Katherine Tai

The White House and U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai are under new pressure to fill the Chief Ag Negotiator position, following the unexpected withdrawal of Elaine Trevino. Impatience is growing across farm country as USTR remains without a top ag negotiator more than 14 months into the administration ...

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. “ ...

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai took on a variety of Ag-related issues, during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing Wednesday, including China, USMCA and the war in Ukraine. Tai listed administration trade wins, including in agriculture, refuting GOP criticism it hasn't been enough ...

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. and Japan reached an agreement that will help keep more American beef flowing into Japan. The two countries agreed to increase the beef safeguard trigger level under the U ...

A series of trade dialogues between the United States and the United Kingdom kicked off earlier this week. "We are starting this dialogue with an open mind, acknowledging that we may need to develop new tools and resources to tackle our shared challenges as they arise," said U ...

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 ...

During February's USDA Outlook Forum, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai discussed China during. "The overall relationship with China is a really, really important one; profoundly consequential.  But it is also a complicated one and becoming increasingly complex." ...

Jim Bair, President and CEO at USApple said the farming community needs the Biden Administration to reverse the tariffs imposed on China by the Trump Administration, but right now there is no interest in doing so. He noted that exports of Washington apples have dropped considerably over recent years, thanks to the 50% price increase currently imposed by China ...

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene is welcoming the news that the U.S. and European Union have agreed to lift their ban on shellfish trade. The 2011 ban on selling bivalves to the EU has had a substantial impact on many coastal communities in the Pacific Northwest ...

A coalition of farm groups recently wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack on challenges surrounding the World Trade Organization. The Hagstrom Report says those groups are pleased that Ambassador Tai gave strong statements on engaging boldly with the WTO ...