Indo-Pacific

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo recently hosted counterparts from the 13 Indo-Pacific Economic Framework partner countries.  Those partners represent over 40% of the world’s economy.  At the first ...

The Administration is gearing up for talks with key trading partners when it comes to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. The hope is the strategy will strengthen trade relationships with allies in Asia. Travis Arp, Assistant Vice President of Export Services with U ...

The American Farm Bureau is calling on the Biden administration to use the proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework to grow American agriculture exports to the region. The organization said America’s farmers and ranchers rely on export markets for more than 20% of agricultural production. Whi ...

The Biden Administration and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai have come under fire from lawmakers of both parties in Congress for not pursuing free trade agreements. Washington’s Maria Cantwell, member of the Senate Finance Committee, told Ambassador Tai that farmers in the Evergreen state want free trade deals. “ ...

The Biden administration Tuesday released its 2022 Trade Policy Agenda and 2021 Annual Report. In 2022, the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office will continue to implement Biden’s trade priorities as the United States recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. That work ...

The Indo-Pacific region of the world holds potential promise for U.S. Ag exports. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley said while the Biden administration is developing an Indo-Pacific framework, he emphasizes that it is, "not a trade agreement; it's not a trade agreement ...