NEWSLETTER - NEWS

Turner Center Appointee to Federal Trade Policy Committee

Fall 2003

John Kolmer, the Turner Center's NAFTA Trade Specialist, has recently been appointed to the Industry Sector Advisory Committee for Trade Policy Matters on Small and Minority Business (ISAC 14), the only advisory committee to the U.S. Government on the export concerns of small and minority businesses.

The Committee's task is to provide the President with bipartisan input on trade policy objectives and bargaining positions for multilateral trade negotiations, bilateral trade negotiations, and other trade-related policy matters. ISAC 14's efforts strengthen the U.S. negotiating position by enabling the United States to display a united front when it negotiates trade agreements with other nations. Additionally, ISAC 14 provides the President with advice and information on issues that affect U.S. small and minority businesses such as market access problems, barriers to trade, tariff levels, and discriminatory foreign procurement practices.

John's participation on ISAC 14 gives Turner Center clients a voice in developing U.S. trade policy, and will help keep the work of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative relevant to the export challenges of small and minority businesses.