamber of Commerce
>
> Jodi
>
> Hanson Bond
>
> Senior Vice President, Americas
>

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 > U.S. Chamber of Commerce
>
> Nate
>
> Giordano
>
> Coordinator, Americas
>
> U.S. Chamber of Commerce
>
> John
>
> Murphy
>
> Senior Vice President , International Policy
>
> U.S. Chamber of Commerce
>
> Kelly

>
> Anderson
>
> Senior Manager, International IP
>
> U.S. ChamberofCommerce
>
> Adam
>
> Hemphill
>
> Director, Global Govenunent Affairs
>
> Walmart
>
>

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 Re: U.S. Chamber Delegation to Ottawa
From:
''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <"/o=organization/ou=exchange
administrative
(fydibohf23spdlt)/cn=recipients/cn=a87084ca24e34553bc72e69d37af1f46-young,

group
stew">

To:
"Smith-Vaughan,

Reuben" <rsmith@uschamber.com>

Date:
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 19:52:34-0400

Can we do 3:30 for Cameron?
> On Sep 25, 2017, at 1:25 PM, Smith-Vaughan, Reuben <RSmith@USChamber.com>
wrote:
>
> Perfect, Look forward to it, thanks !
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 25 , 2017 , at 1:22 PM , Young , Stewart B . EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young @ustr.eop.gov > wrote:
>>
>> That works.
>>
>> On Sep 25 , 2017 , at 1: 16 PM , Smith-Vaughan , Reuben <RSmith @USChamber.com <mailto :RSmith @USChamber.com> >
wrote:
>>
>> We have a meeting space at the Hotel Andaz , which is in between the GAC (5 min Uber) and the Westin (5 min uber ), but
happy to go to you if easier .
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Sep 25, 2017, at 12:50 PM, Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR
< Stewart.B. Y oung @ ustr.eop.gov <mailto: Stewart.B.Y oung @ustr.eop.gov >> wrote:
>>
>> What times look best for tomorrow?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> From: Smith-Vaughan , Reuben [mailto :RSmith '.g/USChamber.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, Seplember24, 20171149 AM
>> To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart .B.Young @ustr.eop.gov < mailto: Stewart .B.Young @ustr.eop.gov >>; Seward,
Cameron T.EOP !U STR <Cameron .T.Seward @ustr .eop.gov<mailto:Cameron .T. Seward @ustr .eop .gov> >
>> Cc: Giordano, Nate <NGiordano@USCharnber.com<mailto:NGiordano@USChamber.com>>
>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] U.S. Chamber Delegation to Ottawa
>>
>> Good morning Stewart & Cameron,
>>
>> Greetings from sunny Otlawa , ils Seplember 24Lh and Loday is Lhe holtesl day they 've had all year!
>>
>> John Murph y and I are leading a delegation of member companies to Ottawa for the round to meet with key stakeholders and
negotiators from all three countries. The delegation will once again span a wide variety of sectors , representing a broad range of
interests in the negotiations , though we expect it be a much larger group than the delegation to the second round in Mexico Citydelegation list is below.
>>
>> If your schedule permi ts, would you and your colleagues be available for a brief meeting with the delegation? We are flexible
on tinting and have meeting space reserved at a nearby hotel to use as needed . Please let me know if you ai·e available or need
any addilional infonnalion.
>>
>> In addition, you both should have received an invitation to a reception on Tuesday evening, please Let me know if that isn 't
the case and I hope you ' ll be able to join us.
>>
>> Finally, let me know when you arrive. I think it's important we connect this evening as I have a heads up I want to provide
you both.

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 >>
>> Best,
>> Reube n
>>
>> Reuben Smith-Vau ghan
>> Senior Di rector, Americas
>> U. S. Cliamb er of Commerce

~~ ~~~~6;~
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>> rsmit h@uschamber. com <mailto:rsnrith @us chamber.co m>
>>
>> Firs t Name
>>

>>L ast Name
>>
>> T itle
>>
>> Organiza tion
>>
>> Greg
>>
>> \Valtcrs
>>
>> In lemalional Trade and Govenune nl Affairs Co unsel
>>
>>3 M

>>
>> Jennife.r
>>

>> TI1omas
>>

>> Vice President, Fede ral Governm en t Affairs
>>
>> Alliance of Automobile Mauufacmre rs
>>

>>Arrow
>>
>> Augerot
>>
>> Senior Manager , Public Policy (Customs and Trade)
>>
>> Ama zon
>>
>> Nate
>>
>> Herman
>>

>> Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
>>
>> American Appare l & Footwea r Association
>>

>> Paul
>>
>> Neureiter
>>
>> Execu tive Dire ctor , International Government Affairs

>>

>> Amgen
>> Paul
>>
>>R yan
>>
>> Vice Pres ident, T rade & Compe titive ness
>>
>> Association of Global Aulomakers
>>
>> lvlichael
>>

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 >> Tremblay
>>
>> President, Astellas Pharma Canada lnc.
>>
>> Astellas
>>
>> Neil
>>
>> Sarin
>>
>> Director, Patient Access and Government Affairs
>>
>> Aste11as
>>
>> Olivier
>>
>> Lavigne-Lacroix
>>
>> Director, Corporate Affairs
>>
>> Cargill
>>
>> Sarah
>>
>> Schradin
>>
>> Director, Government Affairs
>>
>> Chubb
>>
>> Kimberley
>>
>> Claman
>>
>> Director, International Government Affairs
>>
>> Citi
>>
>> Cassandra
>>
>>Kuball
>>
>> Global Trade Specialist
>>
>> Com Refiners Association
>>
>> Alex
>>
>> Perkins
>>
>> Senior Manager, International Government Affairs
>>
>>FCA
>>
>>David
>>
>> Short
>>
>> Senior Counsel, Trade and International Affairs
>>
>>Fed.Ex
>>
>> Stephanie
>>
>> Lester
>>
>> Senior Director, Government Affairs
>>
>>GAP

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 >>
>> Eleanor
>>
>> Reece
>>
>> Director, International Government Relations
>>
>>GM
>>
>> Tori
>>
>> Barnes
>>
>> Executive Director, Federal Affairs
>>
>>GM
>>
>>David
>>
>> Weller
>>
>> Head of Global Trade Policy
>>
>> Google
>>
>> Gerry
>>
>> Schwebel
>>
>> Executive Vice President, Corporate International Division
>>
>>IBCBank
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> Dykes
>>
>> President and CEO
>>
>> International Dairy Foods Association
>>
>>Ari
>>
>> Giovenco
>>
>> Director of Trade and lntcrnational Policy
>>
>> Internet Association
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> Delaney
>>
>> Partner
>>
>> Kyle House Group
>>
>>Amanda
>>
>>Horan
>>
>> Vice President, International Government Relations
>>
>> MetLife
>>
>>MaLLhew
>>
>>Reisman
>>

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 >> Director, International Trade Policy
>>
>> Microsoft
>>
>> Jaime
>>
>> Castaneda
>>
>> Senior Vice President, Trade Policy
>>
>> National Milk Producers Federation
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> Mulhern
>>
>> CEO
>>
>> National Milk Producers Federation
>>
>> Yuko
>>
>> Hanada
>>
>> Manager , Government Affairs
>>
>> Nissan Group of North America
>>
>> Hun
>>
>> Quach
>>
>> Vice President for International Trade
>>
>> Retail Industry Leaders Association
>>
>> Maryam
>>
>> Brown
>>
>> Vice President, Government Relations
>>
>> Sempra Energy
>>
>> Mike
>>
> > Castellano
>>
>> Vice President, Government Relations
>>
>> The Walt Disney Company
>>
>> Yuri
>>
>> Unno
>>
>> Director for International Trade Policy
>>
>> Toyota
>>
>> Reuben
>>
>> Smith-Vaughan
>>
>> Senior Director, Americas
>>
>> U.S. Chamber of Commerce
>>
>> Jodi

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 >>
>> Hanson Bond
>>
>> Senior Vice President , Americas
>>
>> U.S. Chamber of Commerce
>>
>> Nate
>>
>> Giordano
>>
> > Coordinator, Americas
>>
>> U.S. Chamber of Commerce
>>
>> John
>>
>> Murphy
>>
>> Senior Vice President , lntcrnational Policy
>>
>> U .S. Chamber of Commerce
>>
>> Kelly
>>
>> Anderson
>>
>> Senior Manager , International IP
>>
>> U.S. Chamber of Commerce
>>
>> Adam
>>
>> Hemphill
>>
>> Director, Global Government Affairs
>>
>> Wal.mart
>>
>>

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 [EXTERNAL] Re: Issa follow-up
From:
"Brennan, Anissa" <anissa _brennan@mpaa.org>
To:
''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:
"Jackson, Christopher L. EOP/USTR" <chris1opher.l.jackson@ustr.eop.gov>,
<cameron.m.bishop@ustr.eop.gov>

"Bishop, Cameron M. EOP/USTR"

Date:
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 17:59:45 -0400
·· ·- ···· ··· ···--- ··· ·-···- ·-- ---

-

--

Perfect.
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 27, 20 17, at 5:14 PM , Young , Stewart B . E OP/USTR < Stewart .B .Young @ustr .eo p. gov> wrote:
Thanks Anissa - I just spoke with Tyler today.
Adding Cameron's

correct address.

From: Brennan, Anissa [mailto:Anissa
Brennan@mpaa.org]
Sent: Wednesday , September 27, 2017 5:13 PM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart .B.Young@ustr.eop
<Christopher. L.Jackson@ustr.eop.gov>;
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Issa follow-up

.gov>; Jackson, Christopher
cameron .boshop@ustr.eop.gov

L. EOP/USTR

Good afternoon,
We were speaking with Congressman lssa's office today about some of the misinformation
floating
around on NAFTA, TPA and copyright.
In the course of conversation it became clear that they would
greatly appreciate an opportunity
to speak with USTR about the NAFTA IP text. The sense is that they
want to engage and support the President, but at the moment feel like they are not being included. I
am concerned that that could result in an unhelpful letter . Just as an FYI, we heard the same narrative
from Rep. DelBene's office, which suggests that someone is winding them up.
Kind regards,
Anissa

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 [EXTERNAL] RE: Dates
From:
"Auge rot, Arrow" <augerot@amazon.com>

To:
''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 17:44:48 -0400

Thanks. I think it would be helpful to give Internet companie s a chance to hear from you guys about your approach .
-----Original Message----From: Young , StewartB. EOP/USTR [mailto:Stewart .B .Young @ustr.eop .gov]
Sent: Wednesday , September 27 , 2017 5:04 PM
To: Augerot , Arrow <augerot @.amazon.com >
Subject: RE: Dates
Ok - so sorry!
Let me check and get back with you.
Thanks!
-----Original Message----From : Augerol , Arrow [maillo :augerol @ama zon.com]
Sent: Wednesda y, September 27 , 2017 2:59 PM
To: Young , StewartB.EOP/USTR
<Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov
Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: D ates

>

StewartSo sorry but doesn't look like this is going to work out for this time. Will let you know when he is in town next.
Meanwhile , do you all plan to offer a briefing on IP following this round?
Arrow
-----Original Message----From: Young , Stewart B . EOP/USTR [mailto:Stewart.B.Young
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 11:28 AM
To: Augerot , Arrow <augerot @amazon.com >
Subject: Dates

@ustr.eop .gov]

10:30 on October 4th?

Stephen Vaughn

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 Re: [EXTERNAL] RE: Great to meet you
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From:
stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov
To:

"Claman, Kimber1ey" <kimbertey.claman@citi.com>
Date:
Fri, 29 Sep 20 17 16:29 :47 -0400
Really appreciate this email!

Would Love to sit down whenever you have time .
Thank you so muchl
On Sep 29, 2017, at 3:53 PM, Claman , Kimberley <kimb erley.cla man@ cit i.com > wro te :
Hi Stewart ,
Great to see you too and thank you for allow ing my co lleag ue Tr oy to atte nd t he briefing. He found it
very help fu l context . Thank yo u also for ar rangi ng the briefing for the stake holders . It is hel pfu l to be
ab le to hear some gene ral info about the state of play and ask quest ions. Please don 't hesitate to
reach out if you need financial serv ices i nfor m at io n/v iew s on issues as t hey arise. Daniel also speaks
ve ry highly of you. I hope the three of us can get toget her soon .
Have a wonderful

weekend.

Kind regards,
Kimberley

From: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR [mailto:Stewart.B.Yo ung@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 5:49 PM
To: Claman, Klmberley [GPA]
Subject: RE: Great to meet you
So glad to see you!
Would love to sit down sometime!
From: Claman, Kimberley [mailto:kimberley .claman@ci ti. com]
Sent : Thursday, Sept ember 21, 2017 11:34 AM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Great to meet you
Hi Stewa rt ,
Thank you for atte nding the CSI meeting yesterday and sharing with us your vision of work to ensure
t hat trade and inves t me nt continue to be an important strategy to grow US jobs and support our
investmen ts abroad. I enjoyed your story about your par ents. I am from North Carolina and my
grandparents owned a sock m ill th at they felt dose d beca use of NAFTA. I am not sure that is the
case ....could have been large US companies like Fruit of the Loom! Nice to have a sou the rn co n nection.
I enjoyed my 12 years at USTR- incred ible calibe r of people. I shar ed an off ice w ith Danie l B. for 6
years. He is an amazing person both personally and on substance.

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 I hope to see yo u in Ottawa and please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you need inp ut on Citi's
vi ews on inves t ment and fi nancial services.
I w ill be in Ott awa Sat-Tues day and w i ll attend t he Mon day nig ht briefing. My colleagu e fr om Citi w ho
is based in ou r Canada operations has decided to jo in me on Monday. I know t he registra t ion for the
brief ing is now closed , but do yo u t hi nk it wo ul d be possible to still add him t o atten d? If so, what
informat ion would you need to add him to the list ? I t hink it would be he lpfu l for h im to be in the m ix
as we rely on him t o do some of our advocating with the Canadian government.
For example, he has
shared w ith t he Canad ian negotiators Citi' s submission to th e FR no t ice and House Ways and Means
Hearing.
Thank yo u fo r consider ing t he addi t io n and than k you again for engag ing with us on the subs t anti ve
issues yesterday.
Kind rega rds,
Kimber ley
Kimber ley Claman
Director, Globa l Government
Cit igrou p
1101 Pennsylvan ia Ave NW

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 RE: General Motors CEO Meeting Request
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From:
"Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/US T R" <abigai l.r.bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
To:
Zelda Jero me <zelda .jero me@g m .com>, "Young , Stewa rt B. EOP/USTR" <stew art.b.young@us tr.eop.gov>
Date:
Mon, 02 Oct 20 17 12:35: 10 -0400

600 17 th Street NW Washington DC
From : Zelda Jerome [ma ilto:zelda.jerome@g m .com]
Sent : Monday, October 2, 2017 12:34 PM
To : Bacak, Abiga i l R. EOP/USTR <Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>;
<Stewart. B.You ng@ ust r.eop.gov>
Subject : [ EXTERNAL] RE: General Motors CEO Meeting Request

Young, Stewa 1
rt B. EOP/USTR

Thank you Abby . What is the locat ion that this mee t ing will take place?

