USTR Announces Kate Psillos as Acting Assistant United States Trade Representative for WTO and Multilateral Affairs

WASHINGTON – The Office of the United States Trade Representative today announced that Kate Psillos will serve as Acting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the World Trade Organization and Multilateral Affairs. Previously, Ms. Psillos served as Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the WTO and Multilateral Affairs.

“Kate Psillos is a dedicated public servant and has shown exceptional leadership in different roles at USTR over the years. I am excited for her to step into this Acting role and continued commitment to our WTO and Multilateral Affairs Office,” said United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai. “I’d like to thank Neil Beck for serving a planned 120-day rotation in the Acting position and his continued leadership at USTR. Kate and Neil’s professionalism and service are integral to helping our agency deliver on the Biden-Harris Administration’s trade agenda.”

USTR's Office of WTO and Multilateral Affairs has overall responsibility for trade negotiations and policy coordination regarding matters before the WTO, G7, G20, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
 
Kate Psillos, Acting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for WTO and Multilateral Affairs

Kate Psillos is currently the Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for WTO and Multilateral Affairs and has served as the Director of International Procurement Policy in the same office.  In these roles, Ms. Psillos has been responsible for WTO Ministerial policy planning and coordination and USTR coordination across various WTO committees including the General Council.  Kate is also responsible for all bilateral and multilateral procurement negotiations, including in the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement. 
 
Prior to joining USTR, Kate worked as an international economist in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration and served as a policy advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy and Analysis. In these roles, Kate served as the Commerce lead on market access in international procurement negotiations including USMCA and TTIP, was responsible for industrial goods market access analysis for WTO accessions, represented Commerce on the Generalized System of Preferences Subcommittee and provided economic analysis on Section 301 Investigations. Ms. Psillos earned a Master’s degree in International Economic Relations and a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs, both from American University. A native of Rhode Island, Ms. Psillos lives in Washington, DC with her husband and three children.