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As the 114th Congress comes to an end and we look forward to swearing in new federal leaders next year, many sellers have asked us about the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and other trade policies that reduce trade frictions for small online retailers.

Small and medium sellers are the backbone of the US economy, a fact that your eBay Government Relations team constantly reinforces with legislators at all levels.

Last week seven eBay sellers from the UK, Germany, Portugal, France and Italy traveled to Brussels for two days of discussions on platform bans, the practice of brands restricting or preventing the resale of goods via online marketplaces like eBay.

This week eBay’s Kristen Foster briefed senior Malaysian Government officials and Malaysian small businesses visiting Australia on the benefits of cross border trade facilitated by ecommerce.

eBay recently met with key Ministers and Members of Japanese Parliament in the Diet on ecommerce and SME opportunities in Japan.

Today eBay signed the White House Equal Pay Pledge, underscoring our commitment to advancing equal pay.

New Zealand’s Prime Minister, John Key unexpectedly announced this week that he’s retiring after 8 years in NZ’s top job.

Yesterday eBay participated in the Uniting Against Wildlife Crime event hosted by the US Wildlife Trafficking Alliance.

Brian Bieron, Executive Director of Global Public Policy, recently traveled to Korea to represent eBay at the 2016 Seoul Conference on Trade & Industry.

In August 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order 13583 to coordinate government efforts to promote diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the federal government, which is the nation’s largest employer.