The Biden administration announced a number of personnel appointments Monday for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative with close ties to the progressive
Biden Appointments Signal a Trade Approach That Hews to the Left
Many appointees who will fill the ranks of the Office of the United States Trade Representative have close ties to congressional Democrats and a focus on worker rights and enforcing trade deals.
Several new appointees have worked closely with Katherine Tai, the Biden administration’s nominee for United States trade representative.Credit.Hilary Swift for The New York Times
Published Feb. 8, 2021Updated Feb. 11, 2021
WASHINGTON The Biden administration announced a number of personnel appointments on Monday for the Office of the United States Trade Representative with close ties to the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, in a signal that the new administration is likely to pursue what it calls a “worker focused” approach to trade.
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The Biden administration made a number of key appointments at the office of the U.S. Trade Representative, among them Obama-era Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Brad Setser as counselor to the nominee for the top job, Katherine Tai.
Setser, who most recently was a senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, has a history of aggressive comments on some overseas central banks, criticizing some for foreign-exchange purchases he called intervention. He will be âproviding advice on a broad range of trade and economic policy matters,â the USTR s