    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 132, 115th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 9752 of May 18, 2018

    World Trade Week, 2018

    By the President of the United States of America

    A Proclamation

    America's trade relationships are critical to our economic vitality and
    world leadership. During World Trade Week, we reaffirm our Nation's
    unwavering commitment to trading regimes that are free, fair, and
    reciprocal.
    Our Nation has entered a new era in trade policy that is based on the
    recognition that our economic security is critical to our national
    security. My trade agenda aims to accelerate American exports through
    policies that are focused on rebuilding our industries, strengthening
    the defense industrial base in the United States, and equipping our
    workforce with state-of-the-art skills. As part of this strategy, I will
    continue to renegotiate and modernize our trade agreements to meet the
    challenges of the 21st century. My Administration is also enforcing our
    well-established trade laws once again, as well as eliminating
    burdensome and unnecessary regulations and foreign barriers to our
    products and services. We are focused on promoting American industries
    and goods; as a result of vigorous tax, trade, and regulatory policies,
    we are attracting a new wave of investment into our Nation's commercial
    enterprises.
    Over the past year, the United States has made tremendous strides in
    restoring our Nation's economy. American firms, however, are still
    vastly underrepresented in international markets. My Administration is
    taking concrete actions to restore America's capacity to compete in an
    increasingly international market. We are dedicated to a renewed and
    equitable North American Free Trade Agreement that promotes the export
    of American products rather than American jobs. The recent agreement in
    principle on the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement offers an
    opportunity to rebalance an unfair trade relationship. By strongly
    enforcing trading rules, our Nation's businesses and manufacturers will
    be better positioned to gain strength domestically and in export markets
    throughout the world.
    The United States will no longer tolerate any foreign nations gaining
    unfair advantages on American industries by stealing or forcing the
    transfer of our companies' technology or intellectual property,
    subsidizing their exporters, illegally dumping products into our
    markets, and building excessive and unnecessary capacity. These unfair
    and distortionary trade practices flood global markets, depress prices,
    and harm our companies and workers. We will not allow these practices to
    compromise our leadership in intellectual property, digital products,

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    innovative technology, manufacturing, agriculture, and numerous
    industrial sectors.
    My Administration recognizes the importance of prioritizing the
    interests of American workers and businesses by promoting reciprocal
    trade based on open, fair, and competitive markets. By adhering to these
    fundamental principles of international trade, we will expand trade in a
    way that is fair for the United States and leads to a more effective and
    balanced world trading system.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
    America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
    the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 20 through May 26,
    2018, as World Trade Week. I encourage Americans to observe this week
    with events, trade shows, and educational programs that celebrate the
    benefits of trade to our country.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of
    May, in the year of our Lord two thousand eighteen, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    second.
    DONALD J. TRUMP