Political and Legislative
The Senate Confirms Katherine Tai To Be President Biden’s Chief Trade Negotiator
The Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved the nomination of Katherine Tai to be President Biden’s chief trade negotiator.
Senators voted 98-0 to confirm Tai as the next U.S. Trade Representative, making her the first woman of color and the first Asian American to serve as the nation’s top ambassador on trade policy. Her nomination was unanimously approved by the Senate Finance Committee on March 3 after endorsements from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers.
Tai had been the top lawyer on the House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over trade policy, since 2017. She joined the committee in 2014 and played a key role in negotiations between the Trump administration and the House over the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
