Deputy United States Trade Representative and Chief of Mission (Geneva)
María L. Pagán is Deputy United States Trade Representative and Chief of Mission for the Permanent Mission of the United States to the World Trade Organization, in Geneva, Switzerland with the rank of Ambassador. She serves as the Permanent Representative to the WTO and as the U.S. Trade Representative’s Senior Official in other multilateral fora such as the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development and the Group of Seven (G7) and Group of 20 (G20) meetings. Within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, she oversees the WTO and Multilateral Affairs Office in Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Mission to the WTO in Geneva, Switzerland. Her responsibilities include developing and advancing U.S. trade priorities within the WTO and other multilateral venues.
She was previously Deputy General Counsel in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and responsible for supervising and providing legal advice to senior USTR officials on all legal aspects regarding trade negotiations, implementation of trade agreements, and trade related legislation and regulations. Prior to joining USTR in 2003, Ms. Pagán worked as an attorney advisor in the Office of the Chief Counsel for International Commerce at the U.S. Department of Commerce (1993 – 2003).
Ms. Pagán received her law degree and a Masters in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and a B.A. from Tufts University. She is from Puerto Rico, and has a son.
