Breadcrumb

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.

Weekly Trade Focus: APEC

 

June 25, 2026

TASHKENT – Today, as part of the visit of Ambassador Jamieson Greer to Uzbekistan, the United States and Uzbekistan have agreed to an early harvest of trade commitments to strengthen the bilateral economic and investment relationship and ensure reciprocity, balance, and resilience in bilateral trade. Both countries also agreed to accelerate talks towards the swift conclusion of an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment. These announcements build on meetings between President Donald J.

June 21, 2026

WASHINGTON – This week, Ambassador Jamieson Greer will travel to New Delhi, India, to meet with the Minister of Commerce and Industry of India, Piyush Goyal, and other senior Indian officials to discuss the historic United States–India Joint Statement and the Interim Agreement as part of the broader U.S.-India Bilateral Trade Agreement negotiations, launched by President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 13, 2025.

June 18, 2026

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer initiated an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 against Germany. This investigation will seek to determine whether persistent underpayment for innovative pharmaceutical products by Germany is unreasonable or discriminatory and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce. This investigation follows months of meaningful discussions with our German partners in an effort to resolve this issue.

June 18, 2026

WASHINGTON – The Office of the United States Trade Representative and Mexico’s Secretariat of Economy held the second round of bilateral negotiations related to the Joint Review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on June 15-17, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

In addition, today U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Mexican Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard met to discuss the Joint Review and bilateral trade relations.

June 15, 2026

WASHINGTON – Last week, Ambassador Greer toured advanced manufacturing plants in California, ranging from a semiconductor research and development facility to the largest U.S. drone manufacturer by volume. Walking the factory floor, Ambassador Greer talked with blue-collar workers and industry leaders about how President Trump’s trade agenda is strengthening our global competitiveness by lowering trade barriers for American workers and producers.

June 12, 2026

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 Newmont Corporation’s Minera Peñasquito, S.A de C.V. (Newmont Peñasquito), located in the state of Zacatecas, 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 Newmont Peñasquito facility, which produces gold, silver, lead, and zinc.

June 10, 2026