Report by the United States

The United States remains firmly committed to the World Trade Organization as the embodiment of the open, transparent, rules-based multilateral trading system. As the U.S Government undergoes its ninth Trade Policy Review, and as an active participant in the Trade Policy Review Mechanism, the United States steadfastly believes that transparency is a key component of robust world trade. As a key architect of the post-World War II trading system and a leader in the pursuit of successive trade-liberalizing rounds of trade negotiations, the United States shares a common purpose with our WTO partners: expanding economic opportunities for the world’s citizens by reducing trade barriers. The Doha Development Agenda (DDA) is the ninth successive round of multilateral trade negotiations to be carried out since the end of World War II.