Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Ag Trade Negotiator Nominated

Published July 17, 2025

President Trump has nominated Dr. Julie Callahan to serve as the chief agricultural negotiator in the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office. Callahan is currently the assistant U.S. trade representative for agricultural affairs and commodity policy. Her previous experience includes time at…

Chief Ag Negotiator Nominee Has Confirmation Hearing

Published August 1, 2022

The Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s nominee for Chief Ag Negotiator Doug McKalip. During the hearing, McKalip outlined trade priorities, including enforcing the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement, strengthening trade relationships…

McKalip Nominated for Chief Ag Negotiator

Published June 8, 2022

Doug McKalip is the Biden administration’s new nominee for Chief Agriculture Negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. McKalip is a Pennsylvania native and was already serving as a trade advisor to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. In a…

MN Soybean Growers Ask USTR to Address Five Trade Barriers

Published November 7, 2021

The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association would like the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to address at least five non-tariff trade barriers for agriculture in the next year. MSGA Executive Director Joe Smentek says there are issues with GMO tolerance…

Seeking Urgency on USTR Ag Ambassador Post

Published May 16, 2021

Farm groups are ready to hear who will fill the role of the chief agriculture negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. More than 60 agriculture groups including the North Dakota Grain Growers Association, Minnesota Milk Producers Association…

USTR Identifies Global Trade Barriers

Published April 1, 2021

The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office has released its annual report on trade barriers. The 570-page report identified China as the “world’s leading offender.” For U.S. agriculture, the report said the biggest issue is non-science based regulations and vague rules about…

The U.S. Seeks More Sugar

Published February 10, 2020

The U.S. is looking at other countries for sugar following a challenging sugarbeet harvest in 2019. The U.S. Trade Representative will reallocate unused raw sugar tariff rate quotas from countries that haven’t shipped complete allocations to countries that may be…

USTR Public Hearings Address China Tariffs

Published July 24, 2018

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative hosted public hearings on proposed China tariffs Tuesday and Wednesday. Of the tariffs authorized for $50 billion of Chinese products, tariffs on $34 billion are currently in effect. Tariffs on the remaining $16…

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Ag Trade Negotiator Nominated

Chief Ag Negotiator Nominee Has Confirmation Hearing

McKalip Nominated for Chief Ag Negotiator

MN Soybean Growers Ask USTR to Address Five Trade Barriers

Seeking Urgency on USTR Ag Ambassador Post

USTR Identifies Global Trade Barriers

The U.S. Seeks More Sugar

USTR Public Hearings Address China Tariffs

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