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PATRICK KIRWAN DIRECTOR, TRADE PROMOTION COORDINATING COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Mr. Patrick Kirwan serves as Director of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee. In this capacity, he coordinates a network of 19 government agencies chaired by the Secretary of Commerce to develop and implement the National Export Strategy (a national government-wide strategy to improve federal trade promotion and finance programs to increase U.S. exports). He has focused specifically on improving the competitiveness of agency trade promotion programs, ensuring trade promotion programs are adequately funded in the OMB budget process and by Congress, developing commercial strategies for key markets such as China, improving federal/state cooperation on export promotion, and developing a government-wide strategy to increase small business exports. Mr. Kirwan is also co-manager of the Trade Streamling Initiative, one of the President’s 24 e-government initiatives. Prior to assuming his current duties, Mr. Kirwan spent two years in the White House at the Domestic Policy Council working on a variety of trade-related issues. As part of the Executive Office of the President, he participated in the development of a number of long-term strategic trade initiatives in areas such as electronic commerce, export controls, international standards setting, trade finance, and China and Asia policy. Specific accomplishments include the design of a system to make it easier for small business exporters to obtain less costly trade financing, the development of the President’s Framework for Global Electronic Commerce (a set of principles that guide the Government’s efforts to regulate and promote electronic commerce), and moving the Administration’s trade policy on China towards one of engagement. Before working at the White House, Mr. Kirwan was an International Economist in the Department of Commerce’s Office of Trade and Industry Analysis. His responsibilities and accomplishments included: serving on a team of negotiators for the United States on the formation of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum; serving as U.S. representative to the OECD Working Groups on Subsidies and Globalization, to monitor member countries’ industrial aid programs and guiding the OECD work on analyzing the impact of the globalization of various industries; co-designing, developing and writing the annual Report to Congress on U.S. Global Competitiveness and managing the industry section of the U.S. Global Trade Outlook 1995-2000; analyzing the impact of NAFTA on the North American automotive industry; and participating in the U.S.-Japan Structural Impediments Initiative negotiations, including designing and analyzing the price survey used in the negotiations. Mr. Kirwan holds a Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University and an Master of Project Management from the University of Maryland.

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  • PATRICK KIRWAN DIRECTOR, TRADE PROMOTION COORDINATING COMMITTEE

    INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

    Mr. Patrick Kirwan serves as Director of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee. In this capacity, he coordinates a network of 19 government agencies chaired by the Secretary of Commerce to develop and implement the National Export Strategy (a national government-wide strategy to improve federal trade promotion and finance programs to increase U.S. exports). He has focused specifically on improving the competitiveness of agency trade promotion programs, ensuring trade promotion programs are adequately funded in the OMB budget process and by Congress, developing commercial strategies for key markets such as China, improving federal/state cooperation on export promotion, and developing a government-wide strategy to increase small business exports. Mr. Kirwan is also co-manager of the Trade Streamling Initiative, one of the Presidents 24 e-government initiatives. Prior to assuming his current duties, Mr. Kirwan spent two years in the White House at the Domestic Policy Council working on a variety of trade-related issues. As part of the Executive Office of the President, he participated in the development of a number of long-term strategic trade initiatives in areas such as electronic commerce, export controls, international standards setting, trade finance, and China and Asia policy. Specific accomplishments include the design of a system to make it easier for small business exporters to obtain less costly trade financing, the development of the Presidents Framework for Global Electronic Commerce (a set of principles that guide the Governments efforts to regulate and promote electronic commerce), and moving the Administrations trade policy on China towards one of engagement. Before working at the White House, Mr. Kirwan was an International Economist in the Department of Commerces Office of Trade and Industry Analysis. His responsibilities and accomplishments included: serving on a team of negotiators for the United States on the formation of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum; serving as U.S. representative to the OECD Working Groups on Subsidies and Globalization, to monitor member countries industrial aid programs and guiding the OECD work on analyzing the impact of the globalization of various industries; co-designing, developing and writing the annual Report to Congress on U.S. Global Competitiveness and managing the industry section of the U.S. Global Trade Outlook 1995-2000; analyzing the impact of NAFTA on the North American automotive industry; and participating in the U.S.-Japan Structural Impediments Initiative negotiations, including designing and analyzing the price survey used in the negotiations. Mr. Kirwan holds a Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University and an Master of Project Management from the University of Maryland.

  • 1

    Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee

    Commerce-chaired interagency task force: Establish priorities.

