Robert Lighthizer

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US To Push For Lower Trade Gap In NAFTA Talks

The United States on Monday said it would work to shrink trade deficits with Canada and Mexico in talks to renegotiate...

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US Seeks To Renegotiate S.Korea Free Trade Deal

The United States formally declared Thursday it wants to renegotiate its free trade agreement with South Korea, as the...

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Trump’s First Cabinet Meeting Becomes Festival of Praise

A first full meeting of Donald Trump's cabinet featured effusive praise of the embattled president Monday, a bid to...

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WTO Says US Failed To Fully Comply In Boeing Subsidies Dispute

The World Trade Organization said Friday the United States had not fully complied with a 2012 ruling ordering it to...

International

TPP Trade Deal Will Continue Without Trump

The controversial trade pact was dealt a blow when the US ditched the deal Asia-Pacific trade ministers have agreed to...

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Exports Propel Japan To Third Straight Trade Surplus

Japan posted a trade surplus for the third straight month in April helped by a further rise in exports including to the...

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Pacific Rim Nations Fight To Save TPP Trade Pact

Asia-Pacific trade ministers agreed Sunday to resuscitate a massive free trade pact thrown into doubt by a Donald...

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TPP Members Aim To Revive Deal After US Pullout

Asia-Pacific nations will try to rescue a massive trade deal scuppered by the pullout of the United States, a source...

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Trump Administration Launches NAFTA Renegotiation Process

US President Donald Trump's administration formally notified Congress on Wednesday of its intent to renegotiate the...

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Trump Commerce Chief Confirmed Despite Questions On Russian Ties

Wilbur Ross sailed through Senate confirmation to become the new commerce secretary, despite tough questions about his...

International

Trump’s Commerce Pick Wilbur Ross Is No Stranger To Protectionism

When billionaire investor Wilbur Ross salvaged two North Carolina textile mills from bankruptcy in 2003 and 2004, one...