Every week, the USTR website will explore a new trade topic, with background information and current trade data. On July 21 and 22, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk will be in Singapore at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial meeting - so this week's trade topic is U.S. trade relations with APEC member economies.
August 28, 2025
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 Alimentos Grole, S.A. de C.V. (Alimentos Grole), located in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, 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 Alimentos Grole facility, which processes pork and chicken products.
Background
Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and Members of this Committee, I am honored to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee for Deputy United States Trade Representative for Asia, Textiles, Investment, Services, and Intellectual Property. I am grateful to President Trump and Ambassador Greer for their trust and confidence. I appreciate the time that Members and Staff of the Committee have spent with me, and I look forward to working with you if I am confirmed.
Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and Members of this Committee, I am honored to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee for Deputy United States Trade Representative and United States Ambassador to the World Trade Organization. I am grateful to President Trump and Ambassador Greer for their trust and confidence. I appreciate the time that Members and Staff of the Committee have spent with me, and I look forward to working with you if I am confirmed.
Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Neal, and Members of the Committee, thank for you taking the time today for this hearing.
Last Wednesday, President Trump declared a national emergency in response to the large and persistent trade deficit that has built up in recent years. This deficit is driven in part by nonreciprocal tariffs, trading barriers, and other economic policies pursued by our foreign trading partners. President Trump imposed tariffs to address this emergency. These measures are aimed squarely at achieving reciprocity and reducing our massive trade deficit.
Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and Members of the Committee, thank for you taking the time today for this hearing.
Last Wednesday, President Trump declared a national emergency in response to the large and persistent trade deficit that has built up in recent years. This deficit is driven in part by nonreciprocal tariffs, trading barriers, and other economic policies pursued by our foreign trading partners. President Trump imposed tariffs to address this emergency. These measures are aimed squarely at achieving reciprocity and reducing our massive trade deficit.
August 28, 2025
WASHINGTON – Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced the extension of exclusions in the Section 301 Investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation. The exclusions were previously scheduled to expire on August 31, 2025. The exclusions have been extended through November 29, 2025.
Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and Members of the Committee, thank you for taking the time today for this hearing. It is an honor to be before the Committee for consideration for this position. I am also grateful to the Committee Staff for their hard work during this process.
