Among the issues the office provides advice and assistance to the President on are: the World Trade Organization (WTO) including dispute settlement issues; the G-7/8 Summits; Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and other international economic organizations and conferences; multilateral lending issues, including debt relief, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, and regional development banks; international economic regimes and treaties; trade and economic legislation; international negotiations; resolution of trade disputes; regional trade initiatives worldwide; and bilateral trade, economic assistance, and investment issues.