During the months of June and July 2014 USCIB staff hosted the ninth annual OECD International Tax Conference with over 300 participants; represented members at meetings in Geneva focused on the Environmental Goods Agreement negotiations; met with Customs and Border Patrol Commissioner Kerlikowske; participated in a drafting session at the OECD on revisions to the 2002 Security Guidelines; launched a social media and advocacy campaign in the days before the first WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement deadline to try to save the deal; and much more. Below are summaries of these and other highlights from the activities of USCIB in Washington, DC and globally over the last two months.
