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.
April 23, 2024
WASHINGTON – The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today announced that Katherine White will serve as USTR’s Chief Textiles and Apparel Negotiator. Ms. White previously served as International Trade Policy Advisor on the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 22, 2024
WASHINGTON – The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced today that the United States has become an Observer to the Partnership Council of the Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement (IPETCA).
April 22, 2024
WASHINGTON – The United States and Mexico today announced a course of remediation to address denials of rights at the RV Fresh Foods facility, which produces guacamole in the state of Michoacán. This case is the first time the United States has used the mechanism in the food manufacturing sector.
April 22, 2024
WASHINGTON – Today, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai released the following statement in honor of Earth Day:
April 19, 2024
WASHINGTON – The United States and the Republic of Singapore (Parties) held meetings to review implementation of Chapter 18 (Environment) of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and to complete the Eighth Biennial Review under the Memorandum of Intent between the United States of America and the Republic of Singapore on Cooperation in Environmental Matters (MOI).
April 18, 2024
WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris Administration and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (UTSR) yesterday announced that following review of a Section 301 petition filed with USTR by five national labor unions, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai has initiated a full and thorough investigation into the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) acts, policies, and practices targeting the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sect
April 18, 2024
WASHINGTON – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel to New York City, New York on Friday, April 19, 2024.
April 17, 2024
WASHINGTON – Today at 10:00 AM ET, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai will testify before the Senate Committee on Finance on President Biden’s 2024 Trade Policy Agenda.
