Biden reportedly selects Katherine Tai as trade representative

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick Katherine Tai as the United States trade representative, a person familiar with the matter told The New York Times.

Tai, the chief trade lawyer for the House Ways and Means Committee, is Asian American, and if confirmed will be the first woman of color to serve as U.S. trade representative.

The trade representative enforces trade rules and negotiates new deals with other countries. It is a Cabinet-level position that carries the rank of ambassador. From 2007 to 2014, Tai worked in the Office of the United States Trade Representative and prosecuted multiple cases on Chinese trade practices at the World Trade Organization, the Times reports.

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