Topic: Ron Kirk

Search continues for missing Vegas hiker

A brother in Seattle says volunteers and police are continuing to search the craggy nooks of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area near Las...

WTO agrees on procurement deal, U.S. urges China to join

GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization clinched a landmark reform of its Government Procurement Agreement on Thursday after the European Union, Japan and the United States agreed terms for opening up government contracts to foreign competition.U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk ...

U.S. threatens sanctions in Airbus spat with EU

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday rejected a European Union plan to eliminate subsidies provided to Airbus , and said it would request authorization from the World Trade Organization to impose potentially billions of dollars annually in trade sanctions."The WTO clearly ...

U.S. accuses China, India of hiding subsidy programs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday accused China of flouting World Trade Organization rules by failing to notify the world trade body of nearly 200 government subsidy programs.U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk also said India had failed to notify ...

Kirk sees Russia joining WTO in 2011

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trade Representative Ron Kirk on Monday told a top Russian official he was confident that Russia would be able resolve remaining issues in order to join the World Trade Organization this year."We had a very productive conversation about Russia ...

Obama to send trade deals to Congress Monday: Senator Hatch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will send three long-delayed trade deals to Congress later on Monday afternoon, a top Republican senator said.Senator Orrin Hatch, in a speech on the Senate floor, said he had been informed of the pending action by ...

Senator presses Obama for views on China yuan bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. Republican senator on Wednesday pressed top Obama administration officials to state the administration's view of China currency legislation that senators will vote on next week."Before the Senate moves forward, it's imperative that the ...
It's not every day that The White House hosts a media company on their turf. But, on Monday September 12th, members of the Interactive One...
President Barack Obama's jobs pitch is already playing well with blacks, who had grown plenty irked with him over what they perceived as his ...
Reuters Latin American Investment Summit - Mar 28 - Apr 1 - Over 60 Presidents, Central Bank Governors, Ministers, Regulators, CEOs and Execs From...