Zelda Je rome
Administrative Assistan t
GM - Pub lic Policy - Federa l Affairs

From : Bacak, Ab igail R. EOP/USTR [ma ilto:Abigai l. R.Bacak @ustr.eop.gov ]
Sent : Monday, October 02, 2017 12:21 PM
To : Zelda Jerome <zelda.jerome@g m .com>; Young, St ewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart .B.Young@us t r.eop.gov>
Subject : [ EXTERNAL] RE: General Motors CEO Meeting Request
We can do 10-11 on 10/11

From : Zeld a Jerome [ma ilt o:zel da.jerome@g m .com]
Sent : Monday, October 2, 2017 12:19 PM
To: Young, Stewa rt B. EOP/USTR <Stewart .B.Young@ust r. eop.gov>
Cc: Bacak, Ab igai l R. EOP/UST R <Abigail. R.Bacak @ustr.eop.gov>
Subj ect : [ EXTERNAL] RE: General Motors CEO Meeting Request

Hello Abby
There's been a change on time . Let me know wha t works on you r side . Thank you
The GM team is avai la ble:
Tues d ay, October 10th
9:00- 11 :0Oam

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 Wednesday , October 11th
10:00-1 1:00am

Zelda Jerome

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From: Young , Stewart B. EOP/US T R [mail t o: Stew art.B. Yo un g@ustr.eop.gov )

Sent : Monday , October 02, 2017 11 :53 AM
To: Zelda Jerome <zelda.jerome@g m .com>
Cc: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/ USTR <Abigail. R.Bacak@ustr .eo p.g ov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL) RE: Gen era l Motors CEO Meeting Request

ZeldaThe Ambassador wo u ld be hap py to sit down wi t h Ms. Barra .
I' m con necting you wit h Abby to confirm scheduling.
Who shou ld I work with on yo ur team on t he issue side?
Than ks,
Stewart

Stewart B. Young
Inte rgovernmental Affai rs and Pub li c Engagement

From : Zelda Jerome [mai lto: zelda.jerome@gm.com]

Sent: Thur sday , Septemb er 28, 201 7 12:52 PM
To: Bacak, Abigai l R. EOP/USTR <Ab igail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNA L] Gene ra l Motors CEO Meeting Request

Hello Abiga il -

By way of introduction, I support Dan T urto n, VP of Public Po licy of General Motors.
I am hoping you can he lp me arrange a meeting between Trade Representat ive Robert Lighth izer and
Mary Ba rra , GM CEO, Craig Gl idden , Genera l Counsel and Dan Turton .
The GM team is ava ilabl e :
T uesday, October 10th
9:00-11 :00am

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 Wed nesd ay, Octob er 11t h
9:00-1 1 :0Oam

Than k you in advance and I look forwa rd to hearing from you.

Zelda Jerome
Admin istrative Assistan t
GM - Pub lic Po licy - Federa l Affairs

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 [EXTERNAL] RE: CEO Meeting works.
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From:
Victoria Barnes <victoria .bames@gm.com>
To:
"Young , Stewart 8. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>,

Eleanor Reece <eleanor.reece@gm.com>

Date:
Mon, 02 Oct 20 17 12:38:29 -040 0

Thanks Stewart - We were traveli ng when our bosses waiue d to move forward with reques t - I ju st talked to my boss and he said
that the meeting was in fact in , I was going to give you a call this afternoon - I'm sorry we didn't give you a heads up - we didn't
know!! Let's stay coord inated and again, my apologies for not giving you a heads up !

--- -Original Message--- Frorn: Young , StewartB. EOP/USTR [mailto:Stewart .B.Young@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Monday , October 02, 20 17 12:35 PM
·
To: Eleanor Reece <'-eleanor.reece@gm.com>: Victoria Barnes <victoriabar nes@gm.co m>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] CEO Meeting works .
Thanks! Working with Ze lda.

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From :
"Ba cak, A bigai l R. EOP/US T R" <abigai l.r .baca k@ us tr.eop.gov>
To:
Ze lda Jero m e <ze lda .jero me@g m .com>, "Young , Stewa rt B. EOP/USTR" <s tew art. b .youn g@us tr .eop. gov>
Da te :
Mon, 02 Oct 20 17 12:2 1:0 1 -0400
We can do 10 -11 on 10/11

From : Zelda Jer ome [m ailto:zelda.je r ome@g m .com )

Se nt: Mon day, October 2, 201 7 12:19 PM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewar t .B.Young@ustr.eop .gov>
Cc: Bacak, Ab igai l R. EOP/USTR <Abigail. R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject : [ EXTERNAL] RE: Genera l Motors CEO Meeting Request

Hello Abby
There 's been a change on time . Let me know wha t works on you r side . Than k you
The GM team is avai lab le :
Tuesday, Octobe r 10 th
9:00 -1 1 :0Oam
Wed nes day , Oc tober 11t h
10:00 -1 1:00am

Zelda Jerome

~m rect

From : You ng, Stewart B. EOP/ USTR [mailto :Stewart.B.Y o un g@ustr.e op.gov ]

Se nt: Monday , October 02, 20 17 11:53 AM
To : Zelda Jerome <zelda. j e rom e@gm.com>
Cc: Bacak, Abi gai l R. EOP/US TR <Abiga il. R.Bacak @ustr. eop.gov>
Subj ect : [ EXTERNAL] RE: General Moto rs CEO Meeting Request
ZeldaThe Ambassador wo u ld be happy to sit down wi t h Ms. Barra.
I' m conne ct ing you with Abby t o confi rm sched uling .

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 Who shou ld I work with on your t ea m on the issue sid e?
Thanks,
Stewart

From: Zeld a Jerome [m ailto :zelda. jerome@g m .com]
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2017 12:52 PM
To: Bacak, Ab igai l R. EOP/US TR <Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Gene ra l Mot o rs CEO Meeting Reques t

Hello Abigail By way of introdu ction , I support Dan T urto n, VP of Public Po licy of General Motors.
I am hoping you can help me arrange a meeting between Trade Representative
Mary Ba rra , GM CEO, Craig G lidden , General Co unsel and Dan T urt on .

Robert Lighthizer and

The GM team is available:
T uesday , October 10th
9:00-11 :00a m
Wednesday , October 11th
9:00-11 :OOam
Thank you in advance and I look forward to hearing from you.

Zelda Jerome
Adm inist rativ e Assistant
GM - Pub lic Policy - Federal Affair s
zelda. jerome@gm.com
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 RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: For Cleared Advisors Only: Additional Information
on 3rd Round of NAFT A Renegotiations in Ottawa , Canada - September
23-27, 2017 -DEADLINE TO REGISTER ISn,z_ TODAY, SEPTEMBER 19
From:

Steve Lamar <slamar@aafag lobal.org>
To :
'You ng , Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart. b .you ng@ustr .eop.gov>
Date:
Tue, 03 Oct 2017 2 1:28: 17 -0400

I'm be st reac habl e on my cell phone:

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STEPHEN LAMAR
Exe cutive Vice Presid en t
740 6 111Street, :N\V
Washin gtoDiDC 20001
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American Apparel & Foo twear Association
>www. aafa global.org < I slam ar@a afag loba l.org

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---Original Mess ag e---Fro m: Young , Stewart B. EOP /US TR [mai lto:St ew an.B.Youn g@us tr .eop .gov]
Sent : Tuesda y, October 03, 20 17 6:31 PM
To: Steve Lama r <slam ar@aa fag lobaJ.o rg>
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL ] RE : For Cleared Advis otS Ooly: Additional Information on 3rd Round ofNAF TA Renegotiati ons in
Otta wa, Canada - September 23-27 , 2017 -DEADLlNE TO REGlSTER lS TODAY , SEPT EMBER 19
Would 3pm tomo rrow be ok ?

I ca n call you .
---O riginal Message---From : Steve La mar [mailto:slama r@aafuglo bal .o rg]
Sent : Tuesda y, Octobe r 3, 20 17 10 :58 AM
To : Youn g, StewartB. EOP /USTR<Stew art.B. Yo ung@ ustr.eo p.go v>
Subject: RE : [EXTERNALl RE: For Cleared AdvisotS Only: Additional Info nna tio n on 3rd Round ofNAF TA Renegotia tion s in
Otta wa , Canada - Septe mber 23-27 , 2017 -DEADLINE TO REG ISTE R IS TODAY , SEPTEvfBER 19
Yes , want me to call you? If so, please advise a numb er.

STEPHEN LAMAR
Execu tive Vice Presid en t
740 6th St reet, N\1/
Was hington DC 20001
0: (202)rmtmii
I M : (571)WJIM
Americ a~
& Foot wea r Ass oc iation
>>ivww .aafagl oba l org<< I slam ar@aafagl ob al.o rg
-----Original Mess ag e ----Frorn : Young , Stew art B. E OP/USTR [mailt o :Stew art .B.Y oun g@ustr.eop .gov]
Sent : Tues day, Oct ober 03 , 20 17 10:42 AM
To: Steve Lama r <slam a.r@aafagloba l.org >
Subject: RE: (EXTER NAL) RE: For Cleared Advis ors On ly: Addition al Infor ma tion on 3rd Round ofNAF TA Re negoti ations in
Ottawa , Can ada - Septe mber23 -27 , 2017 -DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS TODA Y, SEPTEMBER 19

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 Ho w does Wednesday at 2pm took?
Thanks!
--- Original Mess age ---From: Steve Lamar Lmailto:s lama r@aafaglobal .orgJ
Sent : Monda y, Oc tober 2, 20 17 4: 50 PM
To : Youn g, StewartB . EOP/USTR<Stew art .B.Young @ ustr.eop .gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL) RE: Fo r Cleare d Adv isors Only : Additional Informat ion o n 3rd Rou nd of NAFT A Renegotiation s in
Ottawa , Cartada - Septe m ber 23 -27 , 2017 -DEADLINE TO REG ISTE R IS TO D AY , SEPTEMB ER 19
Stewart - Listening to the ITAC caJJ, I reaJjze we never co nnected. Please advise if you want to ch at today , tomorr ow , or
Wednes day. I'm out of pocke t Thursday and Friday. T hanks. Steve
STEP HEN LAMAR

---Original Mess ag e---Frorn : You ng, Stewart B. EOP/USTR [mailto:S tewart.B.Y oun g@ust r.eop .gov]
Sent : Su nday , Sep tember 24 , 2017 10: 15 AM
To: Steve Lama r <slama.r@aafaglobal.org >
Subject: Re: For Cleared Advisors Only: Add itional Information on 3rd Ro und of NAFT A Renegotiations in Otta wa , Canada Septembe r 23-27 , 2017 -DEADLINE TO REGlSTE R IS TO DA Y, SEPTEMBER 19
Happy to .
Let me know what time wo rks for you.
On Sep 23, 2017, at 9: 13 PM, Steve Lama r <slam ar@ aafagloba l.org<m a ilto:sl, 11
nar @aatfaglobal.or g>> wrote:
Hi Stewai.1.

Sony I was ou t fo r Rosh Hasban na .

I'm acLUally not go ing

10 be

in Ouawa but my colleague Nate will be .

Happy to get on a phone wi th you on Sunday afternoon if you'd like .
Thanks .

Steve
STEPHEN LAMAR
E xecutive Vice Presid en t
7 40 6<x-apple-data- detecto rs :// I/ I> th <x-apple-data-de tectors:/ / I/ L> Street, NW <x-ap pl e-data- detecto rs :// I/ J> W ashingt .on, DC
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Associat ion
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On Sep 2 1, 2017 , at 12:4& PM , Youn g, Stewart B. EO P/US T R
<Stewarc.B.Yo ung@ ustr.eop.gov <mailto:S tewart.B.You ng@ustr .eop.go v>> wrote:
Jus t tied you - wanted to chec k in if you have a mo men t.
Fro m: Steve Lamar [mailto:s lama r@aafaglobal .o rg]
Sent: Wednesday, Sep tember 20, 2017 10:15 AM
To: Young , Stewart B . EOP/USlR <Stcwart.B.Young @ ustr.cop.gov<mai lto :Stcw art. B .Yo ung(iyustr .cop .gov>>

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 Subject: Re : For C leared Advisors O nly: Add ition a l rnform atio n on 3rd Round of N AFT A Re nego tiations in Otta wa, Canad a September 23 -27 , 201 7 -DEADLI NE TO REGJSTE R IS TOD AY, SEPT EJ\IBER 19
T hanks
STEPHE N L AM'\R
Exe cuti ve Vice Pr esi dent
740 6<x -apple -data-d etecto rs :// L/l>tb<x-ap ple-da ta-d etectors ://1/ l > St reet , NW <x -apple-da ta-dctecto rs ://1/1> Washingto n, D C
20001 <x-~le -dala-de tect ors :// L/ l >
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>>s1runar@aafa g loba1.org<mailt o :slam ar@ aafag1obo1.or g>
On Sep 20 , 2017, atl 0 :11 AM, Y oung, Stew art B. E OP/USTR
<Stew a rt.B.Y oun g@ ustr .eop .gov< mailto:Stew art .B .Y oung@ ustr.eop .gov>> wrot e :
Th e tw o meet ings be low are ope n broader.

l1 1e oth er meetings an ~ not.
Fr om : Steve Lamar [mailto :slamar@aafa global .o rg]
Sent T uesda y, Septem be r 19, 20 17 9:44 PM
To : Youn g, Stew art B. EOP /U STR <Ste wa rt.B.You ng@ ustr.eo p.gov< mailto :Stew art .B .You ng@u str.eop.g ov>>
Subjec t: Re : Fo r Cleared Advis ors O nly: Additional Inform ation on 3rd Round ofNAF T A Re neg oti ations in Otta wa, Canad a Septemb e r 23 -27, 201 7 -DEADLI NE T O REGJSTE R IS T ODA Y, SEPTE J\IBER 19
Stewart
I'm hoping you can c lear up some co 11fl1
s ion. We are hear ing fro m oth ers tlta t these two bri efin gs - in the paragra ph directly
below - arc indeed ope n to non cleare d U S bu si ness rep s. Your email to me sugg ests tha t these arc in fac t clo sed . Also one group
em ailed ou t info nna tion on how to register for tltese t\vo but the para grap h b elow says n o furth er reg istratio n is requir ed .

