By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will encourage China, India, Brazil and other fast-growing markets to buy more American goods as part of its bid to double exports in five years, a top trade official said on Wednesday.
"That's where the money is and that's where we need to focus," Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade Francisco Sanchez told reporters, noting that 95 percent of the world's consumers live outside the United States.
President Barack Obama set a goal of doubling exports in his State of the Union address and has established a cabinet-level task force to reach that target.
The initiative promises increased U.S. government advocacy for exporters, as well as tougher enforcement of U.S. trade agreements to ensure that other countries are honoring commitments to open their markets.
Sanchez, who began his new job on March 29, said he would be visiting Brazil and China in May, India and Saudi Arabia in June and Canada and Mexico in following months.
The China trip is part of a clean energy trade mission led by Commerce Secretary Gary Locke that overlaps this year's U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue meeting in Beijing.
Reuters India