    Coordinate new programs and initiatives

    Improve service delivery Leverage resources / avoid duplication Report to Congress

    Established mechanisms: U.S. Export Assistance Centers

    Trade Information Center 1-800-USA-Trad(e)

    Advocacy Center

    export.gov

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    TPCC Principals/EPCCommerce Secretary/Senior

    Advisor to President on International Trade

    TPCC Deputies/ITA Under Secretary

    Policy Agencies:State

    TreasuryUSTR

    Export Service/Finance Agencies:Commerce

    Ex-Im BankOPIC

    USTDASBA

    USDA

    State

    Key Sector/Issue Agencies:

    Energy

    TransportationUSAID

    LaborEPA

    DOD

    InteriorDHS

    TPCC Working Groups/Agency Leads or Co-leads

    Oversight Agencies:NSS

    OMBCEA

    Core Trade Promotion Agencies

    SBA: Helps small firms become export ready; working capital programs.

    Commerce: Market entry services to export ready firms; advocacy for major projects; market access.

    Ex-Im: Loans guarantees, export credit insurance, and direct loans (to buyers). Official Export Credit Agency.

    OPIC: U.S. investment in emerging economies: guarantees, finance, insurance.

    USTDA: Orientation visits, feasibility studies, conferences.

    Agriculture: Complete menu of services for agricultural goods, including finance; reliance on states.

    State: Advocacy; Commercial function in Posts with no Commerce presence.

    Energy: Assistance to renewable energy companies and policy guidance

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    Number of Companies Exporting

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    Number of U.S. Companies Exporting

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    Importance of Exports

    9.4 million U.S. jobs supported (20% of manufacturing)

    13-18% higher wages for exporting firms. 37% higher benefits for workers at exporting

    plants. 8.5% less likelihood of going out of business. Providing from one quarter to one half of the

    growth in GDP in many quarters. More than one billion new middle class

    consumers worldwide the next 15 years.6

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    Trade Promotion Priorities

    (T)he economys output of goods and services equals consumption plus investment plus net exports plus government purchases This leaves two components of output to make up the shortfall from declining housing investment and consumption: net exports and business investment.

    Growth Without Bubbles, Christina Romer, CEA (May 2009)

    GDP = C + I + G + (X - M)

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    Raise awareness of

    export opportunities

    Raise awareness of

    export opportunities

    Expand Administrations trade promotion

    & advocacy efforts

    Expand Administrations trade promotion

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    Ensure U.S. companies

    have free and fair access to

    foreign markets

    Ensure U.S. companies

    have free and fair access to

    foreign markets

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    Improve access to credit for

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    KEY AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION

    JOB CREATION

    National Export Initiative

    National Export Initiative: Areas of Focus

    1. SMEs: marketing, training, matchmaking, finance, staffing, technology

    2. Federal Assistance: domestic and foreign trade shows, reverse trade missions, key markets

    3. Trade Missions: number, senior led

    4. Commercial Advocacy: schedules, outreach

    5. Export Credit: access, sectors, outreach

    6. Macroeconomic Rebalancing: sustain, rebalance

    7. Reducing Barriers to Trade: access, FTAs, WTO, enforcement

    8. Services Sector: outreach, access, trade missions, education, capacity bldg, data

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    2011 National Export Strategy: 2010 Highlights

    New client intake and referral processes.

    FTA Tariff Tool (export.gov/fta/ftatarifftool)

    Elevated trade missions and foreign/domestic trade shows

    Renewable Energy Initiatives (export.gov/reee)

    Elevated advocacy cases (including White House)

    Increased export credit from Ex-Im Bank and SBA.

    FTAs: Korea, Colombia, Panama

    Deep policy engagement: China, Brazil, India

    Enforcement: Anti-Counterfeiting actions, Setting up ITEC

    10

    2012: NEI Works in Progress

    Priority Markets & Sectors

    Localizing the NEI: States, Metros

    Export.gov 2.0 and BusinessUSA.gov

    New White House Priorities: Interagency Trade Enforcement Center,

    Federal export promotion infrastructure,

    Small business outreach

    Marketing Public and private media channels

    Trade Promotion expanding export opportunities

    Trade Financing Community Bank engagement

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  • SESSION NOTES

    REFLECTION QUESTIONS

    Think of three specific examples of how the information that you just heard can be relevant and valuable to an existing customer. Think of three specific examples of how your agency can work with the agency/offering previously presented for the benefit of your customers. How will this value translate to the customers customer?

