Katherine Tai
United States Trade Representative
Katherine Chi Tai (born March 18, 1974)[1] is an American lawyer and politician. She is the 19th and current United States Trade Representative since March 18, 2021. Tai is a member of the Democratic Party.
Katherine Tai | |||||||||||||
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戴琪 | |||||||||||||
19th United States Trade Representative | |||||||||||||
Assumed office March 18, 2021 | |||||||||||||
President | Joe Biden | ||||||||||||
Preceded by | Robert Lighthizer | ||||||||||||
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Born | Connecticut, U.S. | March 18, 1974||||||||||||
Political party | Democratic | ||||||||||||
Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard University (JD) | ||||||||||||
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Chinese | 戴琪 | ||||||||||||
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She was the chief trade counsel for the United States House Committee on Ways and Means.
In December 2020, Tai was nominated by then President-elect Joe Biden to serve as United States Trade Representative.[2] She was confirmed by the United States Senate with a 98-0 vote on March 17, 2021.
References
change- ↑ Garver, Rob (January 29, 2021). "Biden's Trade Representative Expected to Be Assertive with China". VOA. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ↑ Franck, Thomas (2020-12-10). "Biden picks longtime China critic Katherine Tai as top U.S. trade official". CNBC. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-11.