2011 Fall Tax Meeting Panel on The United Nations and OECD Tax Policy; (l-r) Carol Dunahoo, Baker McKenzie;Mary Bennett, OECD; Sam Maruca, Transfer Pricing Director, LB&I, Internal Revenue Service
Word From the President
January 2012

This month's commentary will focus on what's ahead. Now that the three FTAs are behind us (except for implementation, which we will follow closely), and the APEC meeting and US-EU summit have come and gone, discussion of next moves has begun to heat up. A few days ago, Ambassador Kirk said the Administration would be seeking negotiating authority for the TPP agreement. . 

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NFTC Participates in APEC Summit

NFTC joined member companies and other U.S. associations as part of the U.S. business coalition effort in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum. The Council hosted a forum on cross-border data flows, organized a nightcap conversation with member companies and Business Roundtable, participated in meetings with heads of state and key U.S. delegations, and helped provide business support for key outcomes related to green growth
 
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Annual International Human Resources Management Forum Set for March 21-22, 2012 in Houston,TX
 
 
Business opportunities abound globally, especially in the natural resource sectors. The challenge for the foreseeable future is finding engineering, technical, project management, craft, supervisory and managerial professionals to take advantage of the opportunities. Another important factor is the competition from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India and other countries for the same talent.
 
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The Hill Features NFTC in “Top 10 Lobbying Victories Of 2011
 
On December 14, 2011, The Hill featured the NFTC in “Top 10 Lobbying Victories of 2011” for the Council’s work in securing Congressional approval of the free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. Here’s an excerpt from the article:

3. Caterpillar, National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC), U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea were finally approved in 2011, after more than five years of haggling.

It took a coordinated lobbying push by multinational companies like Caterpillar and trade groups like the NFTC and the Chamber to court a new House GOP freshman class and prod the White House into supporting all three deals.

They overcame strident opposition from labor unions to secure congressional approval for the trade agreements, which were first negotiated in 2006 and 2007.

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EXPORTS = AMERICAN JOBS
 
The Trade and American Competitive-ness (TAAC) Coalition, which is made up of U.S. businesses that support policies and legislation that will enhance U.S. competitiveness in the global economy to promote growth and prosperity for America's businesses, workers and consumers.  TAAC's most recent messages include: 

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