Acting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for WTO and Multilateral Affairs
Kate Psillos is currently the Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for WTO and Multilateral Affairs and has served as the Director of International Procurement Policy in the same office. In these roles, Ms. Psillos has been responsible for WTO Ministerial policy planning and coordination and USTR coordination across various WTO committees including the General Council. Kate is also responsible for all bilateral and multilateral procurement negotiations, including in the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement.
Prior to joining USTR, Kate worked as an international economist in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration and served as a policy advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy and Analysis. In these roles, Kate served as the Commerce lead on market access in international procurement negotiations including USMCA and TTIP, was responsible for industrial goods market access analysis for WTO accessions, represented Commerce on the Generalized System of Preferences Subcommittee and provided economic analysis on Section 301 Investigations. Ms. Psillos earned a Master’s degree in International Economic Relations and a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs, both from American University. A native of Rhode Island, Ms. Psillos lives in Washington, DC with her husband and three children.
