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INFO ROUTINE DTI, UKREP BRUSSELS, UKMIS GENEVA, TOKYO, PEKING
RESIGNATION OF DEPUTY US TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
1. USTR ANNOUNCED ON 22 JULY THAT LINN WILLIAMS, DEPUTY USTR, HAD RESIGNED FOR 'PERSONAL REASONS'', INCLUDING A DESIRE TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HIS FAMILY.
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CURRENT ISSUES FOR WHICH WILLIAMS WAS RESPONSIBLE INCLUDE AIRBUS, STEEL (MULTILATERAL CONSENSUS NEGOTIATIONS), US/CHINA (TRADE ISSUES RELATED TO THE DEBATE ON MFN EXTENSION) AND US/JAPAN (INCLUDING THE STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS INITIATIVE).
HIS RESIGNATION TAKES EFFECT AT THE END OF THIS WEEK. NO WORD YET ON A SUCCESSOR.
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