WASHINGTON – U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will travel to Geneva, Switzerland later this week. Ambassador Greer will meet with USTR staff at the USTR Mission to the World Trade Organization (WTO). He will also meet with President Karin Keller-Sutter of Switzerland to discuss negotiations about reciprocal trade. 

WASHINGTON — Yesterday, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent, and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick met with Economic Revitalization Minister Akazawa Ryosei of Japan.

Ambassador Greer welcomed Japan’s engagement with the United States following recent meetings with President Donald J. Trump and other members of the United States government. 

CHARLOTTE — The United States and United Kingdom jointly convened the 9th U.S.-UK Small- and Medium-Sized (SME) Dialogue in Charlotte, North Carolina. Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business Christina Sevilla and Oliver Christian, His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for North America, opened the SME Dialogue. The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Associate Administrator for Manufacturing and Trade Lisa Shimkat also provided remarks on small business manufacturing. The event was hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s U.S.

WASHINGTON — On the 29th of April, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, together with the United States Department of the Treasury, hosted representatives of the European Commission in Washington for the seventh meeting of the Joint Committee established under the 2017 U.S.-EU Agreement on Prudential Measures Regarding Insurance and Reinsurance (“the Agreement”).

WASHINGTON — Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its 2025 Special 301 Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights.

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) Ahn Dukgeun.

During the productive meeting, Ambassador Greer underscored the priorities of President Trump’s America First Trade Policy, and both sides agreed on the importance of achieving expedient and meaningful progress toward reciprocal and balanced trade between the United States and Korea. The Ministers discussed next steps between USTR and MOTIE and instructed their teams to engage in technical discussions next week. 

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer had a productive virtual meeting with Vietnam Minister of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Nguyen Hong Dien to discuss the U.S.-Vietnam bilateral trade relationship.

WASHINGTON – Last week, USTR took targeted action to resurrect American shipbuilding and remedy China’s unreasonable acts, policies, and practices to dominate the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors.

These responsive actions were quickly met with widespread praise from unions, manufacturers, farmers, and lawmakers:

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer welcomed Vice President Vance and Prime Minister Modi’s statement reaffirming the importance of the India-U.S. COMPACT (Catalyzing Opportunities for Military Partnership, Accelerated Commerce & Technology) initiative and highlighting the progress in the negotiations for a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), launched by President Trump and Prime Minister Modi in Washington on February 13, 2025.