On February 3, the U.S. Business Coalition for TPP sent a letter to Gene Sperling, Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, signed by the Chamber and over 100 companies and associations, urging the United States to pursue a high-standard Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. The letter highlights the importance of high standards and commercially meaningful outcomes in all areas, including market access, intellectual-property and investment protection, simplification of trade, regulatory coherence and fair competition. "Achieving a strong outcome in both traditional and new areas is vital to enhance the competitiveness of American enterprises in the rapidly growing Asia-Pacific region and to support and generate American exports and jobs in the decades to come," emphasized Laura Lane, Co-Chair of the TPP Coalition and Managing Director and Head of International Government Affairs with Citigroup, Inc.
In addition, the intellectual property task force of the U.S. Business Coalition for TPP sent an additional letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk underscoring the broad support of the business community for intellectual property commitments in the TPP that at a minimum equal those in the Korea-U.S. FTA.
