[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