His previous post was as chief executive of Canada's export credit agency.

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"In the next ten years I won't be able to export, " says Philip Murtaugh, chief executive of GM's China Group.

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Executive Order 13534 also established the Export Promotion Cabinet to develop and coordinate the implementation of the eight priorities of the NEI, which include, but are not limited to, improving advocacy and trade promotion efforts on behalf of U.S. exporters, increasing access to export financing, and removing barriers to trade and enforcing U.S. trade laws and agreements.

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