East Asian Legal Studies Talk:
Ambassador Katherine C. Tai\, JD ’01
U.S . Trade Representative (2021-2025)
Ambassador Katherine C. T ai served as the 19th United States Trade Representative. As a member of Pr esident Biden’s Cabinet\, Ambassador Tai was the principal trade advisor\, negotiator\, and spokesperson on U.S. trade policy from March 2021 to Janua ry 2025. Prior to her unanimous Senate confirmation\, Ambassador Tai spent nearly 2 decades in public service focusing on crafting\, monitoring\, and enforcing U.S. and international trade laws. She previously served the Ways and Means Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives as Chief Trade Co unsel and Trade Subcommittee Staff Director. She is also an experienced WTO litigator. From 2007 to 2014\, Ambassador Tai developed and tried cases fo r USTR\, eventually becoming the agency’s Chief Counsel for China Trade Enf orcement. Ambassador Tai graduated from Yale University and Harvard Law Sch ool. She began her career practicing law in the private sector\, clerking f or federal judges in the Districts of Columbia and Maryland\, and teaching English in Guangzhou\, China.
A light lunch will be provided. Please register here.
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