"Add ition ally , at 6: 00pm on Mond ay, Septem ber 25 < x-apple-data-det.ecto rs://2 3>, there will be an off- the-record briefing by the
USTR Weste rn He mi sph e re offi ce fo r all U.S . bu siness commu nity stakeh old ers i.11
Ott aw a . Tbe re will a lso b e an agri cu lture
specifi c oIT-tl.Je-record briefi ng al 6 :00pm on T uesd ay, Se p lemb er 26< .x-ap ple-da la-de lec tors://24 >, a lso ope n 10 al l U .S. business
communit y stakehol ders pre sent in O ttawa . Pl ease note , the cleared advisor credenti als w ill b e allowe d access to the two
addition al bri efin gs and no furth er registra tion is necessary ."
Th anks
Steve
STEPHE N LAMAR
Exe cuti ve Vice Pr esi den t
740 6<x-apple- data -detector s:// L/l> th<x-ap ple-d ata-de tectors :f/l / L> Stree t, N W<x-ap pl e-data -detecto rs :// l/ L> Washingto n, D C
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>>>s lamar @,aafag lobal .org < mailt o :slama r@aafa glob al.o rg>

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On Sep 19, 2017 . at 3:54 PM, You ng , Stewart B . EOP /US TR
<Stew a rt.B .Youn g@ ustr .eop .gov<m ailto:St ew art. B.Y oung@us tr.eop .gov>> wro te :
Addi tionall y, at 6 :00p m on M ond ay, Septe mber 25 , there w ill be an off-the-re cord briefin g by tlte U STR Western Hemisp here
office for all U. S. bus ines s commu nity stake hold ers in Otta wa . Th ere w ill a lso b e an agric ul ture spec ific off -the-rec ord briefi ng
at 6:00pm on Tuesday, Sep tember 26 , also open to aJI U.S . bu siness comm uni ty stake holde rs prese nt in Ottawa. Please note , th e
cleared advi sor credential s will be allowed access to the two addi tional briefi ngs and no fu1th er registration is necess ary .

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From:
"Melle, John M . EOP/USTR" <john_melle @ustr.eo p .gov>
To:
Linda Dempsey <ldempsey@nam.org>, Lauren Mandell <lmandell@ustr.gov> , "W atso n , Daniel L. EOP/ USTR "
<daniel_watson @ustr.eop.gov> , "Young , Stewart B . EOP/ USTR" <stewart.b.young @ustr .eop .gov> , "Bahar, Danie l
EOP/ UST R" <daniel _bahar@ustr.eop.gov>
Date :

Wed, 04 Oct 20 17 08:37:52 -0400
Linda-

------------·------·-------·

Thanks fo r reac hing ou t. Lots of t ext on many issues fly ing back and fo rth as we prepare for t he next ro un d
beg inning October 11. Certain ly w ill w ant t o ta lk with you when we come up for air.
John

From : Linda Dempsey (mai lto: LDempsey@nam.org]
Sent : Wednesday, Octo ber 4, 2017 7:14 AM
To : Melle, Joh n M. EOP/USTR <John_Me ll e@us t r.eop.gov>; Lauren M andell <lmande ll @ustr.gov>; Watson, Daniel L.
EOP/USTR <Danie l_Watson@ USTR.EOP.GOV>; Young , Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart. B.You ng @ustr.eop.gov>;
Bahar, Daniel EOP/USTR <Danie l_ Baha r@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject : [EXTERNAL] Nafta ISDS

In meet ings most of the day , including my IT AC . Bu t happy to try to talk if you need more of a perspective
or someone could share what might be co ntemp lated .
FYI, I have reques ted on behalf of the majo r associations a meetin
econo mi c agencies on the overall trajectory of these negotiatio ns

Linda
Linda Menghetti Demp sey
Vice Presiden t, Internati onal Economic Affai rs
Emai l: Idem se
Direct : 202
Mobile: .._.2=0=2
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 [EXTERNAL] RE: Time-sensitive Request for Meeting Before Next
NAFTA Round
From:
Linda Dempsey

<ldempsey@nam.org>

To:
"Greer, Jamieson L.EOP/USTR"<jamieson.l.greer@ustr.eop.gov>,
eli.miller@treasury.gov,
wteramoto@doc.gov,
ecomstock@doc.gov,
hookbh@state.gov,
"Eissenstat, Everett H . EOP/WHO" <everett.h.eissenstat@who.eop.gov>,
Heidi Green <heidi.green@osec.usda.gov>
Cc:
jmurphy@uschamber.com,
"David Thomas - Business Roundtable (dthomas@businessroundtable.org)"
<dthomas@businessroundtable.org>,
Christine Bliss <bliss@uscsi.org>,
"Vanessa Sciarra (vsciarra@nftc.org)"
<vsciarra@nftc.org>,
Rob Mulligan <rmulligan@uscib .org>
Date:
Thu, 05 Oct 2017 10:02:34 -0400
Thank you for your consideration, Jamieson. We appreciate the other opportunities
and as the Chair of ITAC 2, we
had several discussions at our lengthy meeting yesterday. Although it is hard to have a discussion when no details
are provided of where the administration
is really going even at a broad level until after decisions have essentially
been made.
We are very disappointed that we could not have this very different conversation before the next round. That is, a
closed door, higher level strategic discussion that focuses on the trajectory of these negotiations overall and what is
at stake given that some of the changes that reports indicate are being considered would undermine, not grow,
American competitiveness
and jobs. Indeed, millions of Americans depend on the NAFTA relationship for their jobs
in manufacturing,
services and agriculture, a fact that we would hope would be top of mind in all of these
conversations.
We will all keep providing input to you and your team and the other agencies, and perhaps we could consider time
after the next round for this type of conversation.
Al I the best,
Linda

From: Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR [mailto:Jamieson.L.Greer@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 8:25 AM
To: Linda Dempsey <LDempsey@nam.org>;
Eli.Miller@treasury.gov;
WTeramoto@doc.gov;
EComstock@doc.gov;
hookbh@state.gov;
Eissenstat, Everett H. EOP/WHO <Everett.H.Eissenstat@who.eop.gov>;
Heidi Green
<Heidi.green@osec.usda.gov>
Cc:jmurphy@uschamber.com;
David Thomas - Business Roundtable (dthomas@businessroundtable.org)
<dthomas@businessroundtable.org>;
Christine Bliss <bliss@uscsi.org>; Vanessa Sciarra (vsciarra@nftc.org)
<vsciarra@nftc.org>;
Rob Mulligan <rmulligan@uscib.org>
Subject: RE: Time-sensitive Request for Meeting Before Next NAFTA Round
Linda,
Thanks for reaching out. At this time, our schedules do not permit
career and political staff at USTR and other agencies have and will
member companies of your organizations.
I would certainly invite
participate in briefings for cleared ITAC advisors, as well as broader
engagement team has noticed a cleared advisor call for this Friday

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a group meeting before Oct. 11. That said,
continue to conduct consultations with the
you and your member companies to continue to
stakeholder meetings. In addition, our public
to provide a NAFTA update in advance of Round

USTR-17-0445-A-000497

 4.
Best,
Jam ieson
JAM IESON L. GREER
Chief of Staff
Offi ce of t he U.S. Trade Representative
Execut ive Office of the President

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From : Linda Dempsey (mai lt o: LDem psey@nam .org]
Sent : Tuesday, Oct ober 3, 2017 2:18 PM
To: Greer, Jamie son L.E OP/UST R <Jamieson.L.Greer@ ustr.e op.gov>; Eli.M iller@treasury.gov;
WTe r amo ~doc.gov;
EComstock@.!:!oc .gov; hoo kb~@state.gm,; Eissenstat, Everett H. EOP/WHO
<Everett.H. Eissenstat@who.eop.gov>;
Heidi Green <Heid i.gre en@ osec. usda.gov>
Cc: jmurphy@usc hamber.com; David Thomas - Busi ness Roundtable (dthomas@b usin essro und tab le.org)
<dthomas@businessroundtable.org>;
Christ ine Bliss <bliss@uscsi.org>; Vanessa Sciarra (vsciarra@nftc.org)
<vsci ar ra@n ft c.org>; Rob Mulligan <rm ull igan@uscib.org>
Subject : [EXTERNA L] Time-sens it ive Request for Meet ing Before Next NAFTA Ro und
All,
On behalf of the NAM, U.S. Chambe r, CSI, BRT, USCIB and NFTC, we would like to request a meeting with you to
discuss t he tra je cto ry of t h e NAFTA negotiat ions before t he fourth r oun d t hat beg ins next week.
Each of our organizations has been actively working with your agenci es to p rop ose impr oveme nts and upd at es to
th e existi ng NAFTA fra mework, w hi le also stron gly communica ti ng that th ere are m illio ns of jo bs thro ughout the
United Sta tes that already depend on the existing NAFTA framework that cann ot be put at r isk. As th e negotiations
have proceeded, you have heard increas in g conce rn s througho ut all the major U.S. econo m ic sectors on the
traj ectory of the talks, particu la rly U.S. proposa ls that wo uld undermine the compet it iveness of U.S. industry and
t he abi lity to sustain and grow Amer ican jobs .
As the United States approaches the fourt h round, we be li eve it is critical to have a discussion on the next steps in
these negotiations as soon as poss ible. While we cou ld do the meetings separately, we would hope t hat a join t
m eeting among the trade leads at our o rgan izat ions and the approp r iate chief of staff or simi lar officia l would
provide an im portant opportunity to talk t hrough many of th e key issu es involved.
Please let us know your interest in such a meeti ng and t he administrative

assista nt t hat can coordinate

schedu li ng .

Ma ny thanks.
Linda

Linda Menghetti Dempsey

Vice President , International Econom ic Affairs
Ema il: Idem se
Direct: (202)
Mob ile: (202)

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 RE: NAFTA/IP
From:
''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <"/o=organization/ou=exchange
administrative
(fydibohf23spdlt)/cn=recipients/cn=a87084ca24e34553bc72e69d37af1f46-young,

group
stew">

To:
Ryan Ong <rong@nam.org>

Cc:
"Kendall, Elizabeth L.EOP/USTR"<elizabeth

_l_kendall@ustr.eop.gov>,

Ken Monahan <kmonahan@nam.org>

Date:
Fri, 06 Oct 2017 17:05:59 -0400
---- ---------------------- ------

-

--

Thanks! See you shortly.

From: Ryan Ong [mai1to:R0ng@nam .org]
Sent: Friday, October 6, 2017 4:09 PM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B .Young@ustr.eop .gov>
Cc: Kendall, Elizabeth L.EOP/USTR<Elizabeth_L_Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>;
Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: NAFTA/IP

Ken Monahan

<KMonahan@nam

.org>

Stewart, Elizabeth:
We're looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday at 9 am at the Winder Building. I wanted to send a list of
attendees here - let me know if you have any questions. (Ken and I will definitely be there, though Ken
will have to depart a few minutes before the top of the hour due to a meeting at EEOB; Linda and Lauren
are likely but subject to change .)
Ken

Monahan

NAM

Ryan

Ong

NAM

Lauren

Wilk

NAM

Linda

Dempsey

NAM

Joshua

Greene

A. 0. Smith Corporation

Les

Glick

Butzel Long on behalf of Rassini

Jackson

Morrill

Composite

Breen

Weir

General Electric

Megan

Falkenhan

GlaxoSmithKline

Tyler

Lawrence

Honda North America

Paul

Delaney

Kyle House Group

Ryan

Modlin

0-1

Doug

Goudie

Pfizer

Jennifer

Young

Pfizer

Andy

Hartsfield

Sanofi

Panel Association

Bill

Frymoyer

Stewart

Christine

Ramsdell

The Boeing Company

and Stewart

Lisa

Schroeter

The Dow Chemical Company

Courtney

Brooks

U.S. Tire Manufacturers

Anastacio

Ramos

Verizon

Laura

Siegrist

Whirlpool

Association

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 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2017 1:02 PM
To: Ryan Ong <R0ng@nam.org>
Cc: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabeth_L_Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>;
Subject: RE: NAFTA/IP
Unfortunately,

Ken Monahan

<KMonahan@nam.org>

Ken Monahan

<KMonahan@nam.org>

Ken Monahan

<KMonahan@nam.org>

we are pretty stacked on timeline!

From: Ryan Ong [mailto:ROng@nam.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 12:56 PM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabeth

L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>;

Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: NAFTA/IP

If we hosted here, does that open things up?
From: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR [mailto:Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2017 12:55 PM
To: Ryan Ong <R0ng@nam.org>

Cc: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabeth

L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>;

Subject: RE: NAFTA/IP
Unfortunately

we don't have the meeting space at that time. 9am is about all that's open.

From: Ryan Ong [mailto:ROng@nam.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 7:03 AM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabeth

L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>;

Ken Monahan

<KMonahan@nam.org>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: NAFTA/IP

Thanks, Stewart. Unfortunately

can't do 9:30 due to a conflicting meeting.

Ifwe could do 11, that would be perfect. If that doesn't work, happy to find another time later in the day.
Sent.from my Verizon Wireless 4G L'J'J,,"
Droid
On Oct 4, 2017 5:20 PM, "Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Let's do 9:30am on October
Unfortunately,

10

th

wrote:

.

we can't do a call-in.

Thanks!

