The State Department, World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recently issued the following travel warnings, travel alerts, country specific information sheets, and disease outbreak-related information:

The Treasury Department issued a FAQ sheet on the Executive Order Blocking The Property And Suspending Entry into the United States of Certain Persons with Respect to Grave Human Rights Abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria Via Information Technology (the “GHRAVITY E.O.”) (See ITT Online Archives [Ref.12042322] for details about changes to the SDN list as a result of the order). The FAQ list includes the following information:

The Office of U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of State said they concluded the Administration's review of the U.S.'s model bilateral investment treaty (BIT) and released the revised 2012 model BIT. They said the 2012 U.S. model BIT text will ensure that U.S. companies benefit from a level playing field in foreign markets, provide effective enforcement mechanisms, and create stronger labor and environmental protections.

The State Department, World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recently issued the following travel warnings, travel alerts, country specific information sheets, and disease outbreak-related information:

Most communication and lower performing remote sensing satellites and related components can be moved from the United States Munitions List (USML) to the Commerce Control List (CCL) without harm to national security, the Departments of Defense and State said in a major report on space export control policy released April 18.

There are particular opportunities in the Asia Pacific region for American agricultural sector trade, said Robert Hormats, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, in April 18 testimony to the Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness. "By globalizing our agricultural sector, we are able to tap into larger markets and grow our exports," he said.

The State Department Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL) scheduled a public meeting for 1 p.m. May 4, at the main State Department building in Washington. The ACPIL Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Study Group will discuss the next session of the UNCITRAL ODR Working Group, scheduled for May 21-25, 2012, in New York City. The Working Group is developing generic ODR procedural rules for resolution of cross-border electronic commerce disputes, along with separate legal instruments that may take the form of annexes on guidelines and minimum requirements for online dispute resolution providers and arbitrators, substantive legal principles for resolving disputes, and a cross-border enforcement mechanism, State Department said.