Tuesday, February 6
Ambassador Katherine Tai will be in Chicago, Illinois.
Ambassador Tai will tour HIRE360’s new job training and business development center and participate in a roundtable discussion with apprentices, organized labor, contractors, and small business leaders. This roundtable is closed press.
Ambassador Tai will participate in a fireside chat titled: “Free Trade in the Balance: A Discussion with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai,” moderated by journalist and Vanity Fair contributor Bethany McLean at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics. This event is open press and will be livestreamed via the University of Chicago Institute of Politics YouTube channel. Press interested in attending should register their interest at media@ustr.eop.gov.
TIME: 5:30 PM CT/6:30 PM ET
LOCATION: University of Chicago
Green Room, Ida Noyes Cloister Club
1212 E. 59th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Wednesday, February 7
Ambassador Tai will be in Chicago, Illinois.
Ambassador Tai will participate in a virtual G7 Trade Ministers meeting. This meeting is closed press.
Ambassador Tai will participate in a roundtable discussion with small business owners. Opening remarks for the roundtable discussion is open press. Press interested in attending should register their interest at media@ustr.eop.gov.
TIME: 9:30 AM CT
LOCATION: Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building
77 W. Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Thursday, February 8
Ambassador Tai will meet with Colombia’s Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Germán Umaña Mendoza. This meeting is closed press.
Ambassador Tai will participate in a fireside chat moderated by Dr. Jan Yves Remy, Director of the Shridath Rampahl Centre for International Trade Law and Policy at the University of the West Indies, at Georgetown University’s Remaking Global Trade for a Sustainable Future Conference. This event is closed press.
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