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.
October 29, 2024
WASHINGTON – The countries of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (the Partnership) today convened virtually for a Best Practices exchange on programs for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the region. The event was organized through the Partnership’s Inclusive Trade and SME Committee, convened by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S.
October 29, 2024
“When we are grappling with challenges, both domestic and foreign, we are thinking about how to strengthen our democracy. That's about empowering our people to participate in our economy.”
October 25, 2024
BRASÍLIA – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai yesterday participated in the G20 Trade and Investment Ministers’ Meeting in Brasília, Brazil. On the margins of the ministerial meeting, Ambassador Tai met with Brazil’s Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Foreign Trade and Services Dr.
October 25, 2024
WASHINGTON – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel to Las Vegas, Nevada on October 28, 2024.
October 23, 2024
In today’s Foreign Affairs, Miriam Sapiro and Todd N. Tucker highlight how the Biden-Harris Administration uses trade to serve the American worker.
October 23, 2024
For the eleventh time in 2024, and twenty-ninth time overall, the United States has sought Mexico’s review under the USMCA’s Rapid Response Labor Mechanism.
October 21, 2024
WASHINGTON – In the Financial Times today, Rana Foroohar touts the Biden-Harris Administration’s work to revitalizing the American economy by promoting worker-centered trade policy.
October 21, 2024
WASHINGTON – On Friday, October 18, 2024, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Trade and Industry and Chair of the Council for Trade and Economic Development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Paula Gopee-Scoon co-chaired a meeting with representatives from the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St.
October 18, 2024
WASHINGTON – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel to Brazil from October 23-25, 2024. Ambassador Tai will be joined by Chief Agricultural Negotiator Doug McKalip.
