    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 10037 of May 15, 2020
    World Trade Week, 2020
    By the President of the United States of America
    A Proclamation
    As the global leader in innovation and commerce, the United States is
    willing to do business with any country strongly committed to open,
    fair, and competitive markets, benefitting our Nation's farmers,
    ranchers, manufacturers, service providers, and entrepreneurs. During
    World Trade Week, we reaffirm that free, fair, and reciprocal trade is
    essential to driving economic growth and ensuring a secure and
    prosperous future for our Nation.
    For far too long, other countries have taken advantage of American
    workers and producers through unfair and unbalanced trade deals. Since
    my first day in office, my Administration has worked tirelessly to
    rebalance these harmful agreements in order to protect the talent, hard
    work, and ingenuity of the American people. We are negotiating with
    unrelenting and uncompromising drive to modernize and improve existing
    trade agreements and to secure new deals that are fair and reciprocal.
    As a result, our Nation now enters this new decade with deals in place
    and a philosophy of trade that will benefit American workers, producers,
    and consumers for years to come.

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    In January, I was proud to deliver on my promise to end the outdated and
    unbalanced North American Free Trade Agreement, and I signed into law
    the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. This new
    agreement opens up markets throughout North America for American small-
    and medium-sized businesses across all sectors of the economy. My
    Administration also significantly updated one of our most consequential
    trade deals, the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement, to include
    key provisions that increase American exports and secure high-paying
    manufacturing jobs in our Nation's auto industry. I also signed two
    trade agreements with Japan to substantially expand market access for
    American farmers and preserve America's role in the growing digital
    economy.
    My Administration is also delivering on our promise to begin rebalancing
    our trade relationship with China. Through tough, honest, and open
    negotiations, we reached a new deal with the People's Republic of China
    this past January. The agreement preserves tariffs while securing
    historic protections for intellectual property, commitments to combat
    counterfeit goods, safeguards against forced technology transfer, a
    mechanism to address unfair currency practices, promises for the
    purchase of $40 to $50 billion in agricultural goods each year for the
    next 2 years, and a strong dispute resolution mechanism to ensure timely
    and effective implementation. In every negotiation, we are putting

    American jobs and American workers first, and we will continue working
    to secure a level playing field for all American farmers, ranchers, and
    businesses.
    This week, we recommit to supporting trade deals that benefit
    hardworking Americans, continuing our legacy as producers of world-class
    manufacturing, agriculture, services, and technology. Through adhering
    to the principles of free, fair, balanced, and reciprocal trade, we will
    continue unleashing the limitless potential of American workers and
    industry, building a better world for individuals and communities
    throughout our Nation and around the world.
    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 17 through May 23,
    2020, as World Trade Week. I encourage Americans to observe this week
    with events, trade shows, and educational programs that celebrate the
    benefits of global trade to our country.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of
    May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    fourth.
    DONALD J. TRUMP