On March 29
th, the Office of the United States Trade
Representative ( USTR ) announced the suspension of all U.S.
engagements with Burma (Myanmar) under the 2013 Trade and
Investment Framework Agreement ( TIFA ), effective
immediately. Pursuant to this announcement, the United States
will be suspending all government-to-government meetings following
the military coup that occurred in February and the related
escalation in violence by Burma s military against its people. As a result of the announcement, U.S.
federal agencies, including the Office of the United States Trade
Representative and U.S. Customs Border Protection
( CBP ), will not be allowed to meet with their