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.
March 03, 2026
WASHINGTON – Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the findings of its 2025 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (the Notorious Markets List). The Notorious Markets List highlights online and physical markets that reportedly engage in or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy.
March 02, 2026
WASHINGTON – Ambassador Jamieson Greer and Secretary Brooke Rollins published an op-ed in The Hill laying out the Trump Administration’s two-fold approach to create a level playing field for American farmers, ranchers, and food producers.
The full text of the op-ed is below:
March 02, 2026
WASHINGTON – United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer delivered President Trump’s 2026 Trade Policy Agenda and 2025 Annual Report to Congress. The Trump Administration is doubling down on the America First Trade Policy in 2026 to capitalize on the wins from 2025 and keep momentum going for American workers, their families, and the U.S. economy.
February 26, 2026
CHARLOTTESVILLE — This week, Ambassador Greer spoke to University of Virginia law students about how international law can best serve—and not get in the way of—peace and prosperity.
To read his speech, click here.
February 26, 2026
WASHINGTON – Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative invited public comment on the design of a plurilateral Agreement on Trade in Critical Minerals and policy actions to enhance the resilience of critical mineral supply chains and the downstream industries that depend on them.
As Prepared for Delivery on February 24, 2026
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February 23, 2026
WASHINGTON – Last week, President Trump announced an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade with Indonesia, removing tariff barriers on over 99% of U.S. products to expand Americans’ access to Indonesia’s market of over 280 million people.
February 20, 2026
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court’s decision today affects one element of the Administration’s successful work to reorient the global trading system to benefit American workers and businesses. President Trump’s use of the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (“IEEPA”) was a necessary and appropriate tool to quickly and flexibly address major challenges originating from outside the United States, including the fentanyl, immigration, and trade deficit crises.
