Press Release

MEXICO CITY — Ambassador Greer met today with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during the third bilateral negotiating round related to the Joint Review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Ambassador Greer and President Sheinbaum reviewed the status of discussions during the negotiating round on issues regarding economic security, labor, agriculture, electronic payment services, steel and aluminum and derivative products, and automobiles.

WASHINGTON – Today, Ambassador Jamieson Greer is taking final action, at President Trump’s direction, under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 by imposing tariffs on 60 economies for their failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor.  Today’s action comes after the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) investigations, which included two rounds of public hearings, more than 2,100 public comments, and engagement with our trading partners to remedy these longstanding concerns.

WASHINGTON — Today, Ambassador Greer issued a statement regarding the European Union's recent actions that create uncertainty in the Turnberry Agreement.

WASHINGTON — The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today announced the country-specific and first-come, first-served in-quota allocations of the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on imported raw cane sugar, refined sugar, and sugar-containing products for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027).  

TRQs allow countries to export specified quantities of a product to the United States at a relatively low tariff, but subject all imports of the product above a pre-determined threshold to a higher tariff.

WASHINGTON – Today, Ambassador Jamieson Greer testified before the Senate Finance Committee to lay out how President Trump is leveraging tariffs and trade deals to secure better wages and expand market access for American farmers, manufacturers, workers, and businesses. 

WASHINGTON – Today, Ambassador Greer joined Jordan’s Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply Yarub Qudah in signing the United States–Jordan Agreement on Reciprocal Trade.  

WASHINGTON – Traveling across Colorado and Utah last week, Ambassador Jamieson Greer met with American ranchers, workers, and manufacturers and toured a range of facilities, from the nation's leading manufacturer of home and gun safes to a six-generation, family-owned farm.

WASHINGTON – Today, Ambassador Greer issued a statement after President Trump exercised his authority under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose additional 50 percent tariffs on Canada to offset Canada’s discriminatory treatment of U.S. exports.

WASHINGTON — This week, Ambassador Jamieson Greer joined The Daily podcast with The New York Times reporter Ana Swanson to discuss the Trump Administration’s America First Trade Policy. During the conversation, Ambassador Greer highlighted the success of President Trump’s America First trade program that is rebalancing the global trading order, revitalizing our industrial base, and advancing the interests of American farmers, manufacturers, and workers.

WASHINGTON – This week, at the direction of President Trump, Ambassador Jamieson Greer took final action under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 by imposing a 25% tariff on certain goods of Brazil.  This comes after USTR concluded a yearlong investigation that found that Brazil’s acts, policies, and practices have harmed American workers, businesses, and innovators for decades by restricting American exporters’ access to one of the world’s largest markets.

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