Washington DC – Today, National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) President Bill Reinsch issued the following statement on the release of the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.
“We welcome the release of the TPP agreement – an agreement with vast potential to expand U.S. trade and investment opportunities for American exporters and workers with the Asia-Pacific region.
“We look forward to reviewing the details of the text released today to evaluate the many benefits we hope the agreement will yield.
“The NFTC applauds Ambassador Froman and his team for working tirelessly with their counterparts from the 11 other TPP countries to reach an agreement and to release the text in a timely manner.”
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Serving America’s Global Businesses Since 1914 – The National Foreign Trade Council (www.nftc.org) is a leading business organization advocating an open, rules- based global trading system. Founded in 1914 by a broad-based group of American companies, the NFTC now serves hundreds of member companies through its offices in Washington and New York.
