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Week Ahead Guidance for the Week of May 1, 2023 – May 5, 2023

May 01, 2023

Monday, May 1, 2023
 
Ambassador Katherine Tai will hold a virtual meeting with New Zealand’s Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor. This meeting is closed press.
 
Ambassador Tai will hold a virtual meeting with Australia’s Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell. This meeting is closed press.
 
Ambassador Sarah Bianchi will hold a virtual meeting with Fiji’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for External Trade Monoa Kamikamica. This meeting is closed press.
 
Ambassador Bianchi will hold a virtual meeting with Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Senior Deputy Minister Ono Keiichi.  This meeting is closed press. 
 
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
 
At 11:30 AM ET, Ambassador Tai will participate in a fireside chat at the 53rd Annual Washington Conference on the Americas. This event will be livestreamed. To register, please contact mediarelations@as-coa.org. For more information, please visit the Washington Conference on the Americas website.
 
Ambassador Tai will meet with Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng. This meeting is closed press.
 
Ambassador Tai will meet with Costa Rica’s Minister of Foreign Trade Manuel Tovar. This meeting is closed press.
 
Ambassador Tai will meet with the Singapore’s Ambassador to the United States Ashok Kumar Mirpuri. This meeting is closed press.
 
Ambassador Bianchi will meet with Taiwan’s Minister-Without-Portfolio John Deng under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States. This meeting is closed press.
 
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
 
Ambassador Tai will attend and deliver remarks at the 2023 SelectUSA Investment Summit. This event is open press. For more information, please visit the Select USA Investment Summit website.
 
Ambassador Tai will attend and deliver remarks at the White House Forum on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders at George Washington University. This event is open press. To register, please visit the Forum’s registration portal.
 
Thursday, May 4, 2023
 
At 11:30 AM MT/1:30 PM ET, Ambassador Tai will deliver remarks at the 2023 Global Links Business Luncheon in Phoenix, Arizona. In her remarks, Ambassador Tai will highlight how the Biden-Harris Administration is investing in American competitiveness and using trade to promote a more resilient and prosperous future for our workers and businesses.
                            
WHERE:    Arizona Biltmore
                  2400 E Missouri Ave, Phoenix, AZ
 
PRESS:     Additional information can be found on the Sister Cities website.
 
Ambassador Jayme White will chair the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee Meeting with Jordan’s Secretary General of the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply Dana Al Zoubi. This meeting is closed press.
 
Ambassador Bianchi will hold a virtual meeting with Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Liew Chin Tong.  This meeting is closed press.
 
Ambassador Bianchi will hold a virtual meeting with Singapore’s Permanent Secretary for Trade and Industry Gabriel Lim.  This meeting is closed press.
 
Friday, May 5, 2023
 
At 1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT, Ambassador Katherine Tai will deliver a major speech at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business in recognition of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) Heritage Month. Ambassador Tai’s speech will focus on how the Biden-Harris Administration is partnering with AA and NHPI communities across the country to build a freer and fairer America, as well as highlight the strength and resilience that AA and NHPI communities have demonstrated over generations.

This speech will be live streamed.
 
WHERE:     University of Southern California
                    The Vineyard Room, Davidson Continuing Education Center
                    3409 South Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90007
 
PRESS:       Members of the press interested in attending this in-person event
                    should RSVP to media@ustr.eop.gov

 

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