Press Release

WASHINGTON — Today, the United States Trade Representative determined under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 that the acts, policies, and practices of 60 economies related to the failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor is unreasonable and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce, and are thus actionable under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act.

WASHINGTON – Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced a public comment process regarding the development of a new government-to-government mechanism—a U.S.-China Board of Trade—intended to manage bilateral trade between the United States and China on an ongoing basis. Public comment is also being sought on specific types of non-sensitive products that could potentially benefit from tariff modifications on each side with the objective of achieving balance and reciprocity in our trade relationship.

WASHINGTON – Today, the United States Trade Representative determined under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 that certain of Brazil’s acts, policies, and practices related to digital trade and electronic payment services; unfair, preferential tariffs; anti-corruption enforcement; intellectual property protection; ethanol market access; and illegal deforestation are unreasonable and burden or restrict U.S. commerce, and are thus actionable under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act.

WASHINGTON – This week, Ambassador Jamieson Greer will travel to Paris, France, to participate in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Ministerial Council Meeting on Wednesday, June 3, and Thursday, June 4. On the margins of the ministerial, Ambassador Greer will conduct meetings with his foreign counterparts on achieving fair, balanced, and reciprocal trade with the United States.

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WASHINGTON — Today, following identifying Vietnam as a Priority Foreign Country in the 2026 Special 301 Report, which was published on April 30, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer initiated an investigation of Vietnam under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.

MEXICO CITY — Today, the United States and Mexico concluded the first bilateral round related to the Joint Review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).  

The United States concluded discussions with the goals of reducing the trade deficit with Mexico and strengthening American supply chains. During this first round, negotiators discussed priority issues related to automotive rules of origin, steel and aluminum, and economic security.

WASHINGTON – Ambassador Jamieson Greer published an article in the June issue of the International Monetary Fund’s Finance & Development Magazine calling for the economics profession to revisit its assumptions and develop models that capture what matters to the real economy—including distributional consequences of trade, labor market dynamics, network and scale effects in manufacturing, effects of regulatory

WASHINGTON — Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced that the United States and Mexico will hold a series of bilateral negotiating rounds related to the first Joint Review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

WASHINGTON – Ambassador Jamieson Greer will host the G20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from Wednesday, September 30 to Thursday, October 1.

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 Faurecia Sistemas Automotrices de Mexico, S. de RL de C.V. (Faurecia), located in Silao, Guanajuato, 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 Faurecia facility, which manufactures and commercializes auto parts.