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Katherine Tai addresses a Senate finance committee hearing to examine her nomination in February 2021.
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UpdatedMar 18, 2021, 3:09 am
PublishedMar 18, 2021, 12:32 am SGT
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Katherine Tai confirmed by Senate as first woman of color to be U.S. trade chief By David Lawder
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Finance Committee conducts hearing on nomination of Katherine Tai to be U.S. Trade Representative.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted unanimously to confirm veteran government trade lawyer Katherine Tai as the first woman of color to serve as U.S. Trade Representative, putting her to work enforcing trade deals, confronting China’s trade practices and patching up ties with U.S. allies.
The rare 98-0 vote for Tai, a Yale and Harvard-educated daughter of immigrants from Taiwan, reflects support from pro-labor Democrats, traditional free-trade Republicans and China hawks from both parties.