From: Ryan Ong [mailto:ROng@nam.org]
Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 4:26 PM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabeth

L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>;

Ken Monahan

<KMonahan@nam.org>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: NAFTA/IP

Let's aim for 11. Two questions:
• Are you comfortable if we offer a dial-in to those members who specifically request it? (We'd have
the list in advance.) If so, let me know what number you'd want to use, or if you'd like to use our
conference call line.
• Can you flag which building we'd be in (Winder or Annex), and if it'd just be you and Elizabeth or if
others would join?
From: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR [mailto:Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov]

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To: Ryan Ong <R0ng@nam.org>
Cc: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabeth L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: NAFTA/IP
Could we do 10 or 11 here?

From: Ryan Ong [mailto:ROng@nam.org]
Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 3:08 PM
To: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabeth
<Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] NAFTA/IP

L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>;

Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR

Elizabeth, Stewart:
Thanks again for today -- know what a tight time crunch you are in, and appreciate your efforts to engage.
Stewart, I wanted to follow up briefly on our quick conversation on the way out to set a time for a briefing
next Tuesday. If you're willing, would love to invite members here ... but flexible ifwe need to handle
differently.
Let me know thoughts and availability.
Yours,
Ryan

Sent.from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Droid

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From:
George York <gyork@riaa.com>

To:
"Kendall, Elizabeth L.EOP/USTR"<elizabeth
<stewart.b. young@ustr.eop.gov>

_l_kendall@ustr.eop.gov>,

"Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR"

Date:
Sat, 07 Oct 2017 20:42:44 -0400
Attachments:
Document.docx (24.6 kB)
---- ---------------------- ------

ELK and Stewart ,

-

--

Apologies for e-mailing over the weekend. I wanted to pass along the attached document for your consideration. Happy to
discuss , and looking forward to our meeting with IIPA on Tuesday.
Thanks ,
George

Sent from my iPhone

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From:
Ryan Ong <rong@nam.org>
To:
"Young , Stewart 8. EOP/USTR" <stewart. b .young@ustr .eop .gov>

Cc:
"Kendall , Elizabe th L.EOP/UST R"<eli zabet h_l_kendall@ustr .eop.gov>, Ken Monahan <kmona han@nam .org>

Date:
Mon , 09 Oct 20 17 08 :00:29 -0400

One more late attendee: Steve Lamar from the American Apparel and Footwear Association.
Let me know if d1is is problem for any reason -- and see yo u tomorrow!
Sentfi·om my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Droid
On Oct 6, 20 17 4:08 PM, Ryan Ong <R0n g@nam.org> wrote:

Stewart , Elizabeth:
We 're looking forward to see ing you on Tuesday at 9 am at the V\/inder Bu ilding . I wa nted to send a list of
attendees here - let me know if you have any ques tions . (Ken and I will definitely be there , though Ken
will have to depart a few minutes before the top of the hour due to a meeting at EEOB: Linda and Lau ren
are like ly but subject to change.)
Ken

Monahan

Ryan

Ong

Lauren

Wi lk

Linda

Dempsey

NAM
NAM
NAM
NAM

Joshua

Greene

A. 0. Smit h Cor poratio n

Les

Glick

Jackson

Mo r rill

Butz el Long on behal f of Rassi ni
Compos ite Pane l Association

Bree n
Megan

We ir
Falke nhan

Ge neral Electric
GlaxoSmi t hKl ine

Tyler

Lawrence
De laney

Hon d a No rth Americ a
Kyle House Gro up

Ryan

Modlin

0-1

Do ug

Go ud ie

Pfize r

Jennifer
Andy

You ng

Pfize r

Hartsfie ld
Frymoyer

Sanofi

Paul

Bill
Chr ist i ne

Ramsde ll

St ewart and Stewart
The Boeing Company

Lisa
Courtney

Schroeter

The Dow Chemical Company

Brooks

U.S. Tir e Man ufact ur ers Associa tion

Anastacio
Laura

Ramos
Siegrist

Ver izon
Whir lpoo l

From: Young , St ewart B. EOP/US TR [mailto:S tew art.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov

]

Sent : Thursday, October 05, 2017 1:02 PM
To : Ryan Ong <R0 ng @nam.o rg >
Cc: Kenda ll, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabet h_ L_Kenda ll @ustr .eop .gov> ; Ken Monaha n <KMonahan@nam.o
Subject : RE: NAFTA/ IP

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 Unfortunately,

we are pretty stacked on timeline!

From: Ryan Ong [mailto:R0ng@nam.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 12:56 PM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabeth

L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>;

Ken Monahan

<KMonahan@nam.org>

Ken Monahan

<KMonahan@nam.org>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: NAFTA/IP

If we hosted here, does that open things up?
From: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR [mailto:Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2017 12:55 PM
To: Ryan Ong <R0ng@nam.org>
Cc: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabeth
Subject: RE: NAFTA/IP
Unfortunately

L Kendall@ustr.eop.gqy>;

we don't have the meeting space at that time. 9am is about all that's open.

From: Ryan Ong [mailto:ROng@nam.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 7:03 AM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabeth

L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>;

Ken Monahan

<KMonahan@nam.org>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: NAFTA/IP

Thanks, Stewart. Unfortunately can't do 9:30 due to a conflicting meeting.
Ifwe could do 11, that would be perfect. If that doesn't work, happy to find another time later in the day.
Sent.from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Droid
On Oct 4, 2017 5 :20 PM, "Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Let's do 9:30am on October
Unfortunately,

10

th

wrote:

.

we can't do a call-in.

Thanks!

From: Ryan Ong [mailto:ROng@nam.org]
Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 4:26 PM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>

Cc: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabeth

L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>;

Ken Monahan

<KMonahan@nam.org>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: NAFTA/IP

Let's aim for 11. Two questions:
• Are you comfortable if we offer a dial-in to those members who specifically request it? (We'd have
the list in advance.) If so, let me know what number you'd want to use, or if you'd like to use our
conference call line.
• Can you flag which building we'd be in (Winder or Annex), and if it'd just be you and Elizabeth or if
others would join?
From: Young, Stewart B.EOP/USTR[mailto:Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop:_gg_,.!']
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2017 4:08 PM
To: Ryan Ong <R0ng@nam.org>

Cc: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabeth

L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>

Subject: RE: NAFTA/IP

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 Could we do 10 or 11 here?

From: Ryan Ong [mailto:R0ng@nam.org]
October 4, 2017 3:08 PM
To: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabeth
<Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] NAFTA/IP

Sent: Wednesday,

L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>;

Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR

Elizabeth, Stewart:
Thanks again for today -- know what a tight time crunch you are in, and appreciate your efforts to engage.
Stewart, I wanted to follow up briefly on our quick conversation on the way out to set a time for a briefing
next Tuesday. If you're willing, would love to invite members here ... but flexible ifwe need to handle
differently.
Let me know thoughts and availability.
Yours,
Ryan

Sent.from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Droid

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From:
"Brennan, Anissa" <anissa _brennan@mpaa.org>
To:
''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:
"Kendall, Elizabeth L.EOP/USTR"<elizabeth_l_kendall@ustr.eop.gov>,
"Seward, Cameron T. EOP/USTR"
<cameron.t.seward@ustr.eop.gov>,
"Harrington, Conor B. EOP/USTR"
"Lee,
<conor_b_harrington@ustr.eop.gov>,
"Friedman, Julia A. EOP/USTR" <julia_a_friedman@ustr.eop.gov>,
Daniel E. EOP/USTR" <daniel_lee@ustr .eop.gov>
Date:
Mon, 09

oct 2017

20 :57:02 -0400

Looks like tomorrow at 5 w IIP A is preferable to Wednesday . I am hoping that two of the companies can attend tomorrow. I'll
give Kevin a heads up.
Best,
Anissa
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 8, 2017, at 4:29 PM, Brennan, Anissa <Anissa Brennan@mpaa.org > wrote:
Thanks , Stewart . I'll survey my members and figure out when we can get best headcount .
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 8, 2017, at 1:24 PM, Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR < Stewart.B.Young @ustr.eop.gov > wrote:
Looks like beyond Tuesday - we can only do 5pm on Wednesday .

From: Brennan, Anissa [mailto:Anissa

Brennan@mpaa.org1

Sent: Friday, October 6, 2017 6:02 PM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabeth L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>;
Seward,
Cameron T. EOP/USTR <Cameron.T.Seward@ustr.eop.gov>;
Harrington, Conor B.
EOP/USTR <Conor B Harrington@ustr.eop.gov>;
Friedman, Julia A. EOP/USTR
<J_!:JJ_i_a
A Friedman@~ _~!f ~_~Qp"gg _'{>; Lee, Daniel E. EOP/USTR <Daniel Lee@ustr.eop
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: mtg request
I think separate

as several of my members

are unavailable

,gQ'\_/>

Tuesday ..

Best,
Anissa
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 6, 2017, at 5:17 PM, Young, Stewart
<Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>
wrote:

B. EOP/USTR

We set the time with Kevin IIPA.
Does that work? Or you want separate?

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 Thanks!

From: Brennan, Anissa (mailto:Anissa
Brennan@mpaa.org]
Sent: Friday, October 6, 2017 7:18 AM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>;

Kendall,
Seward,
Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR <Elizabeth L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>;
Cameron T. EOP/USTR <Cameron.T.Seward@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Harrington, Conor B. EOP/USTR <Conor B Harrington@ustr.eop.gov>;
Friedman, Julia A. EOP/USTR <Julia A Friedman@ustr.eop.gov>;
Lee,
Daniel E. EOP/USTR <Daniel Lee@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: mtg request
Did we ever nail down a time for this meeting?

Anissa
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 4, 2017, at 5:03 PM, Brennan, Anissa <Anissa
wrote:

Brennan@mpaa.org>

Hi Stewart,
Why don't we shoot for next Thursday? I know that for at
least three of our members next Tuesday is rough. What
times on Thursday work best for your side?
Best,
Anissa

From: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR
(mailto:Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov]

Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 4:03 PM
To: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR
<Elizabeth L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>;
Brennan, Anissa
<Anissa Brennan@mpaa.org>;
Seward, Cameron T. EOP/USTR
<Cameron.T.Seward@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Harrington, Conor B. EOP/USTR
<Conor B Harrington@ustr.eop.gov>;
Friedman, Julia A.
EOP/USTR <Julia A Friedman@ustr.eop.gov>;
Lee, Daniel E.
EOP/USTR <Daniel Lee@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: mtg request
Anissa Happy to look at next Tuesday and Thursday.
I stopped Kevin at the ITAC meeting
sense to do a broader meeting.

today - it may make

From: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR
Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 11:52 AM
To: Brennan, Anissa <Anissa Brennan@mpaa.org>;

Young,

Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>;
Seward, Cameron T. EOP/USTR
<Cameron.T.Seward@ustr.eop.gov>

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 Cc: Harrington, Conor B. EOP/USTR
<Conor B Harrington@ustr.eop.gov>;
Friedman, Julia A.
EOP/USTR <Julia A Friedman@ustr.eop.gov>;
Lee, Daniel E.
EOP/USTR <Daniel Lee@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: mtg request
Hi Anissa,
Thanks very much. We would be happy to meet with you.
Looping in Stewart and Cameron to help coordinate.
Best,
Elizabeth

From: Brennan, Anissa (mailto:Anissa
Brennan@mpaa.org]
Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 11:31 AM
To: Kendall, Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR
<Elizabeth

L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] mtg request
Hi Elizabeth,
Welcome back. I am sure you are busy prepping for the next
round but, if you have time, MPAA and our members would
greatly appreciate the opportunity
to discuss NAFTA
modernization
and plans for the upcoming round.
Best,
Anissa

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From :
Victoria Barnes <victo ria .bames@g m .com >
To :
''Young , Stewa rt B. EO P/ USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr .eop .gov>
Date:
Tue , 10 Oct 20 17 18:54:52 -0400

Mary and Craig Glidden (General Counsel and EVP of Global Public Policy) . Who is attending on y'al ls side? If you're having more than 2, I may see
about attending along with Dan Turton my VP. But we expected it would be small. Let me know thoughts and thanks.
Tori Barnes
Executive Director, Federal Affairs
General Motors Company

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>
>

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From:
"Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR" <abigai l.r .bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
To:
Zelda Je rome <zelda.jerome@gm.com>

Cc:
''You ng , Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart. b .young@ustr.eop .gov>
Date:
Tue, 10 Oct 2017 18:40 :39 -0400
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\Ve will see eve1Jo ue tomorrow
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct IO, 2017 , at 11:25 AM, Zelda Jerome <?&1da.jerom e@ gm.com > wro te:

Good morning Abby
I hope you had a good weekend. I am con firm ing the mee ting for to morrow morn ing@ 10am .

Zelda Jerome

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From: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR [mai lto:Abigail_J{.Bacak@ustr.~o_Q,&Q_'{]
Sent : Mo nday, October 02, 2017 12 :35 PM
To : Zelda Jerom e <zelda .jerome@gm .com>; Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR
<Stewart.B .Young@ustr.eop .gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: General Motors CEO Me et ing Reque st

600 17

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Street NW Washington

DC

From: Zelda Jerome [m ailt o:ze lda .jero me@gm.co m]
Sent : Mo nday , October 2, 2017 12:34 PM
To : Bacak, Abigai l R. EO P/US TR <Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>;
<Stewart .B.Young@ustr .eop .gov>
Subject: [EXTERNA L] RE: General Motors CEO Meeting Request

Young, St ewart B. EOP/ USTR

Thank you Abby . Wha t is the loca tion that this meeting will ta ke place ?

