TOKYO – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Deputy United States Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi today met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu to discuss President Biden’s vision for developing a new Economic Framework in the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of close cooperation with Japan on economic and trade issues.
They also discussed the Biden-Harris Administration’s worker-centered trade policy and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s New Capitalism agenda. Finally, Ambassador Tai expressed her strong hope for a quick and positive resolution to the current beef safeguard consultations between the United States and Japan.
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