MILWAUKEE — Today, Ambassador Jamieson Greer delivered opening remarks at the G20 Trade Ministerial as the United States prepares to host the G20 Leaders’ Summit for the first time since 2009 on American soil. During his remarks, Ambassador Greer highlighted the success of President Trump’s use of tariffs and trade deals to reduce our trade deficit, reinforce domestic supply chains, and bring balance to the global trading order.

As Prepared for Delivery on September 30, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Good afternoon ministers and delegates. I would like to officially welcome you to Milwaukee for the G20 Trade Ministerial meeting.

Milwaukee is the “Machine Shop of the World,” a center for innovation and services, and is located within a key agricultural state. The city is emblematic of the type of economy the United States wants to encourage—one oriented towards production, and all that comes with it.

MILWAUKEE – Today, Ambassador Jamieson Greer chaired the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity, which reached consensus on a comprehensive framework for joint action (“the Milwaukee Framework”).  Ambassador Greer highlighted the effective actions taken by the Trump Administration to address global steel excess capacity and its impacts, including on U.S. manufacturers and workers, and invited like-minded partners to take similar steps to more fully address excess capacity and the global market distortions it causes.

WASHINGTON – The United States and Mexico today announced the successful resolution of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) facility-specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) matter regarding the Akwel Juárez México, S.A. de C.V. (Akwel or the company) facility located in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, where workers alleged they were previously denied their freedom of association and collective bargaining rights.

WASHINGTON — Today, Ambassador Jamieson Greer issued a statement following the announcement of the recommendations from the U.S.-China Board of Trade. President Donald J. Trump and President Xi Jinping established the U.S.-China Board of Trade during President Trump’s May visit to Beijing to manage trade in non-sensitive products between the two largest economies in the world.

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 Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Yokohama), located in the state of Coahuila, Mexico, are being denied the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining.  This follows the recent closure of the Yokohama tire manufacturing plant in Salem, Virginia and the layoff of nearly 600 American workers.

WASHINGTON – Next week, Ambassador Greer will travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to host the G20 Trade Ministerial. During the ministerial, Ambassador Greer will spearhead discussions with the G20 Trade Ministers on a wide range of issues, including eliminating forced labor in global supply chains, updating the Most-Favored Nation (MFN) principle, denouncing the weaponization of trade in food, and addressing structural excess capacity and production.

WASHINGTON – The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today announced country-specific in-quota allocations of the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027).  

TRQs allow countries to export specified quantities of a product to the United States at a relatively low tariff, but subject all imports of the product above a pre-determined threshold to a higher tariff.