  • Presidential Documents

    Federal Register

    Vol. 58, No. 190

    Monday, October 4, 1993

    Title 3

    The President

    Executive Order 12870 of September 30, 1993

    Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee

    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and thelaws of the United States of America, including the Export EnhancementAct of 1992 (Public Law 102429, 106 Stat. 2186), and section 301 oftitle 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:

    Section 1. Establishment. There is established the Trade Promotion Coordi-nating Committee (TPCC). The Committee shall comprise representativesof each of the following:

    (a) Department of Commerce

    (b) Department of State;

    (c) Department of the Treasury;

    (d) Department of Agriculture;

    (e) Department of Energy;

    (f) Department of Transportation;

    (g) Department of Defense;

    (h) Department of Labor;

    (i) Department of the Interior;

    (j) Agency for International Development;

    (k) Trade and Development Agency;

    (l) Environmental Protection Agency;

    (m) United States Information Agency;

    (n) Small Business Administration;

    (o) Overseas Private Investment Corporation;

    (p) Export-Import Bank of the United States;

    (q) Office of the United States Trade Representative;

    (r) Council of Economic Advisers;

    (s) Office of Management and Budget;

    (t) National Economic Council;

    (u) National Security Council; and

    (v) at the discretion of the President, such other departments or agenciesas may be necessary.

    Members of the TPCC shall be appointed by the heads of their respectivedepartments or agencies. Such members, as well as their designated alter-natives, shall be individuals who exercise significant decision-making author-ity in their respective departments or agencies.

    Sec. 2. Chairperson. The Secretary of Commerce shall be the chairpersonof the TPCC.

    Sec. 3. Purpose. The purpose of the TPCC shall be to provide a unifyingframework to coordinate the export promotion and export financing activities

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    of the United States Government and to develop a governmentwide strategicplan for carrying out such programs.

    Sec. 4. Duties. The TPCC shall:

    (a) coordinate the development of the trade promotion policies and pro-grams of the United States Government;

    (b) provide a central source of information for the business communityon Federal export promotion and export financing programs;

    (c) coordinate official trade promotion efforts to ensure better deliveryof services to U.S. businesses, including:

    (1) information and counseling on U.S. export promotion and export financ-ing programs and opportunities in foreign markets;

    (2) representation of U.S. business interests abroad; and

    (3) assistance with foreign business contacts and projects;

    (d) prevent unnecessary duplication in Federal export promotion and ex-port financing activities;

    (e) assess the appropriate levels and allocation of resources among agenciesin support of export promotion and export financing and provide rec-ommendations, through the Director of the Office of Management and Budgetto the President, based on its assessment; and

    (f) carry out such other duties as are deemed to be appropriate, consistentwith the purpose of the TPCC.

    Sec. 5. Strategic Plan. To carry out section 4 of this order, the TPCC shalldevelop and implement a governmentwide strategic plan for Federal tradepromotion efforts. Such plan shall:

    (a) establish a set of priorities for Federal activities in support of U.S.exports and explain the rationale for the priorities;

    (b) review current Federal programs designed to promote the sale of U.S.exports in light of the priorities established under paragraph (a) of thissection and develop a plan to bring such activities into line with thosepriorities and to improve coordination of such activities;

    (c) identify areas of overlap and duplication among Federal export pro-motion activities and propose means of eliminating them;

    (d) propose, through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,to the President an annual unified Federal trade promotion budget thatsupports the plan for priority activities and improved coordination estab-lished under paragraph (b) of this section and eliminates funding for theareas of overlap and duplication identified under paragraph (c) of this section;and

    (e) review efforts by the States to promote U.S. exports and proposemeans of developing cooperation between State and Federal efforts, includingco-location, cost-sharing between Federal and State export promotion pro-grams, and sharing of market research data.

    Sec. 6. Report. The chairperson of the TPCC, with the approval of thePresident, shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing,and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairsof the House of Representatives, not later than September 30, 1993, andannually thereafter, a report describing the strategic plan developed by the

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    TPCC pursuant to section 5 of this order, the implementation of such aplan, and any revisions to the plan.

    THE WHITE HOUSE,September 30, 1993.

    [FR Citation 58 FR 51753]

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  • Presidential Documents

    12433

    Federal Register

    Vol. 75, No. 50

    Tuesday, March 16, 2010

    Title 3

    The President

    Executive Order 13534 of March 11, 2010

    National Export Initiative

    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, Public Law 102429, 106 Stat. 2186, and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, in order to enhance and coordinate Federal efforts to facilitate the creation of jobs in the United States through the promotion of exports, and to ensure the effective use of Federal resources in support of these goals, it is hereby ordered as follows:

    Section 1. Policy. The economic and financial crisis has led to the loss of millions of U.S. jobs, and while the economy is beginning to show signs of recovery, millions of Americans remain unemployed or under-employed. Creating jobs in the United States and ensuring a return to sustain-able economic growth is the top priority for my Administration. A critical component of stimulating economic growth in the United States is ensuring that U.S. businesses can actively participate in international markets by increasing their exports of goods, services, and agricultural products. Im-proved export performance will, in turn, create good high-paying jobs.

