The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has announced the formation of an NAM Trade Compliance Working Group that will seek to work with U.S. government agencies to obtain full foreign country compliance with bilateral and international agreements.
“The NAM seeks to level the global playing field for America’s manufacturers both by lowering foreign trade barriers and by obtaining more effective enforcement of our trade rights,” said NAM President John Engler. “This new NAM working group elevates the priority of trade compliance and enforcement and provides a fast track for notifying the Administration of problems that we believe need to be addressed.
“This NAM initiative fits hand in glove with U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman’s new effort to obtain compliance with trade obligations and to enforce U.S. trade laws,” said Engler. “We will work closely with USTR, the Commerce Department, and other agencies.”
Engler announced that the Trade Compliance Working Group will be headed by Wendell L. Willkie II, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the MeadWestvaco Corporation. “Wendell is the ideal individual to head this group,” said Engler. “Not only is he an extremely capable lawyer and a great leader, but also he brings the first-hand knowledge and experience that he gained as General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Commerce during the George H. Bush Administration. Wendell and I currently serve together on the President’s Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN), which further enhances his role as an expert in trade policy. He will provide strong leadership to this important NAM committee.”
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Also see NAM Press Release.
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