She met with partners and peers in Tokyo and Manila. Trade Representative Katherine Tai spoke at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan last week, highlighting her goals of…
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Legislators Ask Trade Rep to Protect U.S. Growers
The petition highlights the increasing surplus of agricultural products from Mexico. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott of Florida headed up a request from 20 legislators to…
Read MoreU.S. to Host Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Ministerial
This will be the first in-person meeting to deepen economic ties in the region. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will be co-hosting…
Read MoreTrade Representative Publishes Reports of Chinese Noncompliance
WTO agreement for mutual global trade has been ignored. The office of the U.S. Trade Representative published its annual report on China’s compliance with the World Trade Organization’s…
Read MoreAmerican Steel Industry Supports Deal with Japan
Secretary of Commerce remarks on strategy to counter Chinese trade practices. Last week, steel workers groups responded positively to steel tariffs that Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and…
Read MoreU.S./UK Release Joint Statement on Global Aluminum Excess
Both countries find Chinese overproduction the main issue. This past week, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai, and United Kingdom Secretary of State…
Read MoreIndia Permits U.S. Pork Imports for the First Time
Successful negotiations two decades in the making. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced last week that the country of India would be…
Read MoreChina Tariffs to Remain in Place
Trade representative looking to open new talks. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai set out the trade approach of President Biden’s administration to the world’s second-largest economy in a…
Read MoreTariffs on China to Remain for Now
An abrupt lift could harm American business. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the U.S. will maintain the previous administration’s tariffs on Chinese imports in the near term.…
Read MoreU.S. Trade Representative Confirmed by Senate
First nominee of new administration to receive unanimous vote. This week, the U.S. Senate voted 98-0 to confirm President Biden’s nominee for United States Trade Representative. Katherine Tai’s…
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