The Trump family business has released a voluntary ethics agreement that allows it to strike deals with private foreign companies, marking a departure from Donald Trump's first term. The agreement bars the Trump Organization from striking deals directly with foreign governments but allows ones with private companies abroad. The company has also hired an outside ethics adviser to vet deals. Concerns have been raised by government ethics experts and watchdogs that President-elect Trump's personal financial interests could influence policy toward countries where the Trump Organization has struck deals. The Trump Organization has expressed interest in striking deals in Israel and elsewhere and has financial interests in two businesses with publicly traded stock that could benefit from foreign investors.