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Some brief thoughts on the choice of Katherine Tai as the next U.S. Trade Rep.:
https://ielp.worldtradelaw.net/2020/12/katherine-tai-the-next-us-trade-representative.html 1/
https://ielp.worldtradelaw.net/2020/12/katherine-tai-the-next-us-trade-representative.html 1/
A little while ago, I said we needed someone who is "knowledgeable, pragmatic, non-ideological, familiar with both the key Congressional players and foreign government officials, and not closely tied to special interests" for this position. 2/
From what I can tell, Tai meets these criteria pretty well and seems like a good choice for the job. 3/
Here are some things she said recently about various trade policy issues: https://ielp.worldtradelaw.net/2020/11/katherine-tai-on-various-trade-policy-issues.html
But she was offering general thoughts during somewhat casual discussions of trade policy issues, rather than committing to particular policies, so there's only so much we can glean.
But she was offering general thoughts during somewhat casual discussions of trade policy issues, rather than committing to particular policies, so there's only so much we can glean.
It will also be interesting to see who gets the Deputy positions and other key staff positions. That may tell us a little more about the direction of trade policy in a Biden administration. End/
