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Recent News About U.S. Trade Representative
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United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today released the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed María L. Pagán as Deputy United States Trade Representative (Geneva Office): “There is no better person to serve as USTR’s representative in Geneva right now than María Pagán.
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While we have made tremendous progress in advancing equal rights and opportunity around the world, systemic biases still prevent women and girls from achieving their highest aspirations.
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On February 15 and 16 the United States and Ecuador held the fourth meeting of the United States-Ecuador Trade and Investment Council (TIC).
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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today released the findings of its 2021 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (the Notorious Markets List).
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The Office of the United States Trade Representative today released its annual “2021 Report to Congress on China’s WTO Compliance,” laying out the Biden Administration’s assessment of China’s membership in the World Trade Organization.
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The America COMPETES Act represents a major step forward in our efforts to restore a vital American industry and strengthen our competitiveness abroad.
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On February 4, 2022, the United States and European Union (EU) concluded negotiations to allow for resumption of bilateral trade in bivalve molluscan shellfish.
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United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai released the following statement after workers at a General Motors facility in Silao, Mexico, voted to select a new union to represent them in future collective bargaining negotiations.
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The U.S. – Brazil Protocol Relating to Trade Rules and Transparency enters into force today, following completion of internal procedures.
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Black History Month celebrates the achievements of Black Americans and honors the pivotal role they have played in our nation’s history, from their contributions to building the original foundations of the American economy and our place in the world trade order to their leadership in the pursuit of equality, representation, and economic justice.
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Ambassador Tai and Minister Yeo discussed the ongoing cooperation between the two countries on the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS), and the need to address global supply chain issues.
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The United States is deeply concerned by the People’s Republic of China’s discriminatory trade practices against Lithuanian goods and EU products with Lithuanian content.
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The deeply disappointing decision today by the WTO arbitrator reflects erroneous Appellate Body interpretations that damage the ability of WTO Members to defend our workers and businesses from China’s trade-distorting subsidies.
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The United States Departments of Commerce, Homeland Security, Labor, State, the Treasury, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today issued a Burma business advisory to inform the public of the heightened risks associated with doing business in Burma, and in particular with the military junta.
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The President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking was convened today for the first time under the Biden-Harris Administration to discuss how the U.S. government will continue to build a stronger, more comprehensive federal anti-trafficking response and support the implementation of the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking.
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has presented to Congress the Fourteenth Biannual Report on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA).
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United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today attended the virtual informal World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial gathering hosted by Switzerland to discuss the path forward for ministerial engagement in 2022.
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United States Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan today announced the start of bilateral discussions to address global steel and aluminum excess capacity, including the United States’ application of tariffs on imports from the United Kingdom under Section 232 and the UK’s retaliatory tariffs on certain U.S. exports to the UK.
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Today we honor an American whose selfless service and pursuit of justice and fairness made him one of our nation’s most heroic and important figures.
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Deputy United States Trade Representative Jayme White today held a virtual meeting with Mexico’s Under Secretary for International Trade, Luz Maria de la Mora, on the eve of the first Deputies meeting of the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA), hosted virtually by Mexico.