Office of the Chief Trade Adviser
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Office of the Chief Trade Adviser
The Office of the Chief Trade Adviser (OCTA) is an independent trade advisory body of the Forum Island Countries. OCTA provides independent advice and support to the Forum Island Countries in the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations(PACER) Plus trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand. OCTA was established on 29 March 2010 and is based in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The first to be appointed to the Chief Trade Adviser position was Dr Chris Noonan from New Zealand. Dr Noonan resigned in September 2011. In February 2012, Dr Edwini Kessie was appointed Chief Trade Adviser by the OCTA Governing Board upon the recommendation of the Forum Island Country Trade Ministers. Dr Kessie will commence duty in June 2012. Thirteen Forum Island Countries are currently members of the OCTA; Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Marshal Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. OCTA is fully owned and is under the exclusive control of its members. More information on the OCTA can be found in www.octapic.org.
See also
- Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery - similar office in the Caribbean Community
References
- "Pacific trade adviser concerned about independence". Pacific Islands News Association. 2010-01-27. http://www.pina.com.fj/index.php?p=pacnews&m=read&o=14332641644b5f8d56014e4401dcda. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- "Pacific trade advisor sees sense in PACER Plus delay". Radio Australia. 2010-01-26. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacbeat/stories/201001/s2801825.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- Garrett, Jemima (2010-02-23). "Pacific trade advisor signs". Australia Network News. http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201002/2826989.htm?desktop. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- "Chief trade adviser for Forum countries on board" (Press release). Pacific Island Forum. 2010-02-20. http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/chief-trade-adviser-on-board/. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- "Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat : Chief Trade Adviser on board" (Press release). Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. 2010-02-19. http://www.forumsec.org.fj/pages.cfm/newsroom/press-statements/2010/cta-on-board.html. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- "Vanuatu to host PACER-Plus Trade Adviser". Islands Business. 2010-03-12. http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=130/focusContentID=18738/tableName=mediaRelease/overideSkinName=newsArticle-full.tpl. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
External links
- "Office of the Chief Trade Adviser". http://www.octapic.org/. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
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