Zelda Jerome
Adm ini str ative Assistant
GM - Public Polic y - Federal Affairs
zelda.jerome@gm .com

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From: Bacak, Ab iga il R. EOP/USTR [mai lto :Ab igai l.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov

]

Sent : Monday, October 02, 2017 12:21 PM
To : Zeld a Jerome <zelda .jerome@gm.com>; You ng, Stewart B. EOP/USTR
<Stewart .B. You ng@ ust r.eOf?.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL) RE: General Motors CEO Meeting Request
We can do 10-11 on 10/11

From: Zelda Jerome [mailt o:ze lda. jerome @gm .co m j

Sent: Mo nday, October 2, 2017 12:19 PM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <St ewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc: Bacak, Abigai l R. EOP/USTR <Abigail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL) RE: Gener al Motors CEO Meeting Request

He llo Abby
There 's been a change on time. Let me know what works on your side . Thank you
The GM team is availab le:
Tuesday , October 1Oth
9:00- 11:OOam
Wednesday, October 11th
10:00-11 :00am

Zelda Jerome
Adminis t rat ive Assistant
GM - Public Policy - Fede ral Affa ir s
zel da.jero me@g m .co m
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From: Young, St ewart B. EOP/ USTR [mai lt o:Stewar t .B.Young@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: M onday, October 02, 2017 11:53 AM
To : Zelda Jerome <zelda.jerome@gm .com>
Cc: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR <Abfgail.R.Bacak@ustr .e.Q£:_g_ov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: General Motors CEO Meeting Request
ZeldaTh e Ambassador w oul d be happy to sit dow n with Ms . Barra .
I'm connecting you with Abby to confirm sche du ling.
Who shou ld I work with on your team on the issu e side?
Thanks,
Stewart

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 From: Zel da Jero me [mailto:zelda.jerome@gm.com]
Sent : Thur sday, September 28, 2017 12 :52 PM
To: Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR <Ab igail.R.Bacak@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] General Motors CEO Meeting Request

He llo Abiga il By way of introduc tion, I support Dan Turton, VP of Public Policy of Gene ral Motors .
I am hoping you can help me arrange a meeting between Trade Repr esentat ive Robert
Lig ht hize r and Mary Ba rra, G M CEO , Craig Glidden , General Counsel and Dan T urton .
T he GM team is ava ilable:
Tuesday , October 10t h
9 :00- 11:00am
Wednesday, October 11th
9:00-11 :00am
Th ank you in advance and I look forward to hea ring fro m you.

Zelda Jerome
Ad mini str ative Assista nt
GM - Public Policy - Federa l Affa ir s

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To:
"Young , Stewart B. EOP /US TR " <stewart.b.young@ustr

.eop.gov>, Eleanor Reece <elea no r.reece@gm.com>

Date:
T ue, 10 Oct 2017 13:44:16 -0400
Attachments :
MTB Bio 090517 with pie (002) .pdf (368.52 kB)

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--- OriginaJ Message---From: Young, Stewart B. EOP /US TR [mailto:Stewan.B .Youn g@ustr .eop.gov]
Sent : 1\1csday, October IO, 20 17 l :41 PM
To: Victoria Barnes <victoria .barn es @gm. com>; Elea nor Reece <eleanor.re ece@gm .co m>
Subject: [EXTERNAL ] Do ya' ll foive a bio we could share witb tbe ambassador ?
Stewai1 B. Young
Intergovenunental Affai rs wd Public Engage ment The Office of the United Sta tes Trade Represe ntative

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 Mary T. Barra
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer , Genera l Motors Company

M ary Barra is Chair man and Chief Execut ive Office r of General Motors Com pany. She was elected Chairma n of
the GM Board of Directors on January 4, 2016, and has serv ed as CEO of GM since January 15, 2014 .
Under Barra's leader ship, GM is foc used on str engt hening it s core business of great cars, t r ucks and crossovers,
wh ile also work ing to lead the transformation

of personal mo bility t hroug h advanced tec hnologies like

connectivity, electrifica t ion, auto nomous dr iving and car sharing. Barra has also esta blished a stra t egic directi on
based on put ting th e custome r at t he center of everything the company does .
Prior t o becoming CEO, Barra served as Executi ve Vice President, Global Prod ,uct Developmen t , Pur chasing &
Supp ly Chain since August 2013, and as Senior Vice President, Glo bal Produ ct Devel o pme nt since February 201 1.
In these ro les, Barra and her t eams were respo nsib le for the desig n, engineering and qua lity of GM vehi cle
launches worldwide.
Previous ly, sh e served as Vice President , Globa l Human Resources; Vice President, Global Manufactur ing
Engineering; Plant Manager, Detroit Hamtra mck Assembly; and in sever al other executive engineering and staff
positi ons.
Barra began her care er wi t h GM in 1980 as a General Motors Insti tu te (Ketter ing University) co -op studen t at
th e Ponti ac M otor Div ision. She graduated w it h a Bach elor of Science degree in electrica l engineering in 1985,
followed by a Masters in Business Administration

from t he Stanford Grad uate School of Business (GSB) in 1990.

Barra is a mem ber of t he Stanfo rd Universi t y Board of Trustees and t he Stanfo rd GSB Adv isory Council. She also
serves on t he Boar d of Directors of the Walt Disney Compa ny; th e Detroit Econo m ic Club; t he Board of Truste es
for Det roit Country Day Schoo l; and as a membe r of The Business Council and Business Roundtable. Barra is also
co-chair of the Department of Trans portation's Advisory Committee on Automa t ion in Transportat ion .
More deta ils on Barra's career and relate d activities can be found via Facebook, Linkedln and Twitter.

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Victoria Barnes <victoria.b ames@gm .com>
To:
''Young , Stewart B. EOP/ USTR" <stewart .b.yo ung @ustr .eop .gov> , Eleanor Reece <eleanor.reece@gm.com>
Date:
Tue , 10 Oct 2017 13:43:31 -0400
Attachments:

MTB Bio090517.pdf (352.78 kB)

Yes, attached!

Victoria Emerson Barnes
Executive Director, Federal Affairs
GM - Public Policy - Global Government Relations
victoria.bames gm.com
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Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 20171 :41 PM
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 Mary T. Barra
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, General Motors Company
Mary Barra is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors Company. She was elected Chairman of
the GM Board of Directors on January 4, 2016, and has served as CEO of GM since January 15, 2014.
Under Barra's leadership,

GM is focused on strengthening

while also working to lead the transformation
connectivity,

electrification,

autonomous

based on putting the customer

its core business of great cars, trucks and crossovers,

of personal mobility

through

advanced technologies

driving and car sharing. Barra has also established

at the center of everything

like

a strategic direction

the company does.

Prior to becoming CEO, Barra served as Executive Vice President, Global Product Development,
Supply Chain since August 2013, and as Senior Vice President, Global Product Development
In these roles, Barra and her teams were responsible for the design, engineering

Purchasing &

since February 2011.

and quality of GM vehicle

launches worldwide.
Previously, she served as Vice President, Global Human Resources; Vice President, Global Manufacturing
Engineering;

Plant Manager,

Detroit

Hamtramck

Assembly; and in several other executive engineering

and staff

positions.
Barra began her career with GM in 1980 as a General Motors Institute
the Pontiac Motor Division. She graduated
followed

by a Masters in Business Administration

Barra is a member of the Stanford

(Kettering

University)

with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical

University

co-op student at

engineering

Board of Trustees and the Stanford GSB Advisory Council. She also

serves on the Board of Directors of the Walt Disney Company; the Detroit

Economic Club; the Board of Trustees

for Detroit Country Day School; and as a member of The Business Council and Business Roundtable.
co-chair of the Department

of Transportation's

Advisory Committee

Mare details on Barra's career and related activities

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from the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) in 1990.

on Automation

Barra is also

in Transportation.

can be found via Facebook, Linkedln and Twitter.

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 NorthAmericanSteel IndustryPaperon NAFTA Update
From:
To:

Cc:

Kevin Dempsey <kdempsey@s teel.org>
"Vaughn, Stephen P. EOP/USTR" <stephen.p.vaughn@ustr.eop .gov>, "Comstock ,
Earl (Federa l)" <ecomstock@doc .gov>
"Kemp , Jean C. EOP/USTR" <jean_kemp@ustr.eop.gov>, Rona ld Lorentzen
<ronald.lorentze n@trade.gov>

Date:

Fri, 02 Jun 2017 14:48 :31 -0400

Attachme nts

NAFTA Steel Industry Update Recomme ndations _ June 201 7 _ Final.pdf (153 .32

kB)
Steve and EarlI wanted to give you the heads up that the U.S., Canadian and Mexican steel industries will be releasing
the attached paper publicly on Monday morning, June 5.
Best,

Kevin
KevinM. Dempsey
Senior Vice President. Public Policy and General Counsel
American Iron and Steel Institute
25 Massachusetts Avenue , r-.w
Suite800
Washln >I •
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Phone· (b)( 6)
Mobile:
Fax· 202.463 6573
Email: kdempsey@steel.org
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The North American Steel Industry's Recommendations for Updating
the North American Free Trade Agreement

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has provided significant benefits
to U.S., Canadian and Mexican steel industries.
The agreement has resulted in
strengthened North American manufacturing supply chains, especially with key
customer groups like the North American automotive industry. It has contributed to
increases in exports, investments, and helped the steel industry remain globally
competitive.
Since NAFTA entered into force, trade in steel products between NAFTA countries has
increased by 117.2 percent, more than doubling. Indeed, today the vast majority of
North American steel exports are made within the region - 97 percent of Canadian steel
exports are to the United States and Mexico, 90 percent of U.S. steel exports are to
Canada and Mexico, and 76 percent of Mexican steel exports are to Canada and the
United States. Combined, 88 percent of all North American steel exports are within the
region, making tariff-free trade within North America critical to the industry's success.
Recognizing the strategic value of steel production to the NAFTA region, in 2003 the
three NAFTA governments created the North American Steel Trade Committee
(NASTC) to coordinate government and industry actions to jointly enhance the
conditions for continued growth and prosperity for steel in the region. The NASTC
process brings together both government and industry representatives from the three
countries to discuss public policies important to the competitiveness and growth of the
NAFTA steel industry.
Domestic policies and actions in all three NAFTA countries should be closely aligned in
defending the region from unfair trade. This includes: cooperating on efforts to
strengthen our respective trade remedy laws; developing tools and processes such as
coordinated enforcement and information sharing; addressing global excess steel
capacity through joint participation in the new G20 Global Forum Steel Excess Capacity;
and continued treatment of China as a non-market economy for the purposes of
calculating trade remedies.

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 The North American steel industry views NAFTA as a successful agreement, but after
23 years, one that can also be modernized and strengthened. Ultimately, the goal should
be to grow consumption of steel in North America while increasing intra-NAFTA trade
and market share for NAFTA producers.
The following are the North American steel industry's recommendations for upgrading
NAFTA:
•

Strengthen Rules of Origin (ROO) and Enhance Regional Value Content
(RVC) Requirements: The three countries should agree to updated ROO and
RVC requirements that incentivize investment and job growth in the region. In
particular, ROO and RVC provisions for steel-containing goods should ensure
that North American manufactured goods are built with North American steel.

•

Promote trade enforcement cooperation and coordination:
Importation of
unfairly traded steel in any NAFTA country injures all North American steel
producers, workers and local economies. Accordingly, the three governments
should strengthen existing procedures and create new procedures to address
circumvention and evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders,
while also facilitating the implementation of third-country dumping actions
where appropriate. The three countries should closely collaborate to develop
stronger and better-aligned trade remedies to combat unfair trade practices from
non-NAFTA countries.

•

Establish enforceable currency disciplines:
Currency manipulation makes
exports more expensive and imports cheaper, and in the process undermines
some of the economic benefits of free and fair trade. Canada, Mexico and the
United States do not manipulate their currencies; however, an enforceable
currency discipline in an updates NAFTA would establish an important
precedent for future trade agreements.

•

Establish disciplines on the conduct of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs):
SOEs often receive non-market advantages that create market distortions and
lead to anti-competitive practices, creating an un-level playing field for marketbased competitors. The three NAFTA governments should agree to implement
strong and enforceable disciplines on SOEs that prevent unfair subsidization
and other forms of government support and ensure market access for private
producers. Like a currency discipline, this would create an important precedent
for future free trade agreements.

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Improve customs procedures operation & coordination; Upgrade border
infrastructure: For many industries, especially those engaged in just-in-time
manufacturing, shipping and receiving steel in a timely and efficient manner is
critical. To maximize efficiencies, an updated NAFTA agreement should
streamline existing customs procedures to ensure the free, fair and fast flow of
commercial goods between nations. Additionally, infrastructure upgrades,
specifically to ports and border-crossing facilities, would further facilitate
efficiencies and limit bottlenecking.

NAFTA is an indispensable agreement for the North American steel industry and its
customers in steel-consuming industries.
The U.S., Canadian, and Mexican steel
industries welcome the opportunity to work with our respective governments to reexamine, strengthen and modernize the agreement.

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 ClearedAdvisorCommunication
- NAFTA
From:

"Brennan, Anissa" <anissa _brennan@mpaa.org>
"Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr .eop .gov>, "Kendall,

To:

Elizabeth L. EOP/USTR" <elizabeth _l_kendall@ustr.eop.gov>, "Greer, Jamieson L.
EOP/USTR" <jamieson.l.greer@ustr.eop.gov>

Date:
Attachments

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:48:09 -0400

AB Cleared Advisor Comments to USG Sept 22.docx (131.03 kB)

Dear colleagues,
Attached please find my comments on the draft NAFTA 2.0 IP chapter. Thank you for the opportunity
comment and please let me know if you have any questions. Good luck in Ottawa!

to

Best,
Anissa

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To :
"Brennan , Anissa" <anissa_brennan@mpaa.org>
Da te:
We d , 11 Oct20 17 18:49:22-0400
Thank yo u Anissa.
We have re ceived t h is.
Payne

G. Payne Griff in
Deputy Chief of Staff
The Off ice of the United States Trade Representat ive
Execut ive Office of the President

From : Brenna n, Anissa [ma ilto:Anissa _ Brennan@mpaa.o rg )
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 9:41 PM
To: Griffin , Payne P. EOP/USTR <Garr ison.P.Gr iff in@ustr .eop .gov>
Subject : [EXTERNAL) FW: Cleared Adviso r Comments: TPMs and ISP liability
Dear Payne,
Forwarding attached in Jamieson's absence.
Kind regards,
An issa

From: Brennan, Anissa
Sen t: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 9:29 PM
To : 'jam ieson. l.greer@ust r .eop.gov' <iamieson.l.g reer@ ust r .eop.gov>; 'You ng, Stewart B. EOP/USTR'
<Stewart.B.You ng@ustr.eop.gov>; Kendall, Elizabeth (Elizabeth L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov)
<Elizabeth L Kendall@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: Cleared Advisor Comments: TPMs and ISP liabi lity
Dear Stewart, Jamieso n and Elizabe t h,
Thank you fo r the opport unity to rev iew the recen t ly posted text o n TPMs and ISP liabi lity. My comments on bot h
elements are in the attached.
Good luck t his week! Please do no t hes ita t e t o reach out if you need anythi n g.
Kind regards,
An issa

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 FW: NAFT A Round Four US Stakeholder Briefing Information
From:
"Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <"/o;;;;organization/ou"'exchange administrative group
(fydibohf23spdlt)/cn"'recipients/cn"'a87084ca24e34553bc72e69d37af1f46-young, stew">
To:
"Smith-Vaughan, Reuben" <rsmith@uschamber.com>
Date:
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 20:53:30 -0400
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From: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR
Sent: Thursday, October 12 , 2017 8:53 PM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr .eop.gov>
Subject : NAFTA Round Four US Stakeholder Briefing Information

Dear Interested Stakeholder:
Thank you for registering to attend the Round 4 stakeholder

briefing at the Sheraton Pentagon City.

