WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer initiated an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 against Germany. This investigation will seek to determine whether persistent underpayment for innovative pharmaceutical products by Germany is unreasonable or discriminatory and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce. This investigation follows months of meaningful discussions with our German partners in an effort to resolve this issue.

WASHINGTON — The Office of the United States Trade Representative and Mexico’s Secretariat of Economy held the second round of bilateral negotiations related to the Joint Review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on June 15-17, 2026, in Washington, D.C. 

WASHINGTON – Last week, Ambassador Greer toured advanced manufacturing plants in California, ranging from a semiconductor research and development facility to the largest U.S. drone manufacturer by volume. Walking the factory floor, Ambassador Greer talked with blue-collar workers and industry leaders about how President Trump’s trade agenda is strengthening our global competitiveness by lowering trade barriers for American workers and producers.

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 Newmont Corporation’s Minera Peñasquito, S.A de C.V. (Newmont Peñasquito), located in the state of Zacatecas, 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 Newmont Peñasquito facility, which produces gold, silver, lead, and zinc.

WASHINGTON — Today, Ambassador Jamieson Greer penned a letter to the Washington Post Editorial Board in response to their June 3 editorial, which argued that President Trump and Ambassador Greer should not use tariff enforcement tools to combat trade in goods produced with forced labor.

Read Ambassador Greer's full letter below.

Comments Docket – The USTR portal for submitting comments opened on May 29, 2026. Comments must be received by July 2, 2026, at 11:59 PM EDT.

Notice of Initiation – May 29, 2026

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, June 11, and Friday, June 12, Ambassador Jamieson Greer will travel to California to tour advanced manufacturing plants, from the largest U.S. drone manufacturer to an automotive production facility, to highlight the Trump Administration’s work to onshore jobs and production lines. During the manufacturing swing, Ambassador Greer will join Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice for a roundtable discussion with Hoover Fellows and participate in the Barclays Board and CEO Semiconductor Summit.

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.