IPEF's 5th Round Coming in September; Stakeholder Input Sought
The fifth negotiating round for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework will be held Sept. 10-16 in Thailand, the administration announced Aug. 10. The supply chains chapter is complete, but negotiators will be talking about trade issues, the green transition and anticorruption matters. The U.S. delegation is led by Sharon Yuan, a counselor at Commerce, and Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Sarah Ellerman, whose portfolio is Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
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The agencies announced there will be a virtual stakeholder listening session on Aug. 24 from 9 a.m. to noon EDT, and asked for registrations by Aug. 21. Participants are asked to notify the agencies if they would like to make a short presentation.
Stakeholders also may speak to the delegation at the Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok during the round, on Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. local time. To register for that session, stakeholders should email ipefbkk.registration@mfa.go.th; IPEF@ustr.eop.gov; and uscommerceipef@trade.gov by Sept. 7. The email subject line should say: “Bangkok In-Person Listening Session.”
The agencies asked again about intention to make a presentation; if one is desired, they ask what topics will be covered.