[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 25, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-01845]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 82 , No. 15 / Wednesday, January 25, 2017 / 
Presidential Documents

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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.

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