Office of the United States Trade Representative

Office of the United States Trade Representative
Seal of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Flag of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Agency overview
Formed1962
Preceding agency
  • Office of the Special Trade Representative
HeadquartersWinder Building 600 17th St. NW Washington, D.C.
Employees200
Annual budget$73 million (FY 2021)
Agency executive
Parent agencyExecutive Office of the President of the United States
Websitewww.ustr.gov

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is an agency of the United States federal government responsible for developing and promoting American trade policy.[1] Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is headed by the U.S. Trade Representative, a Cabinet-level position that serves as the U.S. President's primary advisor, negotiator, and spokesperson on trade matters. USTR has more than two hundred employees, with offices in Geneva, Switzerland, and Brussels, Belgium.

USTR was established as the Office of the Special Trade Representative (STR) by the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, leads trade negotiations at bilateral and multilateral levels, and coordinates trade policy with other government agencies through the Trade Policy Committee[2] (TPC), Trade Policy Committee Review Group[3] (TPCRG), and Trade Policy Staff Committee[4] (TPSC). Its areas of expertise include foreign direct investment, commodity agreements, trade-related intellectual property protection, and trade disputes before the World Trade Organization. Based in Washington, D.C., Katherine Tai is the current United States Trade Representative.

  1. ^ "Mission of the USTR | United States Trade Representative". ustr.gov. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "15 CFR § 2002.0 - Trade Policy Committee". Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "15 CFR § 2002.1 - Trade Policy Committee Review Group". Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "15 CFR § 2002.2 - Trade Policy Staff Committee". Retrieved January 19, 2022.

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