This email is intended as confirmation of your registration for the 4:30pm - Sunday, October 15th, US
Stakeholder briefing by the USTR Western Hemisphere Office. The briefing will take place in the
Galaxy Room of the Sheraton Pentagon City hotel located at 900 S. Orme Street, Arlington , VA 22204.
You will need to arrive only 15-20 minutes before to check-in , as the Galaxy room will not be available
prior to that time .
We look forward to seeing you Sunday, October 15th, at 4:30pm.
Please let me know if you have any questions. We look forward to your continued input as we move
forward through the fourth round of NAFTA renegotiations.
Stewart B. Young
Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement
The Office of the United States Trade Representative
Stewart.B.Young@USTR.eop.gov

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 [EXTERNAL] NAFT A: 50, 000+ American Creators Call for Strong
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From :
George York <gyork@riaa .com>
To:
"Greer, Jamieson L.EOP/USTR"<jamieson. l.greer@ustr.eop.gov>, "Griffin, Payne P. EOP/USTR"
<garrison.p .griffin@ustr .eop.gov> , ''Young , Stewart B. EOP/USTR " <stewart.b.young@ustr .eop .gov>, "Vaughn,
Stephen P. EOP/USTR" <stephen .p.vaugh n@ustr.eop.gov>, -Melle , John M. EOP/USTR"
<john _melle@ustr .eop.gov> , "Kendall , Elizabeth L.EOP/USTR"<e lizabeth _1_kendall@ustr .eop.gov>, "Bahar, Daniel
EOP/USTW <daniel_bahar@ustr.eop .gov >, "Eissenstat , Everett H. EOP/WHO"
<everetth .eissenstat@who.eop .gov> , "Willems, Clete R.EOPfNSC"<cle tus.r .willems@nsc .eop.gov>, "Lo renz,
Andrew R.EOP/NSC"<andrew.r.lorenz@nsc.eop.gov>
, "Koh, Grace E. EOP/WHO"
<grace. e.koh@who.eop.gov> , "Joseloff, Benjamin G . EOP/NSC" <benjamin.g.joseloff@nsc. eop.gov> , "Pinkos ,
Stephen M. EOP/OVP" <stephen.m .pinkos@ovp .eop.gov> , "Davidson , Peter (Federal)" <pdavidson@doc.gov> ,
ihemandez@doc .gov, ebrands tad@doc .gov, mplatt@doc .gov, spar1<-su@doc.gov. ggardner@doc .gov ,
joseph.laroski@trade .gov , Stevan Mitchell <stevan .mitchell@trade .gov>, Jennife r Carton
<jennifer.carton@trade.gov>, jarnes.sullivan@trade .gov, krystenjenci@trade.gov, paulette.hemandez@trade.gov ,
and rea .dasilva@trade .gov , john .anderssen@trade.gov , ann .heilman-dahl@trade .gov , joseph .matal@uspto .gov ,
brendan .mccommas@uspto .gov, "Perlmutter , S hira" <shira .pet1mutter@uspto .gov>, "Garson , David
(David .Carson@USPTO.GOV)" <david .carson@uspto .gov> , kclaggett@loc.gov , "Strong , Maria"
<mstrong@loc .gov>, "Amer , Kevin" <kamer@loc.gov> , holmanae@state .gov , "Dyer , Lisa L" <dyer1l@state.gov> ,
scotttl@state.gov

Cc :
Mitch Glazie r <mglazie r@ria a.com> , Michele Ballantyne <mballantyne@ riaa.com> , Moma Willens
<mwillens@riaa .com> , Steven Gottlieb <sgottlieb@riaa .com>
Date:
Fri, 13 O ct 2017 10:19 :15-0400
Dear all ,
Please find below a press release rega rding a petition sig ned by over 50 ,000 A mer ic an creato rs ca lling for strong
copy right protecti on in NAFTA . The petition is avai lab le at the followin g link:
>httQs://www.the Qetitions ite .com/takeact io n/579/460/050/< .
Best ,
Geo rge York
George E.C . York I Seni or Vic e Preside nt, Internation al
Recording Industry Assoc iation of A me rica
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I S. 102 5 F Street, NW
10th Floor I W ashington , DC 20004

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50,000+ American Creators Call On U.S. Trade Rc1>rcscntativc
To Stre ngthen Copyright Protections
In the North American Free Trad e Agreement

The Nor th A merican Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA, is currently being negotiated between the Unired Sta res, Canada ,
and lvfexico .
Copyright law, the single most important tool in protecting the rights and livelihoods of millions of crearives across the country.
looks to be on the negotiating table.
Los Angeles a nd Washi.n glo n, DC - A peti tion sponsored by CreativeFutu rc, a coalitio n of more tlian 500 companies and
or ganization s from across th e creative indu stries, and U SA.lliance For Mus ic , a group represe nling virtu ally the entire U.S. mu sic
indu stry , has ga thered ove r 50,000 sign atures and countin g in suppo rt of strong copyright pro tec tions remain ing a key eleme nt in
any renegotiatio n of the North American Free T rade Agreement.
The petit ion (v iew here) expl ains that "th e creative com munities canno t afford to risk the j ob s of mi llions of Americans by
allowi ng weak provis ions to en te r a trade agreeme nt that ·wi ll defi ne Ame rican expo rt s for decade s to come ."
CreativeF u ture CEO Ru th Vita le said, " We mus l de mand that strong inlelleelual property pro tections , cons istent with p revio us
trade agreemen ts, rem ain in any renegotia tion of NAFTA. Now that neg otiat ions are here , ou r represe ntatives in
governme nt mus t b egin disc us sions wi th the stro nge.st ha11CI
possibl e."
Said USAlliauc e For Music Exec u tive Direc tor Miche l Kaiu.s, "As nego tiators com e toget her to disc uss impo 11antp rovisions
w ithin NA FT A that impa ct th e live lihoods of count less American creators , we ur ge U .S. off icials not to bow to the agenda of
beh emot h S ilicon Val ley companies like Google seeki ng to und ennine Ame rican expo rts and crucial copy right pro tectio ns for
their o wn gain . That's w hy a loud c horus of more than 50,000 creators are calling on Am bassa dor L ight hize r to be heard - a new
NAFTA should pr otec t U.S. cre ators, not hurt the m."
Vitale added , "Limiting the prope rty right s of U.S. crea tives unde r t he guise of "b alance " means forei gn comp ani es can use U.S.
creative pro pe rty w ithout any pa y me nt to U.S. rights ho lders. T his is no way to con du ct a nego tia tion . lns tead, it's a gre at way to
grow our trade defici t o n the ba ck of the crea tive communi ties! "
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ABOUTCREATIVEFUTURE
Cre ativeF u tu re is a nonprofit coal ition of mo re than 500 co mpani es and organizations and more than 120,000 indi viduals - from
fi lm, televis ion , music , book publis hing. photo gra phy, and othe r creative indus tri es. We 're mobilizin g our members to speak up
abou t the value of creativity , the importa nc e of co pyrigh t in protecting crea tivity , and the massive han n caused by the glob al the ft
of our crea tive "vorks. Millions of cre a tives and thou san ds of bu sinesses around the world depe nd on copyrigh t to bring all of us
coun tless mome nls ofinsp ira liou, learuing, and jo y . O ur miss ion is to advocate for st rong but appro pria te cop yrigll t prot ec tion s
and to empowe r creatives to speak out agai nst piracy and how it affects their abi lity to c reate and to make a living. T o learn mo re,
vis it >ww,¥.creativ e future.org<.

ABOUT THE USALLIANCE FOR MUSIC
T he USAlli an ce Fo r Mus ic is an initiati ve by music o rganiza t io ns representin g tJre ove rw helming majori ty of US music right
owners , songw riters, reco rding artists, record co mpanie s, mus ic publi shers, managers and copy righ t collec ting soc ieties, to
prese nt their united view on specific issues o f copy right prot ection fo r musical worl<.sand sound recor din gs to gove rnments.

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 [EXTERNAL] Re: Schedule Change - NAFTA Round 4: October 15th - Onsite
Cleared Advisor Briefing Information
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Steve Lamar <slarna r@aafa globa l.org>
To :
'Young , Stew art B. EO P/ USTR " <stewart. b.young @ ustr.eo p.g ov>
Cc :
Ingrid Mitchem <ingrid .mi tchem@tra d e.gov>
Date :
Sun , 15 Oct 201 7 17 :00 :30 -0400

Thanks for organiz ing.
STEPHEN LAMAR
Executive Vice President
740 51!! Stree t . NW
Wa sh ingt on . DC 20001

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On Oct 15, 2017 , at I :40 PM , Young , Stewan B. EOP/U STR <Stewart.B .Youn l!:@ustr.eo p.gov> wrote:
Good Aft ern oo n Clea red Adv isors :
Just wa nt ed to no tic e that d ue to cha nges in schedu les we are having t o shuffle some bri efi ng t imes aroun d.
Please see below fo r changes . Briefings w il l co nti nu e to take place in t he East 2 r oom of t he Sher ato n Pe nta gon
City ho tel loca t ed at 900 S. Orme Stre et , Ar lingt o n, VA 22204 .
The planne d sche d ule for briefi ngs is in clud ed be low . Please b e advi sed that spe cific bri efings may change, be
can cell e d, or m ov ed with litt le t o no noti ce .

Pleas e note, on Sunday at 4:30 p .m . t here will be a briefing by th e USTR Western Hem isphere offi ce fo r th e
br o ad er U.S. stakeho ld er com m u nity o nsit e. As a clear ed advisor , you are w elcome to stay for t ha t br iefin g as
well.
We look for wa rd t o you r con tinu ed input as we move fo rwa r d through the fou rth rou nd of NAFTA rene goti at ion s.
Best,
Stewa rt
Stewart B. Young
Int ergo vern m enta l Affa irs and Publ ic Engage me nt
Th e Offic e of th e Unit ed St at es Tra de Repr ese nt ati ve
Stewart .B.You ng@USTR.eo p .gov
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 Follow up to Barra-Lighthizer Meeting
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From:
"Reif, Timothy M . EOP/USTR" <timot hy_reif@ustr.eop.gov>
To:
craig.glidden@gm.com

Cc:
"Gansa, William H. EOP/USTR" <william.h.gansa@us tr.eop.gov>, ''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR"
<stewart.b .young@ustr.eop .gov>
Date:

Thu , 19 Oct 2017 09:35:08 -0400

---------·-------Craig.
I enjoyed meeting you last weelc Ambassador Lighthizer appreciated and found very useful his conve rsation with Chairman and
CEO Ban a.
As they discussed, we would welcome ongoing input from GM on a number of items on the trade agenda, including NAFTA ,
issue s related 10 China tech transfer and other issues. Fro m the ir conversatio n. Ms . Barra indica ted that she wou ld send him on a
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Understanding the press of business , it would be helpful co know when you expec t to be able to send us these items. We would
treat any confidential information as "business proprietary infonnation" and protect it accordin gly.
Thanks so much.
T im

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 Re: [EXTERNAL] Phone Call
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From :
Vi ctoria Barnes <victoria .bame s @gm.com>
To:
"Young , Stewart 8. EOP/USTR " <stewart.b .young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Fri, 20 O ct 20 17 18:46 :1 1 -040 0

Thanks so much. Good to talk to you !

> On Oct 20 , 2017, at 6: 13 PM, Young, Stewart B . EOP/US TR <Stcwart.B.Young@ ustr.cop .gov> wrote:
>
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> Stewart B. Young
> Intergovenu nental Affairs and Public Engage ment
> T he Office of the United States Trade Representative
> Stewart .B.Yo unoaUS rm:IT ·gov
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U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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;Myron A. Brill iant
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October

20, 2017

Mr. Stephen P. Vaughn
General Counsel
Office of the United States Trad e Representative
600 17d' Screet N\X!
Washington, D.C. 20508
Dear Mr . Vaughn:
On beha lf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, it is my p leasure t o inv ite you to
m.eet with our International Policy Committe e (IPC) on Tu es day, Nov etnb er 7, at our
h ea<lquarters . The IPC is the Chamber's top policy-se t ting bo<ly on international
trade and investment issues and is comprised of senior me m be rs of the U.S . business
communit y. Our mcmbc rs would be keenly int ere sted in yo ur insighrsaboutthc
admin istration's trac.lea.gen<la,including ongo ing efforts to modernize the North

America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
This ses sion wi ll be entii-ely off-the-record . Please let us know if you are ab le
to jo in us onNo ve mber7 ata timeof yo urchoosingbetween2:00p.m.
and3:30p.m.
Elizabeth Guillot, Coordinator for I nternational Polic y, ·will follow up with you r office
to discuss. I n the meantim e, you r staff m.ay reach Eliza b eth at (b)( 6)
or via

email at eguillot@uscha mb er.com.
Sincerely,

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 RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Connecting
From:
"Marshall, Debra S" <dmarshall@chevron.com>

To:
''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Thu, 26 Oct 2017 09:56:03 -0400

I look forward to meeting you.
-----Original Message----From: Young , StewartB. EOP/USTR [mailto:Stewart .B .Young @us tr.eop .gov]
Sent: Thur sday, October 26 , 2017 9 45 AM
To: Marshall, Debra S <DMarshall @.chevron.com >
Subject: [**EXTERNAL**] Re: [EXTERNAL] RE: Connecting
Thank you!!
> On Oct 26 , 2017 , at 9:41 AM, Marshall , Debra S <DMarshall @ chevron.com > wrote:
>
> Sure!
>
> -----Original Message---> From : Young , StewartB.EOP/USTR[mailto:Stewan.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov]
> Sent: Thursday , October 26 , 2017 9:41 AM
> To : Marshall , Debra S <DMarshall@chcvron.com >
> Subject: [**EXTERNAL**] Re: [EXTERNAL] RE : Connecting
>
>Debra >
> Any chance we could do 3: 3 0 today ? Thanks!
>
>> On Oct 17, 2017, at 6:06 PM, Marshall, Debra S <DMarshall @chevron.com > wrote:
>>
>> Where is that?
>>
>> -----Original Message---->> From: Young , StewartB.EOP/USTR[mailto
:StewarLB.Young @ uslr.eop.gov]
>> Sent: Tuesday , October 17, 2017 6:01 PM
>> To: Marshall, Debra S <DMarshall@chevron.com>
>> Subject : [**EXTERNAL**] RE : [EXTERNAL] RE: Connecting
>>
>> Let's do Winder Building.
>>
>> -----Original Message---->> From: Marshall, Debra S [mailto:DMarshall @chevron.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 5:58 PM
>> To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov >
>> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Connecting
>>
>> Yessireee!
>> Just tell me where
>>
>> -----Original Message---->> From : Young , StewaitB . EOP/USTR[mailto :Stewa1t.B.Young @ ustr.eop .go v]
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 5:55 PM
>> To: Marshall, Debrn S <DMarshall@chevron.com>
>> Subject: [**EXTERNAL**] RE : [EXTERNAL] RE: Connecting
>>
>> Could wc do 4pm?