    The National Export Initiative (NEI) shall be an Administration initiative to improve conditions that directly affect the private sectors ability to export. The NEI will help meet my Administrations goal of doubling exports over the next 5 years by working to remove trade barriers abroad, by helping firmsespecially small businessesovercome the hurdles to entering new export markets, by assisting with financing, and in general by pursuing a Government-wide approach to export advocacy abroad, among other steps.

    Sec. 2. Export Promotion Cabinet. There is established an Export Promotion Cabinet to develop and coordinate the implementation of the NEI. The Export Promotion Cabinet shall consist of:

    (a) the Secretary of State;

    (b) the Secretary of the Treasury;

    (c) the Secretary of Agriculture;

    (d) the Secretary of Commerce;

    (e) the Secretary of Labor;

    (f) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget;

    (g) the United States Trade Representative;

    (h) the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy;

    (i) the National Security Advisor;

    (j) the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers;

    (k) the President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States;

    (l) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration;

    (m) the President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation;

    (n) the Director of the United States Trade and Development Agency; and

    (o) the heads of other executive branch departments, agencies, and offices as the President may, from time to time, designate.

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    The Export Promotion Cabinet shall meet periodically and report to the President on the progress of the NEI. A member of the Export Promotion Cabinet may designate, to perform the NEI-related functions of that member, a senior official from the members department or agency who is a full- time officer or employee. The Export Promotion Cabinet may also establish subgroups consisting of its members or their designees, and, as appropriate, representatives of other departments and agencies. The Export Promotion Cabinet shall coordinate with the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), established by Executive Order 12870 of September 30, 1993.

    Sec. 3. National Export Initiative. The NEI shall address the following: (a) Exports by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). Members

    of the Export Promotion Cabinet shall develop programs, in consultation with the TPCC, designed to enhance export assistance to SMEs, including programs that improve information and other technical assistance to first- time exporters and assist current exporters in identifying new export opportu-nities in international markets.

    (b) Federal Export Assistance. Members of the Export Promotion Cabinet, in consultation with the TPCC, shall promote Federal resources currently available to assist exports by U.S. companies.

    (c) Trade Missions. The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the TPCC and, to the extent possible, with State and local government officials and the private sector, shall ensure that U.S. Government-led trade missions effectively promote exports by U.S. companies.

    (d) Commercial Advocacy. Members of the Export Promotion Cabinet, in consultation with other departments and agencies and in coordination with the Advocacy Center at the Department of Commerce, shall take steps to ensure that the Federal Governments commercial advocacy effectively promotes exports by U.S. companies.

    (e) Increasing Export Credit. The President of the Export-Import Bank, in consultation with other members of the Export Promotion Cabinet, shall take steps to increase the availability of credit to SMEs.

    (f) Macroeconomic Rebalancing. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consulta-tion with other members of the Export Promotion Cabinet, shall promote balanced and strong growth in the global economy through the G20 Financial Ministers process or other appropriate mechanisms.

    (g) Reducing Barriers to Trade. The United States Trade Representative, in consultation with other members of the Export Promotion Cabinet, shall take steps to improve market access overseas for our manufacturers, farmers, and service providers by actively opening new markets, reducing significant trade barriers, and robustly enforcing our trade agreements.

    (h) Export Promotion of Services. Members of the Export Promotion Cabinet shall develop a framework for promoting services trade, including the nec-essary policy and export promotion tools. Sec. 4. Report to the President. Not later than 180 days after the date of this order, the Export Promotion Cabinet, through the TPCC, shall provide the President a comprehensive plan to carry out the goals of the NEI. The Chairman of the TPCC shall set forth the steps taken to implement this plan in the annual report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives required by the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, Public Law 102249, 106 Stat. 2186, and Executive Order 12870, as amended.

    Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

    (i) authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the head thereof, or the status of that department or agency within the Federal Government; or

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    (ii) functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and

    subject to the availability of appropriations.

    (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

    THE WHITE HOUSE, March 11, 2010.

    [FR Doc. 20105837

    Filed 31510; 8:45 am]

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    enci

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    ease

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