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On January 16-17, 2007, representatives from the United States and the European Union convened the first meeting of the Working Group on Trade and Civil Applications (Working Group B) under the auspices of the 2004 U.S.-E.U.

In June 2004, the EC and US signed the Agreement on the Promotion, Provision and use of Galileo and GPS Satellite-Based Navigation Systems and Related Applications on the compatibility and interoperability of the Galileo and GPS satellite navigation systems.

In May 2014, China Satellite Navigation Office and the Office of Space and Advanced Technology, U.S. Department of State, jointly established the U.S.-China Civil GNSS Cooperation Dialogue, a bilateral government-to-government mechanism to promote cooperation between the U.S.

Since 2006, the United States of America and the People's Republic of China have been discussing matters of mutual interest related to the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) and the Global Positioning System (GPS).

Officials from the Governments of the United States of America and Australia met in Washington, D.C., on October 26-27, 2010, to review progress under and build future activities on the Joint Delegation Statement on Cooperation in the Civil Use of GPS and Space-Based Positioning Navigation and Ti

Government officials from the United States of America and Australia met in Canberra in April 2007 to discuss the bilateral cooperative relationship in the civil use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and regional augmentations to the GPS.

Thank you. It is a great honor to represent the United States at this distinguished Assembly, and to be joined by a very able U.S. team. Most of you know our Ambassador to ICAO, Donald Bliss, and our Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, Jeff Shane.

Thank you for that generous introduction.

I am honored to be here to discuss with you the status of the Global Positioning System at this fourth Conference in the GNSS series of the European Group of Institutes of Navigation.

Discontinuing the use of Selective Availability (SA) will improve the predicted accuracy of GPS for civilian users from within 100 meters (about 300 feet) to within 20 meters (about 60 feet). In many cases, real-world users will find the accuracy to be even better.