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>> -----Original Message---->> From: Marshall, Debra S Lmailto:DMarshall@chcvron.comJ
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 4:26 PM
>> To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.BY oung@ustr.eop.gov>
>> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Connecting
>>
>> Thursday the 26th - you can pick your time!
>>
>> -----Original Message---->> From: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR [mailto:Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov]
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 4:22 PM
>> To: Marsha]t Debra S <DMarshall(aJchevmn.com>
>> Subject: [**EXTERNAL**] Re: [EXTERNAL] RE: C01mecting
>>
>> Absolutely! Thursday?
>>
> >> On Oct 17, 2017, at 4: 17 PM, Marshall, Debra S <DMarshall@chevron.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Not giving up!!!
>>> Do you have any time next week?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message---->>> From: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR [mailto:Stewart.B.Y oung@ustr.eop.gov]
>>> Sent Sunday, September 03, 2017 11:32 AM
>>> To: Marshall, Debra S <DMarshall@chevron.com>
>>> Subject: [**EXTERNAL**] RE: Connecting
>>>
>>> Absolutely - the nex1:two weeks are good on my end.
>>>
>>> Let me know what works best for you.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message---->>> From: Marshall, Debra Sr mailto:DMarshall@chevron.com1
>>> Sent Friday, September 1, 2017 12:19 PM
>>> To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@,ustr.eop.gov>
>>> Subject: RE: Connecting
>>>
>>> Sorry this one got away from me - we would like to meet - do you have time in September?
>>>
>>> As ever,
>>>
>>> Debbie Marshall I Chevron
>>>
>>> -----Original Message---->>> From: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR Lmailto:Stcwart.B.Young@ustr.cop.gov J
>>> Sent Thursday, August 17, 2017 7:07 PM
>>> To: Marshall, Debra S <DMarshall@chevron.com>
>>> Subject: [**EXTERNAL**] RE: Connecting
>>>
>>> Of course - I've got good availability in the next few weeks.
>>>
>>> 24th and 29th look good on my end.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message---->>> From: Marshall, Debra S [mailto:DMarsha1l@chevmn.com]
>>> Sent Thursday, August 17, 2017 3:45 PM
>>> To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov>
>>> Subject: RE: Connecting
>>>
>>> Hi Stewart!!
>>>
>>> Thanks for reaching out.
>>> The Chevron trade team would LOVE to sit down with you.
>>> If you give us some days/times that might work I will schedule check and get it set up.
>>>
>>> As ever,
>>>
>>> Debbie Marshall I Chevron

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 >>>
>>> -----Origi nal Message --->>> F rom: Young , Stewart B. EOP/U STR Lmailto:S tcwart. B .Youn g@us tr.cop .go v j
>>> Sent: Thursday , August 17, 2017 12 :43 PM
>>> To : Mars h all, Debra S <DMars ball@chev ronco m>
>>> Subject: [**EXTERNAL **] Connecting
>>>
>>> Debbie>>>
>>> Wanted to reac h out and introd uce myself as the new c-0ntact at IAPE at USlR .
>>>
>>> Looking forwar d to working with you, and would love to sit down if you have any ti.me in the upcoming weeks.
>>>
>>> T hank you,
>>>
>>> Stewart
>>>
>>> Stewart B . Young
>>> Intergovernmenta l Affairs and Public E ngageme nt
>>> The Office of the United States Trade Represen tative
>>> Stewart.B.Young @US~
»> (0) 202-395 -2864 l(C) ll:Jiaallllll
>>>
>>>

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To:
Daniel Turton <daniel.turton@gm.com>

Cc:
Lee Godo w n <lee .godown@gm.com> , "Gans a, Willia m H. EOP / USTR" <willi am .h .gansa@ustr .eop .gov>
Date:

Fri, 27 Oc t 2017 15:04 :15 -0400

---------·--------

Dan, thank you. Would be good to grab coffee and catch up next couple weeks. Copying my assistant Will
Gansa, if you have time to schedule.
Best,T.
From: Daniel Turton [ma ilto: d aniel.tu rto n@g m. co m]
Sent : Friday, October 27, 2017 2:43 PM
To: Reif, Ti mo thy M. EOP/USTR <Timothy _ Reif@ ustr .eop.gov>
Cc: Lee Godown <lee.go down@gm.com>
Subject : [ EXTERNAL] GM Comm unica t ion
Tim - Please fi nd attached copies of t he fo r mal comm u nication that Mary Bar ra has sent to Ambassador Ligthizer
th at will ar rive in your off ice on Mon day. Hop e all is w ell. Let m e know if yo u hav e any qu est ions.

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 [EXTERNAL] RE: Thank You
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From:
"Smith -Vaughan, Reuben" <rsm ith@uscham ber.com>
To:

"Young , Stewart 8 . EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Mon , 30 Oct 20 17 15 :38: 12 -040 0
I never say no to Compass!

From : Young , Stewart B. EOP/ USTR [ma ilto:S t ewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov)

Sent: Mon day, October 30 , 2017 3:32 PM
To : Smith -Vaug han, Reuben <RSmit h@US Cham ber .com>
Subject: RE: Thank You
Com pass? Friday?

From : Smith -Vaughan, Reub en [ma ilto :RSmith @USChamber. com )

Sent: Mo nday , October 30 , 2017 3 :20 PM
To: Yo ung, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewa rt .B.Young @ustr.eop.gov>
Subject : [ EXTERNA L] Thank You
Hey Stewart ,
Gre at seein g you (and Greg!) today, where's the next coffee spot?
As prom ised, please fi nd attache d the agenda for tomorrow 's eve nt at the Chamber. You are both (all) we lcome to
st op by , j ust let me kno w.
Fina lly, let me know if you need further information

for t he inv ite to M r. Vaughn for next week.

Best,
Reuben

Reube n Smith -Vaugh an
Senior D irector, Amer icas
U .S. C hamber of Com m erce
O ffice: (20q.

Cell: (202) [1:J•
rsmith@usc ha.mber.com

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 Re: [EXTERNAL] RE: Follow up to Barra-Lighthizer Meeting
From:
Eleanor Reece <eleanor.reece@gm.com>
To:
"Cobaugh , CC M. EOP/USTR" <christina.m.cobaugh@ustr.eop.gov>
Cc:
"Reif, Timothy M. EOP/USTR" <timothy_reif@ustr.eop.gov>,
"Gansa, William H. EOP/USTR"
<william.h.gansa@ustr.eop.gov>,
''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart .b.young@ustr.eop.gov>,
<daniel.turton@gm.com>,
Lee Godown <lee.godown@gm.com>

Daniel Turton

Date:
Wed, 01 Nov 2017 07:59:16 -0400

HiCC,
Thanks very much! Have a gr eat day , too.
Best ,
El eanor
On Nov 1, 2017 , at 7:56 AM , Cob augh, CC M . EOP/USTR < Christina .M .Cob augh@ustr.eo p.gov> wrote :
Hi Eleanor,
I just wanted to let you know that the Ambassador has received the hard copy of Ms. Barra's signed
letter and additional materials. Thank you and have a great day! CC

From: Reif, Timothy M. EOP/USTR
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 4:20 PM
To: Eleanor Reece <eleanor.reece@g_m.com>
Cc: Gansa, William H. EOP/USTR <William.H.Gansa@ustr.eop.gov>;

Young , Stewart B. EOP/USTR
<Stewart.B.Youn g @ustr .eop.gov> ; Daniel Turton <daniel.turton@gm.com>;
Lee Godown
<lee.godown@gm.com>;
Cobaugh, CC M. EOP/USTR <Christina.M .Cobaugh@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject: RE: Follow up to Barra-Lighthizer
Meeting

Thank you very much, Eleanor. Our Executive Secretary, CC Cobaugh, copied here, will be our lead
to coordinate with you. Tim
From: Eleanor Reece (mailto:eleanor.reece@gm
.com]
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 1:21 PM
To: Reif, Timothy M. EOP/USTR <Timoth y Reif@ustr .eop .gov>
Cc: Gansa, William H. EOP/USTR <William.H.Gansa@ustr.eop.gov>;
<Stewart.B .Young@ustr .eop .gov>; Daniel Turton <daniel.turton@gm
<lee.godown@gm.com>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Follow up to Barra-Lighthizer
Meeting

Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR
.com>; Lee Godown

Hi Tim,
Our General Counsel , Craig Glidden, asked us to pass along that Mary Barra has a correspondence for
Ambassador Lighthizer that will be delivered on Monday. As soon as it comes, we can come by to hand
deliver it. Happy to coordinate with you or others to ensure it gets to the Ambassador.
Thanks, and I'll be in touch on Monday.
Best,

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 Eleano r

Elean or Reece
Directo r, Int erna t ional Government Relati ons
General M otors Compa ny
25 Ma ssachuset ts Ave . NW, Suit e 400
Wa sh ingt o n, D.C. 20001
Office:tGJl(d
/ Cell:tGJl(d

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 [EXTERNAL] Re: Do you have a few minutes?
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From:
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To:
"Young , Stewart 8. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 14:22:3 8 -0400

Just got to your entrance.
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 3, 20 17, at 2:22 PM, Young, StewartB . EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young(a,ustr.eop .gov> wrote:
You here?

From: Smi th -Va ugh an, Reu ben [ma ilto:R Smith@US Chamb e r. com]
Sent : Friday, Nove mber 3, 2017 12:42 PM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <St ewart.B.Young@ustr .eop.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL) Do you have a f ew m in utes?
I want to run over and show you somethin g to gauge you r thoug hts.

Reuben Smi th -Vaugh an
Senior Directo r, Am ericas
U.S. Chaml.Jer of Co mm erce

Office: (20].

Cell (202) [l!J •
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 RE: Meeting with Ms. Karp
From:
"Seward, Cameron T. EOP/USTR" <"/o=organization/ou=exchange
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(fydibohf23spdlt)/cn=recipients/cn=3a8971e665e
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To:
"Collins, Rebecca Honor" <rebecca.collins@chevron.com>
Cc:
"Marshall, Debra S" <drnarshall@chevron.com>,

"Poole, Megan" <megan.poole@chevron

.com>

Date:

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 17:39:07 -0500
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Nope, we are all set and look forward to meeting with Maria and Jay .
-----Original Message----From: Collins, Rebecca Honor [mailto :Rebecca .Collins @chevron.com]
Sent: Wednesday , November 8, 2017 5 :37 PM
To: Seward, Cameron T.EOP/USTR <Cameron.T.Seward @ustr.eop.gov >
C.c: Marshall, Debra S <DMarshall @chevron.com >; Poole, Megan <Megan.Poole @chevron.com >
Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Meeting with Ms. Karp
Yes , that works! Do you need any clearance details from us please?
-----Original Message----From: Seward , Cameron T.EOP/USTR[mailto:Cameron
.T.Seward @ustr .eop.gov]
Sent: Wednesday , November 08, 2017 5:35 PM
To: Collins , Rebecca Honor <Rebecca .Collins @chevron.com>
Cc: Marshall, Debra S <DMarshall @chevron .com>; Poole, Megan <Megan. Poole @chevron.com >
SubJcct: L**EXTERNAL**J RE: Meeting with Ms. Karp
Thank you , Bees. Would it be possible to do it at 10:30am?
-----Original Message----From: Collins , Reb ecca Honor [mailto:Rebecca.Collins @chevron.com]
Sent: Wedn esday , November 8, 2017 5 :26 PM
To: Seward , Cameron T.EOP/USTR <Cameron.T.Seward @ustr.eop.go v>
Cc: Marshall , Debra S <DMarshall @chevron.com >; Poole , Megan <Megan.Poole @che vron.com >
Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Meeting with Ms. Karp
Hi Cameron: thank you for your patience. Maria can meet Mr . Walters on Monday, November 27 at 10am. She will be
accompanied by Jay Thompson. Does that work for Mr . Walters' schedule please?
Thank you,
Bees
-----Original Message----From : Seward , Cameron T.EOP /U STR[mailto :Cameron .T.Seward @ustr .eop .gov]
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 20 17 1:12 PM
To: Collins, Rebecca Honor <Rebecca.Collins @chevron.com>
Cc: Marshall, Debra S <DMarshall @chevron.com >
Subject: f**EXTERNAL**l RE: Meeting with Ms. Karp
Absolutely. Thanks .
-----Original Message----From: Collins , Rebecca Honor [mailto:Rcbccca.Collins @l.chcvron.com]
Sent: Tuesda y, November7 , 2017 l:12PM
To : Seward , Cameron T.EOP/USTR <01meron .T.Sewc1rd@11str .eop .gov>

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 Cc: Marshall , Debra S <DMars hall@chevron.com>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Meeting with Ms. Karp
Hi Ouneron: let me check and let you know as soon as I can.

