WASHINGTON – Consistent with the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to the highest levels of transparency in trade agreement negotiations, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today released summaries of texts proposed by the United States under the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP). Negotiations on these texts are ongoing.
The summaries detail the negotiating proposals from the United States for the customs, trade facilitation, and enforcement chapter and the environment chapter. USTR previously released public summaries of texts on agriculture; anticorruption; good regulatory practices; micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises; services domestic regulation; and workers’ rights and protections.
The goal of the STIP is to increase investment; promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth; benefit workers, consumers, and businesses (including micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises); and support African regional economic integration.
The United States and Kenya share a commitment to work to conclude an agreement by the end of the year on a high standard, ambitious STIP that reflects mutually shared goals and values, as outlined in the May 17, 2024 joint statement.
Resources:
U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership Summary of Second Set of Texts
U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership Summary of First Set of Texts
Readout of April 2024 Negotiating Round Under the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership
Readout of January 2024 Negotiating Round Under the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership
Readout of October 2023 Negotiating Round Under the U.S.- Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership
Readout of April 2023 Negotiating Round Under the U.S. - Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership
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