Exports

January 26, 2009 -- WASHINGTON – Hassan Saied Keshari and his corporation, Kesh Air International, pleaded guilty this morning in the Southern District of Florida to charges of conspiring to illegally export military and commercial aircraft parts to Iran.

The guilty pleas were announced by Matt Olsen, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security; R. Alexander Acosta, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Michael Johnson, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Commerce; Office of Export Enforcement; Anthony V. Mangione, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Investigations; and Sharon Woods, Director, U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Criminal Investigative Service.    » read more »

September 29, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Representative Tom Allen (D-ME), and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today announced that Congress passed the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 (S.906), a bill introduced in March 2007 to ban the export of mercury from the United States.    » read more »

WASHINGTON, July 17, 2008 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that it is seeking members to serve on the Board of Evaluators for the Edward R. Madigan United States Agricultural Export Excellence Award Program. This award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurial efforts to expand U.S. agricultural exports.

"Former Secretary Madigan recognized that strong export growth is vital to the prosperity of rural communities across America," said Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer. "Because of his significant contributions to developing market-oriented agricultural policies, this award bearing his name honors those who have made outstanding contributions to U.S. agriculture's export success."    » read more »

Congratulates Export Achievement Award Winners as State Boosts Overseas Sales

May 13, 2008 -- MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle today announced that he will lead a trade mission to India in November at the annual Wisconsin International Trade Conference in Milwaukee, where he presented the Governor’s Export Achievement Awards. Wisconsin’s exports grew 11 percent last year, and have nearly doubled since Governor Doyle took office. Wisconsin’s exports to India have grown by 29 percent in the last year.    » read more »

March 16, 2008 -- Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that Connecticut commodity exports continue to be a tremendous bright spot in the state economic picture, increasing by more than 12 percent from $12.24 billion in 2006 to $13.72 billion in 2007.    » read more »

Washington, Feb. 20, 2008 — Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Mario Mancuso delivered the keynote address, “Technology Leadership, Economic Power and National Security: Dual-Use Export Controls to China,” at the Heritage Foundation. Mancuso addressed how recent changes to our dual-use export control policies toward China fit into a new strategy to ensure safe, secure, technology trade and investment.

Speech below:

“Technology Leadership, Economic Power, and U.S. National Security” U.S. Dual-Use Trade with China

Keynote Address    » read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 21, 2008 – At the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Outlook Forum, Secretary Ed Schafer today announced that U.S. agricultural exports are forecast to reach a record $101 billion for fiscal year 2008, up $10 billion from November's forecast and an unprecedented $19 billion above 2007.

This latest forecast builds off of unprecedented consecutive year to year record exports since 2004. Higher wheat, coarse grain, and soybean prices account for just over half of the revision since November.    » read more »

Bilateral Free Trade Benefits U.S. and Colombian Workers and Businesses

Thursday, February 14, 2008, WASHINGTON ― U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez announced that U.S. exports for 2007 reached record-breaking levels and stressed the need to continue export momentum by opening up new markets and passing the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. Gutierrez noted that many Colombian goods such as Valentine’s day flowers come to the United States duty free, while U.S. products that support the flower industry face tariffs upon entering the Colombian market.    » read more »

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2007 – Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced a record $79 billion forecast in FY 2007 agricultural exports. For fiscal year 2008, USDA forecasts exports to reach $83.5 billion with growth and new sales across all major agricultural product groups.

The forecasts eclipse the old record of $68.6 billion set last year.    » read more »

August 27, 2007 -- JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri Governor Matt Blunt today announced that Missouri is again on track to set the record for exports, reflecting the positive impact the governor’s policies are having on jobs and the economy. The state’s exports were up by 14 percent compared to the same period in record-breaking 2006, according to the World Institute for Economic Research (WISER). Gov. Blunt said the new report shows that the pro-jobs, pro-growth initiatives he has enacted are helping create jobs and economic opportunities for Missourians.    » read more »

09 August 2007 -- China has temporarily suspended exports by two toy manufacturers that were the subject of product recalls in the United States.

China's top product safety agency, the General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, said in a statement Thursday that the companies were being asked to correct problems.

Both companies have been the subject of large-scale recalls of toys found to be contaminated with lead paint.    » read more »

05 August 2007 -- China has reached a food safety agreement with the United States that is intended to improve the supervision and regulation of Chinese exports to the U.S.

The state-run Xinhua news agency says Beijing and Washington agreed on an initial framework Saturday, after a visit by an official from the US. Department of Health and Human Services. Details of the memorandum have not been finalized.    » read more »

May 29, 2007, Anchorage, Alaska - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced today the winners of the Governor’s Exporter of the Year Awards: Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc. and Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Bureau.

At the Export Alaska luncheon in Anchorage today, Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell presented Usibelli with the Governor’s Exporter of the Year Award and Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Bureau with the Governor’s Exporter of the Year Award for Services. The Lieutenant Governor presented the awards on behalf of the Governor.    » read more »