services to the european union. now is also the perfect time to expand commerce between the united states and italy. america's booming economy is setting records in so many categories. it creates enormous opportunities for investment. likewise, i recommend investment in italy. it is a great place with great people. i look forward to working closely with the prime minister to open up new commercial opportunities that will reduce our trade deficit substantially and increase our mutual prosperity. mr. prime minister, we discussed our shared goal of combatting unfair foreign trade practices from non-market economies. they are brutal. but we are winning. these abuses including subsidies, excess capacity, intellectual property theft, forced technology transfer,