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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

 

July 24, 2025

July 23, 2025

WASHINGTON – President Trump announced a Framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade with Indonesia that will unlock significant market access for American farmers, manufacturers, innovators, and producers. The landmark deal will deliver lasting wins for the American people, lowering tariff and non-tariff barriers for American exporters.

This breakthrough deal was met with immediate praise from American farmers, ranchers, industry leaders, and lawmakers:

July 22, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer issued a statement following the Trump administration’s announcement of a Joint Statement between the United States and Indonesia for a Framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. This deal will deepen America’s longstanding economic relationship with Indonesia and unlock unprecedented market access for American farmers, innovators, and producers.

Ambassador Jamieson Greer Remarks at the

Reindustrialize Summit in Detroit, Michigan

As Prepared for Delivery on July 16, 2025

It is a pleasure to be here and part of this movement for American manufacturing. The conversations taking place here are what will ensure we achieve the manufacturing renaissance our country so desperately needs.

Any successful movement has core participants. So, I want to start by thanking some of them.

July 21, 2025

WASHINGTON – The United States today announced the successful resolution of the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) matter at the Modern Metal Alloys, S.A. de C.V. (MMA) facility, located in Querétaro, Mexico. The United States has resumed liquidation of tariffs on goods from the MMA facility, which manufactures aluminum for the production of auto parts.

Actions taken by the facility to address the matter include:

July 18, 2025

DETROIT – This week, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer kicked off the Reindustrialize Summit in Detroit, Michigan, with a keynote address on how the Trump administration’s trade policy is reshoring jobs and restoring American manufacturing.

“We must strive to create a society where an individual can find a good job in their hometown, a job that provides prosperity, purpose, and dignity,” said Ambassador Greer. “A robust manufacturing sector is critical if we are to remain a free and prosperous country.”

General Counsel Jennifer Thornton advises Ambassador Greer and USTR’s regional and functional offices on all legal matters, in addition to overseeing more than 40 attorneys and trade policy analysts within USTR’s Office of the General Counsel and the Interagency Center on Trade Implementation, Monitoring, and Enforcement (ICTIME).