PHOENIX — Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Western Hemisphere Daniel Watson, Mexico’s General Director of Productive Development of the Ministry of Economy Fernando Díaz Barrero, and Canada’s Associate Assistant Deputy Minister for International Trade Martin Moen, today opened the 4th USMCA SME Dialogue with Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs. They were joined by Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary Bradley McKinney, International Trade Administration. The event was hosted by the U.S.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer issued a statement following the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signing an agreement through an exchange of letters ensuring that Saudi Arabia recognizes U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards as fully meeting its automotive safety requirements.

WASHINGTON – The Office of the United States Trade Representative has invoked the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to review whether workers at Grupo Yazaki, S.A. de C.V. (Yazaki), located in the city of Leon in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, are being denied the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining.  The United States has suspended liquidation of unliquidated entries of goods from the Yazaki facility, which manufactures automotive components, wire harnesses, and electronic components.

WASHINGTON – Last week, President Trump announced a Joint Fact Sheet with the Republic of Korea and secured Frameworks for historic deals with Switzerland

WASHINGTON – Today, Ambassador Jamieson Greer issued a statement following President Donald J. Trump and President Lee reaffirming the historic announcement of the Korea Strategic Trade and Investment deal. The United States and the Republic of Korea agreed to a Joint Fact Sheet laying the ground for terms for a historic deal reflecting the strength of the U.S.-ROK alliance. 

ACHIEVING RECIPROCAL TRADE: President Donald J. Trump and President Lee Jae Myung announced a Joint Fact Sheet reaffirming the historic Korea Strategic Trade and Investment Deal. The deal reflects a common goal to increase mutually beneficial trade and investment and will address longstanding barriers that American exporters have faced in the Korean market while bolstering U.S. national and economic security.  

Key terms of the Korea Strategic Trade and Investment Deal include:

WASHINGTON – Today, Ambassador Jamieson Greer issued a statement following President Trump’s announcement of a Framework for a historic deal with Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

WASHINGTON – Today, Ambassador Jamieson Greer issued a statement following President Trump’s announcement of Joint Statements with El Salvador, Argentina, Ecuador, and Guatemala for Frameworks for Agreements on Reciprocal Trade.

ACHIEVING RECIPROCAL TRADE: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced a trade deal that will provide Americans with more certain and streamlined market access in Guatemala.   The United States and the Republic of Guatemala (Guatemala) agreed to a Framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, which will further strengthen and build upon our robust longstanding trade and economic partnership with Guatemala, and solidify and expand American exporters’ access to Guatemala’s market while bolstering U.S. national and economic security.