Subject: TODAY: Join us for a conf. call with the U.S. Trade Representative
From: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
To: Jordan Kaplan <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2016 13:42:34 +0000

Jordan,

Yesterday, the United States International Trade Commission, an independent federal agency, delivered their analysis of the likely impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on American business and the U.S. economy. The report highlights a number of provisions of interest to small businesses, including free data flows and reductions in tariffs.

Please join us for a conference call with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman to discuss the findings of the USITC's report and to offer your input on how the TPP would affect your business.

Can you join us for a conference call on the Trans-Pacific Partnership?

YES > http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/DMFW3BEQ5VR8F0W9
NO > http://action.businessfwd.org/page/s/ustr-rsvp-no
     
If you can't attend, sign up for a recording > http://action.businessfwd.org/page/s/ustr-rsvp-no

Here are the details:

WHAT: Conference Call on the Trans-Pacific Partnership

WITH: Ambassador Michael Froman, U.S. Trade Representative

WHEN: Thursday, May 19 at 1:15 p.m. ET / 10:15 a.m. PT

Here's the link to register for this call: http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/DMFW3BEQ5VR8F0W9.

I hope you can make it,

Shumway Marshall
Digital Director
Business Forward

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ABOUT MICHAEL FROMAN

Michael Froman was sworn in as the 17th United States Trade Representative (USTR) on June 21, 2013. As USTR, he is President Obama's principal advisor, negotiator and spokesperson on international trade and investment issues.

Ambassador Froman leads the Office of the United States Trade Representative in its work to open global markets for U.S. goods and services, enforce America's rights in the global trading system, and foster development through trade. Key initiatives ongoing under his leadership are negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement in the Asia Pacific; the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union; negotiation of agreements on services, information technology and trade facilitation at the World Trade Organization; and monitoring and enforcement U.S. trade rights, including through the Interagency Trade and Enforcement Center (ITEC).

Prior to becoming USTR, Ambassador Froman served at the White House as Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs, where he was responsible for coordinating policy on international trade and finance, energy security and climate change, and development and democracy issues. He served as the U.S. Sherpa for the G20 and G8 Summits, and staffed the President for the APEC Leaders Meetings. In addition, he chaired or co-chaired the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, the Transatlantic Economic Council, the U.S.-India CEO Forum and the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum.

Prior to joining the Obama Administration, Ambassador Froman served in a number of roles at Citigroup and as a Senior Fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations and a Resident Fellow at the German Marshall Fund.

In the 1990's, Ambassador Froman spent seven years in the U.S. Government. He served as Chief of Staff and as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Eurasia and the Middle East at the U.S. Department of Treasury. He also worked at the White House, where he served as a Director for International Economic Affairs at the National Security Council and National Economic Council.

Ambassador Froman received a bachelor's degree in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University, a doctorate in International Relations from Oxford University and law degree from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. He was born in California. He, his wife, Nancy Goodman, and their two living children, Benjamin and Sarah, reside in Washington, D.C.

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