Every week, the USTR website will explore a new trade topic, with background information and current trade data. On July 21 and 22, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk will be in Singapore at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial meeting - so this week's trade topic is U.S. trade relations with APEC member economies.
May 17, 2024
AREQUIPA, PERU – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today met with Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Elizabeth Galdo Marín, on the margins of the joint meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) and Ministers Responsible for Women.
May 17, 2024
WASHINGTON — United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel to Phoenix, Arizona from May 21 to May 22, 2024.
On Tuesday, May 21, Ambassador Tai will meet with Mexico’s Secretary of Economy Raquel Buenrostro. This meeting is closed press.
May 17, 2024
MONTREAL – Cara Morrow, Senior Advisor at the Office of the United States Trade Representative, Mexico’s Under Secretary of Foreign Trade Alejandro Encinas, and Canada’s Deputy Minister for International Trade Rob Stewart today opened the third United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) Dialogue in Montreal, Canada.
May 14, 2024
WASHINGTON – Earlier today, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai joined White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for the White House press briefing to deliver remarks and answer questions about how the Biden-Harris Administration is defending American workers and businesses from the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) unfair trade practices.
May 14, 2024
WASHINGTON – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai today released the following statement concerning the statutory review of the tariff actions in the Section 301 investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation:
May 13, 2024
WASHINGTON – The Office of the United State Trade Representative (USTR) will hold a virtual stakeholder listening session regarding the fifth round of negotiations under the United States-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:00 AM. Kenyan officials from the delegation will join the session.
May 13, 2024
WASHINGTON – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today issued the following statement after a Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) panel established under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) found ag
May 12, 2024
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