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Joe Biden Taps Capitol Hill Attorney Katherine Tai as U.S. Trade Representative

HeadlineDec 10, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden has selected Katherine Tai to serve as U.S. trade representative. If confirmed by the Senate, Tai — who is Asian American — will become the first woman of color to hold the Cabinet-level post. As the top lawyer for the House Ways and Means Committee, Tai pressed the Trump administration for stronger labor protections in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade. She also prosecuted several U.S. disputes against China at the World Trade Organization.

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