Thanks for your patience ,
Bees
---Original Message ---From: Seward , Came ron T.E OP/USTR[ mailto: Cameron. T.Seward@ustr.eo p.gov]
Sent: Tuesday , Novembe r 07, 20 17 11:50 AM
To: Collins , Reb ecca Honor <Rebecca .Collins (fl):hevro n.co 111
>
Cc: Marshall , Debra S <DMa rsha1l@cbevron .com>
Subject: (**EXTERNAL**) RE: Meeting with Ms . Karp
Thanks for getting back to me, Rebecca. Can we look for a time that might work for Ma.ria in a couple weeks? Greg would W<e to
discuss Maria's interest in jo ining one ofUS TR's advisory com mittees.
Best ,
Cameron
-----Origina l Message----From: Collins , Rebecca Honor (mail to:Rebecca.Co llins@chev ron.com)
Sent: Tuesda y, Novembe r 7, 20 17 10:47 AM
To : Seward , Cameron T . EOP/USTR <Came ron.T.Seward @ ustr.eop.gov >
Cc: Marsh all, Debra S <DMarshall @chevron.com >; Thompson , Jay R <ThompsonJR @ chevron.com >; .11.bneida,Renato De P.
<Re nato .Almei.da@chevroa com >; Poole, Megan <Megan.Poole @chev ron.com >
Subject: [EXTERNAL) RE: Meeting wilh Ms. Karp
Hi cameron,
Thank you for you r emai l. Unfortunately Maiia's calendar is extremely tight for the ncx-t 3 wee ks ·with long-stan ding
commitments and a lot of travel, so she is unable to schedule th.is meeting. Howe ver, Jay ll 1omp son (Manage r International
Government Affairs) and Renato Almeida (Tnternation al Government Affairs and Team Lead for Trade) will be llble to meet with
Mr. Walters.
Megan Poole handles Jay and Renato's sched ules and is copied above to facilitate llris meeting.
Kind regards,

Bees
Rebecca CoUins
Executive Assistant to the Vice President and General Manager , Government Affairs
Rebecca.Collins @chevron.com

---O riginal Mess age---From: Seward , Cameron T. EOP/U STR [mailto :Cameron.T .Seward @ustr.eo p.gov]
Sent: Monday , Novembe r 06, 20 17 5:49 PM
To: Collins , Reb ecca Honor <Rebecca .Collins @c hevro n.com>
Cc : Marsh all, Debra S <DMarshall@che vron.com>
Subject: [**EXTER NAL** ] Meeting with Ms. Karp
Hi Rebec ca,
I just spoke w ith Debb ie and she directed me to you . Our Assistant USTR for Intergovernmen tal Affairs and Public Enga gem ent,

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 Greg Walters , woul d like to set up a meeting with Ms Karp here at USTR.
Understanding that Ms. Karp has a very demanding travel schedu le, does she have any availab il it)' at the end of the week? If not,
please let me know what works best.
Thank you ,
Came ron

Cameron T. Seward
Intergover nme ntal Affa irs and Publi c E ngage ment
l11e Office of the United Stales Tra de Representative
Cameron. T. Seward@ustr .eop.gov

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 [EXTERNAL] RE: Stakeholder Mtgs in Mex City?
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From:
Ken Mona h an <kmonahan@ na m .org>
To:
"Youn g, S tewart 8 . EOP/UST R" <s tew art.b .you ng@ ustr.eo p.gov>
Da te :
Thu, 09 Nov 20 17 19: 11 :18 -0500
Sorry I missed you. St ill at office and will be here for about 10 mo re mi nutes if you 're still around .
Ken Mona han
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From : Young, St ewart B. EOP/ USTR [m ailto:S t ewart.B.Young@ustr.eop.gov

]

Sent : Th ursday, Novem ber 9, 2017 5:22 PM
To: Ken Mo nahan <KMonahan@nam .org>
Subject : RE: Stake h old e r Mtgs in M ex City?
Hey Ken -J ust tr ied you!

From : Ken Monahan [ mai lto :KM onahan@na m .org]

Se nt: Thu rsday, November 9, 2017 3 :28 PM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart .B.Young@ust r. eop.gov>
Subject : (EXTERNAL) Stakeho lde r M tgs in Mex City?
Hi Stewa rt ,
Ho pe you' re well. Just wa nted to chec k to see w heth er you all ar e planni ng to orga n ize stakeho lder meeti ngs in
Mexico City next week . Let me know.
All best ,

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 RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: RE: Re: RE: RE: RE: USTR briefing in Mexico City
From:
Eleanor Reece <eleanor.reece@gm.com>
To:
''Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR" <stewart.b.young@ustr.eop.gov>
Date:
Thu, 09 Nov 2017 15:21 :26 -0500

Roger thanks!
-----Original Message----From: Young , StewartB. EOP/USTR [mailto:Stewart .B.Young@ustr.eop.gov]
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2017 3:12 PM
To: Eleanor Reece <eleanor.reece@gm.com>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: RE: Re: RE: RE: RE: USTR briefing in Mexico City
NAFTA largely.

-----Original Message----From: Eleanor Reece [mailto:eleanor.reece@grn ..com]
Sent: Thursday, November 9, 2017 12:41 PM
To: Young , StewartB. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young1g:ustr.eop.gov>
Su~iect: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Re: RE: RE: RE: USTR briefing in Mexico City
Hi! Completely forgot to ask -- do you and Greg have a particular topic you'd like to discuss? Anything we can do to prepare?
-----Original Message----From: Young , Stewart B.EOP/USTR[mailto:Stewart.B.Young
@ustr.eop .gov]
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2017 3:28 PM
To: Eleanor Reece <eleanor.reece@gm.com>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Re: RE: RE: RE: USTR briefing in Mexico City
Let's do 10am on the 14th!
Thanks!
-----Original Message----From: Eleanor Reece [mailto:eleanor.reece@gm.com]
Sent: Monday, November 6, 2017 9:09 PM
To: Young, StewartB.EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@:ustr.eop.gov >
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: RE: RE: RE: USTR briefing in Mexico City
Would it be possible to do next week instead in any of these slots listed?
11/13 1:00-3:00pm
11/14 9:00am -12:00pm
11/16 9:00am-10 00am
-----Original Message----From: Young , StewarlB.EOP/USTR[mailto:Stewart.B.Young
@uslr.eop .gov]
Sent: Monday , November 06, 2017 4:47 PM
To: Eleanor Reece <eleanor.reece@gm.com >
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: RE: RE: RE: USTR briefing in Mexico City
Thank you!!
On Nov 6, 201 7, at 4: 40 PM, Eleanor Reece <eleanor.reece@gm.com <mailto: eleanor.reece@gm.com> > wrote:

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 Dan is actually in Michigan on Wednesday . I'm getting so me options from his assistant and w ill revert back!
From: Young , Stewart B . EOP /USTR [maillo:Stewart.B .Young@ ustr .eop.gov]

Sent: Monda y, Novembe r 06, 20 17 4 :05 PM
To: Eleanor Ree ce <eleano r .reece@ gm.co m<mailto: elea nor. reece @gm.com>>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: RE: RE: USTR briefing in M exico City
Dan . Thank s!
From: Eleano r Reece [mail to:elea nor .reece @grn.com ]

Sent: Monday , November 6, 20 17 4:02 P M
To: Young, Stewart B . EOP/USTR <Stewart .B.Young ([{Ju Str.eop.gov<mailto:St e,..vart.B.Young@ustr.eop.g ov>>
.
Subject: RE : [EXTERNALl RE: RE : USTR briefing in .M exico City
O b wow th at's g reat - Do y ou know if he's refe rring to Dan Turton or L ee Godown? They both head up HR - Dan does North
America and Lee does the rest of our globa l marke ts . I can find out !
From : Young, Stewart B. E OP/USTR [mailto:S tewart .B.Youn g@ustr.eop .gov]

Sent : Monda y , Nove mber 06, 20 17 3 :57 PM
To: Eleanor Reece <eleanor .reece@ gm .com<mailto: elea.nor.reece @g 111.
com>>
Subject: [EXTERNAL ) RE: RE: UST R brie fing in Mexico City
Greg seem s to know your head of GR - can he come too?
From: Eleanor Reece (mailto: eleanor .reece @g m.com ]

Sent : Monda y, Novembe r 6, 20 17 3:43 PM
To: Youn g, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewart .B.Yo u ng@ ustr.eo p.gov <mailt o:Stewart .B.Yo ung@ustr.eo p.gov>>
Subject: Re: [EXTER NAL] RE : USTR briefi ng in Me xico City
Wednes day looks go od. Wou ld a time before 3pm work?
O n Nov 6, 20 17, at 11 :4 1 AM, Young , Stewart B. EOP/U STR
<Stew a rt.B.Yo ung@ ustr .eop.gov<m ailto:Stewart.B .Young @ustr.eo p .gov >> wrote :
How docs Tues. Wed . look'?
From: Elea nor Reece (mailto :elea nor.reece @gm.com]
Sent : Monda y , Novembe r 6, 20 17 11:12 AM
To : Young, Stewa rt B . EOP/USTR <Stewa1t.B.You ng@ ustr.eop .gov<mailto :Stewart.B. You ng@ustr.eop .gov>>
C.c: Walters , Gregory M. EOP/US TR <Gregory .M.\ 1'.
'all.ers@ us lr.eop .gov <ma ilt.o:Gregory.M.W alle rs@ usLr.eop .gov>>
Subject: [EXTERNAL ] RE: USTR briefing in Mexico City
Hi there,
Thanks and hope you are well, too! Greg , it's nice toe-mee t you . We're always ha ppy to sit dow n. Let me kno w w hat options
work for you , and we'll swing by .
Thanks ,
Eleanor

From : Young , Stewart B. EOP/USTR fmailto:Stew art. B.Youn g@u str .eop.gov1
Sent : Monda y , Novembe r 06, 20 17 11:02 AM

To: Eleanor Ree ce <elean or .reec~ gm.co m<mail to:elea nor.reece @gm.co m>>
Cc : Walters , Greg ory M . EOP/UST R <Greg ory.M.Walters @ ustr .e op.gov< ma ilto :Grego ry.M . Walters @u str.eop.gov >>
Subject: [EXTERNAL ] RE: USTR briefing in Mexico City

EHope you're doing well! Wanted to co nnect you to our new AUSTR Greg Walte rs.

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 Any chance you and your team want to drop by this week?
We'd love to sit down.
Thanks,
SY
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 RE: NAM Invitation to Amb. Lighthizer to Speak to NAM Executive
Committee on Dec. 7
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From :
"Young, Stewart B. EOP/ US TR" <"/o=organizationlou=exchange
admini strat ive group
(fydibohf23 spd lt)/cn=recipients/cn =a87084ca24e34553 bc 72e69 d37af1f46 -young , stew">
To :

Linda Dempsey <ldempsey@nam.org>

Cc:
'Walters, Gregory M. EOP/USTR" <gregory.m .w alters @us tr .eop .gov>
Date :
Tue, 14 Nov 2017 15:27:35 -0500
Also - Greg would be happy to sit down post NAFTA round if you have time .
Thank you !

From: Linda Dempsey [m ailto :LDempsey@na m.or g]
Sent: Tuesday, Novem ber 14, 2017 12:54 PM
To: Young, Stew art 8. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B.Young@ustr. eop.gov>; Walters , Greg o ry M . EOP/ USTR
<Gregory. M.W alte r s@ustr.eop.gov>
Subject : [EXTERNAL] FW: NAM Inv ita tio n to Amb. Lighthize r to Speak to NA M Exe cu t ive Commi t tee on Dec. 7
With Greg ' s correct ema il!

From: Linda Dempsey
Sent: Tues day, Novemb er 14, 2017 12:53 PM
To: Young, Stewa rt B. EOP/USTR <Stewart.B .Young@ustr .eop.gov>; 'greg wa it ers'
Subject: RE: NAM Inv ita tion to Amb . Lighthizer to Speak to NAM Execut ive Comm itt ee on Dec. 7
Just che cking in o n t hi s in vit ation.

From: Linda Dempsey
Sent: Wednesday, Nove m ber 8, 2017 8:13 AM
To : Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewa rt.B.Youn g@ ustr. eop.gov>
Subject: NAM Inv it at io n to Amb. Light h izer to Speak to NAM Executive Committ ee on Dec. 7
Stewart - Would you put th is throug h the process? We very much hope that Amb •. Lighthizer wi ll be able to meet with
NAM's Executive Commi ttee.
Would you also con nect me with Greg sonln have his new email.
Many t hanks.
Linda
Linda M enghetti Dempsey
Vice Pres ide nt , Internationa l Econom ic Affai rs
Ema il: lde mp sey@nam.org
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 RE: Briefings
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From:
"Young, Stewart B. EOP/ USTR " <"/o=orga nization/ou=exchange admin istrat ive group
(fydibohf23spdl t)/cn =reci pients/cn =a87084ca24e34553bc 72e69 d37 af 1f46-young, stew">
To:
"Sherid an , Michae l (M.S.)" <msherid1@ford .com>
Date:
Wed , 15 Nov2017 16:15:26-0500
MichaelWe do not have a planned larger m eeting.
I'd be happy to sit down, as wel l as my new AUSTR Greg Wa lt ers.
Do you have anyt im e that is best ?
Thank s,
Stewart
From: Fischer, Fred H. EOP/USTR
Sent: Wed nesday, Novemb er 15, 2017 4:13 PM
To: Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR <Stewa rt .B.Young@ustr .eop.gov>; Sheridan, Michael (M .S.) <msher idl@ford .com>
Subject: FW: Brief ings

Hello Michael,
I have forwarded your inqui ry regard ing Mexico City to ou r Inte rgovernmen tal Aff airs and Public Engageme nt Office . You are in
good hands with Stewart . She can guide you from here.
Thanks,
Fred
Fred Fischer

From: Sherid an, M ichael (M .S.) [mail to :ms heridl@ford .com)
Sent: Wed nesday, November 15, 2017 3:1 0 PM
To: Fischer, Fred H. EOP/USTR <Fred_ Fischer@ustr.eop .gov>
Subject: [ EXTERNAL] Briefi ngs

Fred
Could you let me know if there are any p lanned USTR briefings during the Mexi co sessi-on.

Thank you
M ichael

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