US plans robust trade agenda to help growth -- USTR Kirk

The United States plans to pursue a "robust" trade agenda, including negotiation of new deals and enforcement of old ones, to create jobs and stimulate economic growth, the top U.S. trade official said on Wednesday.

"We're not going to leave any jobs on the table," U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

In a wide-ranging speech, Kirk said the United States and eight other countries in the Asia Pacific were determined to reach agreement on a regional trade pact by the end of 2012.