Statement of Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim Before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
Established Antitrust Division International Working Group, with representation from each section within the Division, with the goal of learning about new and ongoing international issues and discussing best practices.
Increased International Engagement
Advanced a core set of procedural norms through the Multilateral Framework on Procedures in Competition Law Investigation and Enforcement (or “MFP”), working in partnership with leading antitrust agencies around the world.
Led the Department’s USMCA negotiation team and continue to serve as the Departmental point on trade coordination issues.
Participated in bilateral and multilateral meetings with foreign competition agencies, including the 2018 Trilateral Meeting in Mexico City to discuss antitrust enforcement with Canada and Mexico.
Promoted effective enforcement of antitrust and competition laws across the globe, visiting or hosting agencies from a variety of jurisdictions to discuss enforcement, including: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, El Salvador, the European Union, Georgia, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Honduras, India, Korea, Moldova, the Philippines, and Ukraine.
Coordinated 22 technical assistance programs in FY 2018 to such diverse jurisdictions as Australia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Georgia, Honduras, Hungary, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Korea, Mexico, the Philippines, Ukraine, and Vietnam. All but two of these programs were financed from sources outside the Antitrust Division (e.g., U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), or the local competition authority) and many of them were coordinated with the FTC.
Engagement in the Division’s Visiting International Enforcers’ Program (VIEP), a two-week intensive exchange program for senior agency personnel designed to deepen institutional and personal ties with our foreign counterparts.
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