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82 FR 8497 - Withdrawal of the United States From the Trans- Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Agreement
82 FR 8497 - Withdrawal of the United States From the Trans- Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Agreement
Executive Office of the President
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 15 (January 25, 2017)
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8497-8497
FR Document
2017-01845
Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 15 (Wednesday, January 25, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 25, 2017)]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82 , No. 15 / Wednesday, January 25, 2017 /
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Memorandum of January 23, 2017
Withdrawal of the United States From the Trans-
Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Agreement
Memorandum for the United States Trade Representative
It is the policy of my Administration to represent the
American people and their financial well-being in all
negotiations, particularly the American worker, and to
create fair and economically beneficial trade deals
that serve their interests. Additionally, in order to
ensure these outcomes, it is the intention of my
Administration to deal directly with individual
countries on a one-on-one (or bilateral) basis in
negotiating future trade deals. Trade with other
nations is, and always will be, of paramount importance
to my Administration and to me, as President of the
United States.
Based on these principles, and by the authority vested
in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of
the United States of America, I hereby direct you to
withdraw the United States as a signatory to the Trans-
Pacific Partnership (TPP), to permanently withdraw the
United States from TPP negotiations, and to begin
pursuing, wherever possible, bilateral trade
negotiations to promote American industry, protect
American workers, and raise American wages.
You are directed to provide written notification to the
Parties and to the Depository of the TPP, as
appropriate, that the United States withdraws as a
signatory of the TPP and withdraws from the TPP
negotiating process.
You are authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 23, 2017.
[FR Doc. 2017-01845
Filed 1-24-17; 11:15 am]
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