David Marcus (left) in front the U.S. Department of the Treasury, along with eBay Inc.'s Ali Gabel and PayPal's Marsha Reeves and John Muller.

For over 220 years, the President of the United States of America has delivered a report to the American people on the condition of the nation and issues facing the country. Tonight at 9pm EST, President Obama will address Congress and the Nation for the fifth time and lay out his agenda for the upcoming year. The President is expected to speak to a number of economic issues, such as job training, retirement security and helping those who are long-term unemployed. 

This article was written by Christina Sevilla, Deputy Assistant USTR for Small Business. It originally appeared on the United States Trade Representative website.

Attendees, pictured above: Andrew Robb, Minister for Trade and Investment; Kim Beazley, Australian Ambassador to the U.S.; Nigel Warren, Consul-General, Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner, Australian Consulate-General, San Francisco; Chris Decure, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Angus Barker, Senior Advisor to Minister Robb; John Brenton, Vice Consul, Australian Consulate-General, Los Angeles.

Since its founding, eBay has been committed to building trust with its users by responsibly caring for their personal information. To do that, the company has created privacy policies built around transparency and user choice. eBay also recognizes the need for public/private partnerships and works with policymakers to create forward looking policies that address rapidly advancing technological innovation. In fact, several members of Congress deserve credit for their recent work with the tech community to address a broad spectrum of Internet privacy issues.