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Original publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. General Accounting Office, [2002] OCLC Number: (OCoLC)53061068 Subject: United States -- Commercial policy. Excerpt: ... before participating, the committees offer an environment conducive to discussing sensitive negotiating information. Many participants said the advisory committee system serves an important role in U.S. trade policy. A former USTR official and current committee member termed the advisory committee system " one of the great strengths of U.S. trade policy. " Among the comments made by negotiators whom we interviewed and members responding to our survey were that the formal advisory committee system is often preferable to more ad hoc means of obtaining input because it is institutionalized and seeks to be representative. Moreover, they said, the system provides assurance to Congress that domestic interests with a stake in trade matters have a voice when trade policy is formulated and will support the final agreements. It thus helps make the executive branch accountable to Congress and, ultimately, to the American public. According to multiple responses, the system strengthens the U.S. bargaining position by bringing to bear on-the-ground perspective and information from the private sector that the U.S. government lacks; establishing a clear set of U.S. priorities and fuller appreciation of various American interests; and enabling the United States to present a unified front when it faces foreign nations at the negotiating table. Without the system, some participants commented, U.S. negotiators would be operating in a vacuum and businesses would be unable to effectively resolve with foreign governments issues that only the U.S. government can pursue. The bottom line, negotiators and members agree, is that when it works properly, the system results in better trade agreements. Not only does it help the United States achieve commercial benefits, it can help keep the trading system vital and responsive t
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