Robert Lighthizer

Earlier this week, NAFTA offically gave way to USMCA. And agricultural leaders are quick to point out the process was a long one. It all started really in early 2017 when President Trump characterized then 23-year-old NAFTA as a "terrible terrible trade deal ...

There is a growing call across farm country nationwide for the Trump Administration to do more to hold China accountable for their part of the Phase One trade agreement. Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse said he’s heard from growers organizations nationwide that China needs to do more, despite any political disagreements that may exist between the two governments. “There’s ...

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer recently testified before Congress on the Phase One trade deal with China. Lighthizer said implementing the Phase One trade deal is critical for the U.S., while at the same time pointing out that COVID-19 has “unquestionably” slowed progress for both governments. Joe Vacla ...

U.S. Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer said when talking about the American trade policy, agriculture has always been a focus. "Agriculture has been a huge huge winner in the USMCA and in the China agreement where we've seen literally billions of new billions and billion of new sales ...

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer had a lot to say about the president’s economic agreement with China during testimony last week in Washington D.C. He said Beijing is buying more American products and that the Asian nation would live up to the terms of the Phase One agreement. ...

European Union Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan recently said the chances of making a free trade deal with the United States in the near future aren’t good. The announcement comes after U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer blasted the EU for its trade policies and admitted the two sides are nowhere near a deal. That’ ...

The U.S. International Trade Commission announced this week an investigation that will outline the economic impacts of removing import duties on products from Kenya. The move comes at the request of U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, who asked the USITC to provide the assessment in March ...

The U.S. International Trade Commission is seeking input for a new general fact finding investigation on the U.S. raspberry industry here in Washington.The investigation announced last week will look into the conditions of competition between U ...

The European Union is looking to revive trade negotiations with the U.S. to help bring the trade disputes between the two sides to an end. The EU is proposing a joint agenda that covers everything from aircraft subsidies and lobster tariffs to shared reserves of medical supplies ... Read More ...

Trade talks got underway virtually this week between the United States and the United Kingdom. The talks come more than 18 months after U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer notified Congress of the intent to begin talks with the United Kingdom ...