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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…

Environment Will be a Part of Trade Discussions

Published April 16, 2021

The Biden Administration will use trade policy to enhance environmental protections worldwide. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai spoke at the Center for American Progress, saying the U.S. must be a leader in the issues of climate change and energy efficiency.…

Doud Talks U.S. and China Trade at Prairie Grains Conference

Published December 11, 2020

October was the all-time best month ever for U.S. ag exports to China. The chief agriculture negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Gregg Doud, said there’s potential for November's data to be even better. China is also…

Trade Talks Move to DC Jan. 30-31

Published January 11, 2019

The timeline for the next round of U.S.-China trade talks is now known. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will meet with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin January 30-31. This follows this past week’s mid-level trade…

Lighthizer Calls USMCA a Quick, Historic Deal

Published October 1, 2018

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer says the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement is historic in many ways. The agreement covers $1.2 trillion, the biggest agreement in history. The trade agreement was also completed in 14 months. Lighthizer says that pace is…

Dairy Still a Challenge in NAFTA Talks

Published September 18, 2018

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley met with the U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Monday, September 17. Grassley says the U.S. and Canada are working through issues in the updated North American Free Trade Agreement. "We talked a lot about agriculture.…

“Very Intense” Negotiations Between the U.S. and Canada

Published May 31, 2018

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrytia Freeland cut her trip to the United States short and returned to Ottawa. Freeland met with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer for two hours on Tuesday to discuss NAFTA. The meeting is being described as…

NAFTA Discussions “Going Well”

Published April 24, 2018

Gregg Doud, Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, assured reporters in Washington D.C. that the North American Free Trade Agreement discussions are going well. “There are a lot of conversations being had. We need to…

DC Public Affairs Firm Adds Vetter

Published April 16, 2018

Former agriculture trade ambassador Darci Vetter has accepted a new job with a public affairs firm in Washington, D.C. Vetter is Edelman’s vice chair for agriculture, food and trade and will manage the D.C. office. In 2017, Vetter was named…

Articles tagged under: USTR

Seeking Urgency on USTR Ag Ambassador Post

Environment Will be a Part of Trade Discussions

Doud Talks U.S. and China Trade at Prairie Grains Conference

Trade Talks Move to DC Jan. 30-31

Lighthizer Calls USMCA a Quick, Historic Deal

Dairy Still a Challenge in NAFTA Talks

“Very Intense” Negotiations Between the U.S. and Canada

NAFTA Discussions “Going Well”

DC Public Affairs Firm Adds Vetter

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